GoggleWorks Center for the Arts

Guest capacity

Up to 215 seated guests

About this venue

Our venue is a historic goggle factory converted into a modern art center. We’ve been hosting weddings since opening in 2005 and we love to see a couple’s dream come to life in our spaces. From a dreamy ceremony, to an unforgettable reception, we have a combination of studios and galleries to suit the day you’ve been envisioning. We can’t wait to work with you!

Seated guest capacity

  • 1-215

Venue type

  • Industrial Spaces
  • Museums, Galleries

Venue setting

  • Indoor
201 Washington St, Reading, PA 19601

Our event spaces

Studio 238

Loft-style open air studio with beautiful lighting

Studio 238 offers a modern, industrial backdrop for your event; including abundant natural light, hardwood floors, and exposed brick walls, as well as recently installed shades. At 4,473 square feet, it is our largest event space and can accommodate 215 people seated at tables, or 275 people seated theater-style. The space includes outdoor market-style lights on dimmers to help you create that special ambiance and access to an adjacent warming kitchen.

Guest capacity

1-215 Seated

1-275 Standing

Square footage

4,473

Ideal for

Wedding reception, Cocktail hour

Guests often feel this space is

“Surprised and delighted”

Included in this room:

- Outdoor market-style lighting set to dimmers - Hardwood Floors - Exposed Brick Walls - Abundant Natural Light - Caterer's Warming Kitchen -Shades - Coat rack -6' long tables -Black plastic, molded chairs with chrome legs

Room cost

$800 (Mon-Thurs) | $1,750 (Friday) | $2,200 (Saturday) | $1,500 (Sunday)

Studio 420

The ideal location for your wedding ceremony with an abundance of natural light sweeping through.

Studio 420 offers a modern, industrial backdrop for your event; including abundant natural light, hardwood floors, and exposed brick walls. Other features include dramatic views of downtown Reading, natural hardwood floors, and exposed brick walls.

Guest capacity

1-215 Seated

1-275 Standing

Square footage

4,445

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Cocktail hour

Guests often feel this space is

“Surprised and delighted”

Included in this room:

- Hardwood floors -Natural light - 6' long tables - Black, plastic molded chairs with chrome legs

Room cost

$700 (Mon-Thurs) | $1,500 (Fri) | $2,000 (Sat) | $1,300 (Sun)

Cohen Gallery West

Host your cocktail hour in our first floor gallery where the art sets the stage for great conversations.

This space features hardwood floors, gallery & natural lighting, as well as art on display from the current exhibition. It's a favorite spot to host a cocktail hour and make your day even more memorable.

Guest capacity

1-70 Seated

1-125 Standing

Square footage

2,611

Ideal for

Cocktail hour

Guests often feel this space is

“Luxurious and chic”

Included in this room:

- Gallery track lighting - Hardwood floors - Ample natural light - Artwork on view

Room cost

$400 (Mon-Thurs) | $600 (Fri) | $700 (Sat) | $550 (Sun)- Up to 3 hours

Cohen Gallery East

A large gallery featuring exciting artwork is an amazing option for your cocktail hour or even your wedding ceremony.

The Cohen Gallery East is a 3,094 square foot space with concrete floors, ample natural light, gallery track and fluorescent lighting, and painted brick walls. The space has connected seasonal access to GoggleWorks’ deck.

Guest capacity

1-80 Seated

1-125 Standing

Square footage

3,094

Ideal for

Cocktail hour, Wedding ceremony

Guests often feel this space is

“Luxurious and chic”

Included in this room:

-Gallery track lighting -Art work on view

Room cost

$400 (Mon-Thurs) | $600 (Fri) | $700 (Sat) | $550 (Sun) - Up to 3 hours

Albert and Eunice Boscov Theatre

Do you love movies or being on stage? Getting married in our Film Theatre is a fun way to get hitched at GoggleWorks!

A unique option to host your ceremony. It provides comfortable, stadium-style seating for up to 125 individuals. It is equipped with Dolby Surround Sound and a DCP digital projector, which plays DVDs, Blue Rays, and Flash files. The front stage measures 10′ deep by 41′ wide. Note: The Theatre screens films daily at 3pm & 7pm, additional weekend screenings at 12pm. Any rentals must be scheduled before or after showtimes, unless express permission is granted by the Theatre Manager.

Guest capacity

1-126 Seated

1-126 Standing

Square footage

2,089

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony

Guests often feel this space is

“Surprised and delighted”

Included in this room:

- Dimmer lights - Stage with velvet curtain - Projectionist - Stadium-style seating

Room cost

$250/hour - Must work around daily showtimes (3pm & 7pm, plus 12pm on weekends)

Studio 240

An intimate studio perfect for a small celebration.

Studio 240 offers a bright, modern backdrop for your event; including natural hardwood floors, abundant natural light, and exposed brick. Doubling as an auxiliary display space for occasional exhibitions and collections, Studio 240 includes gallery lighting, which adds ambiance to any special event.

Guest capacity

1-30 Seated

1-40 Standing

Square footage

528

Ideal for

Wedding shower, Rehearsal dinner, Welcome party, Couples luncheon

Guests often feel this space is

“Warm and cozy”

Included in this room:

- Gallery track lighting - Abundant natural light - Privacy screens on doors - 6' long tables - Black, plastic molded chairs with chrome legs

Room cost

$174 (Mon-Thurs) | $250 (Fri-Sun)

Meeting Rooms 325 & 418

GoggleWorks provides spaces for our couples to get ready and relax in before things get started.

Meeting Room 325 is 428 square feet, while Meeting Room 418 is 435 square feet. They are ideally located, as they are steps away from our ceremony and reception studios and provide you with comfort and privacy before your day gets under way.

