Day Block Event Center

space and lovely staff. Delicious food, too!

ly complimented the elegant warehouse style. The stunning windows, exposed brick walls, and romantic café lighting created an atmosphere that felt both intimate and grand. The staff's dedication to bringing our vision to life was unparalleled. Make sure to get rooftop pictures - they will take you up to the roof to get a spectacular picture with the background of the Minneapolis skyline.

ites, decorations, etc), which was fine for our event, but the communication with Day Block through the entire process was awful. It took days, sometimes over a week to get a response. This made the planning process very frustrating. On top of that, they charge an additional $500 fee to bring in an outside caterer. Therefore, we opted for Day Block food (the food is good!) but it was a nightmare. We did buffet style and after the additional service fee (22%) and taxes, we paid an insane amount for food for what we received. They ran out of food day of, leaving nearly 40 of our guests hungry. To avoid this, they placed a tacky sign at the buffet table stating “please only take one” (without our permission)- also not in our contract. Then, they replaced the larger dinner plates with small salad plates to encourage people to eat less. It was mortifying as hosts and so disappointing, especially considering the astronomical price. Additionally, when we asked what the 22% service charge covered, we received a vague answer stating “it covers staff and overhead”. Ultimately we feel cheated, and while the day was still special and memorable, we’re just glad it’s over. If you’re considering using this space for your event, I would advise looking elsewhere.

't offer that. We got married in early Fall and took pictures over at the Mill City ruins after our ceremony as well as overlooking the city from the rooftop of Day Block. I appreciated the flexibility and easy going attitude of this place - we had looked at a few older building spaces but this one really felt right! I'd recommend this venue to anyone!

e) and we even got great pictures from the rooftop at sunset! The venues is flexible when it comes to catering–you can bring in an outside vendor for food, however, we ended up choosing Day Block Brewing as our caterer (the preferred caterer), and they did an amazing job. The food was great, and the beer was even better! Overall, we had a great experience with Day Block Event Center, and we would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a beautiful and unique space for their wedding. We had a guest count of 170, which worked out well.

her! We would certainly recommend Day Block for your wedding. It was also more affordable than many other places we looked at.

ople as we had 100 and it felt perfect. The only reason I gave 3 stars was for communication with the main point of contact, it was sometimes a struggle. I would still suggest Day Block to any future couples!

ops and a shirt that said day drinking. We also went through day block for catering and were pleased with our food quality, but only about half the guests got food. Which was very frustrating. After the wedding I asked if there was a survey I could fill out to give feedback I brought this up and asked for some sort of compensation since we paid for our guests to be fed and they didn’t. I then was told they would give me a $50 gift card. After spending thousands of dollars on a reception and not having all of our guests being fed, I thought a $50 gift card was almost a slap in the face. I haven’t heard anything back from them since saying this. As I said the venue is beautiful and we love how our pictures turned out, but the fact that some people didn’t get food has ruined the memories of the beautiful venue and day.

heir way, we even got to sneak up to the roof to take some sunset pictures overlooking the Minneapolis skyline. Day Block was definitely the most affordable option in the downtown area and we are so thankful we chose this venue. Our guests loved how close it was to all the hotels- we didn't even need to provide transportation because everything was walking distance! The venue is also close to the stone arch where my husband and I took our first look photos. I'm so pleased with Dayblock and would recommend this venue to anyone looking in the Minneapolis area!

30-150+. The space made for amazing pictures as well being very convenient for our guests to arrive and our caterers/bartenders to serve. They went above and beyond allowing us to move up our wedding date 24 hrs within 48 hrs notice. We recommend this space for any wedding/reception/event. (They also have great beer downstairs).

s responsive to our questions and helped us figure out different options to help the day go smoothly. We ended up renting their first floor auxiliary taproom to move people downstairs during dinner for a cocktail hour and it worked great! It was also really nice that they had tables and chairs we could use for free. The space is beautiful and much more affordable than similar spaces in Minneapolis. We did hire a day-of coordinator to help manage a lot of the details of the day and would recommend others do the same. Also, we were so glad we used their bar services! The selection was great and well priced and the bar tenders managed our rowdy crowd well!

