Reviews of Town Hall Seattle. (Event Planner) in Seattle (Washington).

Town Hall Seattle

494 Reviews

245 Comments

Event planner

Event venue

1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, United States

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Information of Town Hall Seattle, Event planner in Seattle (Washington)

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This place has a very good rate, they treat their customers well and you’ll feel welcome, super recommended

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Reviews of Town Hall Seattle

Arydanika

Great community venue that host frequent talks on arts, tech, social issues, and more. I've seen some amazing people speak here. They have a nice small bar if you'd like to have a drink during the talk. Get to your event early as the parking is pretty tight in the area. A thought-provoking experience every time I go. Also, get a membership!

Erin K

Nice venue with an upscale agile feel. Perfect for a Sunday afternoon but there are many events to chose from. The acoustics are amazing! We enjoyed our well spent time there with the Seattle Metropolitan chamber Orchestra. Phenomenal!

Alison

We had never been here before which is kind of crazy given we live so close but we finally went for an event and found it to be so lovely! We will certainly check the calendar & return often. The space is completely renovated & modern, with pews (with seat cushions) in a semi-circular configuration so you have great proximity to the stage from nearly everywhere. There was a rack for coats & a small concession window that had 2 wines, a beer, non-alcoholic beverages & some snacks. The employees were warm & welcoming. It was a nice evening.

Aaron Wheeler

Go to something here! There’s hundreds of well-curated events every year at incredible prices. A welcoming and sorely needed community gem. Big thanks to the team and members for sustaining such a great place.

Raney Newman

Classic, newly renovated building and beautiful stained glass. Inexpensive, thought-provoking speakers! Tasty snacks and drinks at downstairs cafe, where you can also read at tables and chairs in the large in-house library. Venue for a host of arts and music events that are more expensive but worth it! Love this place of exciting discussions and making new friends in the process.

MaryAnn Bolte

Completely renovated inside and is beautiful. Attended the Slack Key Guitar festival. The only problem was parking. With so many streets having blocked access for parking, I'd recommend a lot close by if you can find one.

Ashley Williams

What a great location for an event. It felt so intimate even though there wasn't an empty seat! The facilities were nice and parking around the area was super easy. Will be checking out future events here for sure!

Brian Potter

The venue itself is quite nice, and has good acoustics. I would give it four stars but getting there is a major hassle. It's about as far as it could be from the two nearest light rail stations. Driving in from out of town there was no parking withing two blocks, all of the lots Google shows are reserved. We ended up parking in the Convention Center garage, and then walking through a park with people smoking crack, dead rats on the sidewalk, a broken elevator call panel, and very bad lighting. If it weren't for a very helpful park security officer we would have had to walk in a busy road in the dark to find out way back. Sorry, Town Hall Seattle, but I will not be back.

Laura McLeod

Town Hall is an exceptional venue that hosts some of the best arts and literary events available. So often thought provoking, intriguing, and sometimes entertaining, this community supported organization is a force for good in the world.

Jon Pryor

(Not going to say where I parked!) Great venue. The band I saw - Scenes- was in the lounge, not the main auditorium. Incredible show. The staff were outstanding! An all around great night.

Christine Chilaka

Came here for the Death and Music event. A beautiful venue with fantastic acoustics. Seats quite a bit of people but still somehow feels intimate.

Sharon Fisher

Enjoyed a wonderful concert by the Pacific NW Girl Choirs. Parking on the street provided for a good walk!

Winthrop B (Win)

Truly wonderful venue to see a Seattle Arts and Lectures speaker or anyone else for that matter. Wonderful place and experience!

Cliffard Lemieux

Great casual venue for lectures and music. I have been here many times and always have a great time.

Kay Gearllach

Beautiful building acoustics are fantastic. Everyone seemed to be having a great time!

Lyz Kurnitz-Thurlow

Says You was back with a performance for their old Seattle -Area fans!

Beckman Family

Really lovely venue since remodel.

Jeffrey Sherrill

Beautiful venue. Great place for a lecture.

Paul Secord

For the price we paid, a photo op with the author and complimentary book wouldn't be out of line.

