Venues & Conference Center

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Catering and Conferences

Cardinal Hall houses a modern, well-appointed conference center – managed and catered to exclusively by Residential and Dining Enterprises’ Cardinal Café Catering and Conferences team. The conference center is available for Stanford University and Stanford Healthcare meetings and conferences. Learn more about booking the Conference Center.

Event Spaces and Fees

All venues beside the Cardinal Conference Center are only available for booking by SRWC-based occupants. If your event has food, you must submit a service request to coordinate having trash/compost/recycle bins delivered and post event cleaning.

Venues	Max Capacity	How to book	Usage Fee	Notes
Academy Hall A310 3rd floor Plaza	30	Service request	No fee	You can now check the availability of these spaces on Outlook before submitting the request form. The Island and bench seating under the window are included but not the booths.
Academy Hall A313 North Terrace	59	Outlook calendar	No fee	Outdoor terrace on 3rd floor facing Broadway.
Academy Hall A314 South Terrace	59	Outlook calendar	No fee	Outdoor terrace on 3rd floor facing Stanford Commons.
Cardinal Hall C318 3rd floor Plaza	100	Service request	No fee	You can now check the availability of these spaces on Outlook before submitting the request form.
Cardinal Hall Z71A01 6th fl North Terrace	103	Outlook calendar	No fee	Outdoor terrace on 6th floor facing Broadway.
Cardinal Hall Z71A02 6th fl South Terrace	35	Outlook calendar	No fee	Outdoor terrace on 6th floor facing Bay Road.
Community Court	200	Service request	$500	Courtyard (grassy & pergola area) between University Hall and Discovery Hall.
Cardinal Conference Center, 1st floor	3 - 200	Inquiry form	$25 - $1,500	Room Details: https://rde.stanford.edu/hospitality/srwc-cardinal-hall-rooms
~~Discovery Hall D515A North Terrace~~	41	Outlook calendar	No fee	~~Bookable by Discovery Hall occupants only~~. (Not available until late 2026 due to construction)
~~Discovery Hall D550A South Terrace~~	68	Outlook calendar	No fee	~~Bookable by Discovery Hall occupants~~. (Not available until late 2026 due to construction)
Stanford Commons	600	Service request	$500	Large grassy area outside of Academy Hall.
Stanford Square	400	Service request	$500	Located outside of Cardinal Hall.
University Hall U385 3rd floor Plaza	70	Service request	No fee	You can now check the availability of these spaces on Outlook before submitting the request form.
University Hall U590 North Terrace	47	Outlook calendar	No fee	Outdoor terrace on 5th floor facing Broadway.
University Hall U595 South Terrace	57	Outlook calendar	No fee	Outdoor terrace on 5th floor facing Bay Road.

Event Hours

SRWC business hours are weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. SRWC Campus Services staff will be on-site for the duration of your event. Arrangements to staff the event or the lobby outside of these hours must be made in advance and will cost $50 per hour, with a four hour minimum, starting one hour before and ending one hour after.

Event Rentables

Portable PA system | $115.90

Inflatable Stanford Arch (includes setup and tear down) | $350

Giant Lawn Game Bundle | $250
Bundle includes: Yahtzee, Jenga, Connect 4, Cornhole, Farkle, Ladder ball, Checkers/Chess, and Golf putter.

Red Pop-Up Tent | $140.40 Each
10' x 10'

Event Eligibility

Anyone sponsored by a Stanford school, unit or registered and approved student group may reserve event space through the Cardinal Conference Center. To learn more about who may plan or host events at Stanford, view the Office of Special Events & Protocol Planning Guide.

Please contact SRWC Campus Services with any questions at srwc_events@stanford.edu.