Facility Rental

The River Center’s facilities and grounds are available for all occasions–from weddings and parties to business meetings, as well as for lectures, and classes. The entire facility can be rented, or just the rooms you need. All rooms are wired for wi-fi. They include:

  • Rainshadow Hall: A 130-seat meeting room with retractable dividing wall, podium, audio-visual equipment including mics and cameras for teleconferencing, and computer driven 150-inch nanolumens high definition screen. The room includes several seating options, (6-seat folding round tables and rectangular folding tables), podium, and beverage service area with bar sink and pass-through to the catering kitchen. Room seats 120 at tables. Doors open to the kitchen, atrium, and to the Riverside plaza.
  • Catering Kitchen: Fully equipped, stainless steel catering kitchen with pass-through window, walk-in cooler, 7-cu. ft. freezer, two undercounter refrigerators, warming cabinet with multiple trays, industrial oven, moveable induction burners and cookware, 3 deep sinks, commercial undercounter dishwasher, prep sink, handwashing sink.
  • Raven Room: 25-seat classroom with a wall of screened windows to the east, 85-inch computer driven high-definition screen, teleconferencing, rectangular tables, chairs, sink and countertop.
  • Riverside Plaza: 250-seat plaza with concrete surface, adjacent to raingarden, with stairway to historic railroad bridge and Olympic Discovery Trail. Can be tented. Electrical outlets for amplifiers, string lighting, and outdoor service window to “Hurricane Coffee at the River” for espresso, specialty non-alcoholic drinks, pastries, and sandwiches.
  • Flyway: The central atrium, with clearstory windows above and doors at either end, is wide enough to set up with seating on each side for a wedding ceremony, reception line, or for buffet tables.
  • The River Center’s landscaped, lighted parking lot (90 vehicles, electric vehicle recharging station) and field can be tented for events.

Demand is high. We recommend you book your event as soon as possible. Rental and damage deposits are required. If you plan to serve alcohol, permits must be aquired.

For rental prices and contract details please click here

For questions about rentals and event planning, please contact Vanessa Fuller, 360-360-681-5636 or email her: [email protected]