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Maher Centre hosts Punjabi wedding receptions and parties for up to 800 guests on a dance floor, or 1,000 seated, in one pillarless hall in Leicester. Full PA, LED lighting, optional LED dance floor and bar, a 350+ space free private car park, and room for everyone on the dance floor.
Ask any Punjabi family what makes a wedding and you will hear the same things: a packed dance floor, a DJ who reads the room, dhol that you feel in your chest, good food and enough space that nobody has to sit out the bhangra.
The main hall at Maher Centre is 1,100m², single-storey and pillarless. The dance floor goes in front of the stage and every table can see the action. It holds up to 800 guests in a reception layout with a dance floor, so even very large families can all be in one room.
We host Punjabi weddings for Sikh families, whose Anand Karaj takes place at the gurdwara before the reception, and for Hindu Punjabi families, who often hold the mandap ceremony and the party in our hall on the same day.
What is included, and what you can add.
A full PA comes with the hall. Your DJ plugs in or brings their own rig. Speeches carry clearly to the back table.
Set the colour of the room to match your theme, then let the DJ take it up a notch when the bhangra starts.
An optional LED dance floor turns the centre of the room into the place everyone wants to be.
Optional LED side screens and a large 7m LED screen for live relay, couple montages or the first dance close-up.
Cold sparklers for the couple’s entrance or first dance. Confetti and pyrotechnics are allowed, subject to written approval.
Optional tiered steps up to the stage, perfect for the couple’s walk-in and family photos.
Every family is different, but this flow keeps the energy high and the food hot.
Guests park on site and are seated. Starters or snacks come out while the DJ warms up the room.
Lights down, dhol up. Sparklers and the 7m screen if you want them.
Your caterer serves the main meal from our industrial kitchen. Keep the music lower so families can talk.
Short speeches and the cake cutting, clearly heard through the PA.
Then the family performances that the cousins have practised for weeks.
The floor opens. Expect boliyan, dhol and everyone on their feet.
One final bhangra track, the whole family on the floor.
Suppliers pack down. Our team handles the full venue clean-up.
Maher Centre does not do in-house catering. Bring the Punjabi caterer you love, or let us introduce you to one from our partner network after we meet you. Caterers work from our industrial kitchen with four burners, free gas supply and refrigeration.
Beef and pork are not served on the grounds of the Maher Centre. Chicken, lamb, fish and vegetarian dishes are all welcome.
The bar is optional. Our three tiers are Essential (corkage and bar facilities), Classic (plus two bar staff) and Signature (plus glassware). We can supply the drinks or point you to a specialist bar company.
Read more in our wedding packages.
For more on large guest lists, read our large wedding venue page or the guide to planning a 1,000-guest wedding.
Holding a jago the night before? See jago nights at Maher Centre.
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COUPLE’S STAGESend your date and guest count. Popular Saturdays book up early.
Tell us a little about your event and our events team will come back to you within one working day with availability and a written quote.