X-TRA is an event venue at Limmatstrasse 118 in Zurich, run by X-TRA Production AG and active since 1997. Its rooms can be booked individually or combined and suit events with 100 to 1,200 guests: seminars, conferences, company celebrations, customer receptions, award ceremonies and private concerts. The venue is also a concert and party house. The site states that X-TRA will stay in the Limmathaus until summer 2027, which organizers planning later dates should confirm.
Seminars and company events
The site speaks to business clients under the heading "event planning": marketing events, conferences, staff parties, customer receptions, award ceremonies and seminars, dinners and aperitifs. The X-TRA event team plans an event from start to finish and can write the full script if the client wants it. Technology, decoration and catering all come from the same house.
For smaller formats, the Forum and Panorama rooms on the second floor each cover 60 square meters, and the Gallery covers 90. The Podium on the first floor covers 80 square meters. For plenary sessions, the Main Hall seats 440 in theater layout and 110 in seminar layout, and the Hans Bader room holds 270 in theater layout.
Weddings and receptions
The venue lists company and private events, including private concerts and celebrations, but weddings are not named on the pages we reviewed. The site mentions hospitality packages and event ideas for planning a celebration, so ask the team what is possible for a private reception.
Rooms and capacities
The space overview lists eight rooms with the following maximums for a standing cocktail, as published by the venue. The Main Hall covers 500 square meters and holds 600 guests for a cocktail and 248 for a banquet. The Foyer covers 320 square meters and holds 300. The Hans Bader room covers 210 square meters and holds 200 for a cocktail and 168 for a banquet. The Musikcafe covers 245 square meters and holds 70 for a cocktail. The Gallery holds 150, the Podium 100, and the Forum and Panorama 80 each.
For a seated dinner, the Main Hall and the Gallery together can take up to 380 guests. For a standing lunch or standing dinner, the whole venue can serve up to 1,200 guests. A virtual tour, floor plans and an event brochure are on the website.
Accommodation
The site also presents Hotel X-TRA and a co-living offer in the same house, with private suites. It does not give a room count for event stays, so ask the team what can be reserved with an event.
Catering
X-TRA runs its own catering. It designs food concepts for 200 to 1,000 guests, from finger food to a five-course menu, using regional and responsibly sourced ingredients. The same team caters corporate events and evening functions at other venues in Zurich or elsewhere in Switzerland. A named contact for catering and rooms is listed on the site.
History and setting
X-TRA has operated as an event location since 1997 and describes itself as a house of music: concerts, parties, events, training, talent promotion and hospitality under one roof, in the heart of Zurich. The site notes plenty of daylight in the Forum.
Getting there
By car, follow the signs to Hotel X-TRA from the motorway exits toward the city center. By train, go to Zürich Hauptbahnhof, then take tram 4, 13 or 17 to Limmatplatz, or take a taxi. From Zurich Airport, a shuttle bus or the train leads into town.
