The Standard

Community-owned event and enterprise space for hire in Dumfries

The Green Room: A great event and enterprise space for hire in Dumfries town centre

The Green Room, our fully-accessible, ground floor community area in The Standard, is the most versatile place to hold events in Dumfries town centre, with options available for gatherings of all kinds - and a sliding scale of hire charges, with discounts available for repeat lets.

Our showpiece community-owned building also welcomes bookings for its separate High Street-facing retail / event space (The Front Shop).

Choose The Green Room at The Standard for your event

  • Modern, flexible-use event space

  • Central High Street location

  • Ground floor with disabled toilet access

  • 40 stacking chairs and 12 folding tables

  • Option to divide space into two rooms

  • Every hire is an investment in the future of our town centre

The Green Room: Event hire rate

  • Community

    Hourly (min two-hour let) - £15

    Half-day (four hours) - £50

    Full-day (eight hours) - £90

  • Standard

    Hourly (min two-hour let) - £20

    Half-day (four hours) - £75

    Full-day (eight hours) - £140

  • Commercial

    Hourly (min two-hour let) - £25

    Half-day (four hours) - £100

    Full-day (eight hours) - £200

  • Corporate

    Hourly (min two-hour let) - £40

    Half-day (four hours) - £160

    Full-day (eight hours) - £300

High Street pop-up shop and event space

The Front Shop is our superb retail event space, directly on Dumfries High Street. Available for long and short-term occupation, this is an ideal space for pop-up shops, community consultations, information events, small exhibitions or even an office. Availability depending, this space can also be hired in tandem with The Green Room, with which it links, to take over the full ground floor of The Standard.

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