managed by Balfour Beatty. Current use The Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh is a multi-purpose event space, regularly hosting conferences, dinners, performances, exhibitions and weddings. The venue has two major event spaces, The Ballroom and the Music Hall, and another nine drawing rooms. The venue is decorated throughout with crystal chandeliers, gold leaf and gilt mirrors while also incorporating modern technology. Edinburgh Festival Fringe Every year the Assembly Rooms are used as one of the venues for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Assembly Rooms were originally operated by the Assembly Festival group, who took their name from the building. Assembly grew from that base to operate from venues such as Assembly Hall, an 840-seat theatre on the Mound (the largest and oldest operating Fringe venue) that was formerly the home of the Scottish Parliament. and buildings around George Square. For a short while, Assembly (the company) lost the contract to operate the building during the Fringe to Salt 'n' Sauce Promotions, operators of The Stand Comedy Club. However, from 2016, the contract returned to them. References External links Official website Music Hall and Assembly Rooms, Scottish Architects website Assembly rooms Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh Cultural infrastructure completed in 1787 Dance venues in Scotland Listed assembly rooms in Scotland New Town, Edinburgh 1787 establishments in Scotland