Top Upstate New York Dinner Party Venues

• Spaces for 40-400 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Outdoor
• 3 Total Spaces

Set on 112 acres along Coldbrook at the base of Haystack Mountain in West Dover, Vermont, The Hermitage Inn is a historic country inn built in the early 1800s as a summer retreat. After sitting abandoned for three years, the property was purchased in 2021 by Mary Lou Ricci and Tim Hall, who oversaw a full renovation of the Inn, restaurants, and grounds. The grounds include a trout pond, apple orchards, private gardens, hiking and cross-country ski trails, and a covered bridge, with Mount Snow just a few miles away. The Hermitage Inn hosts weddings, elopements, micro-weddings, rehearsal dinners, and corporate retreats across a mix of indoor and outdoor spaces, from garden and orchard ceremony sites to a tented lawn reception and the historic Wine Cellar. Full-service wedding planning, in-house floral design and decor, and full-property buyouts are available for couples and groups planning an event. Executive Chef Bobby Will leads the culinary program, which draws on local producers and artisans across the Tavern, the Birches Dining Room, the Orchard Terrace, and the Wine Cellar, recognized with Wine Spectator's Best of Award of Excellence in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. Fourteen guest rooms and suites, including a four-bedroom Carriage House, provide lodging for overnight guests.

• Spaces for 225 Guests
• 1 Museum
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Estate

Hildene is a compound word composed of two old English words: ""Hil,"" which means ""hill,"" and ""dene,"" which means ""valley with stream."" It was named after Robert and his wife Mary's Vermont home, which sits atop a hill with sweeping views of the Taconic Mountains to the west, the Green Mountains to the east, and the Battenkill River, which flows through the great Battenkill Valley below. Hildene was built by the Lincolns as a summer residence around the turn of the twentieth century. Robert Todd Lincoln was the only child born to Mary Todd Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln who lived to adulthood. As a young man in the summer of 1864, he came to Manchester to meet up with his mother and brother Tad at the Equinox Hotel, where he stayed for a few days. He returned some forty years later to purchase 392 acres of land on which he would construct what he would refer to as his ancestral home. Robert was the president of the Pullman Company at the time, which was the largest manufacturing corporation in the United States. Peggy Beckwith, Abraham Lincoln's great-granddaughter and the last Lincoln descendant to reside at Hildene, expanded the estate's land holdings by purchasing additional land. Her will stipulated that Hildene be given to the Church of Christ, Scientist in accordance with her grandmother's wishes when she died in 1975. The will stipulated that Hildene should be kept as a memorial to the Lincoln family by the Church of England. When the Church realized it was not in a financial position to do so, it didn't take long for the decision to be made, and plans were quickly put in place to sell Hildene to developers. The Church's plans for Hildene were discovered by local neighbors and community members, who fought to save the property. After three years in court, they were finally successful in obtaining the right to purchase Hildene. The Friends of Hildene, a non-profit organization, raised the funds necessary to purchase the estate in 1978, and then began the lengthy process of restoring the house and formal garden. A Georgian revival mansion and 14 historic buildings dot the 412-acre estate, which includes the home, formal garden, and observatory; the Welcome Center and The Museum Store in the historic carriage barn; the 1903 Pullman car, Sunbeam; and Hildene Farm. The estate has been in the same family for four generations. An 1832 schoolhouse still serves as a teaching greenhouse and composting facility, as well as vegetable gardens and an apple orchard in the lower portion of the property (the dene). The farm also includes a solar-powered goat dairy and cheese-making facility and a teaching greenhouse and composting facility in the lower portion of the property (the dene). Aside from hosting agricultural and environmental courses throughout the school year, the dene also serves as a classroom for Burr & Burton Academy high school students. Hildene's deep commitment to conservation, stewardship, and sustainability, as well as its mission Values into Action, are embodied in the BBA-Hildene program, which is completely immersive.

• Spaces for 225 Guests

Set in the hills of southern Vermont, Honora Winery & Vineyard blends Napa influences with New England traditions. The estate spans two locations: a tasting room in Jacksonville where visitors sample Honora's wines, and Avigliano at Honora, an elegant wedding venue on Collins Road in West Halifax that offers a modern setting for weddings and private events. Vineyard tours are available by appointment. Honora's wines have been recognized in competitions over the years, earning golds, silvers, and bronzes from the New York International Wine Competition, the Sunset International Wine Competition, the Grand Harvest Awards, and the Amenti de Vino International Wine Competition. In 2009, the winery received the Five Star Diamond Award for Hospitality from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences.