Guest capacity

1-20 Seated

1-20 Standing

Square footage

428

Guests often feel this space is

“Relaxed”

Included in this room:

- Privacy screens - Rolling coat racks for dresses & suits -Mirror in each room - Key to sign out for during event (must be returned at conclusion of event)

Studio 411

A great option for smaller ceremonies and receptions. Bridal or couples showers can be hosted here as well.

Studio 411 offers a bright, modern backdrop for your event; including natural hardwood floors and exposed brick. Used as a practice studio for our arts partners offering dance classes, the room also includes a mirrored wall, which adds abundant natural light to events taking place during the day and drama to any occurring after sunset.

Guest capacity

1-60 Seated

1-75 Standing

Square footage

1,524

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Couples luncheon, Engagement party

Guests often feel this space is

“Relaxed”

Included in this room:

- Large, mirrored wall - 6' long tables - Black, plastic molded chairs with chrome legs

Room cost

$250 (Mon-Thurs) | $450 (Fri-Sun)

Studio 238

Loft-style open air studio with beautiful lighting

Studio 238 offers a modern, industrial backdrop for your event; including abundant natural light, hardwood floors, and exposed brick walls, as well as recently installed shades. At 4,473 square feet, it is our largest event space and can accommodate 215 people seated at tables, or 275 people seated theater-style. The space includes outdoor market-style lights on dimmers to help you create that special ambiance and access to an adjacent warming kitchen.

Guest capacity

1-215 Seated

1-275 Standing

Square footage

4,473

Ideal for

Wedding reception, Cocktail hour

Guests often feel this space is

“Surprised and delighted”

Included in this room:

- Outdoor market-style lighting set to dimmers - Hardwood Floors - Exposed Brick Walls - Abundant Natural Light - Caterer's Warming Kitchen -Shades - Coat rack -6' long tables -Black plastic, molded chairs with chrome legs

Room cost

$800 (Mon-Thurs) | $1,750 (Friday) | $2,200 (Saturday) | $1,500 (Sunday)

Available services that can be provided by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts

Services & amenities

  • Bar services
  • Catering services
  • Dance floor
  • Dressing room / Bridal Suite
  • Event staff
  • Liability insurance
  • Pet friendly
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Wifi

Reviews

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  • Ideal Wedding Venue!

    •Verified review
    •Amanda G.•May 21, 2024

    My partner and I got married at Goggleworks in May of 2024 and we could not have asked for a better venue. Between the thoroughness of Margaret's communication, to the versatility of the venue itself, and all of the steps that go into making a wedding a breeze - they have it all. We wanted to have a slightly untraditional food situation at our wedding, bringing multiple restaurants together to have a mixed menu and this space accommodated that perfectly. With no required food vendor, you have the ability to get really creative in this space. And when I say that the staff were incredible to work with, I mean all of them! Margaret was fantastic with all pre-wedding planning. We were able to rent the spaces for the day before to load everything in and lighten our day-of wedding load. Margaret was there waiting for us at the loading dock, and there to close up when we left - she is the calming and helpful presence that you want on your wedding day. We were also able to leave our things in the space until the day after the wedding, making clean up much easier on us. In addition to Margaret, her team is stellar, the housekeeping staff are incredibly generous with their time, and the desk staff were there to point our guests everywhere they needed to go. All around a great organization to work with. If I were to do it over, I would choose Goggleworks every time!

  • The most perfect venue we could have asked for!

    •Verified review
    •Michelle F.•Jan 27, 2024

    My partner and I can’t express enough how much we absolutely loved having Goggleworks as our wedding venue! We met during college in our art program, so being able to have our wedding day in an arts building surrounded by beautiful artwork was so special. Goggleworks was one of the first places I happened upon while browsing venues in the area and I knew it was the one right away. Margaret was an absolute dream to work with and took all of the stress out of wedding planning - she was always quick to answer any questions we had and was consistently so helpful and kind up to the day. The space at Goggleworks is so very exceptional and unique (we chose room 238 for our full event - the market lights and exposed brick are positively dreamy!), the perfect size for our smaller wedding (we had around 50 guests attend), and very affordable! We were also able to set up the day before which was perfect. Our guests absolutely loved the venue and could not stop raving about it - we loved that everyone was able to walk around the center in between our ceremony and reception to view the art exhibits. One attendee said it was the first time they’d purchased a souvenir at a wedding (referring to the gift shop!) This is truly a hidden beautiful gem of a venue - we wish we could do it all over again and I would give 1000 stars review if I could! We also appreciate as a queer couple that this venue was 100% LGBTQ friendly and we were so comfortable and grateful. We truly cannot recommend Goggleworks enough and especially the absolute rockstar that is Margaret! Thank you for making our day the most perfect it could be!!

  • Creative and Welcoming Space!

    •Verified review•Incentivized review
    •Gabe C.•Nov 14, 2023

    Goggleworks is an absolute delight to work with! They were so helpful and supportive throughout the planning journey through to the day of. Everyone adored their time at Goggleworks and I was so happy to see my many ideas/dreams/aspirations come to life for our big day. All thanks to the staff at Goggleworks! Shout out to Margaret!

  • Hidden Gem in Berks County

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    •Carrie Kizuka•Oct 5, 2023

    I have photographed a number of weddings at GoggleWorks, and it is one of my favorite local places! The venue has so many charming nooks for photos, both inside and outside, so it's perfect for any season and whatever Mother Nature decides to throw our way. The staff there is great to work with, always treating the couple, guests, and vendors extremely well and always with smiles on their faces. I look forward to photographing my next wedding here!

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