Top North Carolina Luncheon Venues
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Choosing your luncheon venue will be one of the most important steps in the planning process. So much goes into finding the perfect venue in North Carolina. You’ll want to consider everything from the aesthetics of the space to any in-house amenities and services. Luckily, PartySlate makes it easy with our Find Venues page. Use the filters to narrow your search — taking into account everything from your guest count to specific catering preferences. Once you’ve set your filters, scroll down to search our curated list. Look for the “featured” tag for PartySlate’s top recommendations. With PartySlate, finding your ideal North Carolina venue has never been easier.
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Old State North Club
201 Old North State Club Ln, New London, NC 28127, USA- Spaces for 250 Guests
Old North State Club is a private lakeside country club set on a peninsula along Badin Lake in New London, North Carolina, positioned between Charlotte and Greensboro at the edge of Uwharrie National Forest. Founded in 1991 with a Tom Fazio–designed championship golf course, the club hosts weddings, corporate retreats, and private celebrations for both members and non-members. Private events take shape across several distinct settings: an outdoor pavilion suited to ceremonies, a spacious terrace patio for cocktail hours, and an open-concept main dining room with sweeping views of Badin Lake. A sun porch adjoins the dining room for quieter conversation during festivities, and a rustic bar with a native stone fireplace rounds out the indoor gathering spaces. The club's Executive Chef provides customized catering — plated courses or buffet-style — and the property's lakeside lodge offers eight waterfront rooms for destination-event guests.
Marbles Kids Museum
201 E Hargett St, Raleigh, NC 27601, USA- Spaces for 180-500 Guests
- 3 Museums
- 1 Outdoor
- 3 Total Spaces
Marbles Kids Museum is a nonprofit children's museum and event venue in the heart of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 2007, the museum features two floors of hands-on, interactive exhibits and a full-scale IMAX theater — and each of those spaces opens to private rental for events ranging from corporate meetings and luncheons to formal galas and wedding celebrations. Events take place across three main rental spaces. Curiosity Square, the main lobby and surrounding first-floor exhibit area, offers an open-concept layout with soaring ceilings, vibrant colors, and access to an outdoor courtyard, accommodating up to 250 guests banquet-style or 500 for a standing reception. Zanzibar A/B is a 3,456-square-foot room with African wood-carved doors, floor-to-ceiling windows, and built-in projection and audio systems — divisible for smaller cocktail gatherings or opened fully for receptions of up to 250. The IMAX building houses Marbles IMAX, which seats 272 for private screenings, presentations, and events on a four-story-tall screen.
Rand-Bryan House
2518 Benson Rd, Garner, NC 27529, USA- Spaces for 250 Guests
The Rand-Bryan House is a restored 19th-century farmhouse and event venue set on 135 acres of rolling hills, pastures, and evergreens in Garner, North Carolina, approximately twenty minutes south of downtown Raleigh. The land has been in the same family for seven generations and once operated as a dairy farm before being opened as a wedding and event venue in 2009. The grounds offer multiple distinct outdoor ceremony settings — an intimate garden, a spacious side yard, and a tree-enclosed meadow — giving events a sense of natural seclusion. The house and its wraparound porch extend the space both indoors and into the open air. The Rand-Bryan House hosts weddings, receptions, rehearsal dinners, birthday and anniversary celebrations, and corporate gatherings, offering a historic and pastoral setting accessible from Raleigh while remaining removed from the city.
The Clayton Center
111 E 2nd St, Clayton, NC 27520, USA- Spaces for 350-600 Guests
- 1 Theater
- 1 Event Space
- 2 Total Spaces
The Clayton Center is a renovated performing arts and event venue in historic downtown Clayton, North Carolina, housed in the former Clayton Elementary School — a building that served the community from 1915 until 1997. Through a public-private partnership between the Town of Clayton and the Clayton Cultural Arts Foundation, the 1926 auditorium was restored and a companion conference center added; the Center opened in December 2002 and now serves Johnston County and the greater Triangle area, just a short drive from Raleigh. The venue's 600-seat auditorium features a full stage with theatrical lighting and professional audio, a 12×16-foot projection screen, and an LCD projector, making it a natural fit for concerts, stage productions, film screenings, and large-scale presentations. For social gatherings and celebrations, the 4,000-square-foot Lobby Gallery offers exposed antique brick, an atrium-like openness with four overhead terraces, and rotating monthly exhibits from local artists — accommodating up to 350 guests for receptions, cocktail parties, and dances. Complimentary WiFi, table and chair setup, and free parking are included with all rentals. Two catering kitchenettes — one with a commercial refrigerator and ice machine — support outside caterers, with no restrictions when proof of insurance is provided. The venue is wheelchair accessible.
Fairfield Inn & Suites Durham Southpoint
7807 Leonardo Dr, Durham, NC 27713, USA- Spaces for 40-220 Guests
- 3 Hotels
- 3 Meeting Spaces
Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Durham Southpoint pairs overnight accommodations with flexible event space in Durham, North Carolina, a short drive from nearby Chapel Hill. The hotel offers 1,800 square feet of event space across two rooms, anchored by the Bright Leaf Atrium, which can host up to 220 guests as a single open room or be divided into two smaller sections for more intimate gatherings. The space suits a range of occasions, from meetings and conferences to weddings, banquets, and family reunions. An on-site planning team works with hosts on room layouts and catering menus, and the hotel can reserve blocks of guest rooms so out-of-town attendees stay in one convenient location. Group rates and complimentary WiFi throughout the property support business gatherings, while an on-site fitness center gives guests options once the event wraps. Whether the plan calls for a boardroom-style meeting or a reception for a couple hundred guests, the Bright Leaf Atrium's divisible layout gives planners room to match the setup to the event.
