Le Summum and l'auditorium host conventions, congresses, seminars, conferences, gala evenings and client hospitality nights in Grenoble, with a modular auditorium that seats from 600 to more than 2,100 people. Both halls stand on Rue Henri Barbusse, inside the Alpexpo events park in the south of the city.
Seminars and company events
The venue runs two kinds of business offer. The first is the hire of a hall for a company's own event: a convention, a general meeting, a product launch, a seminar or a gala evening. The venue team, used to producing shows, handles the organization side with the client. The second is the VIP Club, a hospitality formula built around the live program. A company books the private lounge for its clients, partners or staff, guests arrive an hour and a half before the show, are welcomed by a host, park in reserved spaces, share a cocktail dinner with champagne and wines, then walk straight into the hall for the performance.
Rooms and capacities
L'auditorium is the newer of the two halls, built to be modular. Depending on the layout it takes from 600 to more than 2,100 seats, which makes it suitable for congresses, conferences, seminars, concerts and sports events. Its sound system and acoustic equipment are recent, and a technical file and DWG plans are available to organizers on request. Le Summum is the historic hall, known in Grenoble for 30 years of concerts and stand-up shows, with seated and seated-standing configurations. The VIP Club lounge holds up to 50 guests and opens directly onto the Summum hall. A bar inside the building serves drinks and snacks during public shows.
Catering
For VIP Club evenings the venue serves a personalized cocktail dinner with champagne, wines and soft drinks. For larger corporate events catering is set up with the venue team when the quote is prepared. Requests go to the Summum team at Alpexpo, which also sends the corporate brochure.
History and setting
Le Summum has been part of Grenoble's live music scene for three decades, hosting touring artists, comedians and dance companies. L'auditorium was added more recently and is integrated into the existing buildings of the Alpexpo events park, the city's exhibition and convention complex. The two halls share a program that runs through the year, which is what the VIP Club offer is built on: a company can match an evening for its guests to a concert, a play or a comedy show.
Getting there
The venue is easy to reach without a car. Tram line A stops at Pôle Sud/Alpexpo, and bus lines C3, C6, C8, 65 and 67 stop at Grand Place nearby. Bicycle parking is set at the entrance. By road, take the Rocade Sud and exit 6, Alpexpo, coming either from the A41 from Chambéry or from the A48 from Lyon. A free car park with 480 spaces sits in front of the hall, with more free parking around Alpexpo. Camper vans and caravans are not allowed on the site.
