

Business Design Centre, Auditorium
Business Design Centre 52 Upper Street, London, N1 0QH -
Up to
500 guestsOffers
cateringInternal Catering
allowed
Located only 10 minutes from King's Cross St. Pancras International, amongst plenty of restaurants and bars in fashionable Islington, the Business Design Centre is the UK's first CarbonNeutral® venue; playing host to over 80 exhibitions, 250 conferences and attracting in excess of half a million visitors every year. Facilities include in-house caterers and audio-visual company, an adjacent Hilton hotel, onsite car parking and wireless internet capabilities throughout. The centre also has full disabled access.
The Auditorium offers a large space which can seat just over 500 delegates. Tiered seating is available for up to 268 and can be extended depending on your needs.
The Auditorium can be used for both theatre and classroom style events and has easy access to all the syndicate rooms.
There is space for an AV set build within this room. The motorised ceiling rig has pre-installed lighting and sound equipment that can be hired directly from AVC Live, our onsite AV partners. This area also has full blackout facilities.
The Auditorium is fitted with hearing loop facilities to ensure that delegates can experience clear sound quality. This area also has full black out facilities.
Capacity & layout
Theatre
up to 500
Cabaret
up to 220
Pricing
& opening hours
Weekly schedule
monday
0:00 - 24:00
tuesday
0:00 - 24:00
wednesday
0:00 - 24:00
thursday
0:00 - 24:00
friday
0:00 - 24:00
saturday
0:00 - 24:00
sunday
0:00 - 24:00
Catering & drinks
Catering arrangements
Amenities
Stage
Cloakroom
Air conditioning
Disabled access
Public transport
Premises parking
Audio & visual
Whiteboards
Sound system
Microphone
Projector & screen
TV screen
Flipchart
WiFi
Other
If any AV equipment is required, please feel free to bring your own supplier/equipment or alternatively, please contact our in-house AV partner Aztec.
Location
Reviews
Jackie Binnie
March 2025Great afternoon spent browsing. Ran out of steam unfortunately but managed to get some lovely summer cotton fabric, plus some helpful advice from the gentleman on Juki stand. Parking was easy and right next door so all in all a winner.
Cathryn King
March 2025Great venue for a small trade show. Central location and good facilities. If you have specific dietary requirements you might want to take food with you as food facilities are limited but for those who don't, Jack's cafe provided a very good hot lunch and lovely looking cold ones!
Peter Burch
February 2025I’ve been visiting the Business Design Centre for many years, and it’s always a great experience. There’s a consistently impressive range of shows, design brands and local businesses within the building itself. The team is incredibly friendly, always willing to help, and the accessibility is excellent, with the added bonus of being just a short walk from Angel tube station. Food and drink gets top marks too!
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