Top Aurora Venues

• Spaces for 250 Guests

The Lodge at Sunspot sits atop Winter Park Mountain at 10,700 feet, reached by a scenic gondola ride from the resort base. The lodge is a natural gathering place for private events and celebrations, combining a classic mountain-lodge aesthetic — log construction, stone accents, and a sweeping wrap-around deck — with panoramic views of the Continental Divide. Private events at Sunspot draw on multiple distinct spaces, including the Sunspot Dining Hall and the Provisioner, alongside outdoor ceremony and reception areas. The resort's in-house culinary team provides chef-crafted, chef-plated menus with a range of dietary accommodations and full beverage service. All Sunspot wedding and event packages include round-trip mountain transportation via gondola for guests. The venue is wheelchair accessible via the gondola and welcomes dogs, making it a flexible choice for a range of celebrations. Winter Park Resort's group sales team coordinates lodging, lift tickets, and group activity packages alongside event planning, offering guests a seamless mountain experience from arrival through celebration.

• Spaces for 450 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Are you seeking for a private location in lovely Northern Colorado for your wedding or other event? Since 1963, the family-run Ellis Ranch wedding and event facility has provided al fresco "fresh air" and breathtaking vistas. Here, you can enjoy reserving one of our two wedding venues exclusively for the entire day. Get hitched in Colorado's Sweetheart City, Loveland. Weddings, family gatherings, baby showers, corporate networking events, and much more are all hosted by us. To decorate for your wedding or party, contact us. Look through our list of vendors to find highly skilled local talent that has been reviewed by us. Planning a wedding or any event is something we can help you with. Visit our FAQs or give us a call. Ellis Ranch offers two distinctive locations to host your wedding or other type of event: the Occasion Center or the Carriage House. It is known for having "the most magnificent landscape for any event." Although some people refer to us as "The Wedding Ranch," we also accommodate a wide variety of other events, including workplace picnics, family reunions, funerals, fundraisers, and parties.

• Spaces for 12-40 Guests
• 2 Restaurants
• 2 Historic Spaces

Chimney Park Restaurant & Bar occupies a historic 1895 building in downtown Windsor, Colorado, where chef and owner Jason Shaeffer has brought refined American cuisine to the Front Range since 2007. The restaurant pairs chef-driven tasting menus with attentive wine service — drawing on the freshest seasonal ingredients sourced from Colorado and the surrounding region — while its expanded bar and lunch offerings make the space welcoming to both reservation holders and walk-in guests. Two private event spaces accommodate groups of varying sizes. The main dining room seats up to 40 guests in a 16-by-46-foot room, and The Nook offers an intimate setting for parties of up to 12. Full-restaurant buyouts accommodate up to 65 guests with full bar access for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Both spaces are equipped with wireless internet, screens, and laser projectors for presentations, and the venue offers personalized menus with custom names and logos. The restaurant has earned recognition from the DiRoNA Award of Excellence, OpenTable's Best Restaurants in America (2011, 2015), and the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence (2009–2018) with a Best of Award of Excellence from 2019 through 2024. An outdoor patio with views of Windsor Lake and Boardwalk Park rounds out the venue's event offerings.

• Spaces for 160-250 Guests
• 1 Country Club

Ptarmigan Country Club is a Jack Nicklaus-designed private country club set in Fort Collins, Colorado, about an hour north of Denver. The club's facilities include a championship golf course with five sets of tees, tennis courts, a swimming pool and bathhouse, a practice tee, and a chipping area — all managed by Heritage Golf Group, a leading operator of private clubs across the U.S. For private events, Ptarmigan opens its facilities to both members and outside guests. The main event space accommodates up to 160 guests indoors, with capacity expanding to approximately 220 when the adjacent outdoor patio is incorporated. Weddings, corporate meetings, seminars, fundraisers, quinceañeras, milestone celebrations, and holiday parties are all hosted here. In-house catering handles food and all beverage service, and the events team coordinates the process from initial inquiry through the event itself.

• Spaces for 16 Guests

• Spaces for 100-500 Guests
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 1 Barn
• 1 Farm

The Headwaters Center is Colorado's first off-the-grid community center for events, entertainment, and learning. Headwaters Center offers Winter Park distinctive locations to come together, develop, and comprehend our most pressing water challenges. It is multifaceted and multidimensional. Are you and your family preparing for a big occasion? The Headwaters Center is the ideal location for nuptials, family reunions, and other celebrations. What better place to begin a new chapter than inside the storied confines of a salvaged Civil War-era timber barn? The structure was created using elements from the past while combining energy from the future, against a backdrop that is rich in history and wonder. Headwaters Center is dedicated to conservation; it is off the grid and relies primarily on solar energy. The Headwaters Center is the ideal location for business retreats and meetings because it has room for both large and small breakout groups. The Headwaters Center was created using vintage elements while incorporating cutting-edge energy. The building, which is considered "off-the-power-grid," gets most of its energy from the sun, which is then stored in and consumed from on-site batteries. Headwaters Center uses the cleanest alternative energy sources currently accessible as part of its commitment to resource conservation.