The Barn at Zenfield
770 Weavil Rd, Kernersville, NC 27284, USA- Spaces for 100 Guests
The Barn at Zenfield is a family-owned wedding and event venue in Kernersville, North Carolina, set on a property with three generations of farming history spanning nearly a century. The barn at the heart of the property was first restored in the 1970s and relocated to its current site in 2013, where it was rebuilt for event use while retaining all of its original timber framing. Inside, rough-hewn beams, reclaimed wood, and vintage lighting preserve the character of a traditional Southern barn. Outside the barn's rear entrance, a thirty-foot patio with a wood-burning fireplace and outdoor bar extends the event space into the open air. The barn itself sits at the back of an open field, offering unobstructed views that make it well-suited for outdoor ceremonies or evening receptions under the stars.
String & Splinter
305 W High Ave, High Point, NC 27260, USA- Spaces for 80-300 Guests
- 1 Restaurant
- 1 Meeting Space
String & Splinter is High Point's City Club, situated in historic Market Square in downtown High Point. Known for fine dining, extraordinary service, and incomparable Southern hospitality, the club is a favorite among locals for its dining, meeting, and entertaining spaces. The venue features 11 distinct spaces — including an expansive brick courtyard and a two-story interior — that together accommodate up to 350 guests. The Main Dining Room seats up to 80 guests, with additional capacity available in adjoining rooms. Customizable event packages support everything from wedding ceremonies and receptions to rehearsal dinners and private luncheons, with in-house catering prepared by the club's professional team. Setup, cleanup, tables, chairs, linens, china, glassware, and votive candles are all included with rental.
Sedgefield's Donald Ross Course
3201 Forsyth Dr, Greensboro, NC 27407, USA- Spaces for 18-240 Guests
- 1 Country Club
- 1 Meeting Space
Sedgefield Country Club has anchored Greensboro, North Carolina's golf heritage since 1926, built around a Donald Ross-designed course that GOLF.com and the North Carolina Golf Panel have recognized among the state's top 20. The course serves as the permanent home of the Wyndham Championship, hosting PGA TOUR professionals each summer on its rolling fairways and classic undulating greens. The clubhouse and grounds offer a range of private event spaces, from outdoor ceremony sites overlooking the championship fairways to interior venues with direct golf course views. In-house catering, prepared by the executive chef with customizable menus, supports gatherings from intimate dinners to large celebrations. A private boardroom with full audiovisual technology accommodates corporate meetings and business events, while several distinct dining venues — including the Donald Ross Lounge — host social occasions of varying sizes throughout the year.
Center City Park
200 N Elm St, Greensboro, NC 27401, USA- Spaces for 900 Guests
Center City Park is a downtown Greensboro green space anchoring the city's Cultural Arts District, set directly across Davie Street from LeBauer Park. It is one of two urban parks managed by the nonprofit Greensboro Downtown Parks, Inc. in partnership with the City of Greensboro. Together the two parks offer five acres of green space in the heart of downtown and host more than 350 free programs and events each year, spanning arts, culture, and wellness for all ages. Open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., the park is available for private rental and regularly hosts weddings, concerts, festivals, fundraisers, races, birthday parties, and vendor marketplaces. Rentals are arranged through the parks' events team, who review each Request for Park Use to match gatherings large and small to the downtown setting.
Taverna Agora
326 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27603, USA- Spaces for 80 Guests
Taverna Agora is an authentic Greek kitchen and bar in Downtown Raleigh, rooted in the tradition of Greece's communal gathering places. Founded by Lou Moshakos — a native of Lykovrisi, a small village outside of Sparta — the restaurant draws on his heritage and deep love for food, people, and entertaining. The menu balances old-world flavors with modern flair, including hand-crafted cocktails, a gourmet marketplace, and Sunday brunch. For private events, Taverna Agora offers a cozy first-floor dining room and an award-winning rooftop patio that accommodates up to 100 guests across its private and semi-private spaces. The rooftop is open-air during warmer months and glass-enclosed and heated in colder months, providing a distinctive outdoor atmosphere year-round. The venue's private events team works with groups to customize layouts and menus, with options ranging from display tables and buffets to plated sit-down dinners. The restaurant hosts rehearsal dinners, engagement parties, weddings, corporate gatherings, holiday parties, and birthdays.
The Ritz-Carlton Charlotte
201 E Trade St, Charlotte, NC 28202, USA- Spaces for 40-550 Guests
- 1 Bar
- 11 Hotels
- 11 Total Spaces
The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte is a LEED Gold-certified luxury hotel in Uptown Charlotte, offering 17,996 square feet of event space across nine distinct rooms that accommodate groups of up to 550 guests. The signature Ritz-Carlton Ballroom spans 7,035 square feet with 18-foot ceilings and chandeliers, seating 400 for dinner or 550 for a reception; its three salons can be configured independently for smaller occasions. Adjacent to the hotel, the glass-roofed Urban Garden spans 10,000 square feet across three connected settings—The Lower Urban Garden, The Upper Urban Garden, and The Overlook—hosting dinners and dancing for up to 300 guests. The Great Room, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking College Street, seats 110, while The Punch Room serves private gatherings of up to 70. An in-house culinary team handles all catering, and a dedicated events coordinator guides each celebration from first inquiry through the final event. Weddings of 100 or more guests include a complimentary luxury suite.