Event Space Rental Details

WELCOME TO THE DARK HORSE HALL

The Dark Horse Hall & Wine Snug is a Banquet Room in Great Falls and it's a great space for Wedding Receptions, Office Holiday Parties, Family Reunions, Formal Meeting Rooms, Award Ceremonies and of course, banquets: an affordable, upscale event room rental right in the heart of Downtown Great Falls.

Beneath the streets of downtown Great Falls lies a charming, two room hall, perfect for weddings, corporate meetings or elegant dinners. Both rooms feature a stone fireplace, historic wooden post and beam architecture in this former Livery Stable. Your group will enjoy intimate surroundings in this space repurposed in 2014, preserving history in the brick, stone and log walls, and the echoes of the horses that lived in this space in the early days of Great Falls.

Available Room Rentals

Darkhorse Hall

The Darkhorse Hall is a private room and accommodates up to 90 for a plated meal and 120 for cocktails and appetizers. $250 room rental includes 3 hours of usage. Additional time is $50/hour from contract start time to event end.

Set-up fee: $2 per event attendee

Deposit: $250 refundable deposit to secure a date.

The Wine Snug

The Wine Snug is a private room and it accommodates 24 for a plated dinner and 30 for cocktails and appetizers. $150 room fee includes 3 hours usage. Additional time is $35/hour from contract start time to event end.

Set-up fee: $2 per event attendee

Deposit: $150 refundable deposit to secure a date.

Menus and Pre-orders

In all of our event rooms, parties of 15 and under can order off the restaurant menu. Parties over 15 people are required to order off the banquet menu which can be viewed above. Outside food and beverages are not authorized except for pre-approved desserts.

We require pre-orders and a single payment for groups of over 15 people.

Bar Service

Bartender fee of $20/per hour with a $60 minimum charge.

Service Charge

The service charge is based on Food and Beverage sales:

25% for Buffet and self-serve
35% for plated meals

Event Space Accommodations

Audio Visual

There are no rental fees for use of the AV equipment.

The Wine Snug has a television with standard input options.

The Dark Horse Hall has a projector, TV screens, microphone, and a podium with standard input options.

Bathrooms

Bathrooms are located both downstairs near the event rooms and upstairs in the pub. ADA bathroom is upstairs. Changing tables are available in the downstairs bathrooms.

Cancellation

Cancellations made within 14 days prior to the event will forfeit the entire amount of the deposit.
Elective cancellations made within 48 hours of the event will be charged 25% of the full contract amount.

Parking

No valet parking is available. Parking on the streets is metered from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM weekdays with a two-hour limit. Guests who will be attending longer weekday daytime events can park in the city lot #7 and pay by the day at the pay station.

Accessability

The entire facility is ADA compliant.

Tables and room setup

The Wine Snug is pre-set with two large rectangular tables that seat 12 people each, it also has a picnic-style table that seats 4 and a bar with 5 stools.

The Dark Horse Hall can be set-up in a variety of ways, i.e. Theater style, classroom style, boardroom style, banquet style, standing reception. We have round (seat up to 8), rectangular tables (seat up to 6) and standing bar height tables. We do provide white tablecloths but do not provide centerpieces.

Event Space Rental Information

Short Notice Events

We will try to satisfy our customers request for events on short notice (7 days or less prior to event). Our ability to execute short notice events depends on room availability, and our ability to schedule labor and order food to meet your needs. Events scheduled and contracted within 7 days of the event date will be subject to an additional 10% on the full contract amount and a non-refundable deposit of $100. We will commit to performance of a contract within 48 hours of accepting the non-refundable deposit.

Contract

A contract is required for private events. An example contract is linked for informational purposes only. A specific event contract will be sent by the event coordinator for each event.

Pharmaceutical Events

Pharmaceutical events can be held in The Wine Snug (events with 20 or fewer facing AV screen) or the Darkhorse Hall (events with over 20 people facing AV screen). Both rooms are private. Special menus can be requested with two weeks advance notice. A specific pharmaceutical contract is required. Please see our standard pharmaceutical contract for informational purposes only. A specific event contract will be sent by the event coordinator for each event.

View Banquet menu