Big Events in Cebu City Happen in These Big and Grand Spaces

Located just a stone’s throw away from the main business center of the city, Cebu IT Park, Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino is one of the preferred venues for local and international events and concerts. The Pacific Grand Ballroom of the hotel can accommodate up to 3,200 guests with its 2,000-square-meter floor area. This seating capacity increases to 4,000 when the gallery area is included, which is just what concerts, expos, and major exhibits need. In addition to the ballroom, the hotel also has a number of other function rooms for smaller events. Event rentals range from PhP24,000, for the children’s birthday party package, for example, up to PhP270,000, for wedding packages.

Upcoming events: The Pacific Grand Ballroom is set to host the Philconstruct Show, the Manufacturing Technology World Cebu, Cebu Food Expo, and Cebu International Travel Expo in the coming months.

The multi-level indoor parking area of the hotel has ample space. The venue is also readily accessible to public transportation.

The Pacific Grand Ballroom of the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino is located along Salinas Drive, Lahug, Cebu City. You can get in touch with them through (+6332) 232-6888.

The Cebu Grand Ballroom at the Marco Polo Plaza Cebu has a long history of hosting different events and special occasions in the city. The venue is memorable to many Cebuanos as they most probably have attended events, concerts, and other special occasions at the venue in the past. It has a seating capacity of 800 for dinner functions and 1,200 for cocktails. The ballroom is also a preferred venue for wedding receptions, corporate meetings, national conferences, and international conventions. Full-board meeting packages start at PhP89,040 for around 24 persons, inclusive of overnight deluxe accommodations, breakfast, lunch, and snacks.

Guests and visitors will have no problem with parking as the hotel offers enough space for large groups. The Cebu Grand Ballroom at the Marco Polo Plaza Cebu is accessible to public transportation. For guests who may not want to take public transportation, the hotel offers shuttle services to and from some of the major malls in the city.

The Cebu Grand Ballroom of the Marco Polo Plaza Cebu is located along Cebu Veterans Drive, Nivel Hills, Apas, Cebu City. You can get in touch with them through (+6332) 253-1111.

Malls are ideal places for events and concerts since these are the places where people converge after office hours and during the weekend. People also like the idea of attending events after window shopping inside a mall. The Terraces at the Ayala Center Cebu has been the venue of numerous mini-concerts, product launches, and other social events. The International Eucharistic Congress Grand Show Choir and Balik Cebu 2016 Welcome Dinner was held at the venue earlier this year. It is also the venue for the mall’s own annual Happy Colorful Summer event and the Hip-Hop International competition. Because rental for the venue is determined by the type and schedule of the event itself, it is necessary to get in touch with the mall administration to get a quote.

While ample parking space is offered by the mall for shoppers, it may be a struggle to find a spot during weekends. Nevertheless, the mall is readily accessible through public transportation.

The Terraces of Ayala Center Cebu is located at the Cebu Business Park, Archbishop Reyes Avenue, Cebu City. You can get in touch with them through (+6332) 231-5342.

While being relatively new to the events scene, the Sta. Maria Ballroom of Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu is gradually becoming a popular venue for conferences, conventions, and corporate events. This popularity is mainly because of its close proximity to one of the major malls in the city. The ballroom has a total floor area of 1,200 square meters, which is enough to accommodate 1,500 guests. In addition to the ballroom, the hotel also has 10 meeting rooms for small corporate gatherings. Event rentals start at PhP200,000 for the first four hours of use.

The hotel hosted the Senior Officials’ Meeting and Structural Reform Ministerial Meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Philippines 2015 and the IDEA 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Symposium & Workshop.

Upcoming event: The International Summit on Mechanical, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Civil Engineering is set to be held at the Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu this year.

Guests will not have any problems with parking since both the hotel and the nearby mall , SM City Cebu, offer suitable space for parking.

The Sta. Maria Ballroom of the Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu is located at Serging Osmeña corner Juan Luna Avenue, Cebu City. You can get in touch with them through (+6332) 402-9900.

The Cebu Trade Hall and Conference Center at the SM City Cebu is another mall-based venue for events in the city. It has served as venue of many trade expos, food and beverage exhibits, and a few mini-concerts. The rental rate of the Cebu Trade Hall is at PhP145,800.

Upcoming event: The World Food Expo Visayas is going to happen there on April 21 to April 23, 2016.

Parking at SM City Cebu may not be easily available whenever an event is held over the weekend. Another important consideration when planning for an event here in the rainy season is that the areas around the mall have the tendency to get flooded during heavy downpours. Nevertheless, the city government is now looking to address the problem.

The Cebu Trade Hall and Conference Center is located at the fourth level of SM City Cebu, Pope John Paul II Avenue corner A. Soriano Avenue, North Reclamation Area, Cebu City. For reservations, you can get in touch with them at (+6332) 231-9851.

The South Road Properties is a reclamation project straddling the cities of Cebu and Talisay. It is envisioned to become the next commercial hub of Metro Cebu. The area was the venue for a number of concerts, car races, religious events, and music festivals.

One notable event that was held at the South Road Properties was the LifeDance Cebu 2016. The grand parade of the annual Sinulog Festival may also be held at the South Road Properties starting next year. The Cebu City government owns the place and determines all rental fees related to events.

Public transportation is not readily available in the area so event organizers would sometimes provide free transportation to commuters. Parking is not at all an issue; the venue is surrounded by open areas where visitors can park their vehicles. However, motorists should take note that South Road Properties’ security personnel may not be able to secure the entire area due to its size.

The South Road Properties is located along the eastern coast of Cebu City. For rental inquiries, you can get in touch with the SRP Management Office of the Cebu City government through (+6332) 410-0388.