Stadthalle Gütersloh hosts congresses, conferences, association meetings, trade fairs, incentives, company parties, private celebrations and weddings, from a meeting of a few people to 1,300 standing guests. With the Theater Gütersloh across the street, it forms Kultur Räume Gütersloh, the culture and congress center of the city, in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region. Together the two buildings offer 12 rooms of different sizes and 3,000 square meters of event space.
Seminars and company events
The Großer Saal is the main room for congresses and large conferences. It covers 800 square meters and seats 975 in rows, 800 at banquet tables, 500 at classroom tables, 80 around a block table and 60 in a U-shape; for unseated concerts or parties it takes up to 1,300. The Kleiner Saal seats up to 360 and holds 500 unseated. Five conference rooms, named Falun, Broxtowe, Châteauroux, Grudziądz and Gütersloh, take breakout groups, and the foyers and the Forum serve for registration, exhibitions and coffee breaks. For trade fairs the venue offers 3,000 square meters of presentation space. Digital and hybrid events are run with external partners. The team helps build the event concept, from a single room for a party to the whole building for a congress.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings and private celebrations are among the uses the venue lists. The Kleiner Saal, for up to 360 seated, or the Skylobby in the theater, for 160 seated and 300 standing, suit a large wedding dinner or a reception.
Rooms and capacities
Großer Saal: 800 square meters, 975 in rows, 800 at banquet, 1,300 standing. Its stage covers 84 square meters and extends to 156, and the raised parquet floor can be adjusted in size. The technical setup includes a movable projection screen, an Epson laser projector, a grandMA lighting desk with moving lights and followspots, a Yamaha mixing desk, an L-Acoustics line array and stage hoists. A freight lift and drive-in access make load-in simple, the hall is barrier-free and the ventilation supplies 100 percent fresh air. Kleiner Saal: up to 360 seated, 500 unseated. In the theater, the Skylobby takes 160 seated and 300 standing, and the Studiobühne up to 120. The theater stage and auditorium can also be booked.
Catering
Food and drinks come from the venue's catering partner, Gastico Catering, on request.
Accommodation
There are no bedrooms in the building, but larger and smaller hotels stand around the venue in the city center.
History and setting
The Stadthalle and the theater sit near Theodor-Heuss-Platz and Dreiecksplatz, with their small restaurants and cafés, next to the pedestrian zone. The city park, with its botanical garden, is close by. Kultur Räume Gütersloh is a member of the European association of event centers, EVVC, and runs a year-round program of concerts, musicals, cabaret and comedy.
Getting there
The address is Friedrichstraße 10, 33330 Gütersloh. Gütersloh Hauptbahnhof is less than 15 minutes on foot through the pedestrian zone, with a taxi stand in front of the station. By car, take exit 24 Gütersloh on the A2 motorway, then about 4 km to the center. Paderborn airport is 50 km away, Münster/Osnabrück 60 km, Dortmund 80 km, Hannover 140 km and Düsseldorf 155 km. Parking is available in the AOK car park and in a public lot behind the theater.
