Meetings Prague expanded last year with several newly opened event venues, which can be used for both small private events and large conferences. At least five additional projects are due to be completed this year and in 2026. Together, the new premises will offer a total capacity for at least 6,500 persons with 1,000 newly constructed hotel rooms. The newly built or reconstructed facilities will not only serve event organizers, but will also boost cultural and gastronomic activities for local residents, according to Meetings Prague.
Since the beginning of 2024, several new venues have been added to the Prague meetings scene. “One of the most important is certainly the reconstruction in the Prague Exhibition Grounds. Although we will have to wait over a year for the work on the Industrial Palace to be completed, the Exhibition Grounds already offer many new elements,” said Roman Muška, director of the Prague Convention Bureau. “In the summer of 2024, the green roofs of the newly renovated Křižík Pavilions were opened, followed by the presentation of the renovated premises of the Nová Spirála (New Spiral) Theater in the autumn. Together, these spaces will offer a capacity of up to 4,500 persons,” added Muška.
In the immediate vicinity of the Exhibition Grounds, renovations of two other separately managed premises are underway. This summer, the Prague Planetarium is due to reopen after renovations sporting new LED dome technology. The facilities will also be available for private events rentals, offering a total capacity, including an outdoor terrace, for up to 700 persons. “In about a year since the selection of the finishing works contractor, a long-delayed opening of the Šlechta Restaurant (Šlechtova Restaurace) in the Royal Game Reserve (Královská Obora) is also expected. After the reconstruction, it should offer three gastronomic facilities, and also an outdoor promenade and gazebo for events,” said Muška.
The company Výstaviště Praha also operates the Holešovice Market Hall (Holešovická Tržnice), which is currently undergoing an extensive reconstruction. By the end of 2025, visitors and event organizers can expect major improvements, such as the renovated premises of the building in the Holešovice Market Hall, the former Slaughterhouse Exchange, which Zátiší Group will transform into a restaurant called Burza with a capacity for 300 guests. The catering company Ambiente, which plans to open a restaurant and a branch of the Myšák confectionery in the area by the end of 2025, will also have its representatives at the market. A new addition to the gastronomic and event scene is also the largest Mexican restaurant in the country, opened in March this year by the Together gastro alliance near the market, and which, in addition to three kitchens, will offer seats for up to 300 guests.
Organizers can also choose the recently opened Mozart Interactive Museum in Malá Strana for their event. The museum premises are also available for private events.
The Prague meetings industry will also receive new capacities, which will offer 1,000 new rooms and additional meeting facilities. “Last year, Meetings Prague grew expanded with two major hotel projects. After a long-term renovation, the former Art Nouveau Grand Hotel Evropa—now W Prague—was opened on Wenceslas Square with a total capacity of 161 rooms and another three rooms suitable for smaller social events for up to 50 persons. A completely new development venture was the construction of The Cloud One hotel near Masaryk Railway Station. Since summer 2024, it offers a total of 382 rooms and two event spaces, including a rooftop bar with a terrace for up to 160 guests,” says Muška.
Other hotels slated to open in 2025 include the Fairmont Golden Prague Hotel (former InterContinental Hotel) with 320 rooms and residences, six restaurants and bars, a spa and conference facilities with three original C-Suites, and a conference hall that can accommodate up to 600 persons. At the end of March 2025, the Sir Prague Hotel will offer its capacity of 76 rooms near the Dancing House.
For more information, visit www.pragueconvention.cz.
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