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Indoor Facility Rentals
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Emeryville features 4 indoor facilities that are available for private rentals. These facilities are commonly used and enjoyed for family parties, fundraisers (crab feeds), children's birthday parties, board meetings, wedding receptions, or memorial services. The specific facilities available are:

          Facility                                                 Address

Facility Capacity and Amenities --> Facility Rental Matrix

Permit Requirements
Indoor facility rentals require a permit issued by the City of Emeryville Community Services Department. Please complete the requirements listed below at least 2 weeks in advance of your event.


Optional Permit Requirements
Depending on your event details, you may be asked to complete these requirements in order to receive your permit.

  • $1,000,000 Certificate of Event Liability Insurance is Required Indemnifying the City of Emeryville
    • Note that Event Liability Insurance is offered through the City of Emeryville / Hub International for those renters unable / unwilling to obtain their own Certificate of Insurance: Application and Rates
  • Events Serving Alcohol: 
    • $20 residents / $40 non-resident Emeryville Public Alcohol Consumption Fee
    • Note that events serving alcohol and open/advertised to the public may be required to obtain an Emeryville one-day caberet permit.  Contact the rental coordinator for more information or details.
  • Events Selling Alcohol:
    • Submit a valid "Daily License (Special One-Day Event Permit)" from the Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) of California.  To complete the application (ABC 221), you'll need permission from the Emeryville Police Department as the "landowner" signee. Contact the Police Department at (510) 596-3700.
    • $20 residents / $40 non-resident Emeryville Public Alcohol Consumption Fee
    • Note that events selling alcohol and open/advertised to the public may be required to obtain an Emeryville one-day caberet permit.  Contact the rental coordinator for more information or details.
  • Security Guards:
    • Security Guards are required for indoor rentals of over 100 people OR indoor rentals where alcohol is served for more than 4 (four) hours.

NEW! Looking to find out if your favorite park site or indoor facility is available?  Find out immediately online! 
    • Visit http://emeryville.org/activenet
    • Click on the "Reserve" button.
    • Click on the "View Rental Area" button.
    • See the availability by clicking on the months next to each room/facility or site/park to which days in that month are reserved. 
    • If no month is showing next to a room/facility or site/park, no reservations have been made in that month! 

    Facility Rental Info
    For a list of specific rental guidelines and facility details please click below.


      For more information or to submit an indoor rental application, contact:


      Mattie Allison
      Rental Specialist

      4321 Salem Street
      Emeryville, CA 94608
      (510) 596-4353 / (510) 652-0933 (Fax)



      City of Emeryville, 1333 Park Avenue  Emeryville, California 94608 • Ph: (510) 596-4300 • Fx: (510) 658-8095