Seminars and company events
Rae's takes private groups from 50 to 700 guests across five interconnecting spaces, with full or partial hire. The venue occupies the entire third arch of Omeara, at 6 O'Meara Street in London SE1, a short walk from London Bridge, and is part of the Lowline group of venues.
Corporate events, Christmas parties and seminars are among the bookings the venue lists, alongside club nights, comedy, music, exhibitions and gallery shows. Because the spaces connect, a company can start with a talk or a presentation in one room and open the others for drinks and a party later in the evening, or take a single area for a smaller team. The venue offers an all-round planning service that covers entertainers, catering, props and production, so the technical side of a launch or a staged program can be handled by the house team.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings appear on the list of private events, together with photoshoots and filming. A large reception can use all five spaces, with the live room for the first dance and the bar and terrace for guests who want to step away from the music.
Rooms and capacities
The five spaces are the Live Room, the Bar, the Terrace, the Mezzanine and Little Rae's, an adjoining room. Together they host private parties for groups of 50 to 700. The venue does not publish a figure for each space or say whether the totals are standing or seated, so organisers should ask for the split before choosing between full and partial hire. Wet hire and dry hire are both available, which lets a client choose between a bar-led evening and a booking where the drinks package is arranged separately.
Catering
Rae's offers full catering options through its planning service. The website does not describe menus, so the food format, whether bowl food, a seated dinner or canapés, is set with the hire team.
History and setting
Rae's was built for close-up shows, and the stage has history. Artists who have played the Omeara venue include Jorja Smith, Mumford & Sons, Skepta, Sam Fender and Wet Leg, with DJ sets from Fatboy Slim and Trevor Nelson, and more recent shows by CMAT in 2022 and Matt Corby in 2023. For a company event, that background means sound, lighting and a stage are part of the room rather than hired in.
Getting there
O'Meara Street runs off Southwark Street in Borough, close to London Bridge station and its Underground and rail services, and within walking distance of Borough Market and the South Bank. Guests coming from the City can cross London Bridge on foot.
