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The Grande Event Center

T

he grande Event Center
opened in April 2013 with

the mission of providing

East Tennessee with the best in
banquet hall event coordination and

execution. Born out of the east side
of the Knoxville Expo Center, the

grande Event Center offers over
20,000 square feet of completely

renovated meeting space for both

the private sector and the busi-
ness community. Coupled with an

impressive facelift to the exterior
of the event center, The grande is

now the best combination of value,

functionality, and service for anyone
considering an event.

The grande Event Center offers
a variety of room options to accom-

modate events ranging from just a

few to large parties in excess of 1,000 The smile says it all! No day is more special than the one you choose to begin your
people. our commercial kitchen en- life with the person you love. Helping to fulill your vision for that special event is a

ables us to deliver an array of menu privilege, and we work to make sure your every need has been carefully attended to
options—from a wide range of break- so you can truly enjoy the moment you’ve waited a lifetime to experience.

fast choices to appetizers to multiple
meat buffet or plated lunches or

dinners. We offer nine elegant room or 40 vendor booths. Accessible parking lots. It is ideal for presenta-

choices and a full range of audio/vi- through our main lobby or from a tions, meetings, receptions, or dinner
sual capabilities that can be tailored street-side entrance, the room is fit- seating for up to 120 people.

to the specific needs of each event.
ted with a large stage and equipped For smaller venues, we offer three
our crown jewel of rooms, the with new, powerful, state-of-the-art banquet/meeting rooms that are

Dogwood Room, can accommodate sound and lighting systems. Control 400 square feet each, allowing our

700 at seated tables, 1,000 row seats,
of all lighting, sound and projec- clients a more economical space for a
tion equipment is available from more intimate event, presentation, or

our unobtrusive audio-visual booth, meeting. These rooms can each seat
perfect for video presentations, DJs, 40 comfortably for dinner and are

or ambient music.
adjacent to each other for easy room-

our Magnolia Room is ideal for a to-room access. Across the hallway is
number of uses. This 1,800 square- our Azalea Room. This 1,800-square

foot room features video projection foot room, complete with a series
and audio capabilities and is acces- of retractable wall partitions, can

sible to both the lobby area and front
be changed into a combination of