Great place to hosts events. There's also a Farmers Style Market during Spring/Summer!

I've seen the Silver Spring Civic Building during my visits to the area, yet being inside was a first. The great hall & ballroom hosted the 16th Annual Gap Buster's Inc. Gala presenting a fanfare to the African culture with the backdrop of the building's ecofriendly & urban architectural design. In both areas I crossed paths with some of the Hospitality, A/V & Catering teams who were interactively busy & pleasant. GapBuster is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit & minority-founded educational organization dedicated to empowering the community through education benefiting their students/mentees in aiming to close the educational performance gap. The gala featured Keynote Speaker Kojo Yankah, former Member of the Ghana Parliament & founder of the African University College of Communications. Other special guets included Pat Lawson-Muse of NBC News 4, Congressman Jamie Raskin & Montgomery County Council At-Large Candidate Hoan Dang. The notable guest of the evening in which I had the esteemed honor in meeting, was King Peggy (Nana Amuah-Afenyi VI - born Peggielene Bartels), the first woman King & Reigning Chief of Tantum in Ghana. I didn't venture around the entire space, however on my way out I quickly spanned the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery (former First Lady of MoCo) that supports the arts & humanities. The portico to the plaza is a popular space for concerts, famer's market, festivals, live entertainment...I saw light advertisement for the upcoming seasonal ice skating rink & annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival which is held in front of the building. There's a parking garage across the street on Ellsworth Drive if you can't find street parking. I saw many people parking in the Whole Foods parking lot...not suggesting, just to note. From the Silver Spring Metro Rail Station - Red Line, it's a very casual 15 minute walk. read more

Silver Spring Civic Building - Nana Amuah-Afenyi VI known informally as King Peggy, reigning Chief of Tantum; Mfantsiman Municipal District, Ghana. - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

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I remember when the county broke ground for this place back in 2010. Then I came here for early voting, and was in and out in a breeze. Since then I've been in and out of here for various events. Last year I attended a NAMI charity event in the ballroom. Great event, and so close to home! The best thing about attending an event here is that there is a parking garage directly across the street (on Ellsworth). This summer Silver Spring had their own Green Festival event which was on the plaza and throughout the Civic Building. That's the first time I actually noticed the art in the reception room. Pretty cool. Tonight I attended a free Tribute to Veterans concert event held in the ballroom. There were WW II and Viet Nam vets that gave eloquent and moving speeches, as well as active and retired service members from all branches of the military. Then we were treated to live music (and dancing if you so chose to partake) by Doc Scantlin and the Palmettos with Chou Chou performing music from the World War II era. It was very entertaining, and I loved watching the senior audience members getting their groove on. I look forward to attending more events here in the future. Well done, Montgomery County! read more

Silver Spring Civic Building - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

Whoo hoo! I was ECSTATIC when I scored a free ticket to the 'Tribute to America's Veterans Concert' - we started off with a cheese & wine reception before some cool music began. There were two platters of hard and soft cheeses, dried fruits, grapes, and nuts. It was awesome seeing some of the veterans at the reception, thanking them for their service! There were some big wigs, like county executives and special appearances from local officials thanking the sponsors and making speeches. There were Doc Scantlin and the Palmettos (I absolutely LOVED the WW2 music!!!) with Chou Chou. I didn't get to see them at the Carlyle event, so I was super super excited to see them perform! I got a rose from Chou Chou, and that made my night! It was so cute seeing the couples dance on the dance floor. A fantastic way to spend and pay tribute to the veterans - THANKS FOR THE EXPERIENCE, MIKE!!! +musical performances +charity events read more

Silver Spring Civic Building - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

Newer establishment. I've been here for a few events that were well done with the accommodations provided. Garage parking directly across the street. What more can you ask for? read more

I went there for an event. This is a nice venue. The foods was nice. I assume the venue catered the event. A vase full of water fell off a shelf and onto me but I think I have to blame the hostess because it was decorations she placed there. It's a nice venue for a large event- party, wedding, or whatever your heart desires. read more

Had a excellent time at the civic center. The building was super clean, organized and maintained. The medium sized room where we had out event in was ok and superb. It is convieintely located across the street from the Wayne Street parking garage. The read more

Civic center is always nice and clean. Its pretty cool architecturally. You can rent rooms. There are always cool events going on inside or right on Veteran's Plaza which is the area outside. Plenty of parking nearby. Tons of food options close as well. The staff has been friendly each time I've been here. read more

We rented a room in this venue for our company's annual retreat. Parking was easy in the covered deck across the street - cheap as well. Inside, this building is immaculately clean and nicely open with high ceilings and natural light. Our room was nicely air-conditioned, had lots of space, and it was easy to project computer presentations. I definitely recommend this venue for meetings and other events. read more

