Upstairs at Bow is a private event space on the second floor of Bow Market in Somerville, Massachusetts. Its main room holds up to 110 guests and is equipped for audio and video. A private bar and an outdoor balcony complete the space. Organisers use it for team events, workshops, receptions, weddings and private parties.
Seminars and company events
The venue lists team-building and workshops among the events it hosts, and its own journal covers lunch and dinner offsites for companies. The main room has audio and video equipment, which suits a presentation followed by a reception. A private bar sits inside the space, so a group can move from a session to drinks without leaving the floor. The balcony gives a second area for breaks in the open air.
The venue also runs a public calendar of ticketed evenings, yoga classes and shows in the same room. For a company booking, this means the space is used to hosting groups that mix and move around. It also holds open houses where planners can tour the room and ask questions before booking.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings, receptions, baby showers, graduations, birthdays and mitzvahs all appear on the official site. The team asks organisers to complete an event request form to start planning, and publishes an event brochure for those who want the full package. Tables and chairs are covered by the venue, according to its own writing on the cost of renting a blank space, so a couple does not have to source furniture separately.
Rooms and capacities
There is one main room, with a stated capacity of 110 guests. The private bar and the balcony are part of the same private hire. The site does not give separate figures for seated dinners, standing receptions or classroom layouts, so ask the team how 110 guests translates to your format.
Catering
Upstairs at Bow does not run a kitchen of its own. Food comes from the vendors of Bow Market, and the venue points organisers to a market catering menu for food and drink options. The bar is served through Nook, the cocktail bar next door, and an organiser can choose Rebel Rebel to cater the bar instead. A bar brochure is available.
The venue can arrange delivery, placement and return of table linens. Plates, napkins and utensils can be rented from Sparrow Lane Rentals, with a discount offered to Upstairs at Bow hosts. The site names local photographers and a balloon vendor for organisers who want decor or coverage. Rules for outside caterers and the full alcohol policy are not published, so confirm them when you send a request.
History and setting
Bow Market is a courtyard of small independent shops, bars and food counters in the Union Square area of Somerville. Upstairs sits above it, so guests arrive in a lively commercial setting rather than a business park. The venue describes itself as freshly reimagined and tucked away on the second floor. Its location next to many food and drink businesses is the reason catering and decor partners are so close.
Getting there
The address is 1 Bow Market Way, Somerville, Massachusetts 02143. The official site does not describe transit or parking, so ask the team about access, load-in and parking for guests and suppliers when you plan an event.
