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from$185/hr
Spacious Event Space with High Ceilings, Entertaining Kitchen and TVs with surround sound - NoMa
Northeast Washington, DC
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Located in the heart of NoMa, steps from all that D.C. has to offer, our club room is a perfect location for personal or business entertaining! Featuring an entertaining kitchen and ample seating areas with high-end furnishings and décor, this warmly lit clubroom is stacked...
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from$135/hr
Turnkey Meeting Room | M2
Northwest Washington, DC
...stimulating. Our beautifully designed spaces are the perfect location to host your next brainstorm meeting, off-site session, hands-on workshop, guest lecture, or casual meetup. This listing is for your 10-person conference room. Space Details: • Seating for 10 • Conference Table • TV screen with...
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from$135/hr
Creative Meeting Space w/ Unique Art Decor | M8
Northwest Washington, DC
6
...stimulating. Our beautifully designed spaces are the perfect location to host your next brainstorm meeting, off-site session, hands-on workshop, guest lecture, or casual meetup. This listing is for your 8-person conference room. Space Details: • Seating for 8 • Conference Table • TV screen with...
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from$135/hr
Turn-Key Conference Room for 10 People | M3
Northwest Washington, DC
2
...stimulating. Our beautifully designed spaces are the perfect location to host your next brainstorm meeting, off-site session, hands-on workshop, guest lecture, or casual meetup. This listing is for your 10-person conference room. Space Details: • Seating for 10 • Conference Table • TV screen with...
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from$100/hr
Clean, modern and creative arts space and coffee bar close to downtown DC
Northwest Washington, DC
27
...space and coffee bar. This 2-storey, approximately 2000 sq foot arts space has been used for everything from dinner parties, workshops, lectures, business meetings, co-working, product launch, art events and everything in between. It always surprises us to see what ideas people have...
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from$175/hr
Versatile Space in a Renovated Historic Capitol Hill Row House
Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
81
***Please read this section thoroughly as this may answer many questions you may have.*** Versatile space in a renovated historic Capitol Hill row house! Our 1,073 sq. ft room provides prime meeting space in Capitol Hill; walking distance to the Capitol, Supreme Court, House &...
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from$75/hr
Private Meeting Space | M7
Northwest Washington, DC
...stimulating. Our beautifully designed spaces are the perfect location to host your next brainstorm meeting, off-site session, hands-on workshop, guest lecture, or casual meetup. This listing is for your 6-person conference room. Space Details: • Seating for 6 • Conference Table • TV screen with...
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from$190/hr
Gorgeous Yoga & Wellness Space in Downtown DC
Northwest Washington, DC
7
...The space is the perfect place for your event including conferences, classes, lectures, lunch & learns, book launches, film screenings, and more. Also used as a yoga studio - we have plenty of space for bookings. Plant filled, light, and airy spaces Hardwood Floors Balcony Garden Convenient...
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from$75/hr
Think Tank Conference Room w/ TV + Whiteboard | M5
Northwest Washington, DC
...stimulating. Our beautifully designed spaces are the perfect location to host your next brainstorm meeting, off-site session, hands-on workshop, guest lecture, or casual meetup. This listing is for your 6-person conference room. Space Details: • Seating for 6 • Conference Table • TV screen with...
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Frequently Asked Questions




Rent a lecture hall in Washington DC

Lectures are a special kind of presentation where information is shared in a somewhat formal manner. Since lectures demand focus, the venue you choose should have few distractions yet remain comfortable for attendees. Washington, D.C., like most major US cities, is an educational hub as well as a cultural one, so you'll find lecture halls suitable for all topics here. DC's status as the US capital means many lecture hall venues are historic sites and are especially appropriate for lecture topics on American history or politics. Yet you'll still find plenty of spaces with contemporary decor and amenities suitable for classes, business lectures, and other events.
Washington, D.C. is also a transit hub for the East Coast. That makes it the natural place to hold a lecture or other major event. Visitors can affordably arrive here and then travel to the event via DC's excellent public transit network.

Discover the best places to rent a lecture hall in Washington DC

The best place to find lecture halls in Washington, D.C. include educational institutions like universities, high schools, and academies. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library is one such institution, with a Great Hall, auditorium, and 5th floor event space suitable for lectures. Washington, D.C. also has one of the largest concentrations of museums of any US city, most of which have classrooms and exhibit halls for presentations and other special events.
Lectures can also be held in art galleries, churches, and community centers since these buildings will usually have a classroom or two for training or special events. Business centers, offices, and coworking spaces offer rooms suitable for lectures as well. Hotels that cater to business clients will have lounges, banquet halls, meeting rooms, and other venues that will comfortably seat hundreds or even thousands of attendees. What's more, a hotel experienced in hosting lectures will have projector screens, microphones, stages, and other amenities for rental.
Hotels are also great lecture venues if you're expecting a lot of attendees to be coming from out of town. You'll be able to hold the lecture in the same building where guests will be sleeping and eating, for convenience.

How to book a lecture space in Washington DC

How you book a lecture space will depend on the venue. Many venues, like coworking spaces, offer very flexible terms by the hour or day. Others may require you to book for the entire day, weeks, or months in advance. Organizations that keep a lecture hall or classroom in reserve for occasional events tend to have reasonable rates. These include churches, community centers, and office buildings.

Reviews for lecture halls

Cassandra B.
Sleek, sunlit meeting room in midtown Manhattan equipped with the latest technology
was very responsive and made sure that all of our needs were met. The space was exactly as advertised and was perfect for our lecture...
Taniece R.
Bright Conference Room Located in Prince George's County
The hist is responsive to questions and needs. The space is just as advertised and very clean. Held a lecture for 2 days for 10 people. Everyone enjoyed the space...
Laila D.
Bright & airy Soho style loft studio with exposed brick & outdoor zen garden | ABOUT THE WORK ACTORS STUDIO
The place was beautiful very pretty and cozy! It was perfect for a lecture presentation. Everyone enjoyed it. Thanks a lot. I will definitely book again another time. Laila...
Diane A.
Midtown Event Studio with Beautiful Window Street View on 8th Ave
system across the room with me, etc and even offered to go to the store if we were to need anything else for our lecture. Hanna was very responsive to my calls, and helped me set up the sound system and our microphone by walking me through the process over...
Denise Y.
Inspiring Creative Event Space | You Belong Here
stocked and spacious. It was exactly what we needed for the size and agenda of our event. It was 9-13 people with both lectures and breakouts into smaller discussion groups...
Luciana K.
Gorgeous Brand New 40 person Meeting Space-Plaza District-now 40% OF
Perfect for the small lecture I was hosting. The staff is just outstanding. Super helpful! Will definitely book again
Scott M.
Amazing Spacious Lounge Ready for your Next Event, Party or Workshop!
Space was amazing. We gave a series of lectures to our work team at the site. The facilities and restrooms were immaculate. The group that owned the space was easy to communicate with...
Ammar A.
Large and Flexible Daylight Studio with Cyc
Great Place. The staff present was really helpful. We used it for a lecture shoot and tried out few of the furniture pieces there. Would highly recommend this place...

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