What has: A nice sized ballroom that can be configured to many different uses. Is very close to public transportation with ample parking in the garage across the street. Where you can use your own caterer or audio visual people. Has WiFi and data ports throughout the facility Bamboo Wood flooring throughout with a very modern clean Scandinavian styled furniture and decor (like being in Ikea). Well the answer is The Silver Spring Civic Building and wait that's not all....it's also very very affordable. If you are in need of a nice not too large like the DC Convention Center event space then really you can't go wrong here they can accommodate up to 700 or so people in their large ball room. My company was here to do an event for a client and they needed complete audio and visual support. I had no problem dealing with the people running things at the facility, the head person in charge on that particular day (she reminded me of that actress "Jo" from the "Fact's of Life" TV show back in the 80's) was most helpful and was able to facilitate both client and other vendors there. They do use the outside area for concerts like the Silver Spring Jazz Festival and other out door events. Real cool space to throw a big party hummmmm might just have to give a BIG party here one day myself. read more

Recently, we rented this venue for a child's religious ceremony party and reserved it from 4-11pm, paid $400.00 per hour. During the event, the building supervisor came around 9:30pm to start ending the event. We told him that we will be out of the building by 11 and if not, our deposit should cover the extra. He repeatedly asked our caterer, our guests to start packing by screaming and yelling. Around 10pm when all the cleaning was still going on, he turned the light off. We paid hefty price over $3000.00 for the rent, but we were treated like a dirt. We were forced to end our party and it was a great insult in front of our guest. Another family member had also reserved this place for January 2016 event, and they decided to cancel the reservation due to this incident. She went to cancel it but was told by the director that our guests have no business being at our party after 10pm. This is absurd, and so unprofessional. If we rented the hall and paid $400.00 extra for the time, why shouldn't be there? Why are we paying for the hall while the building staff was stacking the chair. I think Silver Spring Civic center need to really train their staff to be courteous and friendly otherwise they will be loosing many patronage. We will not recommend this place for any nice event because it is also a grand central walkway for anyone passing by the street between the building. read more

This is a review from the standpoint of someone who has attended various events here and used the building as their own mobile office from time to time and not as someone who has actually rented a space here. I can say that the few events I've attended here went on without a hitch and the times I've came over to the building on my telecommute days and I wanted to work in a different surrounding other than my small apartment or the silver spring library the wifi was steady the and the plugin ports a-plenty. The staff here are very friendly and it even includes an art gallery with different exhibits by local artists. Outside is very nicely done too, although the outdoor area can get a little crowded and ridiculous during the warmer months. read more

It is about time downtown Silver Spring had a place like this, it seems like these places are always found out in Rockville or Gaithersburg. So far, I have only been to the building to vote and attend a meeting, but I can definitely see the potential for it to be an important hub in this community. read more

So i'm writing this review to echo what Saroj P. wrote about rude staff. I attended an event there in June 2016 and oh my goodness the security guard was beyond rude. I do not know what time the Civic Center was rented until BUT at exactly 11pm, the guard start screaming at guests to EXIT THE BUILDING RIGHT NOW...YOUR TIME IS OVER. I REPEAT LEAVE THE BUILDING RIGHT NOW. I wrote the above in caps to emphasis the screaming. All of us guests were appalled at such display. I don't care if the rental time had expired, you do not bellow at the top of your voice at a client & their guests. I was at the center last week to discuss rental for my wedding next year, haven felt that particular guard was an anomaly there. Haven read others complaining of such behavior I think i will pass. I had mentioned to my fiance the possibility of us using the space and the first thing he said was "Wait, the place with the rude guard who was screaming at people to get out? For our wedding? I think not babe... not even if its nearly free". Sigh.... so sad because the space is so aesthetically modern & nice. I can't stress enough the need to have courteous, well trained staff. read more

I found partnering with facility to host an important business meeting to be an abysmal experience. The public facing staff is, at times, uncommunicative; and, at other times, downright rude. I'm not sure why their horse is so high, but I certainly hope they fall off it. Aesthetically, the space is lovely, so people do ask me about hosting meetings there from time to time - but if you're the one planning the meeting, then the headaches that come with this place are a pretty steep price to pay for aesthetics. There's just no meaningful support. So. expect to have to do everything yourself. If you have a problem, expect the staff to hide from you. If you try to solve the problem yourself, expect the staff to get in your way, be rude to you, and remind you that "you don't own the place." If they had a service mindset, I think this place could be a real gem - but considering all the problems I had, I'm not a bit surprised that the rest of the place seemed to be completely empty on the day we were there. read more