Kate McPhail

Great venue! Attended a Grand Slam MOTH event and loved it!

Gi D

Beautifully renovated space. Lovely all gender, large, but private stalled bathroom. Great lighting and sound.

Stacy Frazer

Great venue. Beautiful stained glass windows. Was perfect for seeing Lore podcast live. My only real criticism is pews for seating, very uncomfortable.

Helen Ell Tran

We watched a presenter here and it was a great building and atmosphere.

Fes N.

Wow! The remodel is amazing! The entire venue is even more spectacular than before.

Terry Barksdale

Easily a great experience. This is the small auditorium. Events generally last about an hour and a half or an hour. I could do without the land acknowledgment and I always want to say well if we're on the tribal people's land why don't we give it back. I guess creeping wokeism is just something we have to live with. The spectrum of political opinion is pretty contracted towards the progressive and I wish they would have an actual range of broader allowable opinion and debate. Reasonable pricing to get in. I saw Al Franken there before he got canceled. All in all a great civic institution and the remodel is splendid.

Kristi Robison

Beautiful venue. Great Hall has church pew seating curved around the stage. Great sound and beautiful stained glass windows and skylight.

V Hilby

The space is lovely and the sound carries pretty well (for music, I imagine for speakers as well). There are a variety of seating options available. The only downside to this is that the current location has some construction going on, so things are a bit messy looking on the outside.

Kuni Alki

Recent remodel kept the beautiful historical look yet improved structural stability as well. Will always look forward to events here.

Lisa Johnson

Beautiful building, close to parking. The acoustics are great, the Puget Sound Symphony and Orchestra concerts we attend here are amazing!

Ellany Kayce

Great place for community events. All-gender bathrooms, good sound system, and set-up with drinks.

Terri Smith

Great acoustics. Nice venue.

Barbara Peete

Wonderful event 👏 ❤️ Tribute to Ernestine Anderson …

Chad Bramwell

Newly renovated, had a great experience listening to the Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra! Small concession stand. Lots of single person private bathrooms.

Gary Samson

I've been to Town Hall Seattle for many events now and since they re-opened after the remodel, it is even better. As an event space, this beautiful old building is unique and amazing. The seating is very pew like with new, comfortable cushions. The fresh paint and vintage stained glass windows and atrium are equally beautiful. The sound system is more than adequate too.

nancy tuksaudom

A positively gorgeous venue for entertainment and thought-provoking lectures, etc. A real treasure for Seattle‼️

Donna Rollen

Recently renovated, disappointed with access to parking. Duke Ellington Sacred Heart music concert was outstanding with SJRO and fabulous Dee Daniels

Michelle Crumpler

Love this venue and that live music has returned.

Susan Carlisle

This is a great venue, not too large and very nice acoustics. The only thing I'm not crazy about are the pews.

Bruce Warshaw

The newly renovated hall is beautiful. The acoustics are quite good. We just attended the Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra's first concert in the reopened Town Hall. They were great.

Emi H

Clean facility with ample seating, and easy to see the stage from the back row.

John Wall

Excellent auditorium for live music.

Jeremy G

I've been to a couple of book signing events here. The recent remodel makes the space feel clean and cozy and the staff do an excellent job of directing people and keeping lines moving. Love attending events here!

Steve Shaiman

Great acoustics. Great sight lines

Sarah LaCombe

lovely venue with a variety of educational events from across disciplines. I love the "feel" of it, with it's wooden church pews and well let stage, which fits perfectly with any of these events. typically beer wine coffee and snacks are available for a reasonable price

Cheyenne Gillooly

The remodel looks amazing from the outside ! Can’t wait to attend the new events.

Jaclyn Reynolds

Gorgeous building. Came here for a Jeffrey Robinson talk... Rows are cozy (the pews are padded, so they get upgraded from "cramped" because they're nice to sit on for 2 hrs) and the architecture is beautiful. Seattle Rotary has a nice setup .

Nigel Lawrence

Attended a Storytelling event here. The program was lovely. Our event was downstairs in the smaller venue. We followed the signs to the back of the building. Staff was friendly and helped us find our way. Everything was great.

