Motorworld Manufaktur Region Zürich and The Valley offer 19 event locations for 10 to 10,000 people, from small meeting rooms to halls and open-air squares, on the former Maggi site in Kemptthal, in the municipality of Lindau, east of Zurich. The site covers more than 100,000 square meters of usable space, mixing listed factory buildings with new construction, classic and sports cars, restaurants and shops.
Seminars and company events
The Valley & Motorworld eventfactory is the single contact for all spaces, catering and team-building offers. Meeting 1, 2 and 3 take 12, 15 and 30 people for workshops or theatre seating and can be booked online. The Ballroom, 560 square meters, takes up to 120 with theatre, workshop, banquet or market layouts. The Foyer Motorworld, 350 square meters, holds 200, and Pitstop, 630 square meters, takes 400 for a concert, banquet or cocktail among the cars. The Hall, 530 square meters, takes 600 and suits product launches, trade-show formats and large dinners. The Silo offers several rooms for 12 to 200 people, and The Kitchen Lab takes 50 to 100 for cooking-based team events.
Weddings and receptions
The website presents the site for company and public events and does not market weddings. Private celebrations should be discussed with the eventfactory directly.
Rooms and capacities
Outdoors, North Valley holds 4,500 people, Downtown 3,500, South Valley 2,500, and Midtown and Valley Square 1,500 each, for markets, concerts and festivals. Pioneer's Deck, 400 square meters, takes 50 for concerts. Factory 1 and Factory 2, of 200 and 400 square meters, are temporary spaces available on request. Two more spaces in the Boiler building, Bunker and Steam-room, are announced for 2026. A capacity overview and a factsheet for each zone can be downloaded from the website.
Catering
Food comes from the eateries on site, which can also be booked as event spaces. The Valley Restaurant seats up to 280 inside over 750 square meters, and the Planted Bistro by Hiltl takes 100 inside and 50 outside. Café Julius, the Maggiolino and the MIYABI sushi bar suit cocktail formats, and a beer garden adds outdoor seating.
History and setting
Maggi seasoning and its bottle were created on this site about 150 years ago. The listed buildings are being renovated and new ones added in keeping with the existing architecture. Motorworld brings car showrooms, workshops and dealers, a car storage area with 50 daylit spaces and a Car Art exhibition area, which give events an industrial and automotive backdrop. Car meetings such as the Swiss Season Opening and Older Classics days also take place on the site.
Getting there
Kemptthal station is next to the site, with S-Bahn trains to Zurich and Winterthur. Zurich Airport is about 15 minutes by car. The site opens Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 7 pm and on Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm, with free entry for visitors.
