Meetings & Events at City Hall

Meetings & Events at City Hall
With nine rooms of varying size, City Hall can cater for meetings and events anywhere between 6 and 300 people and the rooms are always fully customisable to meet your needs. So whether you need a whole media wall for presentations, or simply a whiteboard or flip chart...a selection of sandwiches and cold refreshments brought to you table, or your own personal chef to cook up a menu of your choice.
Chamber
Located on the ground floor, a large flexible event space can seat up to 300 guests theatre style. Ideal for conferences, exhibitions, weddings, graduation ceremonies, graduation balls, fashion shows and conferencing. Large projection screens, portable display screens, microphones, bluetooth speakers and 360 video conferencing facilities available.
Mayoral Parlour
Impressive modern space on the 6thfloor with an outdoor terrace and panoramic views of the coast. Ideal for networking, ceremonies, conferencing, press events and weddings. Three large screens, video conferencing, microphones and bluetooth speakers. Holds up to 120 guests theatre style or standing and the space can be divided into 3 smaller boardroom style meeting rooms to hold up to 20 people.
Comitteee Rooms
Modern meeting rooms with large screens, video conferencing facilities and white boards. Board room style up to 28 people.
Room | Boardroom/Committee | Theatre / standing | Classroom | Caberet |
Committee Room 1 - Mezzanine | 28 | 60 | 14 | n/a |
Committee Room 2 - Floor 1 | 16 | n/a | 8 | n/a |
Committee Room 3 - Floor 2 | 16 | n/a | 8 | n/a |
Mayors Parlour Room 1 - Floor 6 | 20 | 60 | 10 | n/a |
Mayors Parlour Room 2 - Floor 6 | 14 | 40 | 6 | n/a |
Mayors Parlour Room 3 - Floor 6 | 14 | 40 | 6 | n/a |
Mayors Parlour Room 2 & 3 - Floor 6 | 32 | 80 | 16 | n/a |
Mayors Parlour Combined - Floor 6 | n/a | 120 | n/a | 80 |
Chamber - Lower Ground Floor** | 96 | 300 | 48 | 220 |
Mayoral Parlour
There are three rooms licenced for wedding ceremonies:
Ceremony Room - 1st floor. Up to 38 guests seating theatre style
Council Chamber - ground floor up to 296 guests seating theatre style
Mayoral Parlour - 6th Floor. 116 guests theatre style.
Please contact the Registrars Office to book a wedding ceremony at City Hall
To book a room
Please contact cityhallmanagement@sunderland.gov.uk
Catering can be sourced separately by contacting brewandbake@sunderland.gov.uk