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Corporate Events

Hire the Box that Rocks

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The Copper Box Arena offers an impressive setting for your corporate event.

After hosting events during London 2012, the Copper Box Arena is available to hire for large scale conferences, awards, exhibitions (2,712m2), product launches, dinners, TV shows, concerts and comedy events.

Up to 7,500 delegates can be accomodated theatre-style and the venue has the flexibility to cater for sit-down dinners or smaller performances in a short hall format.

Behind the scenes, the facilities at the Copper Box Arena are just as impressive. There are preparation and changing areas, a modern sound system, extensive office space with free Wi-fi and all the production and rigging systems you need to make any event a success.

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Catering for major events

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Working with exclusive hospitality partner BH Live, the Copper Box Arena provides world-class corporate and retail hospitality to support the larger than life events at this iconic venue and make a lasting impression on delegates.

BH Live catering offers: 

  • Banqueting and fine dining
  • Conference, exhibition and stand catering
  • Bespoke menu design, food stations and tablescapes
  • Pre-event tasting and schedule rehearsal
  • Fresh, sustainable ingredients, sourced locally where possible and always from British producers
  • Scalable service to suit every occasion and budget
  • Dedicated hospitality event management throughout
  • Supports Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance produce
  • Hospitality Assured accreditation

BH Live also manages the concessions and crew catering at the Copper Box Arena.

Seating capacities

 

 Main Auditorium
 Fully seated Arena  5,500-7,500
 Theatre style  1,500-2,000
 Classroom  1,000
 Cabaret style  750-1,000
 Drinks reception  3,500
 Buffet reception  1,500
 Sit down dinner  1,200

 

Venue Specifications

60m x 40m arena with fixed auditorium seating  Concourse areas overlooking the arena for networking and daytime catering 
40m x 20m back of house area for loading/unloading and production Roof rigging points for production
Venue mother grid kinesis rigging system LED videoboards for brand placement
Modular arena stage 60ft x 40ft x 5ft Queuing control barriers for immediately outside of the venue
Venue house lighting - icluding HD broadcast lights House PA system for announcements 
Four team-style changing areas Two changing rooms with showers
Office space for event production Power, heating, cooling and water
Dedicated event entrance Free Wifi 1Gbps inbound and 1Gbps outbound

To comply with physical distancing regulations and to ensure a fair allocation of time for each customer we will be allocating one hour time slots for the gym, fitness classes and swimming. The one hour time slot will include the allowance for safe arrival, movement through the centre, changing and leaving the premises.

Timetables and activity time slots will be made available and bookable on the Better UK app once we reopen.

 

Venue details

Venue opening times

  • Monday - Friday 1400 - 2200
  • Saturday - Sunday 0700 - 1700

 

Accessibility

  • Adapted for wheelchairs
    Adapted for wheelchairs
  • Disabled toilet
    Disabled toilet
  • Accessible Parking
    Accessible Parking
  • Accessible Changing
    Accessible Changing
  • Lift
    Lift
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Find us

  • Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
  • London
  • E20 3HB
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