Your wedding day should be the most memorable day of your life! Our idyllic location in the Battenkill River Valley, with a panoramic view of the Green Mountains, couldn't be more perfect. Take your vows in a private garden, on a bridge overlooking our trout pond, or on the broad grass. Then enjoy a meal poolside before dancing the night away in our magnificent 100-year-old event barn. You have complete ownership of the property! With only one wedding each month, we can ensure that our venue is always immaculate for you and your guests. We are the ideal setting to conduct your rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception, and farewell brunch all in one gorgeous location as a full weekend rental! Come check it out for yourself! From Vermont's first Morgan Horse stable to your beautiful wedding site. This century-old barn has been completely refurbished while still maintaining its rustic appeal. Our barn can accommodate up to 200 people and will have them talking about your perfect celebration for years! Our beautiful and comfortable late-nineteenth-century barn housing is inspired by the natural beauty of our surrounds. We want you to have the impression that the entire property is yours. Our area is suitable for you and your wedding party or close family, with accommodations for up to 22 guests. Whether it's bringing in the perfect chef, yoga instructor, stylist, speaker, floral designer, or instructor, our skilled planning staff is always ready to custom tailor to your preferences. All we need is a little information about your group, and then we'll work together to plan your ideal retreat, reunion, or vacation.

• Spaces for 170 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Barn

The Inn at Manchester is a historic bed & breakfast in Manchester Village, Vermont, built in 1890 and welcoming guests as an inn since 1978. Over more than a century, the property passed through several stewards — from Mrs. Mathilda Shepard, who built the original house, to the Rosenberg family, who opened the Inn at Manchester in December 1978 and renovated it with the Vermont Division of Historic Preservation in 1985. In 2015, the Hanes family, then owners of the Inn, added the Celebration Barn as a dedicated event space alongside the property's Carriage House suites. The Celebration Barn offers 2,500 square feet of floor space plus an outdoor terrace and fire pit, with seating configurations that can be tailored to a couple's style. It accommodates gatherings from small, intimate ceremonies to celebrations for up to 170 guests, and also hosts corporate meetings. The Inn at Manchester additionally offers an elopement package for couples planning a simpler, more spontaneous wedding. Since 2018, the Inn has been owned and operated by the Maggiotto family, who continue its tradition of hospitality in the Green Mountains of Vermont.

• Spaces for 20-400 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 6 Museums
• 6 Total Spaces

Southern Vermont Arts Center sits on more than 120 acres at the foot of the Taconic Mountains in Manchester, Vermont, on a campus that began in 1917 as the summer estate of Gertrude Divine Webster. Southern Vermont Artists acquired the property in 1950 and built it into a nonprofit arts center with galleries, an outdoor sculpture garden, and trails connecting to Equinox Mountain. The estate's original 1917 mansion, Yester House, now anchors the campus with ten galleries and curATE Café, and can host private events. The Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum, designed by architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen and opened in 2000, houses the center's permanent collection of more than 900 works and includes a meeting room and kitchenette for private events. The Louise Arkell Pavilion, dedicated in 1970, is a 400-seat auditorium with professional-quality acoustics and retractable side walls that open to the back lawn for tented events. Outdoors, the campus includes what the arts center describes as the largest sculpture garden in Vermont. Together, the buildings and grounds host weddings, receptions, and private events, with catering handled by Church Street Hospitality, the center's exclusive on-site caterer.

• Spaces for 200 Guests

The 1846 Inn & Tavern (formerly the West Dover Inn) occupies a stagecoach stop and tavern originally built in 1846, restored under longtime family ownership in Vermont's Green Mountains near Mount Snow. The inn continues a hospitality tradition its owners trace back more than 150 years, and it keeps a written record of that history alive through a poem passed from innkeeper to innkeeper, each adding a verse to the property's story. The property offers 12 accommodations alongside the 1846 Tavern, where a chef-driven menu, a raw bar, and rotating craft beers anchor the dining side of the operation. The tavern is open daily on a first-come, first-served basis. For private events, the inn hosts gatherings in its outdoor tent with dedicated servers, on an outdoor patio with fire pits, or in its indoor dining space for smaller groups, with event details and pricing arranged directly with the innkeeper's team.

• Spaces for 300-400 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Estate
• 1 Tent

Farm Road Estate sits on 35 private acres in the Green Mountains of West Dover, Vermont, a property whose history traces back to an 18th-century sawmill before it was converted into a boutique inn. The estate includes two ponds for swimming, fishing, or canoeing and kayaking, along with hiking trails, a kitchen garden, and fire pits scattered across the grounds. Forbes has named the property one of the most romantic places to stay in the world. Described as a full-service, quintessential Vermont wedding destination, Farm Road Estate hosts weddings of all sizes and in all seasons. Couples can hold a ceremony on the expansive lawn beside the property's two ponds or in the Enchanted Forest, then move the celebration into the 18th-century Great Room or the outdoor event tent, which accommodates up to 300 guests for dancing and receptions. On-site dining includes Sawmill Bar & Table, a farm-to-table restaurant led by Executive Chef Christopher Lauinger that draws on the estate's own agricultural bounty, as well as the more casual Red Door Burger Co.

