Brick facade and entrance canopy of Alvesta Folkets Hus with the building sign
Community / arts space 2 hireable spaces

Alvesta Folkets Hus

Central Folkets Hus in Alvesta since 1953, with a 280-seat cinema/theatre hall, a festival hall for up to 400 standing, a café stage and rooms for conferences, concerts, dances and parties.

Up to 400
capacity
2 spaces
hireable
Booking by e-mail; phone hours on weekdays 10-12.
available for hire

About this venue

Alvesta Folkets Hus has been Alvesta's meeting place since 1953, a few minutes' walk from the railway station. Its rooms are rented for conferences, lectures, concerts, dances, theatre, film screenings, exhibitions and parties. Thalia is the cinema and stage hall with 280 chairs, stage lighting and sound, used for conferences, theatre, concerts and film. The Festsalen in the basement seats about 180 or holds 400 standing and has a 7 x 4 m stage, and the renovated 1950s-style café has a small 4 x 2 m stage for talks and cultural events. There are also smaller meeting and exhibition rooms, a library, a restaurant and Wi-Fi in all rooms, and a hearing loop in most of them. All rooms are adapted for people with disabilities. Local associations get 25% off the rent. Booking is by e-mail or by phone on weekdays 10-12.

The Spaces

Thalia

Cinema and stage hall

Cinema and stage hall with lighting and sound equipment, entrance from two sides and a hearing loop.

Capacity

Seated
up to 280

The home page quotes 290 seats; the hire page says 280 chairs.

Festsalen

Festival hall

Basement hall used for dances, serving and parties, with a 7 x 4 m stage and hearing loop.

Capacity

Standing
up to 400
Seated
up to 180

Facilities

  • Wi-Fi: In all rooms
  • Stage: Thalia stage; Festsalen stage 7 x 4 m; café stage 4 x 2 m
  • Catering / kitchen

Accessibility

  • Hearing loop

Rules & Policies

  • Cancellation policy: Free more than 4 weeks ahead; 50% of room cost if later

Location

Allbogatan 17, 342 30 Alvesta

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