The Schützenhaus Grabow hosts weddings, company parties, conferences and family celebrations for 50 to 170 guests in its ballroom, with a further room for groups of up to 30. The house stands in the Schützenpark of Grabow, a small town in western Mecklenburg between Ludwigslust and Parchim, and is hired by one party at a time.
Seminars and company events
Company parties, Christmas parties and conferences in a dedicated meeting room are part of the program. The operator, Rocco Schmuhl, also runs a mobile event service with more than ten years of experience, which has staged a conference for 250 attendees away from the house. For a company evening, the ballroom takes a seated dinner and then a band or DJ on the large stage. The side room next to the ballroom can serve as a quiet corner, and the smaller room suits a board dinner or a meeting of up to 30 people. Exclusive hire means the firm has the ground floor, the foyer and the terrace to itself.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a core use. The house has its own civil ceremony room, and couples can also hold a free ceremony at the pavilion in the Schützenpark, which the town maintains. A usual sequence runs from the ceremony to sparkling wine on the terrace and an aperitif in the foyer, then dinner and dancing in the ballroom. The side room often becomes a children's play room or a photo corner. Dates in 2027 are open for booking, and a viewing can be arranged without commitment.
Rooms and capacities
All event rooms are on the ground floor. The ballroom (Tanzsaal) seats 50 to 170 guests at banquet or long tables and faces a large stage for bands, DJs and performers. The side room adjoins it. A further room holds up to 30 people. The foyer suits a welcome drink, and the terrace serves receptions, coffee and smoking breaks. The house also stages concerts, brunches, school graduation balls and class reunions.
Catering
There is no house caterer. Organisers choose their own caterer and menu, and also decide on drinks, flowers, table decoration and chair covers. Light packages cover smaller budgets and premium packages a fuller service. Hire is at a fixed price with an open end, so the evening does not have to stop at a set hour.
History and setting
Grabow had a marksmen's house before the town fire of 1725. The guild decided on a new building in 1847, citizens' donations paid for it, and it opened with a festival in 1849. An extension followed in 1902, and water, sewers and electricity came in 1924. After the Second World War the border police and the Red Army used the house. It returned to the town in 1957 and reopened as a cultural center on April 27, 1958. It closed in 1993, a support association kept it alive from the late 1990s, and after a funded restoration it reopened in September 2015. The Grabow forestry office uses the upper floor and the extension.
Getting there
Grabow lies close to Ludwigslust, Parchim, Neustadt-Glewe and Schwerin. The house has no bedrooms, but there is accommodation in the area for guests who stay overnight.
