Top Mid-City Engagement Party Venues

• Spaces for 60-500 Guests
• 3 Restaurants
• 3 Bars
• 2 Event Spaces

Nice Guys Nola & Co. originally launched with Nice Guys Nola on Earhart and quickly became a nationwide favorite brunch spot and destination. As we continued to grow and create unforgettable experiences with both locals and tourists from abroad, we eventually opened our New Orleans sports bar, Head Quarters, located downtown. Additionally, we've expanded to our signature balcony lounge venue, Red Light District. As we continue to deliver delicious food and incredible memories, we invite you to book your next meal or event with us and see how we do things at Nice Guys Nola & Co.

Quaint Creole cottage-style guestrooms and a wonderfully restored carriage house beckon you to a hideaway just a stroll away from Bourbon Street. Conversations in intimate courtyards, cocktails sipped on a Southern porch, toes dipped in a refreshing salt-water pool – savor simple pleasures in this warm, one-of-a-kind setting.

• Spaces for 200-350 Guests

NOPSI Hotel is a historic and sophisticated New Orleans wedding venue, blending timeless architecture with modern luxury in the heart of the Central Business District. Originally built in 1927 as the headquarters of New Orleans Public Service Inc., the hotel offers couples an authentic sense of place just blocks from the French Quarter. From intimate celebrations to grand receptions, NOPSI offers a collection of distinctive indoor and outdoor spaces. The elegant Dryades Ballroom provides a classic setting for dinner and dancing, while the Gin Yard offers a charming open-air courtyard ideal for ceremonies, cocktail hours, and receptions. Above the Grid, the hotel’s rooftop venue, delivers sweeping city views and an unforgettable backdrop for celebrations overlooking New Orleans. With 216 guestrooms, including nearly 60 suites, couples can keep their wedding weekend under one roof—from welcome gatherings and rehearsal dinners to the ceremony, reception, after-party, and farewell brunch. Spacious suites provide beautiful accommodations for getting ready, while onsite catering, bar service, and an experienced events team help create a seamless experience. NOPSI combines New Orleans history, exceptional hospitality, versatile event spaces, and a central location to create a wedding destination that feels distinctly New Orleans while remaining entirely your own.

• Spaces for 150-250 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Located in the heart of New Orleans CBD, this 2400 square foot venue is where your special events become a reality. The space accommodates up to 200 guests and contains 3 semi-separate rooms that can be rented alone or together. The space boasts a gorgeous entry with signature neon sign on a grass wall that our guests love for social media moments, a full bar, TVs and projectors through out, and raised stage.

• Spaces for 75 Guests

The historic Audubon Cottages date back to the late eighteenth century and offer a truly one-of-a-kind experience for small weddings or events. Each Cottage surrounds a courtyard with what is said to the the oldest pool in New Orleans, which is also a heated, saltwater pool. Imagine the luxury and privacy of having the grounds and staff of the Audubon Cottages dedicated to your event.

Aloft New Orleans Downtown offers event spaces for your next celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana.

• Spaces for 12-200 Guests
• 6 Restaurants

Located steps off of Bourbon Street in the heart of the French Quarter, Arnaud’s offers classic Creole Cuisine and exemplary service in beautifully restored turn of the century dining rooms. Since its inception in 1918, Arnaud’s has remained true to its traditions and courtesies.

• Spaces for 250 Guests

Experience the vibrant and authentic spirit of New Orleans! Our venue, located just half a block from Bourbon Street in the heart of the French Quarter, offers a fun and festive atmosphere. It's the perfect place you've been searching for.

Galatoire's boasts eight luxurious spaces that are ideal for hosting private parties for corporate, wedding, seasonal, and social events, among other things. What ever the occasion, we have a space with the appropriate ambiance to meet your requirements. For more than a century, Galatoire's has prided itself on its ability to maintain a high level of consistency. In every aspect of your dining experience in one of our private spaces, from our world-renowned New Orleans cuisine to our impeccable service, you will be reminded of the traditional meals that Galatoire's guests have enjoyed for generations. We provide a menu that is tailored to the needs of each group while also highlighting the traditions of the Galatoire. We look forward to the opportunity to serve you and your guests. The Galatoire's sales team will assist you in every step of the process of creating unforgettable experiences at our award-winning organization. Our industry knowledge, flexibility, and clear communication assist you in realizing your vision while maintaining the consistency that comes with more than a century of tradition in the industry. Call Jordan Breland or Caroline Oliver at 504.525.2021, send an email to sales@galatoires.com, or fill out a private dining request form for more information about our options.

• Spaces for 10 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

• Spaces for 600 Guests

Dickie Brennan’s Bourbon House is all about local seafood. If it’s not in season, you won’t find it on the menu. Enjoy authentic New Orleans dishes at New Orleans' premier oyster bar and seafood restaurant.