• Spaces for 40-200 Guests
• 1 Barn
• 2 Historic Spaces
• 1 Estate

The Curtis House is an 1850s Dutch Colonial home set on five acres of cut flower gardens, orchards, and open lawn in Ashfield, Massachusetts. The property takes its name from George William Curtis — editor of Harper's Weekly and a prominent 19th-century lecturer and essayist — who summered there with his wife and established the Ashfield Dinners, an annual community gathering that became a New England institution. Today, Gloriosa & Co. operates the Curtis House as an exclusive-use event venue. The restored late 19th-century barn is the heart of the property, accommodating up to 140 guests beneath exposed beams and locally milled hardwood floors, with a stone patio that opens directly onto the cut flower gardens. For winter celebrations, the main house hosts intimate gatherings of up to 40. The venue books one event per weekend, keeping each occasion genuinely exclusive to the couple or group who books it. In-house catering, bar, and floral design services are available on-site, handled by the same team that manages planning and day-of coordination.

• Spaces for 500 Guests

Set on Hunter Park Road in Manchester Center, Vermont, the Northshire Civic Center is a nonprofit civic center built around Riley Rink, home to hockey, figure skating, and learn-to-skate programs each winter. In spring the rink surface gives way to turf for field sports and training, and by summer the grounds transform again into what the venue calls Southern Vermont's premier festival venue. Every July, the property hosts the two-day Dead of Summer Music Festival, and each year it is also home to the three-day Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots festival (GMBR), which draws more than 3,000 people to camp, dance, and take in performances from regional artists. The Northshire Civic Center also welcomes craft fairs and community gatherings on its grounds throughout the season. Just minutes from downtown Manchester and within easy reach of Bromley and Stratton mountains, the Northshire Civic Center describes itself as more than an ice rink or event venue — a community gathering place where neighbors, families, and visitors come together to play, compete, and celebrate throughout the year.

• Spaces for 200 Guests

Blackberry River Inn is a historic 1763 colonial property set on 27 acres in Norfolk, Connecticut, in the foothills of the Southern Berkshires. The inn accommodates small intimate weddings and private gatherings with an exclusive full-property experience — the entire estate is reserved for the event group for the day and overnight, creating a genuinely private setting across the Main House, Carriage House, and a standalone Cottage. The property's event spaces include a cherry-paneled library, a music room, and extensive grounds that offer abundant opportunities for outdoor photography. A private pool with white picket fencing anchors the outdoor area, and the 27-acre setting provides room to spread out across multiple distinct areas of the property. Seventeen uniquely appointed guest rooms allow event attendees to stay on-site, and the morning after, overnight guests are treated to a made-to-order breakfast prepared with locally sourced ingredients. The inn is well suited to corporate retreats and private business meetings in addition to weddings, making it a versatile option for groups seeking a historic New England estate with full-exclusivity access.

• Spaces for 130-200 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Barn
• 1 Historic Space

The Colonel Williams Inn and Barn has stood on Route 9 in Marlboro, Vermont for over 250 years, making it the oldest structure in town. Captain William Williams, a Revolutionary War officer and member of Ethan Allen's Green Mountain Boys, purchased the property in 1769 and built the barn that still stands today; the family's original 1772-73 home now serves as the inn's main entrance and lobby. The nine-acre property sits atop a hill with meadows, forest, and a spring-fed pond. The 18th-century barn hosts weddings and private events for up to 150 guests, with 130 comfortably seated. Packages include 48 hours of property access before the ceremony, professional event coordination, tables, linens, china and flatware, décor inventory, custom up-lighting and pathway lighting, and an indoor dining room as a weather contingency. Couples booking the barn also receive two nights in the wedding suite. The venue also hosts micro and mini weddings for 2 to 50 guests and offers catering for 50 or fewer guests, rehearsal dinner packages, bar packages, lawn games, and a fire pit. Beyond weddings, the inn operates as a bed and breakfast with guest rooms, including pet-friendly accommodations, available for weekend stays and family reunions.

