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The Flint Hills Discovery Center is on target to open to the public in mid-April 2012, and a great number of small groups and large organizations anticipate use our terraces, multi-purpose rooms and magnificent entryway and rotunda for their upcoming special events and meetings.

   

Our 35,000 square-foot facility with its unique, elegant and functional spaces can accommodate day and evening events throughout the week and on weekends. Here’s what we’re planning:

- Weddings
- Banquets
- Cocktail receptions
- Anniversary and birthday parties
- Holiday celebrations
- Business seminars
- Civic meetings
- Conferences
- Break-out sessions
- Class reunions
- And more
     
Still a work in progress, the three-story facility at 315 S. Third Street in Manhattan, KS. will soon be adorned with native plants from the Flint Hills region of Kansas, creating an extraordinary atmosphere on the terraces on the second and third floors for weddings, parties and other special events. Our spacious multi-purpose rooms benefit from either the view of the terrace or the Blue Earth Plaza Park three levels below, and are equipped with projector screens and related AV equipment. For larger events we offer the use of the whole facility or the first floor with a spectacular glass cylindrical entryway leading into the Discovery Center’s impressive rotunda.
   
The staff of the Flint Hills Discover Center is available Monday through Friday to answer questions and to book reservations. Be among the first to enjoy this landmark facility by booking your rental today!
   
Please call for pricing and other information…” (785) 587-2729, ext. 208,
or email prudenti@ci.manhattan.ks.us.
 
 

The Flint Hills Discovery Center is now accepting applications for food or alcoholic beverage caterers. A list of approved caterers will be provided to potential renters of the facility. If you are a licensed caterer and wish to provide service for private events – including those of the City of Manhattan, the Flint Hills Discovery Center and the Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation – please complete our Application for Approved Caterer Status and submit to the FHDC Special Events Coordinator.