• Spaces for 50-300 Guests
• 3 Hotels
• 1 Ballroom
• 3 Meeting Spaces

The Academy Hotel is a family-owned and operated full-service hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado, located approximately 800 feet from Exit 150 off Interstate 25 and adjacent to the south gate of the United States Air Force Academy. The hotel hosts a wide range of private events — from weddings, holiday parties, and quinceañeras to conferences, church gatherings, graduation celebrations, and group meetings. Its event facilities include over 8,000 square feet of flexible meeting and banquet space across multiple rooms, accommodating groups of up to 300 guests. In-house audio visual equipment, tables and chairs, and event staff are available to support functions of every scale. Guests and event attendees can take advantage of the hotel's indoor atrium, which features a heated pool set beneath lush greenery and waterfalls. Additional amenities include a complimentary daily breakfast, a fitness center, and Falcon's Bar & Grill on site.

• Spaces for 80-400 Guests
• 3 Outdoor Spaces
• 3 Venues with Activities
• 3 Waterfront

NOCO Islands is a private island event venue established in 1999 on a lake at 4171 Kechter Road in Fort Collins, Colorado. Guests reach the island destinations by shuttle boat, arriving at a setting designed around sandy beaches, waterfalls, tiki bars, and fire pits — offering a summer retreat atmosphere for gatherings in Northern Colorado. Three distinct island destinations accommodate events of varying sizes. Li'i Li'i Island suits smaller, private gatherings, while the Big Island's West Side and East Side can be reserved individually or combined for larger groups. Events including both islands can host up to 500 guests, with a minimum of 80 per island reservation. Available seasonally from June through August, the venue is well suited for corporate outings, wedding receptions, family and class reunions, graduation celebrations, and birthday parties. Included amenities span swimming access, a water trampoline, canoes, pedal boats, a sand volleyball court, horseshoe pits, and outdoor seating with a commercial grill and tiki bar area. Restrooms and complimentary parking are provided on site, and the venue accommodates outside catering.

• Spaces for 150 Guests

Dao House Rustic Lodge and Retreat Center sits on 81 acres in the Tahosa Valley — a site historically known by Native peoples as the "Valley of Peace" — at 9,200 feet elevation in the Rocky Mountains near Estes Park, Colorado, bordering Rocky Mountain National Park. The property faces Longs Peak (14,250 ft) and has served as a gathering place for retreats, workshops, conferences, and celebrations since reopening under current ownership in 2014. The main lodge is a 37,000-square-foot log structure, one of the largest of its kind in Colorado when it was built in 1985. Dao House accommodates groups from 2 to over 125 guests across its event and meeting spaces, with 36 lodge rooms and a family cabin providing on-site lodging. The venue hosts weddings, rehearsal dinners, bridal showers, renewal of vows, and wedding brunches alongside retreat programming. Outdoor ceremony options include a natural Aspen Meadow setting with rustic wood seating and views of the surrounding peaks. In-house organic catering, team-building activities such as guided hiking and fly-fishing, and wellness programming including tai chi and qigong instruction round out the full-service offerings.

• Spaces for 50-350 Guests
• 5 Hotels
• 1 Ballroom
• 5 Total Spaces

Embassy Suites by Hilton Colorado Springs is a full-service hotel event venue located at 7290 Commerce Center Drive in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with Pikes Peak visible in the backdrop and the Garden of the Gods just ten minutes away. The property underwent a complete renovation, combining rugged Colorado mountain character with modern amenities throughout. The hotel offers approximately 7,200 square feet of flexible meeting and event space across eight rooms, accommodating gatherings from 25 to 300 guests. Spaces include the Continental Divide Ballroom — a 3,451-square-foot room suited to receptions and banquets of up to 220 — as well as a sky-lit open-air atrium that accommodates up to 250 guests, and several named breakout rooms including the Pikes Peak Room, Front Range Room, and Cripple Creek Room for smaller gatherings. The atrium features natural sunlight, lush greenery, and a distinctive waterfall, and has served as both a ceremony and cocktail reception venue. All food and beverage is handled by the hotel's in-house catering team, with dedicated event planning staff supporting groups from initial inquiry through event day. Dance floor, valet parking, and on-site guest accommodations round out the event offering.

