Free Meeting Rooms (or Low Cost)

• Wilburforce Foundation

  • Conference room for use on a space available basis,but only for Wilburforce Foundation grantees.  Capacity is about 25.

• Phinney Neighborhood Association

  • Variety of room sizes available, cost varies per room size

• Seattle Public Library

  • Many branches of the Seattle Public Library have meeting space available.

• Solid Ground

  • See for details.

• City of Seattle Meeting Spaces

  • Many Seattle parks have community centers with meeting spaces. 

• Seattle Parks & Recreation 

  • Facilities available for rent.  Please note that not every venue on this list is suitable for business meetings

• Contact the Department of Neighborhood

  • For a listing of all City of Seattle meeting spaces available for public use, including schools, libraries, community centers and other venues

For Meeting Rooms in Seattle / King County Area (cost unknown)

• The Mountaineers  (I love the Mountaineers)

  • Full-function conference facility and smaller meeting rooms

• Center for Urban Horticulture
• University Heights Center
• Good Shepherd Center
• Open Table Restaurant Reservations
  

  • A list of restaurants with meeting / dining facilities.  Meeting room may be free with meal purchase.

• REI Meeting Room

  • Todd Erskine - Seattle REI Outreach and Events Specialist

  • terskin@rei.com

  • The Seattle REI Flagship store's meeting rooms provide an ideal venue for meetings, seminars, workshops, training, retreats, lectures and films. The venue offers a spectacular view of South Lake Union and lower Queen Anne, a full range of audio-visual equipment,

• Office Nomads

  • Starts at $50 per month for part time office plus meeting rooms for up to 16 people included.

Meeting Rooms By neighborhood and may have rooms available.

BALLARD

• Ballard Neighborhood Service Center

  • 2305 NW Market St; Rob Mattson 684-4060

  • rob.mattson@ci.seattle.wa.us        No cost; Small Conference Room for 16

• Northwest Senior Center

  • 5429 32nd Ave NW 98107; Office Manager 297-0403

  • $8-$33/hr;  Limited parking @ Ballard Locks; Available 8AM-12midnight 7 days a week.

  • Small Room 8 capacity; Art Room 15-25 capacity;

  • Conference Room 20 capacity;

  • Exercise Room 40 capacity;

  • Main Hall 100 capacity;

  • Large professional kitchen $15/hr

• Loyal Heights Community Center

  • 2101 NW 77th St; 684-4052   Cost varies.

  • Social room 100 capacity; Children's Room 75 capacity; Small Kitchen; gym 300 capacity

• Sunset Hill Community Center

  • An historic 1920s building in Sunset Hill.

  • 3003 NW 66th Street

  • (206) 784-2927

• Ballard Community Center

  • Located in the heart of Ballard, we offer a wide array of programs and special events.

  • 6020 28th Ave. NW, 98107 

  • (206) 684-409

• Reikie Cafe

  • Meeting room

  • Limited hours

  • 1556 NW 56th St  Seattle, WA 98107

  • 206-898-4627

FREMONT

• Fremont Library (Seattle Library System)
  

  • 731 N 35th St (btwn Fremont Av & Aurora);

  • (206) 684-4084  

  • No cost; capacity 99

• Fremont Neighborhood Service Center

  • 908 N 34th St (east of Aurora);

  • No cost.  Meeting Room 16-20 capacity.  

  • Not available on the 1st Mon or 2nd Wed of the month

• Hale's Ales Pub
  

  • 4301 Leary Way NW

  • 206-782-0737

  • Rooms above pub for community meetings

GREENWOOD

• Greenwood Senior Center

  • Kitchen and dance floor available. Alcohol allowed.

LAKE CITY/WEDGWOOD

• Lake City Neighborhood Service Center

  • 12707 30th Av NE; Small Conference Room, capacity 30.  

  • Large parking lot in back.

• Meadowbrook Community Center

  • 10517 35th Av NE

  • 3 additional small meeting rooms possibly available.

  • Parking on-site.

  • Multi-purpose Room 150 capacity,

  • Large Kitchen adjacent, divides into 2 rooms;

  • Small Meeting Room 25-30 capacity;

  • Gym 400 capacity (gym only available after hours).

UNIVERSITY DISTRICT

• University Christian Church

  • 4731 15th Ave NE;

  • Shirley Towner, Events Coordinator, (206)-522-0169 events@uchristian.org

  • $25-$400, plus security, etc.

