Lincoln Event Centre

About this place

The Lincoln Event Centre is a purpose-built indoor events and recreation facility at 15 Meijer Drive in Lincoln, about 25 minutes south-west of Christchurch. It is owned and operated by Selwyn District Council and is described by the council as one of Selwyn's largest purpose-built indoor entertainment venues, handling gala dinners, exhibitions, conferences and annual meetings alongside community and sporting use.

Spaces

The centre is built around a large stadium space with a series of adjoining lounges and a hall, which can be combined or used separately.

• The Liffey Stadium — the main multi-purpose room, used for tradeshows, expos and gala dinners. Total capacity is listed at 685, with 500 banquet.
• The Nicholas Hall — a versatile space with a built-in stage. It can be used on its own or opened up to extend the stadium.
• The Bayliss, Tod and Habgood Lounges — smaller rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows and doors opening onto the green space beside Lincoln township.

Overall the venue can accommodate up to 1,000 people, with break-out rooms of varying sizes.

Facilities

The centre offers free on-site parking, free wi-fi and standard audio-visual throughout. There are on-site kitchen and bar areas for morning and afternoon tea and lunch, and a commercial kitchen is available for hire at an additional hourly charge. The venue can be booked on an exclusive-use basis.

Meeting and event capability

The combination of a single large room, a stage-equipped hall and three smaller lounges makes the centre workable as a standalone conference venue: plenary in the Liffey Stadium, concurrent sessions in the lounges, catering in the foyer and bar areas, and a welcome function or gala dinner on the same site. The council markets it for conferences, seminars and workshops as well as functions.

Suitability for MICE

Lincoln Event Centre is a practical choice for Canterbury regional conferences, primary-sector and research events, expos, trade days and awards dinners where delegates drive in and parking matters. Its proximity to Lincoln University and the surrounding agricultural research cluster makes it particularly relevant to agri-science, education and rural-sector programmes. For central-city alternatives, see Christchurch venues.