s pleased with my experience. The venue was about half the cost of other venues around the Minneapolis Downtown area. Plus they allow you to use an outside caterer (for a fee) and you can bring your own alcohol (as long as you have a licensed bar service serve it). If you are a DIY type of person, I would recommend this venue, but highly suggest hiring one or two day-of wedding coordinators who know the venue to make sure everything gets set up, so you don't have to worry.

d on all of its natural elements: brick walls, hardwood floors and natural lighting. We had about 125 guests and we all fit pretty comfortably. Their event manager Brittany was really lovely to work with – she was kind and quick to respond to all of our questions. Ethan, the person we worked with on the day of, was very helpful with all of our needs.

wedding and reception. We used their catering and bar tending. The food was delicious and the bartender did a great job. The space is beautiful and they helped out with the lighting and decorations which was huge help. We couldn't be happier with how the wedding turned out. Overall a beautiful venue and Day Block staff helped make for an incredible day.

o stuffy. Its downtown Minneapolis location means it doesn't come cheap, and a lack of staff means you will need to either clean up yourself or hire someone to do it. But there are other ways in which Day Block was a money-saver. Chiefly, they don't charge you to bring in outside vendors, so we were free to save on a more affordable caterer. Beyond that, there are many wonderful things about Day Block. We loved that it was located right above Day Block Brewing Co., both because we love craft beer and because the full bar downstairs meant guests could get any drink they wanted that wasn't available at our bar. The balcony and cocktail room meant guests weren't all confined to one space, and brought variety to the night. The roof made for an amazing place to take some wedding pictures with the Minneapolis skyline and U.S. Bank Stadium in the background. The Day Block staff we worked with, while not too flexible, were prompt & straightforward. In addition, the presence of a rentable parking lot nearby (through Bobby & Steve's) means guests don't need to scramble for street parking and put themselves at risk of a ticket. Overall, we enjoyed our experience hosting through Day Block and would recommend it to anyone for whom location is a priority.

even words, I would've kept eating if I didn't have to greet guests! The smaller room off to the side of the main room would be perfect for an intimate ceremony, we got married off site and used that room as a lawn game and photo station room, and it was perfect! We are so happy we went with Dayblock to show our many out of town guests a taste of the MN craft brewery scene in a historic space!

nted for a caterer and bartending was a huge savings. The space is also so beautiful and has so much character that it took very little decorations which was another savings. Overall a beautiful venue that helped create a beautiful day.

space and the multiple rooms made it easy for guests to go from the ceremony, to the cocktail hour in a different room, then back again to the main room for the reception. We had 110 guests and it was the perfect size, I would not recommend trying to fit more than 130-140 guests in this space. Our guests were in awe of the space and loved the urban/rustic feel. Overall, it was the perfect venue for us!

magine fitting 250 in there. It also is a DIY space, but that really worked for us because we brought in our own liquor and had friends bartend so we saved money there. Overall, it was a fantastic space for our wedding and I thought that Cassidy was helpful and quickly responded to my emails, but you would definitely need help for set up and take down either from a caterer or family.

to other city options because it is a DIY event. Day Block has tables and chairs, a bar on wheels and that's it. They don't have a refrigerator and do not provide cooler or freezer space for your food. We did it all: brought in appetizers (and coolers), brought in all our own decorations and booze, set up, took down, cleaned up, and even hired someone to take out garbage through out the night (because that's on you, not Day Block). We hired out the parking lot behind the building from another company for $150 (for all day and overnight parking, which we totally recommend for your family/friends), catered in from Brasa, and brought our friend's band in (there's a sound system you can either use your phone to plug into and it plays in both rooms, or the band can have their own set up). Again, DIY. We will say Brasa was fabulous and made it feel like the space came with professional help. From two critical people (both bride and groom) we HIGHLY recommend Brasa's catering services. The wedding day was an ABSOLUTE success and our friends and family went on about how great it was. We had a small ceremony in the back room and afterwards, seated 150 ish people in the main room. I agree with others - the main room does NOT comfortably fit over 180. We suggest not going over that number. We were also worried about the heat - fortunately we were not married on an extremely hot day. As such, the room temperature wasn't an issue. They do have AC in both the rooms. With that said, we did not (fortunately) have many hiccups with the venue. Kassie, the worker at the time was responsible and responsive when we signed up. She left midway (Day Block didn't inform us) and yes, there was a delay in communication. Chris (her replacement?) apologized and got back to us and though he's not particularly bubbly, he answered our questions. The day of, another female worker let us and the photographer up on the roof top (with some stipulations) and even gave me her hair tie when I needed to tie my dress up to make the climb. At the end of the night, she pointed out the things we needed to take care of (which would have been nice if she had helped, but I guess that's not her job?) At least she pointed out things I wouldn't have thought were my responsibility, instead of charging us the week after.

