Union Depot - St. Paul, Mn

Packages

Guest capacity

Up to 600 seated guests

About this venue

Located in the heart of St. Paul, Union Depot is an elegant, historic, yet timeless event venue and active transportation hub. Completed in 1926, this landmark showcases a neoclassical style of architecture that captivates and doesn’t warrant a need for extravagant décor. Awe-inspiring columns wrap around the building facade, providing a breathtaking backdrop for wedding photos. Our main event space, the Waiting Room, boasts an intricately detailed vaulted ceiling and polished marble floors. It’s a highly customizable space with enough square-footage to accommodate your ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner reception and more. Union Depot has furniture to accommodate up to 600 guests and the space to accommodate 1,000+ guests. Looking to have a smaller wedding? Our beautiful Red Cap Room is a versatile space perfect for smaller wedding receptions! It’s fully equipped with AV and has space to seat up to 100 guests.

Seated guest capacity

  • 100-600

Venue type

    Venue setting

    • Indoor
    • Outdoor
    214 4th St E, St. Paul, MN 55101

    Our event spaces

    The Waiting Room

    Completed in 1926, this landmark showcases a neoclassical style of architecture that captivates and doesn’t warrant a need for extravagant décor.

    Our main event space, the Waiting Room, boasts an intricately detailed vaulted ceiling and polished marble floors. It’s a highly customizable space with enough square-footage to accommodate your ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner reception and more. Union Depot has furniture to accommodate up to 600 guests and the space to accommodate 1,000+ guests.

    Guest capacity

    Up to 600 Seated

    Up to 1000 Standing

    Ideal for

    Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Relaxed and casual, Luxurious and chic

    Guests often feel this space is

    “Luxurious and chic”

    The Red Cap Room

    Located in the heart of St. Paul, Union Depot is an elegant, historic, yet timeless event venue and active transportation hub.

    Looking to have a smaller wedding? Our beautiful Red Cap Room is a versatile space perfect for smaller wedding receptions! It’s fully equipped with AV and has space to seat up to 100 guests.

    Guest capacity

    Up to 100 Seated

    Up to 200 Standing

    Ideal for

    Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Cocktail hour, Engagement party

    The Waiting Room

    Completed in 1926, this landmark showcases a neoclassical style of architecture that captivates and doesn’t warrant a need for extravagant décor.

    Our main event space, the Waiting Room, boasts an intricately detailed vaulted ceiling and polished marble floors. It’s a highly customizable space with enough square-footage to accommodate your ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner reception and more. Union Depot has furniture to accommodate up to 600 guests and the space to accommodate 1,000+ guests.

    Guest capacity

    Up to 600 Seated

    Up to 1000 Standing

    Ideal for

    Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Relaxed and casual, Luxurious and chic

    Guests often feel this space is

    “Luxurious and chic”

    The Red Cap Room

    Located in the heart of St. Paul, Union Depot is an elegant, historic, yet timeless event venue and active transportation hub.

    Looking to have a smaller wedding? Our beautiful Red Cap Room is a versatile space perfect for smaller wedding receptions! It’s fully equipped with AV and has space to seat up to 100 guests.

    Guest capacity

    Up to 100 Seated

    Up to 200 Standing

    Ideal for

    Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Cocktail hour, Engagement party

    Union Depot - St. Paul, Mn packages

    THE WAITING ROOM

    1000 guests

    Peak pricing $4,500-7,000

    Off-peak pricing $4,000-6,000

    Description

    Our main event space, the Waiting Room, boasts an intricately detailed vaulted ceiling and polished marble floors. It’s a highly customizable space with enough square-footage to accommodate your ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner reception and more. Union Depot has furniture to accommodate up to 600 guests and the space to accommodate 1,000+ guests (additional furniture can be rented through one of our preferred vendors).

    What’s included
    • 14-hour access period
    • Getting Ready Suite (Riverview Conference Room)
    • Choice of black or grey velour drape
    • Choice of black or grey sheer drape
    • Up to 600 white folding chairs
    • Up to 60 6-foot round tables
    • Up to 100 6-foot rectangular tables
    • Bench seating
    • Up to 12 high top tables with black covering
    • Coat racks for up to 200 guests
    • Easels
    • Large size games and ping pong
    • Additional chairs & stage decks

    Available services that can be provided by Union Depot - St. Paul, Mn

    Services & amenities

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

    Transportation & access

    • Self parking - paid
    • Valet - paid
    • Wheelchair accessible

    Reviews

    Write a review
    Rating: 5.0

    5.0 out of 5

    1 review

    • RP

      Rachel P.

      Rating: 5
      •Jan 12, 2026

      We couldn’t have asked for a better venue

      We couldn’t have asked for a better venue than Union Depot for our wedding. The venue manager was clear, communicative, and flexible throughout the planning process. She helped us with deadlines, floor plan adjustments, parking validations, access to getting-ready spaces, and being on-site the day of to support with our wedding coordinator. We also appreciated how affordable the venue and getting ready spaces cost for our budget. The venue itself was beautiful, and it was a relief to do a final walkthrough and drop off decorations the day before the event. The Waiting Room setup with digital signage, pipe and drape made it easy for guests to know where to go, and Union Depot offered stunning indoor and outdoor photo options, which was especially important given the unpredictability of the weather conditions. We can’t wait to visit Union Depot in the future to hop on the train/bus and reminisce on our wedding day there.

    Furniture setup for the room you rent. Access to the space for a pre-determined amount of time (access times vary from event-to-event). An assigned venue coordinator (once you have booked your event). This is your main point of contact at Union Depot. They'll help you design a layout, schedule security, obtain event insurance, pre-purchase parking validations and answer any venue questions you have. Full audio-visual is built into all meeting rooms at Union Depot. The Waiting Room requires A/V brought in from one of our preferred vendors.
    All Union Depot-provided room amenities, including furniture and equipment, will be preset for your event. Any additional setup needs would be provided by one of the preferred vendors. You may use your choice of florist, DJ or bakery produced by a licensed bakery or commercial kitchen. Union Depot has some staging you may rent for an additional nominal fee.
    Union Depot offers catering exclusively through Lake Elmo Inn Catering, who is contracted to provide catering and bar service in our unique event spaces. For specific ethnic or religious exceptions, please contact the Union Depot event staff.
    Lake Elmo Inn, our exclusive food caterer, is who you will use for bar services.
    Union Depot does not have food and beverage minimums. Please inquire with Lake Elmo Inn for more information.
    Security is required for all Waiting Room events, and security may be required for other room rentals. Security fees are not included in the room rental fees.
    Union Depot has four large accessible parking lots with affordable rates and can offer pre-paid parking validations.
    Yes, we require all clients to provide a certificate of insurance (COI) for their event. For weddings & social events, Union Depot provides an insurance partner to obtain the certificate.
    Hyatt Place St. Paul is the closest, right across Sibley St. from Union Depot (Union Depot offers affordable overnight parking across four lots). Other nearby hotels include: InterContinental St. Paul Riverfront (0.5 mi), Springhill Suites (0.4 mi), DoubleTree by Hilton (0.5 mi), Drury Plaza Hotel St Paul (0.6mi), and The Saint Paul Hotel (0.7 mi).
    You may see a 10% service fee added to your invoice by preferred vendors.

    Explore other vendors serving St. Paul, MN

    Complete your dream team

    Other venues in St. Paul