HARVEST HALL

Harvest Hall is the newest addition to the Seward County Fairgrounds. This 14,300 square foot building is divided into two assembly rooms. The large room is 70′ x 120′ (8400 sq. ft.) and the smaller room is 59′ x 36′ (2,124 sq. ft).

BUILDING DETAILS

ADDRESS

1625 Fairgrounds Circle
Seward, NE 68434

AUDITORIUM CAPACITY

Square Footage: 8,400
Seated Capacity: 450

CONF. ROOM CAPACITY

Conference Room Square Footage: 2,124 Seated Capacity: 100

TABLES & CHAIRS

60 – 8′ and 10 – 6′ rectangular tables
23 – 5′ round tables and 480 folding chairs

The larger auditorium has a vaulted ceiling of 24 ft. and four independently controlled heating and AC units. The walls are painted a neutral light gray. There are seven rows of overhead lights running east and west, and 12 accent wall lights around the perimeter of the large room. The floor is a flaked epoxy concrete which adds to the overall appearance of the room.

The auditorium will seat 450 people and still have room for a food and drink service area. The large 20’ x 16’ overhead door gives access to the room for many different uses. There are sevin exits to the outside and two sets of double doors adjoining the conference room. The 24′ x 12′ stage is permanent on the south wall.

The Kitchen/Bar has a large ice machine, a beverage cooler and a glass-front cooler in the bar area. It has a three sink bank and two roll-up serving windows to each room. The kitchen has two convection ovens and an electric stove with six burners and a standard oven. A counter top cooler is located in the center of the kitchen area with 18 different circuits placed throughout the kitchen area across 65 feet of counter top space making food preparations a breeze.

The conference room can seat 100 people and has carpeted floors covering most of the room with tile flooring around the serving windows. Large windows look out to the east of the building towards the pond. There are two exit doors to the outside with two sets of double doors to the large assembly room. Coat racks line the hallway to the restrooms and another exit. The walls are a neutral gray and has several paintings decorate the walls.

There is audio/video in the conference room with audio/visual equipment and four TV’s mounted on the walls in the large assembly room. A large projection screen (16’ x 9’) is mounted on the south end of the large room with a high definition laser projector. There are hook ups for computers located in both rooms. Speakers located on the ceiling of the large room give way for good sound control. The speakers in the small assembly room are located throughout the ceiling with volume controls located on the west wall for convenience.

Parking for Harvest Hall is on north and west sides of the building making for easy access to any of the outside doors you may choose to use for your event.

Our Building Rental Rules & Regulations will be enforced on all rental events.

ONLINE RENTAL CONTRACT

In order for our event to be confirmed and added to our calendar, the Rental Contract and a $100 security deposit check are to be mailed to: Seward County Ag Society, PO Box 453, Seward, NE 68434 or dropped in the deposit box on the west side of the Ag Pavilion. We do accept credit card payments in-person or over the phone. The remaining balance and Certificate of Liability Insurance will be due at least two weeks prior to the event.

NOTE: All dates for the event (including setup and cleanup) must be included on this contract. The facilities are not rented on an hourly basis. The minimum rental time is one day. There are no exceptions to this.

The Seward County Agricultural Society requires that you have them listed as “Additional Insured” for all dates of the event. A current Certificate of Liability Insurance is due no later than two weeks prior to the event by mail or email. The instructions for this can be found at www.sewardcountyfairgrounds.com under “Rentals”. Click on “Building Rules & Regulations”.

Please make sure to read our Building Rules & Regulations as they will be enforced.