Corporate parties, team outings, weddings for up to 350 guests and private celebrations can be organized at The Outlet Event Center in Edwardsville, Illinois. The venue offers about 4,200 square feet indoors for up to 200 guests and outdoor patios and lawn for up to 150, with a stage, a full private bar, indoor games and an on-site kitchen.
Seminars and company events
The Outlet pitches itself to companies looking for a more relaxed setting than a hotel ballroom. The indoor space has high-definition TVs, a projector screen and AV equipment, and a stage that can serve for presentations as well as for a DJ or a band. Games are part of the format: billiards, shuffleboard, darts and other indoor games, plus bocce courts and yard games outside. The venue also lists breakfast buffets, which makes a morning meeting followed by a team activity possible. A Full Facility booking gives a group private use of the whole venue, closed to the public, for up to four hours, with extra hours on request. Setup and breakdown are included, and an in-house coordinator handles planning and talks directly with outside vendors.
Weddings and receptions
The Outlet presents itself as an all-inclusive ceremony and reception venue, with both indoor and outdoor spaces. It takes weddings of up to 350 guests and also smaller micro weddings. Reclaimed wood tables and chairs are provided, and full event coordination comes with the booking. The same spaces serve showers, rehearsal events, birthdays, retirement parties, anniversaries and bachelor or bachelorette parties.
Rooms and capacities
The main indoor space covers about 4,200 square feet and holds up to 200 guests, with the bar, the stage, the games area and room to dance. Outside, an open patio, a partially covered patio with a fire pit and soft seating, and a manicured green space take up to 150 guests. Combined, the venue states a capacity of up to 350 for weddings. The venue does not divide into separately named rooms; groups book the facility as a whole.
Catering
Food comes from an on-site scratch kitchen run by executive chef Randy Williams. Groups can pick a themed food package or ask for a custom menu, with kosher, gluten-free and vegan options. Formats range from hors d'oeuvre stations and bar food to themed buffets and plated dinners. The full private bar serves cocktails made for each event.
History and setting
The Outlet is set on Illinois Route 157 on the south side of Edwardsville, a college town in the St. Louis region. The venue mentions access to bowling, laser tag and other games at Edison's, a neighboring entertainment center, as an option for groups that want more activities. Ample parking is available on site.
Getting there
The address is 2477 South State Route 157, Suite A, Edwardsville, Illinois. Most guests arrive by car, and the venue notes ample parking. St. Louis lies to the southwest across the Mississippi River.
