Affordable Venue & Event Rental Spaces in Indianapolis
Playground Productions Studios is a venue in Indianapolis offering event rental options for public and private events such as live performances, events, parties, occasions, and more.
All rentals include an audio engineer and a cash bar serving local beer, wine, and hard cider, as well soda, water, and snacks. If you’d like a rental without an engineer and cash bar, please click here to learn more.
Our venue is conveniently located on the east side of Indianapolis in Irvington, we are wheelchair accessible and we provide plenty of free parking.
Full Venue
$175 per hour
2-hr minimum
1800 sq ft of event space, includes the 12 Bars Blues Bar & Lounge, Blue Room, Orange Room, kitchenette, and load in garage. This option is great for concerts, theater productions, mini festivals, comedy shows, fashion shows, and events where an extra room is needed for a backstage area or for additional event space.
If you’d like to rent just the space only without an audio engineer or cash bar, please click here to learn more.
2 weeks notice required to book
- Sound engineer
- Cash bar with local beer, wine, and hard cider, as well as soda, waters, and snacks
- Equipment:
- Mixer
- Speakers
- Microphones
- Stands & cables
- Backline available by request: Drums & cymbals, & guitar amp. (Client sets up backline)
- Access to kitchenette & load in garage
*Please note the additional space included in Large Event Rental is most suitable for extra space for gatherings, parties, vendor markets, a backstage/greenroom area, etc., and not ideal for any kind of performance event. Even though the additional room is open to the rest of the space, it is slightly partitioned and any guests in the additional space would be able to hear but not see the performance acts on the main stage.
- 125 people standing only
- 50 people seated, 50 standing
- Any additional time needed to decorate, setup, etc will be available at $100 for 1 hour or $50 for 30 minutes. Please note this time cannot be used to extend your event. Your event must begin and end promptly at your start & end time. You will be charged for any overage.
Half Venue
$150 per hour
2-hr minimum
1400 sq ft of event space, includes the 12 Bars Blues Bar & Lounge, Blue Room, kitchenette, and load in garage. This option is great for smaller events such as private parties, networking events, film screenings, open mic events, release parties, and more.
If you’d like to rent just the space only without an audio engineer or cash bar, please click here to learn more.
2 weeks notice required to book
- Sound engineer
- Cash bar with local beer, wine, and hard cider, as well as soda, waters, and snacks
- Equipment:
- Mixer
- Speakers
- Microphones
- Stands & cables
- Backline available by request: Drums & cymbals, & guitar amp. (Client sets up backline)
- Access to kitchenette & load in garage
- 100 people standing only
- 50 people seated, 25 standing
- Any additional time needed to decorate, setup, etc will be available at $100 for 1 hour or $50 for 30 minutes. Please note this time cannot be used to extend your event. Your event must begin and end promptly at your start & end time. You will be charged for any overage.
Venue Rental Hours
Sunday-Thursday: 11:00am-10:00pm
Friday & Saturday: 11:00am-11:00pm
Rentals are not available on holidays, including: Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day.
Our Venue Can Host Public Events Including:
Live Music Performances
Burlesque, Dance, Drag, & Theater
Comedy & Variety Shows
Fashions Shows
Open Mic & Poetry Slams
Movie Night
Pop Ups
Film Festivals & Screenings
Film/Album/Book Releases
Art Gallery Exhibits
Networking Events
Charity Events
Mini Festivals
Our Venue Can Host Private Events Including:
Birthday parties
Graduation parties
Anniversary parties
Bar and Bat Mitzvah
Bridal/baby showers
Engagement parties
Holiday parties & events
Memorial services
Weddings ceremonies
Wedding Rehearsals
Rehearsal dinners
Other private functions
To view our cancellation policy, late policy and other terms and conditions of a venue & event rental such as our Green Room Policy and Private Dressing Area policy, please click on the link below: