Muse Event Center

What Muse Event Center does

Muse Event Center is an event venue located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that hosts galas, corporate events, weddings, and social gatherings. It is operated as a subsidiary brand under Kaskaid Event Group, a privately held Upper Midwest hospitality company that also controls Quincy Hall (a second large-format event venue in Northeast Minneapolis' historic Arts District), 12 Crave restaurant locations, and additional concepts including Union Bar & Grill, Union Rooftop, Brit's Pub & Eating, and Butcher's Tale. Across the portfolio, the group advertises more than 60 private dining spaces and offers full-service catering (cravecatering.com) plus a corporate and social group delivery service for boxed lunches, sandwich platters, and sushi.

The venue is sold on a one-time event-rental basis with pricing not publicly disclosed; bookings are taken via the parent's group sales line (952-562-5625) and catering line (952-562-5620). Marketing is conducted through the Kaskaid Event Group website and brand portfolio, with downloadable group sales menus used as lead-generation assets. Customer segments are split horizontally between corporate events and weddings/social gatherings, with no enterprise anchor customers disclosed. Headcount is reported at 11-50 employees, the company is private, and there are no funding rounds, M&A events, or leadership changes on record. The integration with the broader Kaskaid portfolio — restaurants, catering, delivery, and a sister event venue — is the central operational and commercial differentiator.

Name

Muse Event Center

Legal name

Kaskaid Event Group

Website

https://musemn.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Muse Event Center is a Minneapolis event venue, operated by Kaskaid Event Group, hosting galas, corporate events, weddings, and social gatherings, and integrated with the parent's 12 restaurants, 60+ private dining spaces, catering, and delivery services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Venue Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Conference Centers & Dedicated Meeting Venues (THAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Conference & Convention Center Catering (THAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Event venue rental
• Private dining spaces
• Full-service catering
• Corporate event hosting
• Wedding venue services

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Event Venue Rental: Revenue generated from renting the event venue space for various occasions including galas, corporate events, weddings, and social gatherings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Muse Event Center is an event venue in Minneapolis that rents space for weddings, corporate events, galas, and social gatherings. The venue operates as part of Kaskaid Event Group's hospitality portfolio and provides access to professional event planning, sound and lighting, and full-service catering capabilities through the parent company's restaurants and catering operations.

Product overview

Muse Event Center is part of the Kaskaid Event Group portfolio of restaurant and event venue brands. The company operates a multi-brand platform consisting of event venues (Muse Event Center, Quincy Hall), restaurant concepts (Crave with 12 locations, Union Bar & Grill, Union Rooftop, Brit's Pub & Eating, Butcher's Tale), and ancillary services (Full Service Catering, Private Dining, and Corporate & Social Group Delivery). The product architecture is a platform-plus-modules approach, where the core event venues serve as the primary offering while restaurant brands, catering services, and delivery offerings function as complementary modules that share operational infrastructure and cross-promote across the portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Muse Event Center: Event center brand operated under Kaskaid Event Group, offering event venue services.

Products and services

• Muse Event Center An event center venue in the Minneapolis metro area operated by Kaskaid Event Group, offering space rentals for galas, corporate events, weddings, and social gatherings.
• Full Service Catering Catering services for events ranging from intimate parties to weddings and large corporate events and galas, with customization of every detail.
• Private Dining Private dining spaces across 12 restaurants with over 60 private dining rooms, offering culinary and event professionals to plan and customize events of any size.
• Corporate & Social Group Delivery Office and group delivery service offering boxed lunches, sandwich platters, fresh sushi, and breakfast, lunch, or dinner delivery to offices or homes.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kaskaid Event GroupcoreOthersMuse Event Center is operated as part of the Kaskaid Event Group portfolio of hospitality businesses. This parent company relationship provides access to 12 Crave restaurant locations, over 60 private dining spaces, full-service catering capabilities, and additional event venue properties including Quincy Hall.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Minneapolis Club: Private city club and event venue in downtown Minneapolis offering ballroom and meeting space for galas, weddings, and corporate functions. Comparable on use case and customer mix, with similar premium positioning in the Minneapolis market.
• A'Bulae: Minneapolis event venue specializing in weddings, corporate events, and social gatherings with flexible event space and in-house coordination. Direct competitor in the Twin Cities dedicated-venue segment for the same corporate and wedding segments.
• Earle Brown Heritage Center: Brooklyn Park (Minneapolis metro) conference and banquet center hosting weddings, corporate events, conventions, and galas with on-site catering. Comparable as a dedicated meeting/event venue serving the same Minneapolis-area customers with similar use cases.
• The Depot Minneapolis: Historic Minneapolis hotel and event venue offering large ballrooms, corporate event space, and wedding hosting. Directly comparable on use cases (galas, corporate events, weddings) and customer segment, and serves the same Minneapolis metro market.
• International Market Square: Minneapolis event venue hosting weddings, galas, corporate events, and trade shows in a historic building. Directly comparable as a large-format Minneapolis event space competing for the same customer base.
• Quincy Hall: Sister venue under the same Kaskaid Event Group umbrella, also in Northeast Minneapolis Arts District, hosting galas, corporate events, weddings, and social gatherings. The most direct comparable as a co-located, co-branded large event venue with the same target customers and operational support.

Regional players

• Calhoun Beach Club: Minneapolis private club and event venue offering banquet and meeting facilities for weddings and corporate events. Comparable on event services and customer segments but operates primarily as a membership club, making it a regional adjacent competitor.

Others

• Crave Catering (cravecatering.com): In-house catering arm of Kaskaid Event Group that supplies food service for Muse and other Kaskaid venues. An adjacent/operational peer since it shares the same corporate parent and supports Muse's full-service catering offering rather than competing for venue bookings.

Broad incumbents

• Omni Viking Lakes Hotel: Newer Minneapolis-area full-service hotel with extensive meeting and event space for weddings and corporate functions. Comparable on use cases but as part of a national hotel brand's broader portfolio rather than as a dedicated event venue.
• Marquette Hotel Minneapolis (Curio Collection): Downtown Minneapolis full-service hotel with significant event and meeting facilities for corporate events, weddings, and galas. Comparable on event services but operates within a larger national hospitality group's portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/museeventcenter
• Facebookfacebook.com/MuseMN
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/muse-event-center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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