Our selection of the best Hackney venues

This chic Grade II listed building seamlessly blends preserved period features with Art Deco and mid-century stylings as the 5-star Town Hall Hotel in Bethnal Green.

Bethnal Hall is a gorgeous wood-panelled multi-purpose event space with high ceilings, grand windows, and elegantly understated decor. The hall accommodates up to 180 standing guests, 108 at round tables, 140 at a theatre, and 80 in a cabaret layout. Bethnal Hall comprises four interconnected rooms separated by solid walls that recess into the ceiling, using a clever and original reconditioned 1930s mechanism.

The luxury hotel also offers the Council Chamber. Having been featured in films and television, the unique multipurpose event space features Art Deco furnishings of polished oak, teak, and fine leather, ideal for conferences, wedding ceremonies, film screenings and more.

Stunningly restored, with unmatched ambience, styling, and service, the Town Hall Hotel is one of our top-pick venues in the borough of Hackney.

The Trampery on Old Street offers the Ballroom event space, bright and spacious, it’s a blank canvas suitable for a variety of events. The Hackney venue space features unique black and white flooring, vintage accessories, and a 12-metre-long art installation by acclaimed London designers Bad Marriage.

The Ballroom also comes with an in-house tech setup, a ceiling-mounted projector, a built-in PA system, custom acoustic treatment, and a 500 Mbps WiFi connection. The event space is ideal for conferences, meetings & workshops, presentations, and more and has a standing accommodation of 200 and 160 in a theatre layout.

Located in Hoxton Square a short walk from Old Street Station, Colours is a well-known bar and club that also offers the Live Room event space that can accommodate 250 standing and 100 in a theatre layout, ideal for offbeat conferences, cabaret, networking, presentations, DJ sets, and more.

The Hackney event space is a dark blank canvas, fully modern, and comes equipped with a bar, excellent lighting and sound capabilities, and a large raised stage. The feature of the room is ‘the Colour Trap’, an LED lighting installation net across the ceiling with multicoloured lights that react to music.

MC Motors near Dalston Kingsland Station is a 6,000-square-foot events venue suitable for shoots, meetings & workshops, quirky conferences and events, presentations, and private parties.

The largest room in the warehouse was formerly part of the adjacent school whilst the rest of the building was split into smaller industrial units and survived bombing during the war, and as such, there is an untouched Victorian street running through the middle. It was later the site of a car mechanics company.

The rustic industrial venue features a skylighted roof, textured walls, and a large selection of fantastic props displayed throughout. This Hackney event space can accommodate 300 standing and 200 in a theatre layout.

Hackney Town Hall is a historic and stunning Art Deco building and a popular events venue for weddings, celebrations, and meetings. This award-winning venue offers five separate event spaces, all distinct and showcasing period features and plenty of natural light within this Grade II listed building, and features two modern state-of-the-art glass atriums.

Within Hackney Town Hall is the Assembly Room which comes with a private entrance and two curved staircases that lead to this versatile event space ideal for weddings, conferences, meetings, and more. The Council Chamber and the Committee Rooms feature original wood panelling and handsome chandeliers.

The Comittee Rooms accommodate 100 guests in a theater layout and 28 in a boardroom layout. The Assembly Room can accommodate 500 standing, 250 in a banquet layout, and 420 in a theatre layout.

Hackney Town Hall also offers corporate events packages, half and full-day rates, event setup and clean-up, a dedicated events coordinator, AV, and catering, all making it a standout venue for location and hospitality.

Housed within converted Victorian archways near Old Street Station, and covering over 8,000 square feet of space, Canvas Works offers great blank canvas event space ideal for private dinners, cocktail receptions, meetings, conferences, exhibitions, workshops, and product launches.

The interior features original exposed brickwork in a simple understated design and is comprised of two separate event spaces linked neatly by a large reception area. Both spaces have separate entrances and breakout areas.

Canvas Works also offers an array of facilities on-site including a lounge cafe, showers, and hair & make-up rooms. With a total standing capacity of 400 and a seated capacity of up to 120.

St Mark’s Halls, known as the Cathedral of the East, offers the Main Hall as a versatile and fully accessible event space that is suited for festivals and market stalls, exhibitions, shoots, performances, parties, and even wedding receptions.

St Mark’s is a stunning, historic, and listed building that captures plenty of natural light, and the Main Hall connects directly to the Lower Hall with its fully equipped service kitchen – a great breakout space, dining room, or prep room for food service.

Located nearest Dalston Kingsland Station, this Hackney venue can accommodate 180 standing, 120 in a theatre layout, and 100 in a cabaret layout. The Hall can be hired individually or at a special rate.