Open todayOman Convention & Exhibition Centre
OCEC Halls 1 and 2
10,000+Theatre-style, combined
Two of the five column-free exhibition halls combine into one space for concerts, graduations, ceremonies and arena-scale shows.
Explore the OCEC halls
Experience · Lifestyle venues
Stages for every scale
From a 456-seat theatre to halls that together seat more than ten thousand, Madinat Al Irfan already hosts some of Oman's largest gatherings, with an open-air lawn and a cinema to come.
- OCEC auditorium
- 3,200 seats
- OCEC theatre
- 456 seats
- Halls 1 and 2
- 10,000+ seated
- Meeting spaces
- 55+
(01)Where Oman gathers
Concerts, premieres, graduations, galas and national ceremonies: the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre gives the city stages of every size, four kilometres from the airport and a short walk from two international hotels.
- Auditorium seatsThe largest fixed-seating auditorium in the GCC
- 3,200
- OCEC Halls 1 and 2Seated theatre-style, combined
- 10,000+
- Theatre seatsFor recitals, drama and talks
- 456
- Grand Ballroom guestsSeated for a banquet
- 1,100
(02)Capacity comparison
Find the room that fits
Every venue drawn to the same scale. Hover or tap a venue to see how it is used, then explore it in detail.
Open todayPlanned · indicativeGuests by configuration
Capacities depend on the layout: theatre-style, fixed seating, banquet or open lawn. Figures for planned venues are indicative.
Open today(03)Theatres, arenas & concert halls
Built for the biggest nights
The convention centre that hosts congresses and exhibitions by day becomes the city's stage at night.
Theatres
A stage for 3,200
With 3,200 fixed seats, the OCEC auditorium is the largest fixed-seating auditorium in the GCC, built for concerts, national ceremonies, premieres and congresses.
Next door, a 456-seat theatre suits recitals, drama, comedy and talks, close enough to the stage that every seat feels near the performers.
- 3,200 fixed seats in the auditorium
- A 456-seat theatre for intimate performances
- More than 55 flexible spaces for rehearsals and receptions
- Four kilometres from Muscat International Airport
Arenas & concert halls
Room for ten thousand
Five column-free exhibition halls totalling 22,396 m² give OCEC the scale of an arena. Halls 1 and 2 combine to seat more than 10,000 theatre-style for concerts, graduations and national celebrations.
An 80 m steel truss span, Oman's largest, keeps sightlines clear, while a 4,200-space car park and a 32,500-refrigeration-ton district cooling plant, both the largest in the country, look after the crowds and the climate.
- Halls 1 and 2 together seat 10,000+ theatre-style
- Largest single hall: 4,880 m²
- A 120 m dome, Oman's largest
- Grand Ballroom for up to 1,100 banquet guests
(04)Coming next
Under the stars, on the big screen
Two planned venues widen the stage: an open-air lawn in the wadi park and a cinema at Madar, both designed for families and evenings out.
Venue hire
Your event, our stage
From a 456-seat recital to a concert for more than 10,000, the OCEC events team will shape the space, the production and the hospitality around your brief.
