Facility

Facility Rentals

The Challenger Learning Center is a unique and ideal place to hold many types of events. Our convenient downtown location and proximity to the Capitol make us a great alternative to the standard meeting space. Add to it our “larger than life” options for entertainment and the Challenger Learning Center becomes not only great meeting space, but a great atmosphere for social events as well.

Our facilities may be used for a myriad of different events. Some of these include:

Business presentations
Customer & client appreciation events
Special musical concerts
Guest speakers
Roundtable meetings
Committee meetings
Networking events
Business receptions
Private screenings of IMAX® and Planetarium shows
And so much more…

The Challenger Learning Center may be rented out as a whole or in part as described below. The prices listed are meant to be used as a guideline only. They are based on a four-hour rental and will vary from event to event. Discounted rates are offered for university and non-profit organizations. For a more accurate quote for your upcoming event, please contact Guest Services and Operations Manager Matt Watson at 850.645.7774 or send Matt an email.

For information on catering your event at the Challenger Learning Center, click here.

Classroom A
Classroom B
Multi-Use Room
Conference Room
Planetarium Theater
IMAX Theatre

Classroom A

Classroom A is an 884-square-foot multi-use space located on the ground floor of the Challenger Learning Center. This room is ideal for many purposes and can host approximately 65 people with tables and chairs arranged in “rounds”. Amenities include tables, chairs, roll-down projection screen, LCD projector, podium, wireless internet access, conference call speakerphone, as well as a back room that can be used for materials storage or as counter space to serve a buffet-style catered meal. A basic four hour rental of this space will cost $400 plus applicable sales tax.

Classroom B

Classroom B is an 814-square-foot multi-use space located on the ground floor of the Challenger Learning Center. This room is ideal for smaller events and can hold approximately 35 people in a classroom style setup. Amenities include tables, chairs, roll-down projection screen, LCD projector, wireless internet access, TV with DVD/VCR player, and podium. A basic four hour rental of this space will cost $300 plus applicable sales tax.

Multi-Use Room

Classrooms A and B can be combined into one larger 1700-square-foot space that can accommodate approximately 115 people with tables and chairs arranged in “rounds”. Ideal for larger gatherings, this space includes all of the amenities listed above for Classrooms A and B. A basic four hour rental of this space will cost $700 plus applicable sales tax.

Conference Room

Nowhere else in Tallahassee will you get a view like the one from our conference room located on the 2nd floor of the Challenger Learning Center in our administrative offices. Up to 18 meeting participants are seated in high back plush leather chairs surrounding a specially designed, oval shaped glossy wooden table. A handful of additional meeting observers may sit in additional seating along the interior wall of the conference room. The opposite wall is all glass with a spectacular view overlooking beautiful Kleman Plaza, City Hall, and the Capitol building. Other amenities of this room include an LCD projector, roll-down projection screen, wireless internet access, conference call speakerphone, sink, microwave oven, and counter space large enough to handle a buffet-style catered lunch. A typical four hour rental of this space will cost $200 plus applicable sales tax.

Planetarium Theatre

Perhaps the most versatile and unique area of the Challenger Learning Center, our all-digital planetarium theatre provides a host of possibilities. With a maximum capacity of 128 persons, the impossible becomes reality when your images and logos are projected onto the 50-foot dome ceiling while presenters take advantage of the LCD projector and wireless microphone opportunities. Each seat in the planetarium theatre is equipped with a fold-out table top making it easy to take notes as the speaker provides key information. The stadium-style seating arrangement and acoustical properties of the planetarium theater also lend themselves well to town-hall type meetings, musical concerts, and other special presentations. Amenities include a podium, LCD projector, CD audio, DVD video, spotlight, corded and wireless microphones, a wide range of lighting schemes, and wireless internet access. We can even throw in a track or two from our popular rock music shows just to make sure that everyone is awake and listening! A typical four-hour rental of the planetarium theatre will cost $900 plus applicable sales tax.

Want to have the whole show to yourself or a group of friends/colleagues? The planetarium theatre also is available for rent to host a private screening of one of our current shows. If you have another title in mind and have a copy of it on DVD, why not check it out overhead on the planetarium dome? A typical one-hour private screening in our planetarium theater will cost $300 plus applicable sales tax.

IMAX® Theatre

Our IMAX® Theatre is the largest of our venues and is ideal for large presentations. In addition to seating for 287 people, imagine your business presentation on a screen 5 stories tall and 72 feet wide! The IMAX® Theatre also features an incredible surround sound system. Additional amenities include a podium, spotlight, LCD projector, corded microphone, wireless internet access, CD audio, and DVD video. A typical four hour rental of the IMAX® Theatre will cost $1200 plus applicable sales tax.

Want to have the whole show to yourself or a group of friends/colleagues? The IMAX® Theatre is also available for rent to host a private screening of one of our current films. If you have another title in mind and have a copy of it on DVD, why not check it out on the big screen? A typical one-hour private screening in our IMAX® Theatre will cost $750 plus applicable sales tax.

Statement Regarding Facility Rentals at the Challenger Learning Center

All educational programs, activities, exhibits and presentations offered by the Challenger Learning Center are aligned to Sunshine State Standards. No departure from this policy is permitted. However, the Challenger Learning Center does allow outside organizations to rent the facility within certain guidelines. The rental guidelines prohibit activities, exhibits or presentations that may be pornographic, exceptionally violent or illegal.

The Challenger Learning Center cannot discriminate against any group that wishes to rent the center, as long they adhere to these guidelines. The Challenger Learning Center does not support, endorse, or sponsor such activities, exhibits or presentations by individuals or groups, or the individuals or groups themselves. These activities, exhibits or presentations are solely those of the individual or group and do not represent an offering, endorsement or other association of the Challenger Learning Center.