Are you planning a large event, conference or trade fair? Here you will find venues in Haugesund and Haugalandet with capacity for 250 to 800 people.
Quality Hotel Maritim is Haugesund’s largest conference hotel. The hotel has extensive experience hosting conferences and other events. Its largest venue is Maritim Hall, with capacity for 870 people. The hotel also has 19 meeting rooms of various sizes, and it’s also possible to divide Maritim Hall into smaller areas. The hotel can accommodate the same number of people for lunch and dinner and has a number of excellent restaurants.
Edda Cinema in Haugesund centre hires out comfortable auditoriums for meetings, courses, conferences and customer presentations, with the state-of-the-art technical equipment and skilled, committed staff. 7 different high comfort auditoriums provide several options when it comes to number of seats and requirements. The capacity per auditorium is from 18 seats to 324 seats.
Festiviteten offers an array of possibilities for large events. It is situated close to the town hall square in the centre of Haugesund. The main stage has fixed seating with capacity for 510 people. Also included are the foyer – which can be used as an area for mingling – as well as conference hosts, technicians and lighting/sound. The theatre cafe stage has capacity for up to 600 people. It can be used for meetings, seminars, fairs, exhibitions, and conferences etc.
Tysvær Arena Haugesund Sparebank is a modern culture and sports arena with good facilities and access to meeting rooms. The arena is situated in Tysvær, about 15 minutes’ drive from the centre of Haugesund and has an approved capacity of 4,200 people. There is plenty of space for parking and buses. The arena has over 2,000 square metres of floor space, which provides an array of possibilities, and acoustic panels in the ceiling provide excellent acoustics. It has 2,000 fixed seats and it’s also possible to set up chairs. Tysvær Arena has extensive experience hosting fairs, conferences, conventions, concerts, sporting events and banquets.
Tysværtunet Cultural Centre has a number of meeting rooms and auditoriums of various sizes. Storsalen is the largest and has capacity for 380 people, with an option to divide the hall to accommodate 200 people. The cultural centre’s wonderful foyer, with its own gallery, is a great place for mingling or to use as part of a trade fair. LM Café Tysværtunet serves delicious food for events. The cultural house is situated in Aksdal in Tysvær municipality and has plenty of space for parking/bus transport. It takes about 15 minutes to drive from the centre of Haugesund.
Garasjebryggeriet brewery/Høvleriet has rough and ready venues for every occasion and has maximum capacity of 500 people. The venues are excellent for concerts, meetings and gatherings, and can also be used for large conferences. It’s also possible to use the venue in combination with Quality Hotel Maritim, which is right next door.
Located on the island of Karmøy in Vedavågen, about a 30-minute drive from Haugesund city center, Sparebanken Vest Arena Karmøy spans 105 x 68 meters. While primarily used as a football field with artificial turf, it can be converted for large events, including trade shows. It has hosted major events like the Boligmessen housing fair (Compass Fairs), drawing 6,000-7,000 visitors. The arena also features a café, meeting rooms, changing facilities, and plenty of parking.
