Kongress- und Eventpark Stadthalle Hagen GmbH

What Kongress- und Eventpark Stadthalle Hagen GmbH does

Kongress- und Eventpark Stadthalle Hagen GmbH is a privately held German limited liability company (HRB 1327, Amtsgericht Hagen) that operates a single congress and event venue in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The facility is built into a former quarry in the Volmetal valley and includes the Kongresshalle with the architecturally distinctive 'Grüner Saal' (Green Hall), the Restaurant Felsengarten and Stadthallenrestaurant for banqueting, and additional multipurpose halls. The company is led by Managing Director Volker Wolf, with Dennis Kruse as Chairman of the Supervisory Board, and operates with a 7-person core team, suggesting a lean venue-management model reliant on a wider event-services ecosystem for production, catering, and technology delivery.

The venue monetizes through four primary streams: rental of its event spaces for conferences, congresses, corporate events, and private celebrations; ticket sales and transaction fees for its own consumer programming; on-site catering and gastronomy; and event services including technology, planning, and the newer PANOVENT® full-service creative implementation offering. Ticket distribution runs through an on-site CTS Eventim-powered Vorverkaufsstelle, online via CTS Eventim, and through Eventbrite and Reservix for select events, with marketing spanning Google Ads, Meta Pixel-based paid social, a Brevo-managed tri-segment newsletter, and a WhatsApp-based AI chatbot (KESHY by LIVOI). The venue also operates a 360° virtual tour accessible via its website and Google My Business to support remote evaluation by prospective bookers.

The company's customer base is hybrid, combining corporate and association event organizers (B2B venue rental), private celebration clients (weddings and parties), and consumer ticket buyers for cultural programming such as concerts, comedy, musicals, ballet, classical concerts, film festivals, and community events like the [ju:nien] LAN-Party. Memberships in degefest e.V. and RUHR.MEETING position the venue within Germany's congress and Ruhr-area event industry networks, while its registered trade names and sub-brand PANOVENT® support differentiated positioning in the Südwestfalen and Ruhr micro-region.

Name

Kongress- und Eventpark Stadthalle Hagen GmbH

Legal name

Kongress- und Eventpark Stadthalle Hagen GmbH

Website

https://stadthalle-hagen.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kongress- und Eventpark Stadthalle Hagen GmbH operates a regional congress and event venue in Hagen, Germany, built into a former quarry and featuring the architecturally unique 'Grüner Saal.' It serves corporate event organizers, associations, private celebration clients, and consumer ticket buyers through venue rental, ticketing, catering, and the PANOVENT® full-service brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Venue and Conference Center Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (711310), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Convention & Exhibition Centers (Public Convention Centers, Civic Centers) (THAHAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Venue Tours & Premium Hospitality Packages (Backstage, VIP, Suites) (THAJAFAL), Gala, Fundraiser & Nonprofit Event Catering (THAHAKAF), VIP, Hospitality & Premium Experiences (MPAGAAAK)

Keywords

• Congress venue rental
• Event management services
• Conference center operations
• Catering event services
• Live event hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Hagen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Venue Rental: Renting out event spaces including the Kongresshalle with its unique 'Grüner Saal' (Green Hall), banquet rooms (Restaurant Felsengarten), and multipurpose halls for conferences, concerts, trade shows, and private celebrations including weddings.
2. Ticket Sales and Transaction Fees: The venue serves as the box office for its own events, selling tickets directly through its CTS Eventim-powered Vorverkaufsstelle and online platforms, earning fees per transaction. Ticket prices range from approximately €15 to €99.50 depending on event type.
3. Catering and Gastronomic Services: On-site gastronomic services including the Stadthallenrestaurant and Restaurant Felsengarten, serving Bavarian cuisine at events such as Oktoberfest and Irish Christmas, as well as general catering for conferences and celebrations.
4. Event Services and Technology: Comprehensive event services including event technology (Veranstaltungs-Technik), event planning support (Veranstaltungs-Service), and PANOVENT full-service creative implementation for agencies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Kongress- und Eventpark Stadthalle Hagen GmbH operates a congress and event venue in Hagen, Germany, renting out the Kongresshalle (including the unique Grüner Saal), banquet rooms in the Restaurant Felsengarten and multipurpose halls for conferences, concerts, trade shows, weddings and private celebrations. The venue offers all event services from a single source, including in-house catering and gastronomy, event technology (Veranstaltungs-Technik), event planning support (Veranstaltungs-Service) and the PANOVENT® full-service creative implementation offering for agencies and clients. It also operates as a ticketing box office for its own cultural programming via CTS Eventim, Eventbrite and Reservix.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PANOVENT: Full-service offering for agencies and customers seeking implementation solutions for creative ideas and strategic concepts.

