Lille Grand Palais, a hybrid and iconic place, has been a major player in the event industry for over 25 years. This boldly designed building is the work of architect Rem Koolhaas. This 3-in-1 building is hyper accessible, hyper central and hyper modular. It contains : a Convention Centre, an Exhibition Centre and the Zenith. The many spaces of Lille Grand Palais are rented every year. More than 300 events are hosted : seminars, vows, congresses, galas, symposiums... with over one million visitors in total.
Lille Grand Palais, a hybrid and iconic place, has been a major player in the event industry for over 25 years. This boldly designed building is the work of architect Rem Koolhaas. This 3-in-1 building is hyper accessible, hyper central and hyper modular. It contains : a Convention Centre, an Exhibition Centre and the Zenith. The many spaces of Lille Grand Palais are rented every year. More than 300 events are hosted : seminars, vows, congresses, galas, symposiums... with over one million visitors in total.
Lille Grand Palais has also been designing and organizing events for more than 10 years. Some forty events have already been produced or co-produced, including strong brands with a variety of audiences : general public events : Lille Art Up!, International Lille Tattoo Convention, Bière à Lille, La Nuit du BAL, Grenoble Art Up! and trade fairs : Salon Horesta Hauts-de-France, Salon de l’Emploi (job fair), Salon CREER/Business Power.
OVER
MILLION VISITORS
OVER
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
EXPERTS AT YOUR SERVICE
OVER
EVENTS PER YEAR
SQUARE METERS OF SPACE
Lille, a strategic location
Less than 60 minutes by TGV from Paris, 35 minutes from Brussels and 80 minutes from London. At the heart of Europe’s largest consumption area, the city of Lille lends international dimension to events.
Lille Grand Palais offers great accessibility and integrated parking of 1186 spaces as well as over 7000 spaces within a 10-minute walk.
BIKE
“Zenith” station in front of Lille Grand Palais and 2 V’Lille stations (4 minute walk):
Administrative city and regional hotel
MÉTRO
4 stations: Lille Grand Palais within a 7 minute walk, Lille Town Hall within a 6 minute walk, and Lille Flandres station and Lille Europe within a 9 minute walk
BUS
Citadine 1 - Zenith stop
TRAIN
Lille Europe TGV station and Lille Flandres station at 9 minutes walk
CAR
at the gates of the A1 and A25
PLANE
3 international airports : Lille Lesquin 15 minutes by car, Paris-Charles de Gaulle 50 minutes by TGV, Brussels Zaventem 60 minutes by TGV
Modular spaces
Lille Grand Palais is a 45,000 m² building offering hyper modularity. These spaces are partitionable and adapt to your needs
The diversity of our spaces : auditoriums, committee rooms, exhibition halls ... Make Lille Grand Palais the ideal place to organise your event.
Lille Grand Palais is one of the few convention and exhibition centres to offer conference rooms and a large exhibition area on the same level.
A single point of contact is dedicated to you for each step of your project (from the request to the setting up of your event).
An expert team who perfectly controls the building are at your disposal,
which ensures your efficiency and serenity with a single objective ; the success of
your event.
Our CSR approach
For over 10 years, our company has put sustainable development at the heart of its business strategy. For two years, we have implemented a strategy placing our business in a virtuous dynamic.
Our CSR approach – We Comeet
WE: Our people CO: Our stakeholders MEET: Creating sustainable meetings
We are committed to reinventing and developing the events sector – uniting stakeholders on the path to sustainable development while meeting compliance obligations. The ultimate goal is to support dynamic transition through continuous improvement, driven by our teams’ know-how and passion.
…supported by our 4 values Know-how: Innovation and continuous improvement Conquest: Serving our region’s ambition. Commitment: To the entire ecosystem Collective: Talent striving for excellence
… and ISO 20121Certified The international standard was awarded in 2022. It recognises a management system that hosts and organises events which contribute to the economic, environmental and social aspects of sustainable development.
Our 2021-23 strategy focuses on 4 major issues: Economic performance, Emissions & energy, Materials & waste, Health and safety at work & well-being.We have 14 medium-term indicators: #Social/Societal : Diversity, Event review, Supplier evaluation, GDPR compliance #Economic : Client satisfaction, Innovation, New organisation, Dialogue with service providers #Environmental : Environmental compliance, Controlling waste volume, Managing material consumption, Controlling carbon impact, Managing transport impact, Energy diagnosis
Mission: Serve the region and support its sustainable development through innovative solutions and services.
Vision: Lille Grand Palais is a major and unique player in the business tourism and live entertainment sectors. It aims to host and organise more eco-responsible events to boost the region’s economic attractiveness.
*Environmental portfolio
Green energy: All energy purchased is from renewable sources
More virtuous lighting: 80% LED lighting, less energy-consuming
Developing investment budget to renovate the site
Sorting and recycling waste, in partnership with TchaoMegot
Promoting eco-actions among teams
Hybrid company cars
Action plan for the tertiary eco-energy scheme
*Societal portfolio
Working with inclusive work schemes
Solidarity partnership
Meet annually with suppliers to develop new products and confirm their social and environmental commitment
Red Cross partnership to implement an anti-food-waste and policy to help fight poverty