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Meetings, banquets and weddings: the capacity chart, read for you
River Cree publishes a proper capacity chart, which is more than it does for its rooms. Here are the numbers that matter and what to do with them.
Entry 01 · The chart
Rooms and capacities
| Space | Size | Theatre | Reception | Banquet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enoch Grand Ballroom | 64 × 114 ft, 7,296 sq ft | 720 | 730 | 480 |
| Enoch ABCD (combined) | 64 × 87 ft, 5,568 sq ft | 516 | 557 | 360 |
| River Cree Ballroom | 52 × 84 ft, 4,368 sq ft | 420 | 400 | 288 |
| River Cree 1, 2, 3 or 4 | 26 × 42 ft, 1,092 sq ft each | 85 | 100 | 72 |
| Strongwoods | 36 × 33 ft, 1,188 sq ft | 88 | 118 | 84 |
| Chief's Boardroom | 27 × 23 ft, 621 sq ft | – | 16 (conference) | – |
| Entertainment Centre (The Venue) with stage | 18,000 sq ft | 2,079 | 2,000 | 1,200 |
The same overview claims "over 40,000 sq. ft. of pillar-free event space"; the home page says The Venue has 24,000 square feet and holds up to 2,400 people (overview, home page). The pages disagree; plan with the chart.
Entry 02 · Services
What comes with a booking
- A dedicated on-site AV company, Production World, with pricing on request (Meetings page).
- Complimentary Wi-Fi and parking for attendees.
- Group rates for blocks of 10 guestrooms or more.
- A River Cree tux service, according to the overview page.
- Bookings: 780-930-2622 or sales@rivercreeresort.com.
Entry 03 · Weddings
Two pillar-free ballrooms
The wedding page leads with "Proudly located on Enoch Cree Nation" and offers "2 superb pillar-free ballrooms", a banquet menu and a preferred-vendor list covering cakes, photography, DJs, florists, planners and decor (Weddings page). For a reception of around 300 seated, the Enoch ABCD combination fits on paper; above 400, the Grand Ballroom. Guests under 18 can attend events in non-gaming areas with an adult; the casino floor stays off limits.
Entry 04 · Our angle
Why groups like it here
One building, free parking for every guest, rooms upstairs at a group rate, and the airport road on the doorstep. For an out-of-town wedding party, that removes most of the logistics. For a corporate offsite, the risk is the opposite: a casino and a sports bar a corridor away from the breakout room. Plan the evening, or it will plan itself.
The voyageur's log · a room request