Chicago Ballroom 8 & 9 at Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk

Chicago Ballroom 8 & 9 is 25.3 x 20.1 m (83 x 66 ft), 509 m² (5,473 sq ft), with a 5.5 m (18 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 5.5 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 7 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 25.3 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 40 x 7 (6720 x 1176 px, 2,800 kg, 51.8 kW).

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Chicago Ballroom 8 & 9 holds about 943 theater seats, 385 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 265 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 18.3 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk

• Riverwalk A & B85 x 74.7 m (279 x 245 ft) · 3.2 m ceiling
• Sheraton Chicago Ballroom38.1 x 97.5 m (125 x 320 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
• Sheraton Ballroom (1-7)70.4 x 38.1 m (231 x 125 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
• Riverwalk B45.4 x 43.3 m (149 x 142 ft) · 3.2 m ceiling
• Chicago Ballroom (6 - 10)38.4 x 48.8 m (126 x 160 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
• Sheraton Ballroom (1 - 5)38.1 x 48.8 m (125 x 160 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
• Sheraton Center (4 - 7)38.1 x 47.5 m (125 x 156 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
• Riverwalk A39.6 x 31.4 m (130 x 103 ft) · 3.2 m ceiling
• Ballroom Promenade15.2 x 79.2 m (50 x 260 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
• Chicago Ballroom 6 & 738.4 x 23.8 m (126 x 78 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
• Sheraton Ballroom 4 & 538.1 x 23.8 m (125 x 78 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
• Chicago Ballroom 8 & 9 & 1038.4 x 20.1 m (126 x 66 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk · Venues in Chicago