The Mainfrankensäle in Veitshöchheim can take up to 920 seated or 1,500 standing guests across the building, for congresses, conferences, trade shows, company parties and weddings. The main hall seats 920 in rows on its own, and four meeting rooms and a two-storey foyer complete the venue, which stands on the Main river at Mainlände 1, a few kilometers downstream from Würzburg.
Seminars and company events
The venue is built for business organisers running congresses, conferences, trade fairs, seminars and retreats, and the layout allows a plenary session with parallel talks and workshops in the side rooms. The Großer Saal has a stage and can be split by a soundproof partition, so one half can run a session while the other is set for lunch. Two of the four meeting rooms can also be divided. Event technicians are on the staff, and the building has modern lighting, sound and media systems. The foyer, on two levels, handles registration, exhibitor stands and coffee breaks. Three artist dressing rooms behind the stage help for shows and award ceremonies with speakers or performers.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings and birthday parties are offered as an all-inclusive package that covers the room, the food and the service. Large family celebrations fit in the main hall, and smaller receptions can use Apollo, which looks onto the Main and has its own side entrance, or Pegasus, which connects directly to the restaurant.
Rooms and capacities
- Großer Saal: 685 m², 920 in rows, 760 at long tables, 477 in classroom style; stage; divisible.
- Apollo: 135 m², 169 in rows, 104 at tables, 90 classroom; daylight, Main view, side entrance.
- Minerva: 123 m², 146 in rows, 108 at tables, 73 classroom; south-facing windows.
- Pegasus: 90 m², 104 in rows, 84 at tables, 60 classroom; linked to the restaurant.
- Merkur: 30 m², conference table for 8.
Catering
The building has its own restaurant and catering service, which covers coffee breaks, conference lunches and gala dinners. The venue also recommends outside caterers, so organisers keep a choice.
History and setting
The Mainfrankensäle are also a cultural venue, with a program of cabaret, theater, concerts and readings, and they are known across Bavaria as the stage of the televised carnival show Fastnacht in Franken. Veitshöchheim is a wine-growing town on the Main whose Rococo court garden, laid out for the summer residence of the prince-bishops of Würzburg, can fit into a supporting program for delegates.
Getting there
Veitshöchheim has its own railway station on the line from Würzburg toward Gemünden, and Würzburg Hauptbahnhof, with ICE connections, is about 10 minutes away by train. The A3 and A7 motorways pass close to Würzburg. Frankfurt airport is the nearest major airport, around 1 h 15 by road. The venue publishes directions and parking details on its contact page. There are no bedrooms on site, and delegates stay in Veitshöchheim or Würzburg.