  •  Available for weekly meetings, social events, & concerts. Non-profits only.

  • Various Meeting Rooms capacity 10-75; Social Hall capacity 100-400 capacity; Lounges 75-173 capacity; Sanctuary 100-750 capacity

• University Friends Meeting

  • (206) 547-6449

  • Two large rooms, capacity 200, one kitchen use possible.

  • One library, capacity 10.

  • NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OR NONPROFIT EVENTS ONLY.

  • Comments from WEC "A nice room, big, with high windows letting in light and Japanese rice paper moveable doors 

  • It is $200, which includes the use of the coffee cart and kitchen area." 

• Lake Union Crew

  • LUC rents out their Great Room for special events and daytime business meetings.

• Graham Center in the Washington Park Arboretum

SOUTH LAKE UNION

• Moss Bay Events

  • Moss Bay Event Center features panoramic views of the Space Needle and Lake Union waterfront, hardwood floors

  • Seating for 160 guests

  • Onsite parking and handicapped accessibility

  • Curbside drop-off from Seattle's new downtown Street Car

  • Wifi technology wide screen projection

  • On-site event supervision and event planning. 

  • Your choice for catering - no requirements.

MAGNOLIA

• Blaine School

  • 2550 34th Ave W (btwn W Raye & Smith)

  • Building Rentals (206) 252-0640

  • Available evenings & weekends only. Parking available.

  • Room 143 50 capacity; Room 144 75 capacity; Lunchroom 800 capacity

• Magnolia United Church of Christ

  • 3555 W McGraw St; Marilee 283-1788   magnoliaucc@seanet.com

  • $50-$75, $20/1-2 hrs.  Available to non-profits & public agencies

  • Pilgrim Hall 2,046 sq ft + stage area w/ kitchen, 100-200 capacity;

  • Fireside Rm 600 sq ft meeting rm, 50 capacity

QUEEN ANNE

• Seattle Pacific University

  • 3307 3rd Ave W (& W Cremona);

  • Judy Bruce 281-2187   jbruce@spu.edu

  • $50-$200   

  • Free parking.

  • Non-profits only.

  • PCs w/ standard business software, LCD & overhead projectors

  • Classrooms 65 capacity; Area-style Classrooms 190 capacity; Seminar Rooms 75 capacity; Conference Center 450 capacity, theatre seating (780 total capacity)

BELLTOWN / DOWNTOWN

• Port of Seattle

  • 2711 Alaskan Way, Pier 69 (btwn Clay & Vine) 

  • Contact Connie Sroggins, (206) 728-3362, cscoggins@portseattle.org

  • Rates and availability vary--please contact for information.

  • Government & non-profit agencies only.

  • Standard office & AV equipment.

  • Portside Café 25 person capacity.

• All Pilgrims Christian Church

  • 500 Broadway E

  • Claire Sandoval 322-0487 info@allpilgrims.org

  • Parking at Broadway Market Garage

  • Sanctuary 200 capacity, Ballroom 300 capacity, 2 Mtg Rms/Class 60 capacity ea, Basement Hall 100 capacity.  (660 total capacity)

• Environmental Works

  • 402 15th Ave E (& E Harrison)

  • Eileen Krotki, 206.329.8300 ext. 26, ekrotki@eworks.org

  • Available to non-profit organizations. 

  • Free registration,donations are accepted. Building orientation is required for registration.

  • 1 Room with large conference table & chairs, fits 15 people. No parking onsite, street parking in the neighborhood.

  • No A/V equipment.

• Spirit Studios

  • A lovely, old fashioned loft in Belltown, with a fun, quirky ambiance.

  • Contact is Dan Kemmis (dke@majorpixel.com).

  • A large room, and also a more intimate room are available. Convenient, parking lot next door, cafés in the area that you could probably get to cater.

  • The space is geared to host large screen demos/PowerPoint presentations.

• Seattle Art Museum

  • Has a meeting/party room just off their cafe for about $100.

• The Big Picture

  • They have individual conference rooms or "living rooms" that are reasonable -- $175 for 3 hours -- considering how really, really nice they are.

• Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park

  • 117 South Main St. near Elliot Bay Bookstore.

  • Visitor Information (206)553-7220.

  • The National Historic Park has a conference room that holds 30+ that you can use on the weekend for a small administrative fee of $25. You have access to bathrooms.

