Petit Bain, a floating cultural venue at 7 Port de la Gare in Paris 13th, can be hired for seminars, company parties, cocktails, press conferences and afterworks, for up to 650 guests when the whole barge is privatized. It has three levels: the rooftops, the Cantine and the concert hall. Hire runs until 2 am, and the venue is run as a cooperative, which it presents as a reason to choose it.
Seminars and company events
Petit Bain relies on the agency HAPPHAPP for its professional events. Organisers fill in a form reserved for professional events, and a detailed brochure about private hire can be downloaded from the website. The venue lists seminars, evening events and cocktails, press conferences and afterworks among the events it hosts.
For a working day, the Cantine is the room to look at. It has the furniture needed for meetings on site, a video projector, a roll-down screen, a sound system and microphones. For a plenary session with a stage, the concert hall has a stage, a video projector, a 4 by 3 meter screen at the back of the stage, microphones and chairs.
Rooms and capacities
The whole barge holds 650 guests. At the top are the rooftops, a green space of 170 square meters designed as a garden in the city: the Grand Rooftop takes 100, the Mini Rooftop 40, and all the rooftops together 150. The rooftops stop operating at midnight.
At bridge level, the Cantine and its hidden terrace have a workshop atmosphere, mixing raw materials such as wood and concrete with reclaimed furniture. The Cantine holds 80, or 50 seated. The hidden terrace holds 40, and the two together 120.
Near the waterline, the concert hall covers 220 square meters in an industrial setting that adapts to many layouts. It holds 350, or 120 seated, and has a cloakroom. On the quay, La Baie is a temporary summer space, partly covered, with an outdoor bar and deckchairs. It holds 400, or 200 in case of rain.
Catering
Buffets come from the Petit Bain kitchen. They are seasonal and made of dishes to share and sweet and savory finger food. Hiring the venue comes with the staff needed for the service, and the team can add entertainment such as a mixologist bar, live music, team building and a photo booth.
History and setting
Petit Bain describes itself as a floating cultural venue. It celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2026 and runs concerts, club nights and cultural actions on the same barge, so the calendar of public events matters when you choose a date.
Getting there
The address is 7 Port de la Gare, 75013 Paris, on the left bank of the Seine in the 13th arrondissement. The official pages we reviewed do not list transport links, so check the route with the team when you book.