Products and services

• Venue Rental (Kongresshalle with Grüner Saal, Restaurant Felsengarten, Multipurpose Halls) Rental of the Kongresshalle including the Grüner Saal (Green Hall), banquet rooms in the Restaurant Felsengarten and multipurpose halls for conferences, congresses, concerts, trade shows, weddings and private celebrations, located in a former quarry in Hagen.
• Catering and Gastronomy (Restaurant Felsengarten, Stadthallenrestaurant) On-site catering and gastronomic services including the Stadthallenrestaurant and Restaurant Felsengarten, offering Bavarian cuisine at themed events such as Oktoberfest and Irish Christmas as well as general catering for conferences and celebrations.
• Event Technology (Veranstaltungs-Technik)

Quantifiable outcome

• 650+ attendees at single LAN-party events, demonstrating large-scale event hosting capacity
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• degefest e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development Partnerdegefest e.V. is the Verband der Kongress- und Seminarwirtschaft (Association of Congress and Seminar Economics). The partnership provides the venue with industry networking, best practice sharing, and recognition within Germany's congress and seminar industry.
• RUHR.MEETINGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRUHR.MEETING – 'Die Macher im Westen' (The Makers in the West) is a regional network of event professionals in the Ruhr area. The partnership supports the venue's positioning in the regional event ecosystem and facilitates cross-promotion and collaboration with other venues and service providers in the Ruhr region.
• CTS Eventim (Ticketing Partner)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCTS Eventim is the primary ticketing platform for all events at the venue. The platform powers both the online ticket shop and the physical box office (Vorverkaufsstelle) located in the venue's foyer, handling all ticket sales, seat reservations, and transaction processing.
• Eventbrite (Ticketing Partner)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEventbrite is used as an additional ticketing channel for certain events, including the Radio Hagen Oktoberfest. This extends event visibility to Eventbrite's global user base.
• PANOVENT® (Subsidiary/Brand)coreTechnology or IntegrationPANOVENT® is the venue's proprietary brand for full-service creative event implementation. While developed as an internal offering, it operates through its own website (panovent.de) and serves as a separate go-to-market vehicle targeting agencies and clients seeking turnkey event solutions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Congress Center Leipzig: Major German congress center offering venue rental with catering and event services. Comparable in MICE operations but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Messe Essen: Trade fair and congress complex in Essen, also in the Ruhr area. Comparable as a multi-purpose event and congress venue serving similar corporate and consumer audiences in the same regional market.
• Estrel Berlin: Germany's largest hotel-congress-center complex. Comparable as an integrated venue, catering, and event services operator, though at substantially greater scale and with hotel integration.
• Congress Center Düsseldorf (CCD): Larger, established congress venue in nearby Düsseldorf. Comparable as a regional MICE venue operator but with significantly greater scale, capacity, and brand recognition across NRW.
• Maritim Hotelgesellschaft: Hotel chain with integrated congress and event facilities across Germany. Comparable in offering combined venue rental, catering, and event technology services to corporate and association clients.
• Congress Center Hamburg (CCH): Major German convention and congress center. Comparable in core MICE venue operations, though at a much larger scale and serving international congress clients.

Direct peers

• Stadthalle Wuppertal: Stadthalle in nearby Wuppertal, NRW. Directly comparable regional city-owned event and congress venue serving similar corporate and consumer segments in the same German state.
• Westfalenhallen Dortmund: Major congress and event center in Dortmund, also in the Ruhr area. Directly comparable as a multi-purpose event venue serving similar corporate, consumer, and cultural segments within the same regional market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadthalle-hagen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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