Les Docks de Paris can host company events from a team workshop to a convention of 3,500 people in theater layout or a cocktail reception for 4,000. The venue is a former warehouse complex in Aubervilliers, at the northern edge of Paris, operated by the seminar specialist Châteauform'. Three large halls and 19 modular rooms make up about 8,300 m² of event space, which the operator counts among the largest event spaces in the capital.
Seminars and company events
Business events are the core of the offer. The three halls suit conventions, trade shows, exhibitions, fashion shows, general assemblies and year-end gala dinners. One hall can be used on its own, or the whole site can be hired for a single event. For a general assembly the space can be laid out as an auditorium, and for a trade show stands can fill a hall.
The modular rooms handle smaller formats: breakout sessions, committee meetings and workshops that run in parallel with a plenary session in one of the large halls. The operator says a dedicated team looks after the organiser from the first brief, and that the quote it sends is the final invoice.
Rooms and capacities
The Dock Eiffel covers 1,600 m². It takes up to 1,500 people in theater layout, 860 in cabaret, 1,000 seated for dinner and 1,500 at a cocktail. The Dock Haussmann covers 1,500 m² and takes up to 800 in theater layout, 800 seated for dinner and 1,000 at a cocktail. The Dock Pullman is the largest at 3,200 m²: 3,500 in theater layout, 2,140 in cabaret, 2,500 seated for dinner and 4,000 at a cocktail.
The 19 modular rooms range from 30 to 200 m². In classroom layout the largest seats 64, in U-shape 80 and in theater layout 200. The venue quotes room capacities from 200 to 3,500 participants overall and lists 22 meeting rooms in its summary of the site. Floor plans of the rooms can be downloaded from the official page.
Catering
Catering is provided by Nomad, Table de Passion sans Concession, the caterer attached to the venue. It prepares seasonal dishes for cocktail dinners, gala dinners and coffee breaks, and the menu is built with the organiser according to the type of event.
History and setting
The halls stand inside the former Magasins Généraux of the City of Paris, listed as national cultural heritage. The buildings once stored goods. They keep the market-hall shape and the exposed metal structure typical of that architecture, which gives the rooms an industrial, urban character. The site is close to several large television studios.
Getting there
The venue is at 87 avenue des Magasins Généraux in Aubervilliers, at the gates of the 19th arrondissement of Paris. The official page gives about 7 minutes from Métro Front Populaire, and an access plan is available to download.
