Etter Harbin Alumni Center

Etter-Harbin Alumni Center: Downtown Austin Wedding & Events Venue on the UT Campus | Austin, TX

Set at 2110 San Jacinto Boulevard on the University of Texas campus, the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center is a large, versatile downtown Austin venue overlooking Waller Creek and Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The center hosts weddings, corporate events, non-profit galas and intimate dinners, with multiple connected spaces and the capacity to host up to 1,500 guests for a banquet or 2,000 for a reception. The building blends the Main Lounge’s rustic UT heritage with the modern lines of its newer additions.

What sets the center apart is how many spaces it offers under one roof. The ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, dancing and getting-ready rooms all connect, and couples can rent individual spaces or the entire facility:

The Connally Ballroom: A 5,600 sq. ft. ballroom with 270 degrees of floor-to-ceiling windows and a skylight at its peak, so daytime events are full of natural light and evening weddings can dance under the stars. Built-in projectors with hidden drop-down screens are available for presentations or photo slideshows. Two patio doors lead to a wraparound terrace and a natural amphitheater overlooking Waller Creek.

Main Lounge & Concourses: The original 1965 part of the building, furnished with cowhide chairs, leather couches, marble coffee tables, rustic chandeliers and a bronze buffalo statue. Weddings of up to 150 guests can be seated for banquet dining on the Concourse, with cocktail hour in the Main Lounge and dancing on the marble floors. Patios on both sides add ceremony, cocktail and overflow space.

The Legends Room: A modern L-shaped room added in 2011, seating up to 150 for dinner or 200 for a reception, with windows overlooking the stadium. The adjoining Atrium and foyer give photographers dramatic portrait space.

Cowboy Pavilion: A covered outdoor pavilion with misters, lighting and built-in speakers. It seats up to 200 for ceremonies facing either Waller Creek or the stadium, or 150 for a seated luncheon or dinner. It is booked together with the Legends Room.

Regents Bridge & Waller Creek: One of the oldest bridges on the UT campus, a popular ceremony backdrop and the place where guests line up for sparkler send-offs.

Schmidt & Nowotny Rooms: Three interlocking rooms that can be split into breakout spaces for 15 to 80 guests or opened up for small receptions. They seat up to 200 theater-style and double as the rain plan for outdoor ceremonies.

Getting-Ready Suites: The Kate Jackson Room is a bridal suite for up to 10 attendants, with white couches, glass tables and a dining table for eight. The John Jackson Room is a groom’s room, with leather wing-back chairs around a fireplace and a chessboard table.

Couples can add variety to the day by moving between spaces, with the ceremony on the terrace or in the pavilion, cocktails in the Main Lounge, and dinner and dancing in the Ballroom.

For more details, contact us through our Jab We Wed profile.