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Venue Type
Arena Venue
City
Manchester
Region
Midlands
Standing
15000
theatre
9100
dinner
4500
bedrooms
0
About
AO Arena Manchester
AO Arena is one of Manchester's landmark event venues and one of Europe's largest indoor arenas. Located directly within the Manchester Victoria Station complex, the venue combines the scale of the Arena Bowl with dedicated lounges, hospitality spaces, breakout rooms and extensive event production facilities. The arena has a headline live-event capacity of 23,000, although its corporate event configurations are designed for everything from intimate meetings to major conferences, dinners and large-scale experiences.
For corporate hire, the venue can accommodate conferences, exhibitions, awards ceremonies, gala dinners, product launches, receptions and private events. Its operational, catering and technical teams are based on site, giving organisers access to the infrastructure normally associated with major concerts and live productions.
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Facilities and Services
AO Arena offers extensive in-house event infrastructure supported by dedicated operational, catering, event safety and technical teams. The Arena Bowl provides a purpose-built stage, large-scale screens and substantial production capability, while the wider venue offers breakout rooms, reception areas, private bars and hospitality spaces.
Food and beverage is delivered by the venue's on-site team, with menus available for everything from conference refreshments and lunches to large-scale seated banquets. The arena also offers dedicated event management and can assist with delegate travel and hotel arrangements for major conferences and events.
Ideal For
- Large-scale conferences
- Awards ceremonies
- Gala dinners
- Exhibitions
- Product launches
- Brand activations
- Corporate parties
- Large receptions
- Live events
- Graduations
- Experiential events
- Private dining
- Networking events
- Major corporate productions
Key Features
- Iconic Manchester arena
- 23,000 live-event capacity
- Private events for up to 15,000
- Banquets for up to 4,500
- 3,120m² exhibition floor
- Purpose-built stage
- Large-scale production infrastructure
- Multiple screens
- Extensive breakout facilities
- Premium lounges
- Private suites
- In-house catering
- On-site technical teams
- Dedicated event management
- Directly connected to Manchester Victoria
Iconic Manchester arena
23,000 live-event capacity
Private events for up to 15,000
Banquets for up to 4,500
3,120m² exhibition floor
Purpose-built stage
Large-scale production infrastructure
Multiple screens
Extensive breakout facilities
Premium lounges
Private suites
In-house catering
On-site technical teams
Dedicated event management
Directly connected to Manchester Victoria
Why Hire
AO Arena provides a level of scale and production infrastructure that relatively few Manchester venues can match. Organisers can take over the same environment used for major international concerts and sporting events and transform it for conferences, awards ceremonies, exhibitions, gala dinners and experiential events.
Importantly, it isn't only relevant to events involving thousands of guests. The ability to drape the Arena Bowl and the collection of lounges, restaurants and private suites means the venue can accommodate considerably smaller events, while providing breakout, hospitality and production areas within the same building.
Its location is another major advantage. Manchester Victoria Station forms part of the same complex, providing direct rail and tram access without delegates having to cross the city centre.
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Location and Access
AO Arena is located at Manchester Victoria Station, on the northern edge of Manchester city centre and immediately adjacent to the Printworks and Manchester Cathedral. Its integration with Victoria Station gives the venue exceptional public transport access, while Manchester's principal hotels, restaurants and city-centre amenities are within walking distance.
Manchester Victoria Station | 0.1 miles
Salford Central Station | 0.7 miles
Manchester Airport | 10 miles
VENUE INFO
Event spaces
5
meeting rooms
15
bedrooms
0
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