Edgbaston Stadium

You can run a 1,000-guest standing reception, an 800-seat theatre conference or a 40-person board meeting on one Birmingham site, with free on-site parking for delegates and most food prepared on the premises. Edgbaston, the home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club, hires out its suites, lounges, boxes and outdoor plaza for conferences, exhibitions, dinners and parties through its own events team. The stadium sits about 1.5 miles from Birmingham New Street, and the venue counts 39 dedicated event spaces and more than 3,500 event capacity across the ground.

Event spaces and capacities

You can match the room to the headcount without leaving the ground. The venue publishes eleven bookable spaces on its spaces pages. The Exhibition Hall is the largest indoor option at 1,050 m², taking 800 theatre style or 1,000 standing, and sits on the ground floor next to the main reception. The Banqueting Suite takes up to 800 standing and can be divided into three. Several rooms, including the 501* Lounge and Warwickshire Suite, look out over the pitch. Edgbaston Plaza adds 14,800 m² of open ground for festivals, fan zones and brand activations.

Capacities as published by the venue on its spaces page and each linked room page, checked 5 November 2026. Blank cells are layouts or areas the venue does not publish. Boardroom and U-shape figures are in the room notes: Warwickshire Suite boardroom 40, Chair’s Lounge 25 for either, Press Lounge 20 boardroom and 15 U-shape, each Executive Box 20 boardroom and 12 U-shape.

Getting there and parking

Most delegates can drive in and park free. The venue says it has more than 400 complimentary on-site spaces for delegates, limited and subject to availability, with the sat nav postcode B5 7QU, a drop-off zone and a small number of Blue Badge bays allocated first come, first served. There are 10 EV charging points along the main drive and in the Wyatt parking area. By road it points you to the M6 and M42, and says it is less than 2 miles from major road networks. Rail travellers use Birmingham New Street, 1.5 miles away, which the venue puts 80 minutes from London; National Express West Midlands buses 45 and 47 stop on Pershore Road, about a 2 minute walk from the stadium. Birmingham Airport is about 20 minutes away, and cyclists can use the Rea Valley Route or the A38 Bristol Road cycle route.

Catering, AV and accommodation

You deal with one in-house catering team rather than sourcing your own. Catering is run by Levy UK under head chef Scott Marini, with banqueting, day delegate (including Halal options), bowl food and street food menus. The venue says more than 95% of its food is prepared on site, breaks come with homemade snacks and Fairtrade tea and coffee, some produce is grown in its Edgbaston Garden, and Klimato carbon labels are available on menus. Built-in AV is listed for the Chair’s Lounge, Press Lounge and Executive Boxes, and the Press Lounge has a raised stage. There are no bedrooms on site yet: the club says a Radisson RED hotel at the stadium is due to open in time for the Ashes in July 2027.

For access, the venue lists lifts and ramps throughout the stadium, multifaith rooms on the first floor of the South Stand next to the 501* Lounge, sensory rooms in the South Stand and RES Wyatt Stand, a welcome for assistance dogs and National Key Scheme keys carried by staff. Its sustainability page sets an aim of Net Zero for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030, backed by a dedicated sustainability manager.

What to ask before you book

• Which cricket fixtures fall on or around your dates, and do they affect access to the Exhibition Hall, the car park or the lounges that face the pitch?
• Can you guarantee a share of the 400-plus free spaces for your delegates, and should drivers use the Pershore Road or the Edgbaston Road entrance? The travel page mentions both.
• What are the area and ceiling height of the Banqueting Suite, and what does each of its three sections seat?
• What are the load-in route, floor loading and power supply for stands in the Exhibition Hall?
• Which AV is included in the room hire for the Chair’s Lounge and Press Lounge, and what is charged extra?
• Will the Radisson RED be open by your date, and will it hold a room block for delegates?

Related on Events Review

• Conference venues in Birmingham
• Stadium and sports venues
• Conference and exhibition venues
• Villa Park, another Birmingham stadium with event spaces
• The ICC Birmingham
• The NEC
• Millennium Point
• Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre
• Trent Bridge and Emirates Old Trafford, two other cricket grounds that host events
• Choose the venue around the event, not the headline capacity
• Turn venue accessibility claims into a usable event plan

Sources: Edgbaston events home, event spaces and room pages, travel, catering, accessibility, sustainability and Radisson RED Edgbaston, checked 5 November 2026.