Top Virginia Gala Venues

• Spaces for 300 Guests

• Spaces for 150-180 Guests
• 1 Event Space

• Spaces for 20-500 Guests
• 12 Hotels
• 1 Ballroom
• 11 Meeting Spaces

The Westin Washington Dulles Airport is a full-service hotel in Herndon, Virginia, just one mile from Washington Dulles International Airport, with a complimentary airport shuttle available to guests and event attendees. Its recently renovated lobby anchors 12 event rooms totaling roughly 14,757 square feet of event space, including the Rivanna Ballroom, the hotel's largest venue, which can host up to 650 guests in a theater layout or 500 for a standing reception. The hotel's venues are set up for cocktail parties, receptions, weddings, and reunions. For ceremonies, an outdoor wedding pavilion overlooks a pond and stone bridge. Marriott Certified Wedding Planners on staff are trained to coordinate weddings of all types, including ethnic and military ceremonies, helping with details such as menus, table settings, and vendor referrals for florists, photographers, and entertainment. Modern Provisions, the hotel's on-site restaurant, serves modern American cuisine made with sustainable, local ingredients, and its adjoining lounge offers handcrafted cocktails for evening gatherings. Meeting spaces come equipped with AV equipment and high-speed Wi-Fi, supporting everything from corporate meetings to team luncheons.

• Spaces for 260 Guests

• Spaces for 100 Guests

• Spaces for 75-2,000 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 3 Hotels
• 2 Ballrooms

Richmond Marriott sits in the heart of downtown Richmond, Virginia, blending Southern charm with a modern, newly renovated look near the city's historic district and the James River Park System. The hotel connects directly to the Greater Richmond Convention Center via an enclosed skywalk, letting attendees walk from the lobby to the convention floor without stepping outside. The hotel's six event rooms span more than 26,500 square feet, anchored by the 15,092-square-foot Grand Ballroom and the 7,865-square-foot Capital Ballroom, both suited to everything from corporate conferences to large wedding receptions. A private dining room within Fall Line Kitchen & Bar offers a more intimate option for smaller gatherings of up to 75 guests. Marriott Certified Wedding Planners help coordinate ceremonies of all kinds, including ethnic and military weddings, alongside an in-house culinary team and modern AV and Wi-Fi capabilities throughout the event spaces. Beyond its meeting and event space, the hotel houses Fall Line Kitchen & Bar, an upscale-casual restaurant serving ingredient-focused comfort food and regional craft brews, plus Corner Rapid, a lobby bar known for its bourbon selection.

• Spaces for 550 Guests

• Spaces for 72-200 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Historic Space
• 2 Total Spaces

Westmoreland State Park sits on 1,321 acres along the Potomac River's Northern Neck, at the site of the region's fossil-rich cliffs. Established in 1936 as one of six original Virginia state parks developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For groups and celebrations, the park's Helen and Tayloe Murphy Hall is a CCC-era meeting facility with a 45-by-27-foot main hall, an executive boardroom, and a full catering kitchen, available for day-use rental from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Weddings can be held indoors in Murphy Hall, which accommodates up to 72 guests for ceremonies and receptions, or outdoors on the Visitor Center lawn overlooking the Potomac, which holds up to 75 guests for ceremonies. Murphy Hall comes equipped with folding and round tables, upholstered chairs, Wi-Fi, and audio/visual equipment, with catering and DJ services permitted with proper insurance. Beyond its event spaces, the park offers hiking trails, fishing, boating access to the Potomac River and Rock Spring Pond, and beaches known for fossil hunting, along with camping and cabin accommodations for overnight guests.

• Spaces for 100 Guests

The Georges offers event spaces for your next celebration in Lexington, Virginia.

Oakdale RVA offers event spaces for your next celebration in Ashland, Virginia.

• Spaces for 100 Guests

• Spaces for 75 Guests

Rassawek Vineyard offers event spaces for your next celebration in Columbia, Virginia.

Wildfire offers event spaces for your next celebration in McLean, Virginia.