WASHINGTON · NAICS No dedicated NAICS; 812990 proxy segment
Washington event venue projects run across the Woodinville wine country, the San Juan destination corridor, urban Seattle and Tacoma lofts, and performance and instruction studios statewide. Studies translate booking pace, seasonality, capacity, ancillary food and beverage, and capital structure into projections that lenders can stress-test against coverage.
FEASIBILITY TRIGGER
Booking-pace and seasonality projections drive lender study requirements; the deals are projection-based and history is usually thin.
SBA 7(a) and 504 lenders funded 148 event venue projects across Washington between FY2010 and FY2026, moving $43.3 million in approved capital at an average ticket of $293,000. That volume places Washington at #14 of 38 states measured for event venue SBA activity, or 2.2% of national event venue dollars. The 7(a) program carried 91.9% of the loan count, with 504 taking the balance, and 23 approvals have hit the pipeline since FY2024.
| Disbursed loans (FY2010–FY2026) | 148 |
| Approved volume | $43.3 million |
| Average loan size | $293,000 |
| 7(a) share | 91.9% |
| Approvals since FY2024 | 23 |
| State rank by loan count | #14 of 38 |
We do not publish a state-level adverse-resolution rate for this segment: no NAICS code isolates event venues, so we rely on the national event-services segment (NAICS 812990 proxy pool). Nationally, seasoned event venue loans (approvals FY2010–FY2021) show an adverse-resolution rate of 8.3%, against 7.3% across all industries.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA loan-level data, as of March 31, 2026. Disbursed loans only. See data methodology.
Event venues sit outside a clean NAICS code, so lenders lean harder on documented booking pace, seasonality, and average event spend inside the feasibility study. At a national proxy adverse-resolution rate of 8.3% against 7.3% across all industries, credit committees treat this class as a projection-driven decision, and a rigorous third-party study is the report that carries the credit conversation. Washington's 148 loans at an average of $293,000 sit inside that same national frame.
Benchmark labeled as the national event-services segment (NAICS 812990 proxy pool).
Every Washington event venues project we underwrite follows the same lender ready process: independent market analysis, site and technical review, and financial projections tested against SBA SOP 50 10 8 standards. Our SBA feasibility study consultants guide explains scope, timing, deliverables, and what lenders and CDCs expect in the report.
Washington projects most often pencil under SBA 504 because the 50/40/10 structure delivers up to 90 percent financing on owner-occupied real estate at a fixed debenture rate, decisive in a Puget Sound market where land costs run high. SBA 7(a) covers acquisitions, working capital, and equipment, and from July 4, 2026 eligible borrowers can combine 7(a) and 504 for up to $10 million in total program credit.
The Woodinville wine country and San Juan destination corridors anchor one of the Northwest's densest private venue markets.
For a national view of this asset class, see our event venue SBA feasibility overview, and read our related analysis in the event venue lending research on our blog.
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