Venue for hire in Canterbury Kent

Westgate Hall is a spacious, flexible community venue for hire in the Canterbury city centre, Kent.

Planning an event? We’d love to hear from you.

Our distinctive 360-square-metre venue blends heritage with heart, and is open to everyone.

Whatever your vision, we can expertly plan and seamlessly deliver your event, every time.

Host your market, fair, festival, performance, meeting, training, celebration, commemoration, party, wedding or group event with us. You can choose from a range of event space layouts to suit your event. Benefit from a professional onsite catering kitchen, licensed bar, free WiFi, adjacent car park, at our fully accessible venue. We can also recommend catering and technical suppliers.

All at a cost-effective price and just 60 minutes from London by high-speed train.

Let’s turn your event vision into reality

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“Thanks again for being the best venue team in Canterbury” Alex, United Kingdom Pro Wrestling (UKPW)

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Holly Broadley, Oasis Domestic Abuse Service

"We held a full-day conference at Westgate Hall with professionals. From initial enquiries through to the event itself, nothing was too much trouble. The day itself ran so smoothly, all thanks to the work of Clare and her excellent team. I would not hesitate to recommend Westgate Hall."

Nathan, Biddenden Vineyard

"Thank you for putting on such a fun, and well organised, event over the weekend. As always, your staff went above and beyond to be supportive of me as the stand holder, but I could also see the care with which they treated each guest and the welcome they received. Its always a highlight of the early summer for me!”

A party event at Westgate Hall showing a stage, colourful lighting and people eating.

Parties and Weddings

Make those special moments memorable in our atmospheric community venue, in the heart of the city centre.

A group of lawyers attending a conference, sat at tables listening to to a panel of speakers.

Corporate events and training

A fully equipped, cost-effective, practical venue that can flex for meetings, training, workshops, away-days and conferences.

People browsing at an arts and crafts Market at Westgate Hall

Markets and Fairs

Whatever the theme, we're ready to help you showcase your products and maximise sales, in our city centre venue.

A musician plays guitar and sings on stage in a Westgate Hall, an indoor venue. People are gathered, some dancing near the stage while others stand in groups. Drums, guitar, and equipment are visible under bright ceiling lights.

Festivals and performances

Transform our venue into the space you need to gather audiences, groups and festival-goers.

Two smiling men cooking together in Westgate Hall's kitchen, stirring food in pans on the stove. One wears a striped apron and glasses. A tray of roasted vegetables is in the foreground, with kitchen supplies in the background.

Community groups

A safe, trusted space for meetings, pop-ups, rehearsals and learning events.

A spacious hall with rows of red chairs, several reclining donor chairs, metal carts, and medical equipment, set up for a blood donation event under high, exposed beam ceilings and large windows.

Health and Wellbeing

Trusted by the NHS for years, we can provide a large space for health, wellbeing and fitness events.

Filming at Westgate Hall. Photo by Carlos Dominguez

Filming and production

Turn us into your production house for indoor filming, online tutorials, virtual performances and media interviews.

Ian, event host

"A fantastic venue with a brilliant team. I held my party here and it went very smoothly indeed. The preparation and logistics were very well managed and on the night I had the most amazing support and excellent bar staff. They handled everything effortlessly and nothing was too much trouble. Highly recommend these guys."

Dom, Betteridge & Milsom (B&M)

"We held a brilliant night quiz night fundraiser at Westgate Hall. The team were excellent – we felt very supported. We raised £6,000 for Porchlight, which we are really pleased with! Thank you Westgate Hall for making the night very smooth for us – your knowledge and experience were so valuable."

Chris, Vinyl Vault

“It's a pleasure to work with the Westgate Hall team. I’ve been running the record fair at this lovely venue for many years, and the event is still going from strength to strength. The Hall team are friendly and efficient to deal with, and the event always runs smoothly on the day. Long may our partnership continue!”

Social Enterprise Kent

"Westgate Hall has stepped up to the mark in every way. They helped to solve our challenges at really good value and made it stress-free and easy for us to connect with staff, and have continued to do so in the years since. It’s such an asset to have this great venue on our doorstep"