Lumen Event Center in Zwolle hosts congresses, company parties and meetings for up to 1,750 guests. It sits inside the PEC Zwolle stadium, a few kilometers from the city center, and belongs to Lumen Hotel & Events. The complex offers three kinds of space: the Centrale Plein for large groups, business clubs for up to 500 guests and business boxes for up to 150. Meeting rooms, a restaurant and hotel bedrooms are on the same site.
Seminars and company events
The venue describes itself as a business events location for congresses, company parties, trade fairs and networking receptions. The Centrale Plein is the main hall. It holds groups of up to 1,750 people, has its own entrance and a ceiling height of 6.5 meters. The meeting rooms around it can be used as breakout rooms, so one event can combine a plenary session with smaller workshops and informal time. The organizer presents the hall for symposiums, quarterly meetings and multi-day congresses.
The business clubs are lounges inside the stadium. They take gatherings of up to 500 people and look onto the pitch. The business boxes suit meetings of up to 150 people and have the same view. These spaces give a corporate evening a sporting setting without changing the format of the meeting itself.
An organizer can use several rooms during one event. The venue offers a site visit and a 360 degree virtual tour, so a planner can judge the layout before booking. Requests are made through a quote form that asks for the date, the type of event and the number of guests.
Rooms and capacities
Centrale Plein: up to 1,750 guests, 6.5 m ceiling, own entrance, combinable with the neighboring meeting rooms.
Business clubs: up to 500 guests, inside the PEC Zwolle stadium.
Business boxes: up to 150 guests, inside the stadium with a view of the field.
The capacities above are the maximum figures the venue publishes. Seating plans, room sizes and the capacity of each individual meeting room are not listed on the pages read, so ask for the floor plan when you request a quote.
Accommodation
Hotel Lumen Zwolle shares the site, which lets a group meet, dine and stay in one place. The official pages do not state the number of bedrooms, so confirm availability for your dates when you send the request.
Catering
All catering in the Event Center is prepared in-house by the Bluefinger Restaurant, which also serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Event menus go beyond a standard buffet: the venue mentions themed buffets in a Spanish or Dutch style and food served from a cargo bike or a Piaggio three-wheeler. The team adapts the proposal to the event and to dietary needs. The venue also works with a photographer from the Zwolle region, who can be added when you ask for a quote.
Getting there
Lumen lies directly on the A28 motorway and a few kilometers from the center of Zwolle. A large car park with charging points is at the door, and parking at events is free of charge according to the venue.
