Rentals & Facilities

Hosting Events at St. Albans

Thank you for your interest in hosting your event at St. Albans. From weddings, to reunions, and gatherings, St. Albans School offers premier facilities, catering, and hosting services to make your event special. Indoor and outdoor banquet facilities, meeting rooms, gymnasiums, and small party locations are available to you in a beautiful, historic setting.

Additionally, we offer athletic facility rentals for sports leagues, teams, and individuals.

Facility Rentals

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  • Bradley Commons

    Located immediately below the Frist Terrace (roof top), this glass-enclosed lounge provides a 360-degree, panoramic view of the greater Washington D.C. area. The Bradley Commons is an excellent alternative to the Frist Terrace during colder, winter months or inclement weather.

    Many say that the St. Albans Bradley Commons has the best view of the Capitol Mall and the National Cathedral in the entire city of Washington,
    • 1,530 sq. ft.
    • Capacity: 60
    • Catering permitted
    • Wifi available

  • Cafritz Refectory

    The St. Albans Cafritz Refectory is more than 100 years old. Its beauty, tradition, elegance, and its incredible views of the city are legendary in the Washington, DC area.
    • 4,137 Sq.ft.
    • Capacity :347 standing, 250 seated, dinner 175 seated reception
    • Catering permitted
    • A/V, Wifi Available
    • This room may be divided to host smaller events.

  • Frist Roof Terrace

    One of the premier gathering locations in Washington D.C. the Frist Roof Terrace offers an unparalleled view of the nation's capital. The Capitol building, Washington Monument, RFK Stadium, and Andrews Air Force Base are just some of the historic sites that can be seen from this spectacular outdoor terrace. Of course, not to be overlooked, is the magnificent view of the Washington National Cathedral.
    • 3,000 sq. ft.
    • Capacity: 150 (standing), 100 (seated)
    • Catering permitted
    • Wifi available

  • The Little Sanctuary

    The Little Sanctuary, the school's historic chapel, may be used by school families and alumni for weddings, baptisms or memorial services with one of the school chaplains officiating. Ministers not immediately affiliated with St. Albans may also officiate with the approval of the senior chaplain. Services should be scheduled with the Chaplain's Office well in advance of the date. 

  • Manger Trophy Room

    Located on the top floor of the St. Albans Activities building, the Manger Trophy Room has walls lined with athletic mementos and memorabilia chronicling the storied history of St. Albans School Athletics. From the stone mantle to the oriental rugs, everything about this room projects charm and elegance.
    • 1,217 sq. ft.
    • Capacity: 49
    • Catering permitted
    • A/V, Wifi available

Athletics Rentals

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  • Activities Gymnasium

    The Activities Gym is located on the second floor of the Activities Building, which is part of our indoor Athletic complex.
    The room includes a traditional hard-wood court basketball arena, with luminary and natural lighting. The space can accommodate 50-60 spectators on pull-out bleachers. Depending on your event, St. Albans may require floor covering during your event.
    • 6,970 sq. ft.
    • Capacity: 847 (standing)
    • A/V and Wifi available
    • Six (6) fixed basketball goals
    • Inflatable ball sports only

  • Martin Gymnasium

    The larger of the two campus gymnasiums, the Martin Gymnasium can comfortably host two cross court games simultaneously. All baskets retract making this a very flexible venue for your special event needs.
    • 12,689 sq. ft.
    • Capacity: 1650
    • Basketball baskets retract
    • Hardwood floor
    • Lined for basketball only
    • Wifi available
    • Hard ball sports permitted

  • Steuart Field

    Under the shadow of the Cathedral and boasting seating for at least 600, Steuart Field provides an iconic landscape for football, soccer, lacrosse, and track and field meets. The field surface is FieldTurf’s Classic HD Revolution system, the gold standard around the world for synthetic surfaces prevalent in professional and major college stadiums. The six-lane track features the Beynon-100 surface used in many world championship and NCAA venues. 

  • Lower Baseball Field

    Highlighted by FieldTurf’s Classic HD playing surface, St. Albans’ baseball field is one of  DC’s premiere high school stadiums. The field features major league dimensions, home and visitor bleachers, in-ground dugouts, home and visitor bullpens, batting cages, and a press box that accommodates eight game operations staff or college and MLB scouts. The baseball field serves as two full practice fields for soccer and football in the fall.