• Spaces for 96-450 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Event Space
• 2 Total Spaces

Established in 1901 and set on 560 acres of woodland in Colebrook, Connecticut, Camp Jewell YMCA is a year-round retreat and event destination operated by the YMCA of Greater Hartford. The property spans two distinct campuses — Main Camp and the secluded Hide-A-Way Ranch — separated by Triangle Lake, offering groups a range of settings from large-scale gatherings to smaller, more intimate retreats. The Main Camp dining hall accommodates more than 450 guests and serves homemade meals with options for gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan diets. The Hide-A-Way Ranch, tucked away across the lake, hosts groups of 30 to 96 in its Longhouse and Bunkhouse cabins, each with private restrooms, furnished common rooms, and covered decks. Its dining hall seats up to 100 and features a fireplace room with views overlooking the chapel and Triangle Lake. Beyond accommodations, the property offers a 40-acre private lake, high ropes courses, horseback riding, rock climbing, archery, kayaking, and miles of hiking trails — making it a distinctive setting for retreats, conferences, team-building events, weddings, school programs, and family gatherings throughout the year.

• Spaces for 50-150 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 3 Hotels
• 3 Total Spaces

Deerfield Inn has welcomed guests since July 1884, making it one of New England's enduring historic country inns. It sits on Old Main Street in Deerfield, Massachusetts — a village recognized as a National Historic Landmark and surrounded by working farms, period homes, and the pastoral Connecticut River Valley countryside known locally as the Happy Valley. The inn's large white-columned clapboard building retains much of its original character: a robin's egg blue front porch ceiling, the original hayloft door, a cast-iron horse weathercock, and preserved historic flooring. Twenty-four guest rooms are split between the main house and carriage house, and Champney's Restaurant and Tavern anchors the property's dining. For private events, the Terrace Café offers a multi-purpose setting with south-facing windows, French doors to a garden patio, a private bar, and coat check, accommodating up to 70 guests for a reception or 50 for a seated dinner. Champney's Restaurant seats 50 for private dinners in a room with period wallpaper, a fireplace, and chandeliers. The inn hosts weddings, elopements, corporate retreats, and social gatherings — with on-site accommodations so guests can stay through the celebration.

• Spaces for 35-100 Guests
• 3 Event Spaces
• 1 Venue with Activities
• 1 Garden

Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory is an indoor living ecosystem in South Deerfield, Massachusetts, home to over 4,000 free-flying butterflies representing more than 70 tropical and native species. Alongside the butterflies, guests encounter dart frogs, tortoises, koi ponds, and a variety of other wildlife — creating a natural environment unlike any conventional event venue. For private events, Magic Wings offers several distinct spaces: the glass-enclosed Conservatory for ceremonies of up to 100 guests; the Atrium, a larger reception area also accommodating up to 100; and two more intimate rooms, the North Room and the Monarch, each suited for gatherings of up to 35. Private events and weddings are held after 5pm Wednesday through Sunday, and on select Mondays and Tuesdays. Wedding packages from 20 to 100 guests include in-house catering by head Chef Sean, planning meetings, day-of coordination, and the option for a butterfly release during the ceremony. Smaller celebrations — showers, birthday parties, and private gatherings — can be arranged through a dedicated package that includes tables, chairs, and a complimentary butterfly release.

• Spaces for 100 Guests

The Six Bells Countryside Inn occupies a historic three-story building in Rosendale, New York, that has operated as a hospitality venue since 1850, when it first opened as the Central Hotel. Situated on the banks of Rondout Creek in the Hudson Valley, the inn draws its character from English and American countryside aesthetics and offers eleven uniquely designed guest rooms alongside an on-site retail shop filled with antiques and country-inspired décor. The venue is available for weddings, private dinners, and corporate retreats. A large outdoor deck overlooks Rondout Creek, and private dining rooms accommodate more intimate gatherings. The Feathers, the inn's restaurant and tavern, serves early American and traditional country cooking developed by Chef Larkin Young, who sources from local Hudson Valley farms and bakers.

• Spaces for 200 Guests

• Spaces for 400 Guests

• Spaces for 150 Guests

• Spaces for 6-400 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 3 Event Spaces
• 10 Total Spaces

Founded on January 22, 1885, the Genesee Valley Club is one of Rochester's oldest private social clubs, established by ninety-one civic and business leaders at a time when the city stood at the center of American industry and culture. The club has maintained its home on East Avenue for well over a century, and today holds recognized standing among America's premier private clubs. Ten event spaces across the property accommodate groups from as few as six to standing receptions of 500. The Seneca, Heritage, Erie Canal, East Avenue, and Genesee River rooms provide intimate settings for meetings and private gatherings of 6 to 40. The Founders' Room, Kearns Room, and Main Lounge step up to 60–100 guests, and the Main Dining Room hosts seated dinners of up to 250. The Front Club Terrace extends the property outdoors for receptions of up to 100. The club's culinary team handles catering ranging from casual buffets and grazing stations to formal seated dinners. The venue accommodates a full spectrum of occasions — wedding ceremonies and receptions, birthday and graduation celebrations, rehearsal dinners, reunions, and business events including board meetings, day retreats, and holiday parties.