Event FAQs

District Hall is a mission-driven, not-for-profit, civic innovation center. Our mission is to foster innovation and entrepreneurship. Hosting your event at District Hall allows us to fulfill our mission by discounting space rentals, operating our public lounge, and running free, public programming for the innovation community. Learn more about our impact here!

Submit an event request and our event manager will get back to you within one business day with availability!

For meetings in our Pods within the next month, please check our last-minute booking calendar for 50% off regular rates!

In order to place a soft hold on the space, please submit an event request online. Our event manager will get back to you within one business day with an initial quote and we can typically place a two-week complimentary soft hold on the date. Spaces are not confirmed until we have received a signed contract and full payment.

For events occurring within the next month, we offer our available pod meeting rooms at 25% off our regular rates. To see our current availability, please check our last-minute booking calendar!

For last-minute bookings, all rooms come with the standard set up and we cannot provide catering. You are welcome to order food + drinks onsite from Gather and bring it into the room.

Yes! As a nonprofit, we are happy to support fellow nonprofits, startups, and on-mission events with a cost reduction on our site fees. All discounts are considered on a case-by-case basis and we always send clients a full quote to start. Please ask your event manager for more information if you are interested.

Our space is all about innovation — let us know what you’re thinking and if it’s possible, we’ll work with you to make it happen!

Following the City of Boston’s new indoor mask mandate, District Hall is requiring all people over age two to wear a mask or face covering when inside the building. All guests must wear masks or face coverings at all times except when actively eating or drinking, including guests in our free, public workspace and attendees in our meeting + event rooms. District Hall is thoroughly cleaned on a daily basis with additional cleanings throughout the day and hand sanitizer is available in all of our rooms and throughout our building. Our HVAC system has filters installed and portable air purifiers are available in the meeting rooms + public Lounge.

Yes, all people over age two are required to wear a mask or face covering when inside the building, following the City of Boston’s indoor mask mandate. All guests must wear masks or face coverings at all times except when actively eating or drinking, including guests in our free, public workspace and attendees in our meeting + event rooms.

District Hall is a single story, fully accessible and ADA compliant building with easy access on Boston’s MBTA.

We have two entrances. The Northern Ave. entrance has 3 stairs leading to the front door, as well as a ramp, and the Seaport Boulevard entrance has wide, street-level double doors.

Each room rental includes the standard furniture in the space:

Pod Meeting Rooms: Integrated power work tables, rolling chairs, presentation station

Assembly: Stackable chairs

Lounge: Circular café tables, work tables, stationary and rolling chairs, various soft seating

Click here to see more detailed information about each of our event spaces. We are also happy to coordinate external furniture rentals.

Room rental includes:

• Free WiFi
• Projector with HDMI and VGA inputs
• Bose sound system
• Four handheld wireless microphones available to reserve
• IdeaPaint walls + dry erase markers (you can write directly on our walls!) 
• Polycom phone (for an additional $25 daily fee)
• Webcam available upon request

All projectors can be connected via HDMI or VGA inputs. Please bring your own laptop +  adaptors (if required). If you have additional A/V needs, such as recording, lavalier mics, uplighting, etc., please bring your own or connect with one of our recommended A/V vendors. 

Please bring your own:

• Laptop or presentation device to connect to our projector
• Chargers for any devices you bring
• Slide advancers
• HMDI/VGA adaptors for your computer, if one is needed
• Flip charts, sticky notes, notebooks, and writing utensils

Please note that painter’s tape must be used when attaching anything to the wall, and we do not permit any type of permanent markers in the space.

While District Hall does not have a designated parking lot, there are multiple public options in the area. Here is a list of some of the public parking lots within walking distance. There is also metered street parking along the surrounding roads.

We are accessible via public transportation. The MBTA Courthouse stop on the Silver Line is the closest to District Hall and South Station is about a 15 minute walk.

District Hall has a number of bike racks available for guest use by the Seaport Boulevard entrance. In addition, the building is located right next to the Seaport Square station on the Hubway bikeshare network.

We have a catering partnership with Briar Events, the catering arm of The Briar Group, who operate our onsite restaurant, Gather. Their food and beverage license covers the building, which means that we can set up food and drink options anywhere in the space!

Yes! Please consult our recommended vendor list which includes a list of A/V, entertainment, and furniture rental companies as well as local hotels which our clients have used before and have had great experiences with. We can handle all the rental logistics for you if you let us know what you are looking for!

You are also welcome to work with someone on your own not on our list (and if you love them let us know so we can add them!)