We’d love to show you our space to answer any questions and see if Cathedral may be a good fit for you!

We have Walkthrough Wednesdays each week from 12:30 PM – 8:00 PM. We are also in the space most weekdays, 9-5, if that works better for you! We do these by appointment so someone from our team can walk you through the space one-on-one and answer any questions you have! If you fill out our inquiry form or email us at info@seattlecathedral.com, someone from our team will get back to you within 24 hours to find a time (unless you caught us on the weekend)!  Thanks again for considering us!

You bet we do. We don’t want to spend your money for you, but if you need extra help, we’d love to take some tasks off your hands. Want to DIY most stuff — go nuts. Want us to take a ton? Here you go — Event Management Brochure

Absolutely. Over the years, we’ve built relationships with an incredible group of catering and bartending partners that we genuinely love working with. Many of them have worked in our space for years and consistently provide an exceptional experience for our couples, guests, and team.

Our preferred vendors know our venue well, communicate professionally, care deeply about hospitality, and help events run smoothly from start to finish. Beyond being incredibly talented at what they do, they’re simply wonderful people — the kind of teams we’re always excited to recommend and collaborate with.

We’ve spent years intentionally building this list, and we’re proud to connect our guests with vendors we know and trust!

Guests can bring in their own alcohol (save that money!). If you go that route, you must obtain a banquet permit online from the Washington State LCB — it is super simple and costs.

For liability and safety reasons, all alcohol service must be provided by a licensed and insured bartending company. We’re happy to provide recommendations from our preferred vendor list. (sorry, but your bartender cousin Jimmy doesn’t suffice even if he has a MAST license).

Guests are welcome to bring in their own licensed caterer or bartending company pending venue approval. Because our preferred vendors know our space, systems, and operational expectations well, outside vendors require additional coordination and onboarding from our team.

For that reason, the following operational access fees apply:
• Outside Caterers: $500
• Outside Bartending Companies: $300

All outside vendors must meet our licensing, insurance, and operational requirements prior to working onsite.

Once a guest decides they would like to move forward with booking the space we can send over a contract and proposal. We need the confirmed date and times — including setup/cleanup. Guests can both sign the contract and pay the deposit online. We require a 50% deposit, with the remainder due 90 days before the event.

We want you to make the space yours so decorate away. Our only request is simple — don’t do anything that leaves permanent damage or that’s super challenging to get clean (glitter, confetti, etc.). As a general rule — if you wouldn’t do it to or in your home, we just ask you don’t do so in ours. Otherwise, make the space your own!

You just finished partying, so we try to make this easy. The cleaning fee covers all actual cleaning, so there is no need to sweep, mop, wipe down counters, etc. We simply ask that guests do the following before leaving:
• Take out anything you bring in (decorations, party favors, remaining food/alcohol, people, etc.)
• Sort your waste into the designated trash, recycling, and compost bins provided — yay the environment! (your caterer and bartender will take it out for you)
• Rinse and put away any glassware or dishes you use (your bartenders will/should do this)

Friday/Saturday night in Ballard means that street parking may be challenging. If driving around the block and looking for parking doesn’t sound fun, we recommend ride-share or parking in one of the nearby paid lots. The closest paid lots to the venue are at 5422 Ballard Ave NW, 5415 Ballard Ave NW, and 5303 22nd Ave NW. Parkopedia is a super handy online tool that will tell you the closest places to park and their rates — including street parking.

We require guests to obtain event insurance (different than the insurance your bartender/caterer will have). Think of it as car insurance — everyone has their own (we have it too).

It’s simple to get online. EventHelper.com is one option — here’s a direct link for our venue that will provide the correct coverage for your event!

Unfortunately, there is no elevator in our building.

Drop-offs and pickups must be completed during the rented time. Some of our guests don’t need access to the space all day, so we don’t charge a rate that reflects that. To keep our rates as is, we only staff the space when our guests reserve it. In other words, we don’t have someone hanging around just for funsies on a random Saturday morning.

Want access to the space all day for rentals and drop-offs? We got you! Opt for our all-day rate, and the space is yours from 9 AM – 12 AM.

We do! It might sound crazy but there are actually existing organizations already doing this — Newman’s Own for example.

Like our preferred vendors, we have preferred charities we love to recommend and work with closely. We will send those over with additional information before your event for you to explore. We pay our bills — rent, utilities, taxes, employees, etc. At the end of the year, instead of profits going to investors or owners, our profits go to the causes our guests choose to support.

We update our partners regularly so this changes from time to time. Most are based here in the greater Seattle area and work in a diverse range of fields.

Always! We love connecting with and learning about great people working with great organizations doing great work. If you have a non-profit you love — or work for one — send them our way, and we will reach out to connect and learn more.