• Triad Urban Center

  • Our 40,000 sq.ft office and conference facility located at the corner of 3rd Avenue and Cherry Street in downtown Seattle is perfect for small to large meetings, forums, fundraisers, presentations, almost any use you can imagine!

  • Available for reservation at the center is a large board room, small conference room, open community space and private office.  Amenities provided include free wireless internet, a phone with conference calling ability in each room, beverages and lattes.

  • Please feel free to stop in and check us out!  For questions, availability or to reserve a space please call 206.254.0780 or email info@triaddev.com

• Ponti Restaurant

  • events@PontiSeafoodGrill.com

  • 3014 3rd Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109

  • (206) 284.3000
    

FIRST HILL

• Seattle Science Foundation

  • 550 17th Ave, Suite 600

  • Seattle WA 98122

  • To request space contact Shawn Sullivan at (206) 245-8183 or shawns at seattlesciencefoundation.org

  • Cost is $2,000 per day for main conference room that holds up to 75 people and has multiple HD TVs for presentations.

• Yesler Community Center

  • 835 E Yesler Way; 386-1245

  • Small Kitchen, Gym 100 capacity, tables & chairs available

CENTRAL AREA

• Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center

  • 104 17th Ave S (& E Yesler Wy)

  • Monique Gill 684-4757

  • Non-profit rates, except for the theatre.

  • Small Room 12 capacity; Medium 50 capacity; Large 290 with Large Kitchen, Theatre 300 capacity

• Douglass-Truth Library

  • 2300 E Yesler Way; 684-4704;    No cost; 50 capacity

• Safeco-Jackson Street Center

  • 306 23rd Ave S (& S Main), Suite 200;

  • 206 545-6111

  • $10 refundable deposit

  • Open Mon-Sat. Free coffee & tea (8AM-12PM Mon-Fri).TV/VCR, overhead projector, & easels. Parking lot.

  • 1 Large, Multi-purpose Room 80 capacity & 1 Small Conference Room 20 capacity

• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

  • 2116 E Union St; Glenn Adams 363-7508   LCGS22@juno.com

  • Cost varies.  Parking available.

  • Auditorium 120 capacity; Library/Resource Center; Kitchen. Podium, microphone, stage, easel, coffe/tea, & piano available.

BEACON HILL

• El Centro de la Raza

  • 2524 16th Ave S (btwn S Bayview & Lander)

  • 206 329-9442

  • $10/hr; 15+ people $30 min, plus refundable deposit. Available anytime.

  • Parking lot, playground, sports court. Mural Rm 40-60 capacity; Dining Rm 72-100; Basement Conference Rm 12; Day Rm 40-60 capacity

• Columbia Library

  • 4721 Rainier Ave S (btwn S Alaska & Angeline); 386-1908  No cost; capacity 99

• Mount Baker Rowing Center

  • 3800 Lake Washington Blvd S (btwn 45th & 46th Av S); 386-1913

  • Cost varies.    1 Room 20 capacity

• New Freeway Hall

  • 5018 Rainier Ave S (& S Hudson); Rental Manager

  • 206 722-2453

  • $40-$250, plus refundable deposits

  • Open Mon-Sat 10AM-9PM. Reduced rates available for benefits & community meetings.

  • 1 Large Room, fully equipped Kitchen, dance floor, A/C, 10-125 capacity

RAINIER VALLEY

• New Holly Library

  • 7058 32nd Ave S (north of S Myrtle St);

  • 206 386-1905    No cost; capacity 50

RAINIER BEACH

• Emerald City Outreach Ministries

  • 7728 Rainier Av S (btwn S Holden & Chicago);

  • Glenda McDonald/Helen Ono 722-2052   glenda@ecomseattle.org            

  • $35-$400/ 4 hours, plus deposit.

  • Available Mon-Sat 9AM-7PM. Limited parking.

  • Sound system & AV equipment available at extra cost. Auditorium Upstairs, 400 capacity; Auditorium divided into 5 rooms, Room A 150 capacity, Room B-E 40 capacity each; 5 Classrooms/Meeting Rooms 25 capacity each; 2 Conference Rooms 18 capacity each; Computer Room 20 computers (total capacity 581)

• Rainier Beach Library

  • 9125 Rainier Ave S (& S Fisher Pl); 386-1906    No cost; capacity 99

WEST SEATTLE

• West Seattle Library

  • 2306 42nd Ave SW (btwn SW Admiral & College);

  • 206 684-7444

  • No cost; capacity 24.

