The Poynter Institute
Event Types Welcomed
About
Inspiring Events at Poynter
If only these mahogany walls could talk. In their own way, they do: richly and beautifully.
Let Poynter’s breathtaking Great Hall become the canvas for your grand plans. Poynter has provided the backdrop for countless seminars, meetings, trainings, holiday parties, weddings, and graduations. You provide the guests; we’ll provide a gathering place that will have everyone raving.
Poynter’s building features Frank-Lloyd Wright inspired architecture with rich Mahogany woodwork throughout, imported Italian marble floors, an abundance of natural light and variety of color. We are located right across from the gleaming waters of Bayboro Harbor in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. Our indoor or outdoor spaces will make your special day truly spectacular.
Rental of our facility will include:
Up to 8 hours of exclusive use
An abundance of free parking in our private lot
Flexibility to choose any licensed and insured vendor for catering, planning and entertaining
Free set-up and teardown
Full access to a catering kitchen
Round tables and chairs for sit-down dinners
One-of-a-kind venue for seminars, meetings, trainings, holiday parties, weddings, and graduations.
Meeting & Event Spaces
Venue Location + Transportation
Address
801 Third St. S.,
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
Transportation
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Bus
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Lyft
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Taxi
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Uber
Nearby Airport
- St.Pete - Clearwater International Airport & Tampa International Airport - 30 minutes
Nearby International Airport
- St.Pete - Clearwater International Airport & Tampa International Airport - 30 minutes
Parking
- Onsite Parking: Yes
Nearby Cities
Tampa Bay Area
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Clearwater
Largo
Gulfport
Things to Know
Catering
- External Catering Allowed: Yes
- Cultural Catering Available: Yes
Technology
Other services, such AV set up, microphones and AV technical staff is additional and must be handled by Poynter’s contracted AV company, with the fee paid by the renter.
For AV services at Poynter, including microphones must book in advance. Sales tax of 6.5% will be charged.
- Guest Wi-Fi: Free
- Onsite Tech Support: Yes
- Wi-Fi in meeting space: Yes
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Equipment Available On-Site:
- Projector Screen
Venue Policies
- Smoking Permitted: no
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