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Special Event Venues

The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center

The Contemporary Art Center is a unique special event location, offering spectacular views of the Atlanta skyline in a contemporary, urban, artistic setting. Adjacent to the developing Marietta Street Artery, The Contemporary connects the bustling downtown business district with a neighborhood of lofts, galleries, and studios, and we are only minutes away from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Centennial Olympic Park, CNN Center and the Coca Cola headquarters building. The facility can accommodate wedding ceremonies and receptions, corporate meetings, private parties, and fundraisers.

The Contemporary is a 35,000 square foot complex featuring the following:

· 4,800 square foot of gallery space (which is for viewing purposes)

· 914 square foot performance/ad hoc programming space

· 1,200 square foot reception area

· 500 square foot Coca Cola education classroom

· 5,000 square foot public courtyard

· 3,500 square foot studio courtyard

Zoo Atlanta

Just as our zoo babies are celebrating birthdays all over the park, now your child can celebrate a special birthday at Zoo Atlanta, too. Blowing out candles under the candy green roof of the Publix Supermarket Charities Birthday Party Pavilion and a full-day's admission to the zoo for your child and all his or her friends will be an experience that your family will cherish for years.

Facility General Info

Located minutes from downtown Atlanta, Zoo Atlanta offers year-round daytime and evening events from 10 to 5,000. You won't find a more unique site for a reception, corporate picnic, meeting or rehearsal dinner. Discover exotic habitats and wildlife without ever leaving Atlanta. Wander through a tropical rain forest, enjoying festive foods and cocktails while experiencing a private gorilla feeding, orangutan feeding, elephant viewing and more! From casual functions to black tie affairs, Zoo Atlanta hosts Events To Roar About!

Ford Event Pavilion & Patio

• Daytime rental includes 300 zoo admission tickets
• Spacious 16,400 square-foot clear-span tent with no center poles
• Accommodates 1100 people seated and thousands reception-style
• Equipped with sides for climate control
• Perfect space for catering, music, dancing, and other activities
• Adjacent patio with "gazoobo," umbrella tables and chairs available for evening events

The Panda Veranda And Exhibit

• Pagoda-style pavilion available year-round for evening rentals
• Panda Veranda accommodates up to 150 people reception style and approximately 75 people seated
• Four video monitors showing "Georgia's Panda Project" or video of your choice
• Conservation Center provides space for up-close dining with our Giant Pandas, Lun Lun and Yang Yang
• Entire exhibit provides unique space for mingling, food, and entertainment

Mzima Springs Pavilion

• Daytime rental includes 100 zoo admission tickets
• Private 3,000 square-foot tent with wooden deck flooring
• Furnished with cocktail seating for over 100 people and overflow perimeter seating
• Accommodates up to 175 people reception-style. Built in stage and lighting/on-site water and power.

Conservation ARC

• Unique granite building with panoramic windows and planted Pike Family Nurseries "Living Roof"
• Beautiful 2,200 square-foot Ford Conservation Conference Room accommodates up to 50 in a classroom setting, 150 people seated or 250 people for a reception
• Winding Atlanta Ronald McDonald Children's Charities Ecohall provides space for cocktails, mingling and more
• Coca-Cola World Studio theater seats 257 and offers superior technical capabilities - Great for meetings, award ceremonies and more!
• Ask us about our Tech Lab for small meetings for 10-15 guests

Entire Zoo Rental

• Have hundreds or thousands to entertain?
• Call us for more details!