Yield to the King Ministry

I love the Town Hall. Beautiful and spacious facility. Comfortable seating. Clean bathrooms.

Alison Holcomb

Town Hall offers high quality, affordable education and entertainment opportunities across a wide range of local, national, and global arts, culture, politics, and current events. It has been beautifully restored, and the open space with bench seating maintains the feeling of an typical town hall venue. Town Hall is centrally located just across I-5 from dowtown.

MIchael (The Mikes)

We are fortunate to have such an organization for the airing of ideas. It provides for an intimate encounter with prominent thinkers.

Amanda O

Beautiful restoration of Town Hall's historic building. Excellent acoustics for speakers and musicians. Very comfortable seating orientation. A great venue overall.

Cynthia Dunn

Parking was a pain Josie and company were great

Nik Jensen

Not a bad start in the house. Good acoustics. Inexpensive. They bring in the people you want to hear speak! Nice large part to park lot next door too.

Chris Overdorf, ASLA PLA

One of Seattle's great treasures that is almost finished with a major renovation. Got a tour today and the upgrades are substantial (new bathrooms, new HVAC systems, new A/V, elevator, and other performance areas). Yet, the history of structure was preserved with great care. Looking forward to the many events this gem will hold in the future.

Mary Williams (Ms. N'drstnd)

Fabulous night with Ijioma Oluwo at Town Hall. Unity event put on by rhe Office of Civil Rights. Awards for 3 community leaders. Super chill event, wonderful appetizers before performances by Josephine Howell and others. Super chill inclusive and welcoming environment...and it was noticeably different as I have been to many events there. Remodel looks great too. Still ongoing construction on the outside so parking was a bit of a challenge.

S Bee

Accessibility is great except for uneven lighting and heavy doors. It's got a chair lift for interior stairs. Scheduling interpreters for an event was a breeze. Coffee counter is wheelchair accessible.

Alan Kahn

A great place to experience Democracy or see a show. Despite its size, it feels intimate.

Andrew Kritovich

Good place to be on top of nowadays situations in the community or choose your are of interest from many presentations and event they have there. Parking may be an issue as anywhere else in Seattle. Arrive earlier if the event is scheduled during the busy hours.

Keith Beesley

In the Great Hall (upstairs), great acoustics for music or spoken-word, but hard benches. Bring your own own cushion or pillow if you have any back pain, or just don't like hard seats.

Khalid Shirzai

Arts & Culture. Town Hall's Arts & Culture series elevates the voices of local artists while bringing world-renowned cultural icons to Seattle audiences.

Manuel Perez Bolivar

I attended a standup act last night and could verify that the renovations are coming along very nicely. The venue has great sound and stage lights.

Kent Schluter

This place after a nearly complete renovation is a treasure for Seattle. Amazing work performed by RAFN Co. Seattle will have a 1st Class small events center! Beautiful Building!

Tim Dawes

Gorgeous decor. Big open seating. But benches instead of seats so it's a bit hard to tell how many you can get in a row or whether there's still any seating left.

Noah Wang

Attended Northeastern's graduation ceremony at Town Hall, love this place.

CJ Livingston

The talks are usually author talks, so the speaker has deeply researched specific subjects. Interesting, inexpensive, located near a light-rail station, restaurants, and a unique park. What's not to love?

Jesús S

I hope with all the changes in Seattle this place stays the way it is. The talks and performances here are some of the most interesting, most affordable program in all of Seattle. This city needs a place like this more than ever and I hope it will be around for a long time.

Ryan Kitchen

800+ seats but feels intimate. Church-like ambiance. Very tech savvy and helpful staff. I've attended NSAW and talks here, if you are in the way back it may be tough to see.

Mary Adams

A friend and myself viewed a documentary on Maria Tallchief a Native American ballerina to be a prima ballerina. It was a full house. You can see some videos of her on youtube. The producers are trying to educate the public on well known female Native American women other than Pocahantas and Sacajawea, which are told inaccurately. This facility allowed this film to be shown there.

Kent S Godfrey

I called to ask if I could return one of the two tickets that I had bought for an event. The person on the phone told me that someone would call me back later. The next day I got a message saying that both of my tickets had been refunded. When I called back they gave me a ticket for free. So, I came away pretty happy.

