Conferences, gala dinners, product launches and weddings for 10 to more than 1,000 guests take place at The Warehouse in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, which spreads two main event spaces over four levels and a rooftop terrace. The building keeps its exposed brick and arched windows and adds a fixed stage, a giant LED screen and built-in production systems, so organizers can stage a show without bringing in a full rig.
Seminars and company events
The corporate offer covers conferences, meetings, keynote sessions, leadership strategy days, launches, showcases, exhibitions, gala dinners, awards nights, team events and end-of-year parties. Function rooms take business groups from 10 to 500 guests. The Hall suits keynotes and awards nights, with its touring-quality stage, LED screen, rigging and built-in audio, lighting and sound. The Loft is the lighter option for conference days and receptions, with the Machinery next door as a breakout room. Audio-visual needs are worked out with the in-house team at the inquiry stage.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a large part of the business. Ceremonies can be held on site or elsewhere, and the venue has in-house styling and audio-visual teams. Each wedding includes six hours of exclusive room hire, and packages range from long lunches to cocktail receptions, family-style dinners and plated dinners. Several packages ask for a minimum of 60 or 80 guests. Birthdays, engagements and other private celebrations are also hosted.
Rooms and capacities
The Hall takes up to 1,200 guests for a cocktail event and 220 for a banquet, according to the venue's spaces page; the wedding page lists 1,000 cocktail and 200 banquet. It runs over two levels, with a horseshoe auditorium upstairs looking down on the stage, private bars and bathrooms on both levels, elevator access and a suspended breakout room above a marble bar.
The Loft, Machinery and Rooftop Terrace take up to 350 for a cocktail event and 200 for a banquet, or 180 on the wedding page. The Loft has a seven-meter vaulted ceiling, herringbone parquet floors, large arched windows and a private island bar. The Machinery has floor-to-ceiling windows, and a staircase leads up to the rooftop terrace with its views of the Brisbane sunset.
Catering
Food is prepared in-house from seasonal menus: breakfasts, conference lunches, cocktail food, share-style dishes, live food stations and alternate-drop plated dinners. For corporate events, options include welcome cocktails, cocktail and dessert carts, cheese and chocolate carts, and chilled seafood. Menus and packages are sent on request.
History and setting
The venue describes the building as heritage-listed, with Federation-era architecture and modern additions. The original brick walls and the tall arched windows of the Loft show its warehouse past. Fortitude Valley, known locally as the Valley, is the nightlife and live music district of Brisbane, a short distance from the city center, which makes after-parties and hotel stays easy to plan nearby.
Getting there
The Warehouse is at 8 McLachlan Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006. The venue says it is within walking distance of public transport and the central business district, and it offers secure parking. Fortitude Valley station is the nearest rail stop, and Brisbane Airport is the closest airport.