  • Tennis Center

    The St. Albans Tennis Center is an outdoor facility with seven hybrid surface courts, featuring Har-Tru’s ClayTech all-weather surface, situated on the magnificent grounds of Washington National Cathedral. The Tennis Center features men's and women's locker rooms, each with dozens of half lockers and 2 showers; there is also spectator seating on the roof. For more information, visit our Tennis Facilities page, or contact tenniscenter@stalbansschool.org.

  • Swim Club

    St. Albans is the only independent school in D.C. with an on-campus competition swimming pool. The Lawrence Pool has six 25-yard lanes, a state-of-the art UV Light filtration system, and a full-time on-site aquatics director with a pool operator license. The widely sought-after venue hosts more than 50 high school and middle school meets annually. For more information, visit our Swim Program page or contact Rich Bettencourt.

Request Information

Devin O’Donnell
Auxiliary Manager
Please contact Devin O’Donnell directly at dodonnell@stalbansschool.org or 202-537-7342.
 
St. Albans School
Mount St. Alban
Washington, DC 20016 
 

Frequently Asked Questions

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  • Where is St. Albans located?

    We are located on the campus of the Washington National Cathedral. Click here for directions.

  • Where should I park?

    Parking on Garfield is strictly forbidden due to an agreement with our neighbors. You may access surface parking on campus given that your reservation is outside of reserved times for students and faculty (M-F until 3:00 PM). You may also park in the National Cathedral’s underground parking garage.

  • Do you offer food service?

    St. Albans Dining Services stands ready to fulfill all your catering needs. From coffee service to full event planning, our chefs and caterers make any event a special occasion. Please see the Executive Catering Menu for a list of possible menus. For more information, contact our Dining Services General Manager Aaron Brooks at 202-537-6592, or via e-mail message at: abrooks@stalbansschool.org

  • What are the insurance requirements?

    Liability insurance is required for all St.Albans School facility rentals. Insurance for one time, single day events, is available through St. Albans for a small fee. Contact the Facilities Rental office for details and assistance with insurance requirements.

    The specifics of the contractual requirements are stated below:

    The user, at its expense, shall provide and maintain comprehensive general liability insurance, insuring the user and St. Albans School as their interests appear, against any and all claims for loss, damage, injury or death, or damage to property, which may be made and arising out of the use of St. Albans facilities under the agreement. The limit of liability shall be no less than $2 million each occurrence, and $2 million aggregate combined bodily injury and property damage with personal injury included. The policy shall provide that it cannot be canceled or terminated without thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to St. Albans, and the same shall be primary and non-contributing with insurance carried by St. Albans and shall contain a severability of interests clause in respect to gross liability, protecting each named insured as though a separate policy had been issued to each. Failure to keep and maintain the above specified insurance shall be deemed a default under the agreement and shall be considered grounds for immediate termination of same and forfeiture of the deposit in connection therewith.

    Not later than its delivery of a signed copy of the agreement to St. Albans, and as a condition to the effectiveness of the agreement, the user shall deliver or cause to be delivered to St. Albans (to the attention of the St. Albans School Business Manager) certificate(s) of insurance as mentioned above.

  • What is the weather policy?

    In case of inclement weather, St. Albans School will communicate any decision affecting the School schedule to the entire community according to the following policy. This decision will be reached after a thorough examination of current and predicted weather conditions, and after consulting with the heads of neighboring schools. 
    1. If St. Albans School is open and operating on a regular schedule, no special announcement will be made, and all students should report to school at the usual time.
    2. St. Albans School does not follow the school-closing policies of the District of Columbia.
    3. Please check the resources below for weather-related schedule changes or other School emergency communication:
    St. Albans School General Number: 202-537-6435
     
    Athletic Schedule Changes
    For updated athletic schedule information, including changes, postponements, and cancellations, please check the team's schedule.

  • What is the cancellation policy?

    Once a contract has been signed, the user may cancel the event, via by written notice received by St. Albans, at any time up to two (2) weeks before the event and forfeit the deposit. Cancellation of the date for the event set forth in the contract. Upon any such cancellation, the user will forfeit the deposit, but will not be liable for the balance of the rental fee. Should the user cancel the event with less than two (2) weeks written notice, the user will, in addition to forfeiting the deposit, be liable for the entire rental fee unless otherwise arranged and agreed with St. Albans in writing. Event cancellations due to weather, however, will be rescheduled.
Located in Washington D.C., St. Albans School is a private, all boys day and boarding school. For more than a century, St. Albans has offered a distinctive educational experience for young men in grades 4 through 12. While our students reach exceptional academic goals and exhibit first-rate athletic and artistic achievements, as an Episcopal school we place equal emphasis upon moral and spiritual education.