Sarah Cooley

Great place to listen to interesting speakers. They also added a mini bar with tea coffee wine beer and some other refreshments recently.

Dennis SHULAR

No accommodations for charter bus parking. Typical big city planning.

Carrie Campbell

The new renovation is beautiful. Town Hall staff are terrific hosts and the opportunities there are imperative and a high value to Seattle.

Theresa Thomas

My 1st time in Hall beautiful place

Rox Hoskins

Beautiful venue!

Kristin Troxel

Very cool historic landmark! Rafn Co. has done incredible restoration work to bring this building back to its original glory, and now even better!

Gina Celedon

Nice place! We heard a conversation with the Chilean writer Isabel Allende about her last book. All the organization was excelent!

robin rowedder

I love Town Hall! Last time I went was for Isabel Allende reading her new book, "Largo petalo del mar" available in Spanish and English.

Bill Davis

Great venue!

Bianca Glinskas

What a gorgeous new building. The sound carries, the seats are comfortable and cozy, and the stained glass dome is remarkable.

Lhorna

I love the events here. It is a great vibe every time.

Chelsea Palmer

Not that Town Hall was bad before, but with the remodel it’s absolutely gorgeous. Town Hall also has a killer season this year that everyone should check out.

Warren Johnson

Great setup and content. Bar could be better, but is brand new. Nice if they did simple meals

Phyllis Moore-Shelby

Was here for a concert. Wonderful location. Large venue, yet it felt intimate. Didnt see parking.

Anna Van Brookhoven

Used to be an old Christian science church. It's a bit stodgy but the talks are interesting. Plus it's cheap- $5 per person. They also serve alcohol and snacks but it's a cash bar only.

Bridget Quigg

For $5 you can get your mind blown by smart-smart people almost any night of the week. Seattle, this is a gem beyond any other. We are so lucky to have Town Hall.

Art B

Great venue for topical presentations.

Cam Kay

The Town Hall which was originally called The Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist opened in 1916 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

Matthieu Bourgois

Beautiful space. Great acoustics. Intimate performances

Will Scott

Good space. 2-3 stars on free events, because the audience will ask inane questions, a much better experience for paid talks, which will draw a more focused crowd.

R Campeau

Great lineup of very affordable talks, interviews and concerts in the newly remodeled space with improved sound system.

Stanley Brooks

Great venue and newly remodeled. Parking is a bit dicey so it pays to carpool and go early.

Antonio Castro

Intimate venue to come to see your favorite book author and/or many of the more than 400 + events to choose from, year round.

Tina Pegar

Nice venue keeps things intimate in this former church. There are a lot of obstructed views in the theater though.

Stuart Mcleod

Beautiful venue, great space and nicely set up. Finding street parking was easy and close.

dharma whiplash

Awesome venue and programs.

Brendan O'Shea

Just the most excellent small venue! @addsomeglamour

Newsha Makooi

Outstanding building and place for outstanding events. Attended some town hall presentations and enjoyed the events and venue.

Jeff Barr

A good venue for 1000-person presentations; convenient to downtown and with good acoustics.

Melanie Kubi Thomas

It's new, it's fresh it's beautiful. First time back since the remodel. Great event too!

Katie Griggs

They host so many great events at very affordable prices. I am definitely going to be a frequent patron of this place.

AV Goodsell

Good programming, the venue is mediocre. I never feel safe walking back to my car after attending a talk there.

Andrew Schepers

Pictured: Tim Ferris on 1/27/17. Town Hall is an amazing venue to see interviews and presentations.

Chris Frick

Great lectures in a great venue. Decent parking options close by too!

Ed Aalvik

Newly remodeled, it's beautiful and stylish. The parking west of building is still under construction.

Christopher Dempewolf

Nice venue for lots of shows, they bring in many interesting speakers.

Jason D. Nemeth

Excellent venue. Great educational and civic resource for the city.

Tim “Timmay” Allen

Beautiful early 1900s building strict with rules and a beautiful atmosphere I the people around it

Rachel Lipsky

The space is still very much a work in progress but the bands were great

sabiha vurkac

Terrific band. A nice evening in the Hall where all seats were occupied.

