Host your next event at Friends Select School!
We offer unique and versatile rental spaces for all types of special events: large-scale social and corporate events; birthday parties; bar, bat, and b'nai mitzvah; employee wellness retreats; annual meetings; conferences; and more. Choose any one or a combination of our spaces on campus to create truly special occasions.
Our Parkway Building's rooftop athletic field transforms into an open-air events space, capable of hosting concerts, weddings, and dance parties for up to 300 guests, under the Center City Philadelphia skyline. Host outdoor movie nights under the stars; corporate wellness events in our pool, yoga studio, and fitness center; kids'/adult parties with games, swimming, and food trucks; and more!
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Wellness- combine the fitness center, pool and dance/yoga/pilates space for company wellness retreats
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Performances,team building and presentations in the theater and food demonstrations in the dining hall
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Pickle ball, basketball, volleyball in the gym, chair massages in the mat room
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Combine the “mat room”, falcon’s nest and pool for a spectacular dance, splash and pizza party while parents enjoy a cocktail reception upstairs in the Race st circle,Select gallery and the lobby
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Full service wedding events
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Our new 3 Parkway expansion project “East Room” is perfect for mid sizes conferences, presentations and receptions
Spaces Available for Event Rental
GYM
Integrated lighting and sound system
6,000 sq ft
100’ x 60’
ROOF
42,120 sq ft
270’ x 156’
THEATER
Total seated capacity 363
Main level seating-222
Balcony seating -141
FRONT PLAZA
2,394 sq ft
57 ‘ x 42’
Available for tenting
FRONT LOBBY
Perfect for receptions of up to 125 people. Combine it with our beautiful small theater for panels, presentations and seminars.
1,120 sq ft
32’ x 35’
LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM
204 sq ft
17’ x 12’
SELECT GALLERY
Turn this space in a photo gallery highlighting your event history or guests of honor
9’ x 63’
RACE STREET CIRCLE
Perfect registration area
375 sq ft
15’ x 25’
MAT ROOM
2,490 sq ft
30’ x 83’
FALCON’S NEST - ADJACENT TO MAT ROOM AND POOL
Total 936 sq ft
24’ x 33’ with and additional 12’ x 12’ alcove area
DANCE STUDIO
986 sq ft
29’ x 34’
THE EAST ROOM
3,000 sq ft plus an additional 500sq ft adjacent alcove space
Easy elevator access
ATHLETIC TRAINING CENTER/FITNESS ROOM
25-YARD SWIMMING POOL
MALE AND FEMALE LOCKER ROOMS
PARKING LOT
25 Spots Available
VENDORS
PREFERRED CATERERS
12th Street Catering
Chef’s Table Catering
George Pan
Eatible Delights
Rhubarb
FOOD TRUCKS
Marley's Caribbean Cuisine
Burrito Feliz
LIVE MUSIC
Jimmy Coleman
Black Tie Entertainment (Luke Carlos O’Reilly)
Dave Brodie
DJ
DJ Tiki
SOUND AND LIGHTING
D24K
NEARBY HOTELS
Le Meridien
Sheraton
Embassy Suites
The Logan
PARKING
Gateway Parking Garage
Non-Event Rental Rates
Pool $200/hr and certified lifeguard required (can be provided by the School for an additional fee)
Gym $250/hr
Roof Field $250/hr
Dance Studio $150/hr
Mat Room: $150/hr
Classrooms: $75-$150/hr
Library: $200/hr
Theater: $300/hr; lower rate may be available depending on tech needs
NOTE: Volume Discounts are available; please speak to Matt Rosen (mattr@friends-select.org). For summer camps and similar programs, a per student rate may be established depending upon the facilities used and number of students
