Halo, a cavernous new event venue at 28 Liberty in Lower Manhattan, is giving FiDi a serious new playground for big, flexible indoor–outdoor events. The main room alone spans more than 30,000 square feet and opens directly onto Fosun Plaza, making it one of the rare downtown spots where you can move a crowd from a tight, intimate stage setup to a sprawling outdoor scene in a matter of minutes.
According to Time Out, Halo’s official debut came with a full‑tilt launch party featuring red‑carpet arrivals, dramatic lighting and live performances. Time Out reports that the main room can hold up to 800 guests, an adjoining concourse can accommodate another 300 to 400 people, and the connected Fosun Plaza can host up to 5,000 attendees.
Who’s behind it
Halo is being marketed and operated by Hush Venues and sits at the base of 28 Liberty, the Fosun‑owned tower that developers have been repositioning as a cultural campus. As laid out on Hush Venues' venue page, Halo clocks in at roughly 30,000 square feet with 16‑foot ceilings, ample rigging points and a sunken fountain that doubles as a built‑in stage. CityBiz reported that Fosun brought in Hush to market the space as part of a broader activation strategy at 28 Liberty.
Early bookings and programming
Halo has already snagged some heavyweight cultural bookings. The 1‑54 Contemporary African Art Fair staged its New York edition at Halo in May 2025, and the venue hosted a UBS House of Craft x Dior exhibition in mid‑2025. The building’s news page at 28 Liberty lists those events alongside a growing calendar of art fairs, fashion activations and plaza festivals that organizers say are designed to keep the ground floor busy throughout the year.
Why it matters for downtown
For event planners and landlords, Halo addresses a notable gap in FiDi: large, production‑ready indoor spaces that can seamlessly expand into public plazas are still relatively rare. Leasing materials note that 28 Liberty's mix of Manhatta, retail and the 2.5‑acre Fosun Plaza has been central to efforts to rebrand the property as a year‑round cultural campus, and Halo gives those efforts a purpose‑built theater for bigger programs.
Whether Halo turns into the Financial District’s next nightlife anchor or stays primarily a cultural and corporate destination will come down to how Fosun and Hush shape the plaza and retail programming in the months ahead. Hush Venues highlights practical perks like VIP suites, multiple guest entrances and robust rigging, along with contact details for producers ready to put the new space to work.