Shane Burns

love the space, its getting remodeled and will soon have more bathrooms and upgraded air conditioning!

Arthur Lee

Nice open space meeting area, program, Lecture hall. Difficult location with no onsite parking.

Pamela Brucks

Contemporary political and artistic presentations in a homey atmosphere. Authors, iconoclasts, and spiritual offerings.

Sarah Hazen

Nice arts and culture venue.

Pan Ann

Beautiful venue. Breathe taking performance by Josephine Howel and friends

Jerry Liebermann

Venue for lectures and meetings. Newly refurbished improved acoustics and sound system.

Whitney Rearick

One of my favorite places in Seattle. And now you can can bring your beverage into the great Hall?

Janessa Bishop

Great event space with helpful staff who are available! Rumor has it they will be remodeling soon.

Vikas O'Reilly-Shah

Intimate experience, well run, reasonably priced, good COVID protocols

corbin talley

Beautiful renovation and a great place to experience cultural events.

Charles Margolis

New and updated! Even "All gender" bathrooms, which were very nice.

Ken Rudberg

Beatiful venue for fine arts performances.

David Wang

Lots of great events that are free! Gorgeous space that seeks to build and help the community.

Theresia McLynne

Great venue with wonderful (& very inexpensive) shows!!

Harrison Thorne

The place feels a little run down but it's still a good place to visit for performances.

Sally Lee

Nice venue for ecclectic collection of shows. Interesting Old building

Everett Harris

Historical building. The walls have see through sections that show the original brick that's hidden behind the remodel.

Jay Scott Jones

Civic Saturday was amazing! Enjoyed the speakers, conversations and music.

Orion Bukantis

Great talks and events at very low prices! What a great resource to have in Seattle

Jeff Taylor

One of the best things about living in Seattle is being able to attend the great programming at Town Hall. A treasure.

Ron Morris

This venue is a great size and has great sound.

Cole Hafner

Beautiful venue! The stained glass is epic.

Stephen Kim

Visited for the Ignite Seattle event. Great venue but sound system could use an upgrade.

Loretta Pirozzi

Went to a lecture; in Town Hall's newly renovated home. It's beautiful.

Neil Soika

Excellent venue for hearing todays most interesting people

Mo O

Great place for various events. Well-managed.

Jo Ellen Burkholder

Beautiful space for the kind of storytelling I saw. Would definitely go back.

Dave Gerrish

Refurbished. Awesome.

Laarz (Elodin)

Saw a math show- brilliant. Highly recommend Matt Parker.

Leslie Anderson

Lovely historic building. Great stage, visible from everywhere.

Curtis Nelson

Love Town Hall. I've met some of the most interesting and influential people on Earth here.

Daniel Tuttle

Glad it's reopened after a major remodel. A great Seattle institution.

Jonathan Betz-Zall

Wonderful job of renovation. Very high sense of public purpose here.

Matt Cobb

Beautifully remodeled

Colleen Robertson

Great venue for artist lectures and community panels.

Bryce Pielage

Really nicely designed venue.

Niki Martin

David Barsamian was wonderful! Very eye opening.

Brenda J Stratton

Love this place; wonderful atmosphere for listening to authors.

Erik Brooks

Town Hall has a great series of talks and acts. A treasure!

Sue Bergmann

Great venue for speaking engagements and lectures.

Annah Paterson

We had a great show tonight! 😍 …

Shane Robinson

One of Seattle's great speaking/performance venues.

Theresa Ream

Love the renovations! Really interesting evening!

Ron Wilhelm

What a wonderful venue to have in Seattle. Great

Patricia May Straker

good sound, comfortable seating, cool building

Pyretta Blaize

Intimate forum for talks with a wine bar and the right lighting.

Eric H

Great spot to see a little show.

Dilan Ozusta

They have really nice events throught the year

J C

What's not to love. Great guests usually.

Joe Rivera

nice building but too small to hold caucus

Ron Notron

Had a wonderful time at the KIRO radio theater presentation of "Sorry, Wrong Number"

William H. Calvin

Two venues for talks and music. Lobby for receptions. Former church.

