Mercer Island Community & Event Center — Mercer Island, WA

200 guests seated banquet-style (venue-confirmed) · Mercer Island, WA · Mercer Room, Catering Kitchen & Outdoor Terrace

Mercer Island Community & Event Center is a municipal event facility in the Seattle metro whose Mercer Room the venue has confirmed will hold 200 guests seated banquet-style with two stages and a podium set in the room — making it a working fit for fundraising dinners and awards programs, not just receptions. It runs an open-caterer policy with a reservable catering kitchen, carries built-in presentation audiovisual at both ends of the room, and quotes a 12-hour weekend package covering three spaces at $3,800. Check availability or request a quote for Mercer Island Community & Event Center on VenueKonnex.

Space Features

• Event spaces named by the venue: Mercer Room · Catering Kitchen · Outdoor Terrace
• The venue confirmed the Mercer Room holds 200 guests seated banquet-style with a podium and staging in place — a venue-affirmed configuration, not a stated maximum for the building
• Two 6ft × 8ft stages available to set up in the Mercer Room
• Operated by the City of Mercer Island Recreation Division

Audiovisual & Included Equipment

• Two projectors and two screens, one at either end of the Mercer Room; both screens can display the same image driven from a single computer
• Surround sound in the room
• Four wireless microphones and two lapel microphones
• Free Wi-Fi for hosts and guests
• Podium available

Catering & Bar Policy

• No food service on site — the venue does not provide in-house catering
• Outside licensed caterers are permitted, with no in-house approved-caterer list to work from
• The catering kitchen is available for a caterer’s use when it is reserved as part of the booking
• Beer and wine service is permitted, subject to the client providing a certificate of liability insurance and a banquet permit

Pricing & Booking Terms

For December dates the venue quotes a 12-hour weekend package at $3,800, covering three spaces — the Mercer Room, the Catering Kitchen and the Outdoor Terrace — and described by the venue as including everything it offers. A $500 deposit applies. The venue states that no discount is available for 501(c) organizations. Catering, beverage service, liability insurance and the banquet permit are arranged and paid separately by the client, since the venue provides no food service itself. Bookings are made by submitting a rental request form. Individual spaces and dates are held separately, so a specific room may be unavailable on one date while other dates remain open. Request a quote through VenueKonnex for figures matched to your event.

Best For

• Fundraising galas and live-auction programs needing a stage and podium in a seated room
• Seated dinners of up to 200 guests
• Conferences, meetings and presentations using the dual-screen setup
• Events built around an outside caterer of the client’s choosing
• Programs pairing an indoor seated room with outdoor terrace space

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guests does Mercer Island Community & Event Center hold?
The venue confirmed the Mercer Room holds 200 guests seated banquet-style, with two stages and a podium set in the room. That figure is a venue-affirmed configuration rather than a stated maximum for the building.

Where is it?
Mercer Island, Washington, in the Seattle metropolitan area.

What does it cost to rent?
The venue quotes a 12-hour December weekend package at $3,800 covering the Mercer Room, Catering Kitchen and Outdoor Terrace, plus a $500 deposit. Catering and beverage costs are separate.

Is there a discount for nonprofits?
No. The venue states it does not offer a discount for 501(c) organizations.

Can we bring our own caterer?
Yes. The venue has no food service on site and permits outside licensed caterers. The catering kitchen can be used by that caterer when it is reserved as part of the booking.

Is alcohol allowed?
Beer and wine service is permitted, provided the client supplies a certificate of liability insurance and a banquet permit.

What audiovisual equipment is included?
Two projectors and two screens at either end of the Mercer Room that can mirror one computer, surround sound, four wireless microphones, two lapel microphones, a podium, and free Wi-Fi.

How do we book?
Bookings are made by submitting a rental request form to the venue.

Related Venues on VenueKonnex

Comparing venues across the Seattle metro? On the Eastside, see Vasa Park Ballroom in Bellevue, which also works with outside caterers under a Washington banquet permit. For a larger conference property to the north, see Lynnwood Event Center. On the downtown waterfront, see The Point at Pier 70. Southeast of the lake, Lake Wilderness Lodge in Maple Valley is another municipally run room, seating 200 at rounds with an open catering policy.

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