Sherman Street Event Center

The Sherman Street Event Center is a very beautiful multi purpose event centers. I’ve come here for my brothers wedding, fashion shows and New Year’s Eve events and always had a very good time.

This is an amazing site with a fabulous staff. Angie is the best to work with and is extremely professional. If you are looking for an elegant place in which to hold your events, this is the place. I am the executive producer of Denver Chant Fest, and 3 day music and yoga festival. I rented this place and it was just perfect for my event.

We just had the Denver Chant & yoga Festival at this amazing venue. It’s historic charm really worked for our group. Angie the event coordinator and her staff were responsive and helpful every step of the way. Weekend of their security guards went above and beyond helping our vendors load in and out. Michael of Michael’s Catering (on site) was also incredibly helpful.

2012 Review #339:
I have no big issues with this event center. I just went here for the Fancy Tiger craft festival. The biggest problem is the lack of parking. We found some about 2 ½ blocks away, but if you’re here for a wedding, I would hope there is some lot that Sherman has a relationship with.
The facility is very large, and the labeling of the event center was pretty good. There were signs saying «vendors» that pointed up the stairs, though, some people I encountered thought that meant that area was for vendors only, when it in fact meant that’s where the vendors were. Oh well. The big event space is two levels, with the second level just an exposed walkway. I think this space served a craft festival very well. There was enough space for everyone and the layout made sense. However, I wouldn’t like this space for a formal event like a party or a wedding. It’s old, it’s kind of drab, though I guess you could say it’s traditional.
I don’t know how much this space would be to use, but I’d keep it in mind only for a shopping-​type gathering, or maybe a mixer-​type event. But for a formal party or formal event, I’d look for a place with a bit more style.

DO NOT GIVE THIS PLACE YOUR BUSINESS.
Rudest staff I have ever encountered. The woman named Angie who is supposedly the manager of the place is psychotic. I witnessed her getting into a physical altercation with a biggest exhibitor at the event. The food was disgusting, the place is completely rundown.

Poor customer service, rude staff, leaking and usless bathrooms, scary elevators.
As part of the committee that helps put on Ignite Denver this was one of the worst example of event staff ever!
The main connection knew our event was based on presentations and needed a projector and a screen. Less than 24 hours prior to the event, they finally mentioned — oh yeah, our screen is crap you have to pay over 300 to rent one from our vendor.
There was discussions about food trucks — yet no help was given indicating the meters out front needed to be dealt with and possible city fees. I would have assumed that an event location would have that information available to people renting.
I had been to this location once before for a craft fair and it was pleasant, but knowing what goes on behind the scenes. i would never attend another event at this location no matter who was putting it on.

Don’ get me wrong. This place is just beautiful. It’s exactly what you would expect from a beautiful historic event center in Downtown Denver. All of the tiniest little historical accents have been preserved and you feel like you’ve stepped back in time when you set foot in this place.
But you know what hasn’t been preserved? A sense of customer service and human decency.
I attended an event here recently (Ignite Denver 10) and every staff member that I interacted with was at best apathetic, at worst rude and aggressive.
I get it, Mr. Bouncer, it’s your job to check IDs, but we weren’t some group of wound up teenagers, we were all adults and all (upon entry) sober. There was no reason to be a stoic dick when I tried to be friendly.
There was also no reason to deny my friend entry when she brought her infant to the event. You even admitted that there was no policy against it, you just decided it was «inappropriate.»
What’s inappropriate is the amount of money it costs to hold an event there, versus the level of service that this event center fails to provide. Take your money elsewhere.

Don’t give these folks your business.
This review isn’t as an attendee of an event I want to be clear, it’s as an event organizer who paid these folks for the space.
I’ll start with the worst part. We had a presenter show up with her infant. I was told by other folks helping run the event that she was being denied entry. I went to the guy who did the denying and asked for more information and frankly get the story from the source, not second hand.
He Shouted at me like I was a child for not knowing that they refused to allow infants into the building when beer was being served. Cuz you know, babies they do like their booze. I asked for more information and an explanation of the rule and he shouted at me, threatened to have me arrested if I decided to sneak a baby in and stormed off. Not to be seen again that night. Oh and he did the AV stuff. Glad nothing went wrong on that front.
I’ve been organizing events for years now, I’ve never been treated like that by anyone, let alone the person I wrote a check to.
The day before the event, we were told the screen they said they had wasn’t usable. Not a week before, not 2 weeks. A day before. Nothing more, just «yeah screen is a no go, bummer.»
They did me «a favor» calling their vendor and getting a $ 265 screen and charging me for it. With no time to try and find an alternative vendor there wasn’t much choice. Heck even offering to split the screen rental would have been a nice gesture. The event kinda needs a screen so we were over a barrel.
I do a lot of events and the staff, while friendly in person, were the most uninformative people ever. Though they said it was my fault for not asking the right things. Go figure.
I asked if food trucks were cool to have onsite.
Answer: «Yes.»
Not. «Sure, but we have no space for them anywhere, so you should get the city to bag the meters in front of the building, and oh yeah it’s $ 25/​meter for bagging.»
Apparently communicating with the customer is less important than cashing the deposit check the moment it’s handed to them and then just saying «You didn’t ask the right questions» when things don’t go well.
I will never do an event there, and will tell everyone I know to not hold or attend an event here. I can’t believe a company can do business like that.
The building is incredible and historic and run by the worst people possible. I hate writing this review but as a customer I’ve never been treated so poorly.
For the record I did email them post event and try and work out my issues and was told essentially «Too bad so sad»

If I could be a building in Denver, I think I’d want to be the Sherman Events Center. I’m in love with this space! Walking inside almost transports you to another era and it just oozes character. Check out their website for all the deets (I won’t bore you with a history lesson here) but you definitely feel like you’re walking into another time as you enter the front doors.
I spent a few hours here at the Holiday Handmade Craft Fair in early December (which, FYI, was a bit like walking into Etsy and I hope they host it here again this year!) and was blown away by the ballroom, mezzanine, lighting, windows… you simply must check out a show here sometime.
Note: Parking can be an issue on event nights — I’d recommend either cabbing it or carpooling for a special event, or simply just preparing yourself for the adventure of downtown parking. Enjoy!

I attended an event here last week and it was my first time visiting the beautiful space.
There are many rooms on each floor. They used a large room for check in and coat check on the 1^st floor and then you can take the elevator or stairs up 3 floors to the balcony which surrounds and overlooks the Byzantine themed grand ballroom on the 2^nd floor.
Though it got a little warm on the balcony with 350 people it was large enough to maneuver around.
If you are looking for a unique meeting space check out this facility. What was also nice was the $ 2 night parking across the street.