• ArtsWest

  • 4711 California Ave SW (& SW Alaska); Laurie Hastings 938-0963    laurieh@artswest.org

  • $10-$20/hr; theatre $175-$275 per 4hrs -- Reduced rates for schools & non-profits

  • 3 hr free parking in lots behind building, 2 hr free street parking.

  • 1 Rm 45'x18', sink, phone 60 capacity; 1 Rm 3/4 thrust Stage/Auditorium 149 seated; 1 Small Conference Rm 8 capacity

• Camp Long Environmental Education Center

  • 5200 35th Ave SW (& SW Dawson)

  • Lynn Havsall 206 684-7434

  • Cost varies.  Priority to outdoor recreation/education groups.

  • Lodge Room fireplace, french windows, hardwood floors, tables, chairs, firewood provided, 72 capacity.

• South Seattle Community College

  • 6000 16th Ave SW (& SW Juneau)

  • Bob Sullivan 768-6613 rsulliva@sccd.ctc.edu

  • Cost varies.    Parking available on-site.

  • Jerry M. Brockey Center & Rainier Room 50-350 capacity sit-down, 50-250 capacity buffet

• Youngstown Cultural Arts Center

  • Call 206.935.2999 to set up a time to see the space at 4408 Delridge         Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106

WESTWOOD/ WHITE CENTER/ FAUNTLEROY/ ARBOR HEIGHTS/ SOUTH PARK

• Fauntleroy Church UCC

  • 9260 California Ave SW (south-east of ferry terminal); Jackie Gould 932-5600 jackie@fauntleroyucc.org     

  • $20-$200/event;  Non-profit groups only. 3 parking lots adjacent to the church. Fellowship Hall 200 capacity; Kitchen, Lounge 40 capacity; 4-5 Small Mtg Rms capacity 12-15. (total capacity 315)

Meeting Room Outside Seattle

Auburn / Kent

• Millennium Room in Auburn's Les Gove Park

  • Reservations must be made in person at the Senior Activity Center, 808 9th St SE, or the Auburn Parks and Recreation Office, 910 Ninth St SE, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • Call 253-931-3016 for reservation information

  • Prices range from $15 and up.

  • Kitchen available

  • Free Parking available

• Auburn's Park & Recreation

  • Indoor facilities will hold from 40 to 200 people. All of them have at least basic kitchen facilities and restroom access. Auburn's Parks and Recreation department offers a full range of indoor facilities. (alcohol allowed in some)

  • Check out each building / meeting room prior to event.  Each has its own unique design and may have uncovered windows whick limits presentations.

• Copper Falls Restaurant & Lounge

  • Seating up to 160 guests and a  private deck

  • 253-970-4565

• Green River Community College

  • (253) 833-9111

  • 12401 SE 320th Street, Auburn, WA 98092

• Ymca Auburn Valley.

  • (253) 833-2770 - 1620 Perimeter Rd Sw, Auburn, WA

• Truitt Building Banquet Room
  

  • (253) 804-3555

  • Address: 102 W Main St, Auburn, WA 98001

General Area

• King County Library System

  • Many King County Libraries have free meeting places/rooms.

  • Reserve in advance.

  • Non-profit only

  • Open to public

• Grit City Comedy Club

• Grit City Comedy Club is available for private and corporate events. Comedy shows are perfect for celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, bachelorette or bachelor parties.

  Feel free to call or email with reservations or questions anytime.  Subscribe to their e-mail list for updates,  discounts and the opportunity to win free tickets!

• 445 Tacoma Avenue South

  Tacoma, Washington 98402

  (Located inside Malarkey’s Pool & Brew on the corner of 6th and Tacoma Avenue South)

• The club is completely private with a/c and a stage if needed.

  Aaron Flett

  253-961-4262

• Camp Burton on Vashon Islan

  • They can accommodate at least 175 people and they have a small beach as well as trails through the woods.

• Camp Sealth, Vashon Island

  • Room rentals

  • Located on the southwest side of Vashon Island, just a 15 minute ferry ride from West Seattle, Tacoma or Southworth. Organized in cabin clusters, lodging and program space can be assigned to accommodate small or large groups. Main camp (excluding Wrangler) has heated overnight accommodations for 240, plus 225 in non-heated facilities. Rounds Hall, a large dining hall and meeting room, seats up to 400. The newest unit, Wrangler, has overnight accommodations for 60. Guests provide their own bedding and toiletries for all Sealth facilities. To receive information about renting Camp Sealth, call 206 463 3174 ext. 21."

