The Anna Heilmaier Meeting Room is perfect for a meetings and special events with floor to ceiling panoramic windows overlooking The Wellstone Center’s neighborhood—look to the old West Side on one side and built up downtown St. Paul on the opposite side. You can draw the curtains for a cozy atmosphere during presentations and let the light in during social hour, for two different feelings in one great space. Furnished with four-foot round tables and comfortable padded chairs, the stone walls and white columns create an ambiance of elegance and sophistication on the second floor. Wireless microphone and sound system plus a motorized projection screen complete the package for a perfect event.

The Ecolab Fireside Room is located on the first floor of the Wellstone Center, just past the main entrance and lobby. Featuring floor to ceiling windows for natural light, a charming fireplace with stone surround, and finished with historic Neighborhood House details including original artifacts and tiles. This boardroom style set-up has all of the modern elements for a successful meeting, including a large projection screen and beautiful build-in buffet.

A traditional banquet room on The Wellstone Center’s lower level, The Ferber Community Dining Room is conveniently located across from the gymnasiums, and can be used in combination or on its own. Enjoy dinner first and party across the hall after; or, simply set up a dance floor in the dining room and dine and dance the night away all in one place! Adjacent to the commercial kitchen, which boasts a bar or pass-through window open to the hallway, you can host a creative cocktail hour before starting off your night to remember. Featuring five-foot round tables and comfortable padded chairs paired with chandelier style lighting and wireless microphone and sound system, it’s a perfect fit for any type of event.

The Wellstone Center is home to two full-sized gymnasiums ideal for sporting events with eight motorized basketball hoops. Or you can convert the space for large training sessions, presentations, and galas with wireless microphone and sound system. Decorate in any theme you like when you host celebration receptions for weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, graduation parties or quinceañeras. Each gym can hold up to 350 guests and together they can hold up to 700 comfortably.

We feature fifteen smaller meeting rooms, perfect for intimate, conversational meetings or break-out sessions during large meetings.

A unique offering in event rental space, our Performance Space is a popular selection for conference key note speakers, lecture series, live theater, music, and more. Available to rent for one day, one week or extended shows for a month, it’s your choice how you use it. Full sound and lighting capabilities and a wide range of additional technologies, the performance space is often paired with the nearby green room and prop shop to accommodate all of your performance needs.

The Wellstone Center’s light-filled welcoming area for all of our visitors also makes a perfect community gathering space to host a reception after a lecture or performance, or to kick-off a conference in grand fashion. In the Wells Fargo Rotunda, culturally diverse artwork adorns the circular walls and high ceilings offer natural light and airiness. The adjacent St. Paul Travelers Lobby provides intimate seating with a collection of high and low top tables and comfortable easy chairs all surrounded by the warmth of a stone fireplace, a mainstay in settlement houses around the world.

Located on The Wellstone Center’s second floor, the West Side Room is a traditional meeting and event space with exceptional privacy. Featuring five-foot round tables, comfortable padded chairs and large square windows in a quiet, naturally lit setting, this is an ideal spot for any corporate meeting or luncheon outfitted with both whiteboards and a projection screen.