if you have more than around 180 guests. Their website says up to 250 but I have absolutely no idea how that would be possible. We have 165 and the caterers could hardly get between the tables to serve people. We also needed room to accommodate a buffet, the bar, DJ, dessert table, cotton candy machine etc. in the large room. If you are planning anything other than a plated meal, this is not the place for you if you have a group pushing 200. The layout can feel super odd, but once you get a bunch of stuff in it, it works well so don’t be discouraged. The place takes an amazing photograph, just look at it. I found the staff intermittently helpful, it seemed like they may have needed someone checking each other’s e-mails when they are out of town or a better line of communication on who is responsible for answering what questions, at times it was unclear. Overall, I am not dissatisfied with the level of service they provided. Chris was helpful when we needed him. One of the young ladies who was working there stopped working their halfway through us planning the event, which was not communicated to us. That would have been nice to know, but overall we figured it out. Parking is a nightmare FYI but we just let our guests know that they would likely be paying and no one said a thing about it. We were very nervous but at the end of the day, it is downtown MPLS, what do you expect? The X-Games also happened to be the same weekend so that kind of was an anomaly that we couldn’t plan for. The venue was swelteringly hot. The smaller room gets the summer sunset. Our ceremony was at 5pm and I thought I was going to have a heat stroke standing up there. If you are utilizing that room, put up some sort of curtain or sheer situation to make that more bearable. Having said that the entire place seemed like it had an HVAC system that could not keep up with the amount of people in there. I kept telling everyone that if I could have changed anything about the day, it would have been that it was not so hot in there. Full disclosure it was 95 degrees out, but still it should not be an issue to keep indoors cooler than it was. Overall, I recommend Day Block but you will be stressed if you think you are going to have 250 in that space. It is honestly a beautiful place, just some down sides.

ator at Day Block, was hired on halfway through our wedding planning process, and she is so great to work with. She was thorough in making sure we knew what we needed to do and helpful with any questions we had. Overall, I'm so glad we got married at Day Block and would certainly recommend it to others!

n space by putting tables closer together (you'd have to check with the event staff for an exact capacity). We were able to save some money on decor by skipping flowers and fancy centerpieces - we paid the venue $600 to string lights on the ceiling, and we brought in our own clocks and candles for the table decorations. It was such a lovely space that we didn't need to do much more. One AMAZING perk is that the open bar charges per person vs per drink served, and that helped us to keep open bar costs more reasonable too. I will tell you that this venue is NOT easy to communicate with during the planning stages. The venue itself is owned by one company, the catering folks are another company, and the parking lot rental out back was yet another company. We were constantly being told to contact other people with questions, and we had to follow up with people a lot. Just be prepared to send a lot of emails and manage multiple conversations. Also, this is what I would consider a DIY space. Most venues have event staffers that will help with decorations, signage, musician/dj equipment, audio equipment, etc...this place does NOT help with that stuff. We had to bring in our own mic/speaker for the ceremony, decorate the tables, and help our musicians with sound check. The event planner was not present during any of the set up, so I had to text her with last-minute changes that needed to be made before the wedding began (some chairs were missing, the directional signage was missing, there was a strange odor coming out of the elevator banks, some of the twinkle lights were not turned on, etc...). That's part of the reason that this place is a little more reasonably priced, so I didn't mind too much, but know that you or your family will be "working" a bit more on the morning of your wedding day to ensure that the space is set up and decorated properly.