Hallenbad Ost hosts conferences, company parties, exhibitions and weddings for 80 to 400 guests in the former pool hall of a listed swimming baths completed in 1929, with a meeting room for 12 and a lounge garden. The venue is in Bettenhausen, in the east of Kassel, between the city center and the industrial east of the city.
Seminars and company events
The Schwimmhalle seats about 200 for a conference or a general assembly, and the venue lists product presentations, company parties, networking events, sales promotions and team formats among its business events. Trade fairs, exhibitions and vernissages also fit the hall, thanks to its open floor and gallery. For small working groups, the Föhn-Raum offers a table for 12 with a 75-inch screen, wireless network and a kitchenette, and it can be booked alone or as a breakout room next to the hall. The in-house event management team, led by an IHK-certified event manager, develops concepts for business events and can also run them at another location chosen by the client.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings, anniversaries and birthdays are part of the private event offer. The team helps with catering, service staff, entertainment and the overall coordination of the day. The hall gives a large reception the scale of a former public pool, with its high ceiling and gallery, and the garden can host a summer drinks reception before dinner inside.
Rooms and capacities
The Schwimmhalle covers about 500 m2 under an 8.5 m ceiling, with a large gallery. It takes events from 80 guests, around 200 seated and up to 400 standing for parties and concerts. The Föhn-Raum measures 40 m2 and seats 12 at one work table. The garden includes a lounge area of about 300 m2 within roughly 1,500 m2 of lawn, used for summer receptions, outdoor concerts or as an extension of a full-day event in the hall.
Catering
Food and drink are served by the venue, which works with a network of partners for tableware, food and drinks. In the garden, a fully equipped serving container supplies food and drinks and can be fitted with live cooking stations such as a grill or a wok station. Menus and service are set with the event management team for each booking.
History and setting
The building was completed in 1929 in the Bauhaus style as a public swimming baths for Kassel-Bettenhausen and opened in June 1930. It is protected as a high-ranking listed monument. The pool closed in 2007 because of structural decay and stood empty for years. After renovation it reopened in August 2021 as a business park and event venue, and in 2022 it was one of the venues of documenta fifteen. The restoration kept the look of the old pool hall in an industrial style.
Getting there
Hallenbad Ost lies in the eastern district of Bettenhausen. Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe station handles long-distance ICE trains, and Frankfurt Airport is the main international airport for the region. The street address and parking details are given on request by the venue.
