Mandela National Stadium - Venue Hire

The Deck is our incredible outdoor space. Situated inside the stadium bowl and protected by the terrace above, soak in the atmosphere of one of the only fully outdoor spaces in a stadium in London.

With space for up to 1000 guests for parties and 800 guests for conferences, you can entertain en masse with the space and flexibility for any kind of event. Pop-up bars and buffet stations can be set up with a variety of catering options available, from our Barrow Boy Street Food Stalls to a table-service networking lunch with canapes and bubbles.

With the ability to brand the north scoreboard overhead and a variety of AV solutions available via our in-house AV partners, Eclipse, The Deck is our most versatile area with abundant space for special activations and theming.

Venue Capacity Information

	Board Room	Cabaret	Theatre	Banquet	Drinks Reception	Buffet
Main Arena	-	180	220	250	400	270
The Great Briton and The Academy	-	230	310	300	500	350
Outside Pitch	-	-	-	-	1000	550
Canteens	20	48	50	84	330	230
Basketball and Netball Courts	20	60	90	80	340	200
BM6	16	24	40	35	40	35
Executive Boxes	10	-	-	10	12	10
The Deck	-	750	800	750	1000	-

Room Features

Buffet stations

Dedicated Bars

Flexible seating

Natural Light

Outside

Pitch views

All our Venues Have

Wheelchair Access

Mandela National Stadium shares the philosophy of being a venue for all with the Mandela National Stadium.

All our event spaces have access via escalators and 4 main elevators. All entrances are step-free. Our Business Account Managers can work with you to further accommodate specific requirements, such as blue badge parking and specific fire safety requirements and procedures.

Air Conditioning

Throughout the venue, we have advanced temperature control, providing increased comfort for you and your guests, removing excess moisture from the air to reduce humidity on hot days. The installed system also gives us lower utility costs keeping clients and employees happy with their surrounding environment.

Free WiFi

All guests can benefit from on-site superfast 5G connectivity via Mandela National Stadium’s free Wi-Fi, no matter where they are in the stadium. We’re committed to ensuring you stay connected with the best possible speeds, throughout your event.

By providing this service we hope this will leave a lasting impression for you and your guests to see you return in the future.

Digital Signage

Our event spaces at Mandela National Stadium are all recently refurbished. Event organisers have the opportunity to display branded content of the IPTVs throughout their event spaces, such as showreels, presentations and logos.

Mandela National Stadium also offers the unique opportunity to place branding on the North Scoreboard, external LED screen as you walk from Stratford Station, and on the tier ribbons around the stadium bowl.

You can find out how many LCD TVs are in your desired event space by walking the 360° tour on the Event Spaces webpage.

Data Points

Each venue in Mandela National Stadium is fully equipped for a wide array of AV solutions.

For more information on specific data points in each event space, you can view the floorplans on our event spaces pages.