• Spaces for 15-600 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 7 Hotels
• 10 Total Spaces

From business meetings, to weddings and social events, Royal Sonesta New Orleans creates memorable experiences that inspire and delight. Our unique and architecturally exquisite setting provides the artistic backdrop that may accommodate up to 500 guests reception style. With 20 function rooms, over 20,000 square feet of meeting space and outdoor venue options, including our 5,000 square foot Grand Ballroom, we offer incomparable event expertise from savvy event planners. Besides our lush courtyards, attendees may experience our unique VIP box seat to the French Quarter with a Bourbon Balcony Hospitality Suite. Our dedicated catering professionals will craft menus from breakout sessions to ballroom dinners -- every meal delicious, memorable and artfully prepared. At Sonesta Food Is Art, and we enhance every event through food that is locally inspired, chef-driven and creatively presented. From the latest meeting technology, to customized menus and themed decor, your event is sure to be one that your guests will never forget.

The elegance and beauty of a luxury hotel mixes with the intimacy of a boutique hotel. Our central location in the French Quarter is just steps from everywhere you want to be. Simply step outside to enjoy the sights and sounds of the historic and lively French Quarter.

Discover the quiet elegance around the corner from Bourbon and Royal Streets. Warm and sincere smiles from long-time staff, a delightful leafy courtyard, breakfast, Prohibition-era cocktails, and wrought-iron luxury – Hotel Mazarin is a French Quarter experience to be celebrated and savored.

• Spaces for 40-250 Guests

Rue Bourbon is proud to offer several distinct French Quarter venues for social and corporate events. Bourbon Street balcony rentals, open bar packages, and stunning in-house catering make the Rue Bourbon spaces perfect for rehearsal dinners, bachelor and bachelorette parties, holiday parties, wedding welcome parties, wedding afterparties, standalone wedding receptions, and any other special occasion.

DISCOVER THE LUXURY AND ELEGANCE OF OUR ONE-OF-A KIND WATERFRONT WEDDING AND EVENT VENUE IN NEW ORLEANS. Spacious, elegant, and truly breathtaking, the indoor space provides flexible design options in a remarkable setting with floor-to-ceiling windows with expansive water views. Large enough to accommodate up to 299 guests, the space has ample room for a dance floor, cake table, and more.

• Spaces for 14-200 Guests
• 4 Restaurants

Guests are treated to a grand dining experience, with all the hospitality for which New Orleans is noted. Because of this, discerning locals, as well as national publications have taken notice. Accolades include Travel+Leisure's Best Steakhouses in the U.S., The Daily Meal's America's 20 Best Steakhouses, Maxim Magazine's 10 Best Steakhouses in America and Playboy's Top 12 Steakhouses in America. We have also been featured in the Wall Street Journal and have repeatedly received Wine Spectator's Award of Excellence.

• Spaces for 120 Guests

Sitting on historic Esplanade Avenue on the edge of the French Quarter, the Melrose Mansion is the perfect setting for your New Orleans-centric celebration! Our luxury boutique hotel is ideal for intimate elopements, traditional ceremonies and receptions, full 21-room property rentals and a variety of additional wedding festivities. Events can be held poolside, inside the beautifully restored Victorian mansion, or among the paved grounds of the Executive Suite building. We cherish the opportunity to host brides & grooms along with their family & friends at our beautiful historical property. We allow you to bring your favorite flavors and flair from New Orleans into the Mansion to create an experience that's uniquely yours.

Locals and tourists alike have been delighted by Broussard's sensational French-Creole cuisine and historic French Quarter architecture ever since the restaurant first opened its doors back in the year 1920. Brunch can be had in the courtyard, dinner can be had in one of our elegant dining rooms, and cocktails can be had in the Empire Bar. The combination of our creative dishes and attentive service is going to give you an experience that you won't forget for the next hundred years. When you choose Broussard's as the location for your wedding or other private event, you can rest assured that you will experience genuine Southern hospitality, incomparable cuisine, and timeless elegance. Our Special Events Team has years of experience catering to parties of varying sizes, from an intimate get-together for 50 people in the Josephine Room to a 650-guest extravaganza when the Hermann-Grima Museum is included in the festivities.

Located in New Orleans’ historic Lower Garden District, we’re minutes from the French Quarter and just one block from the world-famous St. Charles Avenue streetcar. Our beautiful, lush Banana Courtyard and adjacent event space, The Roadhouse, are perfect for wedding ceremonies and receptions, private parties, community events, and more! With a built-in bar and easy access to a variety of local vendors—including food trucks—The Roadhouse at Creole Gardens is the best place to host your New Orleans celebration!