Bayou City Event Center

Great event we attended here. The Beauty Fashion and Beyond Fashion Show.
The location was a nice size and clean. My fav was the waiting area in the ladies restroom! Decorated so elegantly.

You know you’ve had an amazing experience when, as you are walking to your car, you feel the incessant urge to whip out your phone and leave a review.
The first thing i noticed as i entered the center was its nice, cool temperature: a haven from the oppressive heat. The second thing i noticed was the elegant design. Its hard to equipt such a large space with novel details, but the center manages to do so. Beautiful crown molding decorates the vaulted ceilings, and the fireplace made the banquet area warm and intimate.
The staff was attentive and thorough, making sure each guest (and boy were there a lot of guests!) feel important and looked after.
The food was an experience in itself ! Made in house, the ice cream, watermelon salad, and burger sliders were scrumptuous!
My only complaint about this place is that i was not aware of its existence when planning my own wedding, as i would nost certainly have hosted it here (and would have saved a ton on wall drapery and lighting!)
Will definitely be keeping this venue in mind for all my future event needs :)

The parking here is a nightmare! The valets block off half of the parking lot, (no exaggeration, exactly half) in an attempt to force you to valet. The line for valet was more than 30 minutes. The location is ghetto. Bad Bad bad!
There is no air conditioning in the Ladies bathroom. The event lobby was very warm.
The menu was awful. I will never ever attend an event at this place again… I can assure you.

I had not heard of this place until I found out that my graduation was going to be held here. My first thought was «why is it being held at Bayou Music Center?» Yeah not he same place. This is definitely an event center and they can accommodate all types of events. The graduation rented out the entire place. The facilities are nice, restrooms are clean, temperature was adequate etc. They even have a coat check which I feel like is nonexistent in the South. The ceremony was in the ballroom, and then the reception was at the outdoor pavilion. I was worried about the reception being outside (especially in May), but the area is covered, and they have large fans. There are also restrooms at the pavilion so you don’t have to run across the parking lot back to the ballroom. There’s plenty of parking and this place is pretty easily accessible from 288 or 610. I feel like this place is kind of a secret, but if for some reason I need to plan an event, I will certainly consider Bayou City Event Center.

We used Bayou City Event Center for our annual HCRP Lincoln-​Reagan Dinner and were impressed on every level. Our event grew from 500 to over 1000 in the two weeks leading up to the event and the staff quickly accommodated our needs. In fact, we had to add 5 tables as the event was starting and the BCEC staff worked seamlessly with the caterer to make it happen.
The facility is beautiful, well maintained, and already set with many of the necessities like audio-​visual equipment.
Our guests loved the option to park themselves and thanks to a reasonably priced police officer, traffic in and out of the venue was a breeze.
The venue and staff at BCEC are absolute professionals and work hard to make your event perfect.

If I could give negative stars I would.
No directing of traffic, horrible parking, the valet is clueless they ran out of parking spaces.
Worst venue I’ve ever been to for any event

I’ve been here twice for work events, both casino nights, and for large groups, this place WORKS. It’s easy to access from 610 and is even close to the light rail if people decide to ride from the med center or downtown. The parking and interior can easily accommodate thousands of people. If guests are all leaving at the same time, there will be a bit of a traffic jam, but that holds true anywhere.
The space inside is new and clean, but not overly modern and could easily mold to fit the theme of most events.
The wait staff has been exceedingly pleasant, and there are people constantly clearing plates, replacing chafing dishes or emptying trash cans. The reason I wouldn’t give a 5^th star is that I have not been impressed with the AV set up. The video and sound have been really bad on both of my visits. So for an AV heavy event like a conference or lecture, this venue might not be your best bet. It’s perfect for large banquets and parties.

Parking sucks is all I can say.
My friend had her graduation here and people were parking literally on the roads. We ended up missing her graduation and had to see her after cause it looked like zombie apocalypse showed up here. I mean… when you build a venue, you need to account for parking space of not only the staff, graduates, wedding party, etc but also for GUESTS.
Whoever designed this needs to take that into account.
Good grief.

Came here on a Saturday night for Savarese Promotions, «Rumble on the Bayou 7» for boxing and MMA featured fights. Located off Almeda near the Reliant Center Stadium off 45, this place is easy to get to if you remember to turn right onto Holmes Rd. This place is a first class facility with valet parking, fenced self parking, security and overall staff. The fights were held in a beautiful, well lit ballroom with high ceilings, inset tiles, classy light fixtures, carpet, video screens and plenty of room. Whether you attend a reception, conference or sporting event, this place is a classy option for all your needs. What a great find. Kudos to Savarese for their choice in venue.

Came here for the HLSR Parade Auction. The rooms we were in were very nice. When visiting an event center like this I always look at the ceiling– some event places just have regular ceiling tiles or standard business-​like light fixtures– but not here– the ceilings in every room were very nice, as was the décor– even in the bathrooms.
The event coordinator was very helpful, at times bossy, as we were moving the set up of check out for the auction items from the front to a side room. She was very conscious of how the table needed to be set up, and other furniture, in order to maintain a good appearance. She even brought in new table cloths since some of them had food on them from when the buffet was set up.
I would recommend this place for a large event, it can definitely hold A LOT of people!

Its a nice big empty box that can be used for events. The waitstaff was efficient.