The Leavitt Theatre hosts private film screenings, concerts, corporate weekends, rehearsal dinners and wedding receptions, with a 500-seat auditorium and five smaller spaces for 16 to 120 guests. The century-old cinema stands at 259 Main Street in Ogunquit, on the southern coast of Maine, in the middle of the village.
Seminars and company events
For companies, the theatre has hosted corporate weekends, private screenings and private concerts. The Historic Auditorium has a 30-foot movie screen with surround sound, which suits presentations, videos, slideshows or a full feature film, and several stages that can be scaled from a single speaker to a band. A group can meet for drinks in the Leavitt Lounge on the mezzanine, move into the auditorium for a keynote or a screening, and finish in the Clayton Room at the cocktail bar. Fundraisers and family reunions use the same sequence of rooms.
Weddings and receptions
Couples book the Leavitt for receptions, wedding rehearsals, after parties and brunches, as well as bachelor and bachelorette parties. The big screen can show a slideshow or a film during the evening, and the covered lobby under the marquee archway gives a weather-protected place outside for arrivals and photos. Each booking comes with cocktails designed for the occasion.
Rooms and capacities
Historic Auditorium: 500 seated, rustic old-Hollywood style, 30-foot screen and surround sound. Leavitt Lounge, the mezzanine bar: 120 standing, with mixed casual seating. Clayton Room, the restaurant and cocktail bar: 20 seated at the bar and at tables. Covered Lobby under the Marquee Archway: 16 seated, outdoors but protected from the weather. Secret Garden, the outdoor patio: 40 standing, shaded but not weatherized. Front Picnic Tables: 16 seated. The theatre also quotes an overall range of 2 to 200 guests for private events and notes that capacities vary, so confirm the number for your format when you inquire.
Catering
The theatre offers full kitchen and bar programs for hire, with full-service catering and craft cocktails, and each event gets its own cocktail list. Regular opening is Thursday to Sunday, with the bar open from 4 p.m. to midnight and food served from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., which gives a sense of the kitchen's evening rhythm.
History and setting
The Leavitt is a single-screen theatre that has operated on Main Street for close to a hundred years, and it still programs films, live shows and date nights alongside private hire. Inside, the auditorium keeps a rustic, old-Hollywood character. Ogunquit is a small coastal resort town in York County, known for its long sand beach, the Marginal Way cliff path and Perkins Cove, which gives out-of-town guests plenty to do around an event.
Getting there
The address is 259 Main Street, Ogunquit, ME 03907. The Amtrak Downeaster stops in Wells, a few miles north of the village. Portland International Jetport is about 35 miles away, and Boston Logan about 75 miles. The theatre has no bedrooms; inns and hotels in Ogunquit and the neighboring towns house wedding and corporate guests.
