Can you hold a wedding at Sporting Club Beach in Beirut?

Yes. The Loft by Sporting hosts open-air ceremonies and receptions above the Mediterranean, and Feluka, the club's seafood restaurant, handles seated dinners. Weddings are arranged directly with the club office.

Where is the wedding venue located?

On the Ras Beirut coastline at Manara, inside the city — Sporting Club Beach has been on the same shoreline since 1953. The Loft is open-air, directly above the sea.

How do you book a wedding or event?

Events are arranged in conversation, not through a form. Send an event enquiry through the contact page or call the club office on +961 1 742 200, Monday to Saturday, 08:30–19:00. The Loft line is +961 81 005 900.

Is the venue available outside summer?

Yes. The club is open year-round. Summer evenings are the most popular season for weddings at The Loft, but the venue can be arranged across the calendar.

A Wedding by the Sea in Beirut

Name: Sporting Club Beach
Address: Manara, Ras Beirut, Beirut, Beirut, LB
Telephone: +961 1 742 200
Price range: $$

A wedding by the sea in Beirut does not have to mean a drive out of the city, a resort ballroom, or a venue you see once and never again. On the Ras Beirut shore, the same club that has hosted the city since 1953 marries people above the same water their families have swum in for generations.

This is what a seaside wedding at Sporting Club Beach is, and what it is not.

The setting

The ceremony and reception happen at The Loft by Sporting — an open-air summer terrace that runs from golden hour through to the night, directly above the Mediterranean. There is no need to dress the view; the view is the room. The Loft works for the full arc of a wedding day: the ceremony at golden hour, dinner as the light goes, dancing after.

For the dinner itself, Feluka — the club's seafood restaurant and wine bar — handles the seated meal: Mediterranean seafood, a Lebanese wine list, the long table by the water. Couples who want a smaller, dinner-led wedding sometimes use Feluka alone.

Why the sea, and why here

Beirut has no shortage of event venues. What it has very little of is a place on the actual coastline, inside the city, with seven decades of continuity behind it. The argument for marrying here is not novelty. It is the opposite: this is a place that will still be here, recognizably itself, on every anniversary you come back for.

The club's character carries into its events. There are no bright lights and grand designs. The room is the terrace, the deck, the sea, and good food. That suits some weddings and not others — which is the honest way to put it.

What it involves

Weddings and large events are arranged directly with the club, not through a booking form. Dates, capacity, catering, and timing are worked out in conversation, because no two are the same. The practical starting points:

The Loft for the open-air ceremony + reception; Feluka for a seated seafood dinner — together or separately.
Catering is in-house, from the same kitchens that have fed the club for seventy years.
Timing runs from golden hour through the night; the open-air terrace is the summer venue for weddings, while the indoor bar and lounge runs year-round.

To begin planning, send an event enquiry or call the club office on +961 1 742 200 (daily, 08:30–19:00). The Loft's own line is +961 81 005 900.

Frequently asked

Can you hold a wedding at Sporting Club Beach in Beirut?: Yes. The Loft by Sporting hosts open-air ceremonies and receptions above the Mediterranean, and Feluka, the club's seafood restaurant, handles seated dinners. Weddings are arranged directly with the club office.
Where is the wedding venue located?: On the Ras Beirut coastline at Manara, inside the city — Sporting Club Beach has been on the same shoreline since 1953. The Loft is open-air, directly above the sea.
How do you book a wedding or event?: Events are arranged in conversation, not through a form. Send an event enquiry through the contact page or call the club office on +961 1 742 200, Monday to Saturday, 08:30–19:00. The Loft line is +961 81 005 900.
Is the venue available outside summer?: Yes. The club is open year-round. Summer evenings are the most popular season for weddings at The Loft, but the venue can be arranged across the calendar.