Stadium & Arena Event Services Rice - Eccles Stadium  |  Jon M. Huntsman Center

If you are planning an event, we have plenty of options that could work for you. Please view the tabs below for more information about our various rental spaces!

Located on the 4^th floor, the Scholarship Room is our most popular space, with two-story ceilings and a mezzanine overlooking the room. The wall of windows looking to the west offer panoramic views of the Salt Lake Valley and Oquirrh Mountains while windows to the east show off the stadium bowl and field as well as the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. This space can accommodate up to 900 guests and comes as a blank slate for you to customize to your exact specifications.

• Sq ft: 5400
• Ceiling: 24'
• Reception: 900
• Classroom / Theater: 500
• Rounds: 350

Located on the 5th floor of The Tower and overlooking the Scholarship room, The Mezzanine space is perfect for overflow guests. Your guests will access all of the 5th floor breakout and meeting rooms from off this space making it an ideal exhibition space.

• Rounds: 10
• Reception Guests: 100

The views from our 6^th floor Varsity Room are truly something to see. This room features one-story ceilings and an all-glass wall to the west, where sunsets over The Great Salt Lake wow our guests nightly. Like the Scholarship Room, a catering kitchen flanks the event space, with restrooms and coat racks on each side. Host up to 800 guests in the space that is completely customizable to suit your needs.

• Sq ft: 5400
• Ceiling: 9'
• Reception: 900
• Classroom / Theater: 500
• Rounds: 350

Hosting concerts, extreme sporting events, countless football matchups and the Winter Olympic Games, our stadium has welcomed some of the world’s most renown celebrities, dignitaries and athletes. The bowl seats just under over 45,000 and with added field seating, we’ve accommodated 50,000. Our 122 x 64-foot scoreboard makes a big impression, and the covered concourse area and South Plaza provide additional space for your group to spread out.

• Bowl + Field Capacity: 52,000
• Bowl Capacity: 45,017
• Field Seated Guests: 7,000

For small groups and business meetings, we have two large conference rooms and a number of suites which can be staged with AV, stocked with drinks and snacks and arranged to accommodate the size and needs of your group. Our suite spaces on level 4 & 5 make for great add-on spaces and can function as breakout rooms for large groups.

• Level 4: Suites 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, and 408
• Level 5: Suites 501, 502, 504-508, 509, 510-515, 516, and 517
• Level 6: Room 645

We offer convenient parking adjacent to the stadium and tower with ample space for your guests. We can reserve a number of stalls for you, or place a moratorium on the lot, both for a fee based on use. Talk to an event specialist for parking arrangements and note that on business days, the lot is used for university parking and is patrolled until 4 p.m. unless arrangements have been made for your event.

The Tower is paired with Chartwells as its exclusive caterer. With a focus on customizing every menu to meet the client’s unique taste and preferences, Chartwells delivers exemplary service and a wealth of delicious options to choose from. Our on-site kitchen and adjacent serving pantries keep food hot and fresh until served. Contact an event specialist for pricing and menus.

We offer high-speed wi-fi internet throughout the complex for our visitors and guests, free of charge. Our tech team is on site and ready to assist with all of your routine technical needs, including coordinating audio and visual displays. For professional sound and music services, our event planning team can connect you with our preferred local vendors

We offer the full suite of audio/visual tools and resources, including large video panel displays in The Tower and stadium bowl. Our AV specialists can help you show presentations, videos and other media and help you tap into our audio and visual display systems. We can also put you in touch with local resources for more complex sound and music services.

Our events team can help you design and stage a setup that meets the needs of your event, whether large or small, simple or grand. We can stage a casino night, a speakeasy, create VIP spaces or divide rooms with pipe and drape, whatever configuration best suits your event. We can also provide any equipment you need such as stages, dance floors, pianos and the like, as well as outdoor event equipment, chairs, heat lamps and anything else your event requires.

Our events team is committed to delivering exceptional experiences. Before booking your event, please read through these tips and policies so we can start off on the right foot and deliver the best event possible for you and your guests. If you have any questions, please reach out to your event specialist, call (801) 581-5445 or email booking@stadium.utah.edu

We offer convenient parking adjacent to the stadium and tower with ample space for your guests. We can reserve a number of stalls for you, or place a moratorium on the lot, both for a fee based on use. Talk to an event specialist for parking arrangements and note that on business days, the lot is used for university parking and is patrolled until 4 p.m. unless arrangements have been made for your event.

No vehicles are permitted to park on sidewalk. Deliveries or pick-ups must park in the parking lot or in one of the open truck bays. All deliveries must be made during regular business hours Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

We do not accept responsibility for receiving deliveries or removing property owned or rented by the patron. The patron or a representative of the patron must be responsible for the all deliveries and pick-ups in conjunction with the event.

The patron must remove all equipment or decorations brought into the facility for the event. This includes all linens, dishes, flowers, plants, balloons and other disposable decorations. The patron will be assessed an additional cleaning fee if decorations are not removed or disposed of properly.

Helium balloons are allowed on the Varsity Level 6 only. The Scholarship Level 4 is prohibited because of the 25-foot ceiling. If a lift is required to retrieve errant balloons on the 4th Level the patron will be charged for lift rental and labor hours. Confetti and/or glitter are allowed but the patron will be charged an additional $100.00 cleaning fee for the removal of confetti and/or glitter.

No nails, hooks, tacks, screws, staples, wire, tape or any other abrasives may be placed on or in walls or fixtures. Decorations may be hung or attached with zip-ties, soft rope or fishing wire only. Any damages or defacement of any kind will be assessed to the patron.

Candles are allowed but must be placed in a container for the wax to drip into. Open flames such as candelabras are permitted but must be kept out of heavy traffic areas and away from flammable materials such as paper or cloth.

All items delivered by a vendor or patron must be removed by 9:00 am the morning following the event.

Alcohol may be served upon approval only. Approval must be obtained from the Vice President over Rice-Eccles Stadium before the event is to take place.

Alcohol may only be served in reception rooms at Rice-Eccles Stadium. All other areas of the stadium are prohibited to the service of alcohol.

Participants may not consist primarily of University of Utah Employees. University of Utah students or minor students may not be in attendance.

Spaces must be rented to an off-campus third party who is sponsoring the event. No University entities or departments may rent or host events in which alcohol is being served.

The event must be closed to the General Public.

There may not be a charge for any kind of alcohol beverages served at the event or for entry to the event.

The third-party lessee must agree to comply with all Utah laws regarding the service and consumption of liquor. The third-party lessee must sign a rental agreement, an alcohol service request addendum and agree to assume liability for any claims resulting from the service or consumption of alcohol at the event.

All alcohol must be provided and served by the exclusive caterer for Rice-Eccles Stadium.

Patrons are not allowed to hire their own bartending service.

All events must end before midnight. Additional restrictions may apply to events that are using in stadium lighting and video boards.

Chartwells is our exclusive in-house caterer. As one of the top caterers in Utah, we are proud to have them as a part of our team. Any and all food and alcohol must be worked through them. Contact an event specialist for menus and pricing.