Planet Ocean Montpellier can host seminars, conferences, general assemblies, study days, workshops, team-building sessions, gala dinners and private evenings. Reception spaces take up to 300 guests, work spaces up to 200, and the equipped auditorium seats up to 195 participants. The venue is Planet Ocean Montpellier, an aquarium and planetarium on Allée Ulysse in the Odysseum district of Montpellier.
Seminars and company events
The business team sells a wide range of formats: study days, workshops, management committees, plenary sessions, conferences, product launches, award ceremonies, conventions, congresses and trade shows. Each project is handled by a dedicated event coordinator, from the first brief to the end of the event. The team offers a site visit and a technical preparation meeting, and an in-house technician supports the event on the day.
The auditorium is the main room for presentations. It has an integrated control room for sound, lighting, video and recording, connections for speakers, dedicated Wi-Fi and adjustable lighting. Technical sheets for each room are available from the sales team. Options include breakfast with pastries, coffee breaks, a cocktail dinner, a guided tour of the exhibition route and tailored educational activities.
For team building, the venue offers activities themed on marine life and space. Groups can follow the exploration route, which leads from the sea floor to the solar system and the Milky Way, as part of their program.
Weddings and receptions
Planet Ocean sells receptions and evening events for companies: graduation ceremonies, gala dinners, cocktails, staff parties and afterwork events. Several spaces can be booked in turn to pace an evening, with the auditorium used for speeches or award presentations. Options include a DJ, live bands and educational activities. Full private hire is offered for film and video shoots, photo shoots, concerts and private shows, with dressing rooms and hostesses on request. The website does not mention weddings.
Rooms and capacities
The venue gives three published figures: reception spaces for up to 300 guests, work spaces for up to 200 people and an auditorium for up to 195 participants. Spaces are modular and can be set up to match the format. Ask the sales team for the technical sheet of each space before choosing a layout.
Catering
Catering is provided by partner caterers, and the venue mentions caterers holding the Traiteurs de France CSR commitment. Formats range from breakfast and breaks to cocktail dinners and gala dinners. The Emeraude Café serves visitors during public opening hours.
History and setting
Planet Ocean Montpellier combines an aquarium and a planetarium in one exploration route of about two hours, from the oceans to the planets and stars. It also runs astronomy sessions and evening talks. The site holds the Divertissement Durable label at level 2 and works with local actors and circular economy suppliers for its events. It is accessible to visitors with reduced mobility and to deaf and hard of hearing visitors.
Getting there
Take tram line 1, direction Odysseum, and get off at Place de France, or bus line 9 to the same stop. By car, take the A709 motorway, exit 29, then follow signs for Millénaire and Odysseum. The Odysseum parking lots nearby are free for the first two hours. The venue mentions help with accommodation and parking for professional events.
