Access to Hap & Harry’s Taproom Inside Bridgestone Arena

Hap & Harry’s Taproom, a new party suite on the Gary Force Acura Club Level, originated from a dearth of hospitality space at Bridgestone Arena capable of hosting large premium groups. The only solution for groups of 40-plus guests desiring a one-night rental was to purchase two traditional suites located next to one another and try to combine them.

“Even then, it’s clunky,” says Chris Junghans, EVP and Chief Revenue Officer for the Predators. “There’s no connectivity. You’re in one space, and your colleagues are really in another. It just didn’t work. People that wanted premium groups with connectivity, where they could own a space, we just didn’t have it.”

To sand away these rough edges, the Predators earmarked $1 million to flip an underperforming concession stand in a premier location (front of stage) into a premier per-event group rental.

“Hap & Harry’s [Taproom] is really a result of a need that we couldn’t fulfill previously,” says Chris Burton, Senior Director of Premium Sales for the Predators. “We never had a product that really could cater to a large corporate event of 40, 50, 60 people in a comfortable premium environment.”

Copper drop-ceiling tiles and industrial light fixtures in Hap & Harry’s Taproom brighten multiple seating environments, ranging from fixed seats, to barstools, to banquettes. Its décor is luxurious, but not in an overstated way, allowing the space to flex to a broad swath of company sizes and tastes.

“It gives us a complete turnkey product with full buffet, full bar with beer, wine, spirits included, and a personal, private bartender throughout the event,” says Burton. “The sky’s the limit for how companies can use it throughout the year, and we’re excited to see what comes from it. We now have something for every type of entertaining style.”

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