Last November, the eastern Twin Cities suburb of Woodbury reopened the indoor Woodbury Central Park building after a $43 million renovation. The reimagined space gives the city its first dedicated event venues, with multiple rooms available and a capacity of 300 attendees, including an indoor amphitheater seating 175 and several smaller flexible spaces. Woodbury is 10 miles east of downtown St. Paul and 17 miles from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, via interstates 94 and 494.
Reed Smidt, recreation operations manager for Woodbury Parks & Recreation, says, “We also have a beautiful indoor garden space. It allows people, especially in the wintertime, to experience nature and plants inside when it is cold outside.” Smidt also notes technology was upgraded throughout the building.
“The nice thing about Central Park is it is geared toward a variety of event types,” says Eric Satre, destination marketing manager for Destination: Woodbury. “[The park can host] corporate events, trainings, weddings, family celebrations—all sorts of events. It is a short distance to hotels, restaurants, group activities like Topgolf Minneapolis-Woodbury, and other attractions.”
Satre adds that Central Park offers free parking, an easy-to-get-to location, flexibility, and an attractive event-pricing structure. Multiple area restaurants will supply food and beverage at the venue after they obtain catering licenses from Washington County. Destination: Woodbury and Woodbury Parks & Recreation jointly operate a welcome desk in the building. “It is a great partnership,” Satre notes. “The partnership with the city and Woodbury Parks & Recreation really sets up Central Park for success [going forward].”
