Event venues / Downtown
The Beacon
River-view event space on the second floor of One Woodward: 350 guests, a built-in stage and floor-to-ceiling windows.
01 / The story of this place
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The Beacon is a 7,200-square-foot event space on the second floor of the One Woodward Building, run by Rock Events. It holds 350 strolling, 300 theater or banquet style, and 150 classroom style. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the Detroit River, the Windsor skyline and Spirit and Hart Plazas. A built-in stage and adjustable lighting make it work for corporate events, conferences, weddings and mitzvahs.
- Views of the Detroit River and Windsor
- 350 guests strolling
- Built-in stage
- Next to Hart Plaza and Huntington Place
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