The Market Bar hosts corporate dinners, team events, product launches, Christmas parties and wedding receptions for up to 250 seated or 400 standing guests in its main room, with larger takeovers possible across the building. It occupies a Victorian building at 14a Fade Street in Dublin 2, just off South Great George's Street.
Seminars and company events
The events team works with groups of every size, from a reserved table to a full venue takeover. A company can book a partitioned part of the main floor, the private Black Market room upstairs, or the whole building. Formats listed on the official site include team building, corporate dining, company milestone parties, fashion shows, product launches and festive parties. The main room has a large built-in HD projection system, and the Black Market has its own sound system, two screens and a stage, which makes it workable for hybrid meetings and presentations. Wi-Fi and AV equipment are available throughout.
Smaller off-sites and strategy meetings can also go to the group's sister venues nearby: IdleWild, a neighborhood bar with an open fire, for 50 seated or 100 standing, and Chelsea Drugstore, a cocktail lounge with a basement bar, for about 100 guests or 150 across its two floors.
Weddings and receptions
The venue hosts engagement parties, welcome drinks, wedding receptions and day-two parties, from gatherings of fewer than 100 guests to celebrations of more than 300. Menus range from light canapés to seated banquets. Couples can bring their own flowers, cake, slideshow and music.
Rooms and capacities
The main room is a sky-lit warehouse space with red brick walls and cast-iron girders, for 250 seated or 400 standing. The Black Market, an upstairs mezzanine with a full bar, takes 70 seated or 110 standing and stays connected to the main room. A heated courtyard at the main entrance holds about 150 guests for a drinks reception or pop-up stands. The official site also cites full-venue parties of 800 and up to 1,000 guests, so confirm the figure for your layout.
Catering
Food is cooked in-house, with a Mediterranean and Spanish tapas focus: sharing plates, canapés and seated dinners, with vegetarian and gluten-free options. Drinks packages, welcome drinks, custom cocktails and cocktail-making classes can be added. External suppliers and custom decoration are allowed.
History and setting
Fade Street has hosted inns, coffee houses, restaurants and pubs for more than 300 years. The Market Bar keeps the original features of its Victorian building, including high ceilings, skylights and a spire-topped entrance on Fade Street.
Getting there
The venue is in Dublin city center, about five minutes on foot from City Hall and Trinity College and about ten minutes from Silicon Docks and the Convention Centre Dublin. Paid parking is available at the Drury Street and St. Stephen's Green car parks, and there are drop-off points for guests and suppliers. Most spaces are step-free with accessible restrooms, though the Black Market's upper level has limits.