Eric Ringger

Beautifully renovated. Dynamic program. Public engagement.

David Hurst

e Excellent speakers for $5.

Jeffery Wilson

Anna Wiener - Uncanny Valley yesterday! Awesome.

Glynis Wetzel

It was beautiful. Great seating.

Todd Schlemmer

A wonderful asset to our community that deserves your support

lee frazier

Has real classy, nice updates!

David Oder

Great makeover. One of Seattle's finest .

Chris Powers

Beautiful stage very intimate setting.

Jason Niemi

A former church that now serves as a cultural center and performance hall.

Nick Katzman

Great venue for intimidate and cheap talks.

Drucilla Dence

Loved the souvenir cup with lid!

Jim Ha

Perfect venue for an intimate performance.

maynard garritty

Great facility and diversity of lectures.

Alexander Matviychuk

Excellent spot for lectures and civic engagement.

Becca Campbell

I love Town Hall. Great programming.

Patrick “Ryan” Campbell

Confusing layout. No inside waiting for ticket taking

Amir Mehrabian

Great space to enjoy a great talk

Ellis Beckwith

Great venue with great programs.

Shahram

Nice place

Jesse Rope

beautiful venue with engaging programming

Rowman 1671

So amazing!

Fred Matthews

Great presentation by an informed panepl.

Dennis Schimke

Great place for shows.

Micki Greer

Excellent place

Su Neato

Awesome programs at $5!

Matthew David

Classic Seattle venue for intellectual interests.

C P Ramdas

Great place for public events

Ted Healy

Great educational venue.

Ed Miller

Fantastic place for a conversation with whoever is appearing

Ryan Grammer

Very nice venue

Gregory Colucci

Such a beautiful building

Scott Radford

Refurbished and looking great.

Michael Friedman

Really amazing space.

Kristi Hamilton

Enchanting, historic, important venue.

Michael Domeika (Miquol)

Great performance hall

Joe Caropepe

Recent renovations really resonate¡

Bálint Dobozi

Seattle's event hall for lectures & music

Trylla Tuttle

Beautiful after the remodel!

alex seidman

Beautiful venue.

Sue Dahl

Great lectures and entertainment

Jini Palmer

Beautiful community space!!

DT

The talks here are fun and informative

David Allen

I really enjoyed the time

James Hardie

Great new bathrooms

Marian Maxwell

Beautiful building.

Callene Abernathy

Wonderful venue.

W Fr

Interesting and varied performance

Judy Foster

Great venue!

Ann Allen

Beautiful venue

sreekanth panthangi

Expensive parking nearby

WES Harman

Town Hall Seattle is a municipal treasure.

Matteo Griffin

A treasured Seattle tradition.

Paul Rogers

Beautiful venue

Martin Brewer

Wonderful restoration.

Andrew Gillette

Nice venue.

Chris Smith

Needs to patch some holes

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John Rider

Lectures, music, short stories

crystal matlock

Great venue

Jerry Scheuerman

Great renovation

Sue Folkerts

An updated antique!

Jaime Mendez

Wonderful building

robert boatsman

Very informative.

Someonelse Here

I graduated here!

Jorey Anderson

It was amazing

Jan O'Leary

Terrific program

Dan Van Harmelen

Love this place.

Tan Van

Ok

Maria “Mylene” Sandness

Happy anniversary

don wood

Harassment by phone

Brenda C Jackson

Very cultural

Matt Parshall

Interesting place

Shea Engle

Cozy venue.

baba chen

great place

shailesh patel

Cahlla digital

Paul Pemberton

Democracy in action

PNW Review

Homeless town

Ari Kohn

Heart of the city

Sean Bucher

Exceptional venue for panels, live podcasts, etc. Beautiful updates to the interior and concessions we're good, although could have stayed open longer.

Christy Bennett

Beautiful concert hall! Saw the Seattle Women’s Chorus and it was a fantastic show and a great venue!

Connie Hanson

Amor Towles last night at Seattle Arts and Lectures. Great author.

Chris Welch

What a very cool place

Suna Gurol

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