• Shoreline Conference Center

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• Tukwila Community Center

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• Bakes Place at Providence Point

  • Owner Craig Baker and they have catering if desired.

  • Space for up to a 100 or so.

  • For day and evening gatherings (no overnight accommodations

• The Palisades in Federal Way

  • "It's a Catholic retreat center that also rents to non-profits (non-religious).I can't remember exactly how many rooms it had but I believe we were able to sleep 60. I believe you use their food service, which was quite good and plentiful. We could bring in drinks (even alcohol was allowed) and snacks for our events. There are several meeting rooms of various sizes. When we used it in Feb, it had only been re-opened for 2-3 months--the facility is brand new now and very nice. Each room is individual, with private baths. We were quite pleased and would use it again."

• Harmony Hill Retreat Center

  • (360) 898-2363.

  • Harmony Hill is two hours from Seattle and about an hour from Olympia or the Bremerton ferry, on the south shore of Hood Canal, with a spectacular view of the Olympics and Hood Canal. Overnight accommodations for up to 30, with a possibility for additional accommodations at a neighboring retreat center. We can handle groups of 50 - potentially more - for day use, depending on activity. Harmony Hill also has beautiful gardens, three outdoor labyrinths, walking trails and beach access.

• Sleeping Lady Retreat, Leavenworth

  • Zenith Place

  • (206) 824-8770‎

  • 826 S 240th St, Des Moines, WA
    

• Goodenough Community's Sahale Retreat Center

  • Number is 206 323 4653

  • "We have space for about 36 people (in the summer, there is camping for many more and a large meeting tent for up to 200). We are very flexible to meet your needs...we have great cooks, or you can cook for yourselves, have both individual and group sleeping rooms, a large hot tub, beautiful land for walks, etc. We also have skilled facilitators available for your use. We're about 1 1/2 hours away from Seattle near Hood Canal."

• Whidbey Institute/Chinook Learning Center

  • "Nestled on beautiful Whidbey Island with one hundred acres of evergreen forest and meadows, the Whidbey Institute's Chinook Center provides an ideal location for personal and organizational retreats, corporate or special events. Overnight accommodations include the Farmhouse, Granny's and four cabins near the woods accommodating 26 people, and a large camping meadow. Our meeting facilities include Thomas Berry Hall, for up to 175 participants; our dining room, which will accommodate up to 50; and the Bioregional room, for meetings up to 16. The Farmhouse and Granny's are also available for day meetings and will accommodate small groups of 10-20."

• Cedar River Watershed Education Center

  • http://www.cedarriver.org/education/index.shtml

    The Education Center has three spaces available for meetings, retreats, weddings, parties and other events. The Center’s beautiful setting, mountain views, and inspirational landscape make it an exceptional place for your organizations’ next planning session, community event or family get-together.

• Dumas Bay Center, Federal Way
  

  • Since 1993, the City of Federal Way has owned and operated Dumas Bay Centre, a full-service conference and retreat facility.  Dumas Bay Centre can accommodate a wide variety of events including conferences

• Brook Lake Community Center

  • (253) 874-1933

    Address: 726 S 356th St, Federal Way, WA 98003

• Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater, Fall City

  • 425-880-4469 or 425-222-7044.

  • From Dick Johnson: A great place in warmer weather is the Many organizations enjoy their 95 acres of land surrounding the outdoor theater overlooking the falls set in a beautiful natural park with access to the Snoqualmie River, trails to the foot of the falls, etc. It's a great place for weddings too. They have a commercial kitchen, BBQ shelter, a large covered picnic shelter to help make your retreat a once in a lifetime event.

• North Cascades Environmental Learning Center

  • For more information contact North Cascades Institute at (360) 856-5700 ext. 209

  • Located three hours from Seattle in the peaceful setting of North Cascades National Park on the shores of Diablo Lake, North Cascades Environmental Learning Center offers a unique setting for a conference or retreat. It sleeps up to 50 people and has a classroom, two labs, a library, three lodges and a dining hall that serves fresh, local and delicious food.

• Olympic Park Institute

  • Meeting rooms and outdoor areas for seminars, retreats, weddings and other events with groups of 10 to 100

  • An outdoor campfire area and lakeside log shelter with a stone fireplace

  • Wireless internet access and audio-visual capabilities

  • Hearty, delicious meals

  • Overnight accommodations

  • Miles of lakefront park land and hiking trails

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