Grugahalle, Multi-purpose hall in Essen, Germany.

Grugahalle is a multi-purpose hall with a concrete structure located at the edge of Botanischer Garten Grugapark in Essen. The building can be configured for different event types, from concerts and sports competitions to conferences and corporate gatherings.

The city council decided in 1955 to build the hall on the foundations of Exhibition Hall V, a 1927 structure by Krupp's Josef Rings destroyed in the war; the weak subsoil made reuse cheaper than a new foundation. Construction began in October 1956, and mayor Wilhelm Nieswandt opened the hall on 25 October 1958. It was modernised in 1988 and 1995, faced demolition talk in the 1990s, and was heritage-listed on 26 October 2000.

The hall's name comes from the Große Ruhrländische Gartenbau-Ausstellung of 1929 and 1952. Since 1959 it hosted the Essener Jazztage with Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson and the Dave Brubeck Quartet, and from 1959 to 2019 the year-end Holiday on Ice revue. The first Radio Luxemburg Golden Lions were awarded here on 30 April 1959.

The hall sits at the edge of the Botanischer Garten Grugapark, next to the Messe Essen grounds, and is reached on foot from the Gruga park side. Access is tied to events, so check the programme before travelling. Renovation work continues: the foyer and ticket area were finished in March 2025, the large foyer under the concert hall is scheduled from 2027.

Bill Haley and His Comets played on 28 October 1958, three days after the hall opened, with over 200 police on duty. When the rock 'n' roll set followed jazz by Kurt Edelhagen's big band, spectators stood up to dance; police ordered them back to their seats. Chairs were smashed and windows broken.