Gorgeous building. I'm not entirely sure of everything that's there. It's a mix of retail and government. At least one dining establishment on the first floor. Noticed a hair salon. Post office is also on the first floor. Love the old fashioned mail boxes and other lovely wood and metal design elements that are still in place. The buildings also has rooms for events. It's a little tricky going upstairs - there are stairs and an elevator on both sides; however, in at least one instance, if you go up the stairs on wrong side you will find yourself locked out of the main hallway to that floor. I think the safe bet is the left side stairs/elevator. Charming. With ample parking nearby. Paid and unpaid. read more

Court House Square - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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The venue is impressive and fabulous! Guests were so amazed with the glamorous venue. Owner and team worked with us from tour to the event itself! The lighting, the ambience, the mood, the view - just beautiful! Thank you, Derek and Jessica. read more

Court House Square - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

We hosted a dinner here and it was a fabulous space! The historical architecture makes decorating for a classy dinner super easy! We really enjoyed the open spaces and easy access to chairs and tables. They also have different size spaces to help accommodate different group sizes. read more

This is an amazing business/ venue / Co-working space for professionals theres tons to do ! From getting professional services on the top floors, mailing an important document out at the postal service or getting a bite to eat at the eateries inside . Historically it is a very beautiful building as well and it has goven lots of life back to the city ! The property manager is excellent and anyone looking to get a space here for lease or rent out the ballrooms for events will not be disappointed! read more

Difficult to get a hold of Jessica the person in charge to show and help with rental details. So the person who finally showed the place wasn't informed of details I asked about the venue. There are more rooms but the person wasn't aware to show the other but the expensive one. Also there is a conflict with the food. If you don't go with their prefer catering they charge you extra. Anyway, I found one pretty read more

I was in charge of my work holiday party this year. I've done it before, and I know what it is like dealing with venues and vendors. This year I got the green light to book the party in Tacoma. I saw Court House Square and was instantly in love with this historical building and saw that they had a space perfect for my group, the Gallery. I immediately contacted Jessica Johnston-Nelson at the property. She confirmed my date and we instantly got the ball rolling. She was a dream to work with. She had all of the answers and creative solutions necessary to make my event perfect for my group. The historical building and grand spaces speak for themselves making this a good venue and my co-workers has a great time. But, for me, what makes this place great is Jessica! I would 1000% book here again! read more

We had our wedding at Court House Square in February, 2018. The venue was exactly what I was looking for: vintage classic feel. The room is stunning as soon as you walk in. High ceilings, huge windows over looking the city, a separate space (connected to the large room) for food and bar service and they even now offer a bridal suite and grooms suite to get ready in! Mitchel was awesome and timely with communication be it about vendors, recommendations, finallncials/receipts, or just answering questions. The space is classy and elegant in itself so decor can be understated and still have a huge impression on guests. Pictures around the building and during the wedding/reception turned out awesome! read more

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This is one of my favorite buildings in Tacoma. The management team is friendly and extremely passionate. The restaurants and coffee shop are first class, and the weekend pop-ups they hold are super cool. read more

Highly recommend this space! We recently had our wedding at Court House Square and were lucky to get to work with the new director, Jessica and her partner, Derek. Venue management changed earlier this year and communication was tough during the transition, but once we met with them in person, the final pieces of our wedding really came together better than we could have expected! They are starting to offer additional options through the space like day-of coordination. Jessica and Derek coordinated day-of for us and were superb! So many of our loved ones commented on how helpful and attentive they were and they really complemented the warmth and community-feel that we were all about. Court House Square is one of the few affordable wedding venues we found that was full of style and had many a-la-cart add-ons that we appreciated (like renting a speaker, paying for setup/clean up, etc.) With that said, I appreciated how talking through options for our day didn't feel like everything was about money. Jess went above and beyond to make our wedding smooth and carefree. Hope you get the chance to hold - or attend - an event here! read more

We booked both the gallery and the ballroom for our wedding, 12 months in advance. The architecture and lighting made it the perfect venue. Then the day of the wedding. When we arrived the gallery had a stack of cabinetry in the corner and other junk that we had to move. When we called our day of coordinator, we received no response or help. But, it is an event and things happen so you just move the junk and move on (this only delayed us a half hour so it was workable). After the ceremony and the dinner, we turned on our glow sticks and fun LED glasses, rings and bracelets and went to change the lighting to start the dancing (mind you this is the main reason we booked this venue). The lighting system is kind of hard to operate and it appeared to have been missing the buttons so again we called our day of coordinator for help (no answer), we texted (no answer), we had a gentleman who was cleaning call (no answer). Finally, the nice gentleman who had been cleaning the ceremony space explained to us that the lighting had been broken for weeks!! What?!!? After being ignored by the management team and lied to about the lights we left the venue two hours earlier than we had the event rented for. Our awesome caterers were excited about getting to close up early and even though they are no affiliated with the venue they apologized for the situation. We left the venue early because who wants to dance in basically sun light bright lights and instead went down the street and a couple of remaining guests danced at a local bar. read more

We had our wedding reception here on a Monday night in July. Everything was perfect. Lots of parking, no one going in and out of building so we were able to get family pictures on the front steps before the reception. The ballroom itself is beautiful. Tables, chairs, linens and sound system we rented were all in excellent condition. View of downtown and Mt Rainier was lovely. Temp in the ballroom was perfect even with a full house. The event manager is really easy to work with and responds to emails quickly. Really happy we chose to have our wedding reception here. read more

Change in management. Extremely hard to get ahold of. A lot of confusion with who is in charge. When I finally got ahold of someone (after a month of calling and emailing) all of the questions I had I was directed to someone else, and so on and never got clear answers. They were very quick to get me off of the phone. If you have the patience of not getting a call back for weeks with no helpful information this is for you. Check out the Tacoma Art Museum for venue, same price point and they actually respond. read more

I recently had my wedding at courthouse square and it was everything I hoped and dreamed for. Both the Ballroom and the Gallery are beautiful spaces. My guests were completely blown away. Mitchell Dorn was an amazing help from start to finish and made a clear checklist of everything I needed to make my wedding happen. I couldn't have asked for a better venue! read more