• Spaces for 50-150 Guests
• 2 Restaurants
• 1 Historic Space

Taharaa Mountain Lodge and Twin Owls Steakhouse is a luxury bed and breakfast and event destination in Estes Park, Colorado, nestled at the foot of Lily Mountain with sweeping views of the Estes Valley and easy access to Rocky Mountain National Park. The original lodge was built in 1997, with a dedicated Great Hall added in 2006, and the property has welcomed weddings and private events for over two decades. The venue's stone-and-timber Great Room, wraparound decks, and ceremony sites — including a pergola and an indoor Overlook Room — accommodate gatherings from 20 to 120 guests. The Twin Owls Steakhouse, under the direction of Chef Cole Tucker, provides all on-site catering, bringing a fine-dining sensibility to wedding receptions, rehearsal dinners, corporate retreats, and group celebrations. All lodging and dining are integrated under one roof, with 18 guest rooms and suites available for event packages and exclusive buyouts.

• Spaces for 80-200 Guests
• 2 Restaurants
• 1 Bar
• 3 Total Spaces

Black Mountain Lodge at Arapahoe Basin offers a scenic mountain setting in Colorado's White River National Forest, perched at 11,500 feet at mid-mountain and accessed by chairlift. The lodge sits beneath the towering 13,000-foot peaks of the Continental Divide, overlooking sweeping fields of wildflowers — a backdrop that has earned it recognition from The Huffington Post as an "out-of-the-ordinary" wedding venue and multiple "best of" designations from The Knot. The lodge accommodates up to 200 guests and features vaulted ceilings, timber and stone design elements, and floor-to-ceiling windows. Two additional spaces in the adjacent A-Frame Lodge round out the property: The 6th Alley, a restaurant-level space on the first floor for up to 100 guests, and Marnie's, a second-floor room with a private bar and access to The Perch deck for up to 80 guests. Private events are available from the last weekend of June through mid-September. Packages include menu planning by the culinary director, a dedicated event manager and day-of coordinator, private chairlift access, ceremony setup, banquet tables, linens, and dinnerware.

• Spaces for 120 Guests
• 1 Hotel
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Meeting Space

MCM Elegante Suites Colorado Springs is an extended-stay hotel and event venue situated at the base of Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The property combines comfortable suite-style accommodations with dedicated meeting and event space, offering guests and clients mountain views alongside full-service hospitality. The hotel's event space accommodates up to 120 guests and is suited for receptions, training sessions, and private conferences. In-house amenities — including complimentary hot breakfast, Wi-Fi, and parking — are available to event attendees staying on property, making it a practical choice for multi-day meetings or group gatherings.

• Spaces for 40-180 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Outdoor
• 3 Total Spaces

The Estes Park Resort sits on the shores of Lake Estes in Estes Park, Colorado, at the edge of Rocky Mountain National Park. The property combines waterfront access with mountain scenery, offering a setting that draws wedding parties, corporate groups, and celebratory gatherings looking for a backdrop that is genuinely distinctive. The resort's event spaces range from open-air to elegantly enclosed. The Outdoor Gazebo seats up to 150 guests for lakeside ceremonies beneath Rocky Mountain views. The Ballroom accommodates up to 130 guests with floor-to-ceiling windows framing the lake and surrounding peaks. The Mezzanine provides an intimate fireplace setting for up to 40 guests. The resort's culinary team at Ember Restaurant & Bar handles custom menus for all on-site events, and the property's 84 accommodations — lodge suites and mountain village cabins — support guest room blocks for multi-day celebrations.

• Spaces for 700 Guests
• 1 Barn
• 1 Farm

For a variety of group celebrations, private gatherings, and educational activities about the Old West, the Flying W Ranch is a beautiful and unique location. It can accommodate anywhere between 20 and 900 people indoors and 20 to 5,000 people outside (in the warm weather months). The Flying W Ranch offers a diverse range of food, drink, activities, locations, and events for people of all ages to enjoy while making enduring memories and fostering meaningful interactions. A breathtaking wedding location is created by the towering red rock formations that are tucked within the nearby ranch lands. The Flying W Ranch offers a sophisticated, rustic environment with modern conveniences unlike any other location in the state of Colorado, whether it's winter, spring, summer, or fall. The Flying W Ranch, located in the slopes of Pikes Peak, has been offering spectacular locations for weddings, rehearsal luncheons, bridal showers, dinner parties, and wedding celebrations for more than 60 years. Come experience the breathtaking and singular possibilities.

• Spaces for 100 Guests

The Space Foundation Discovery Center is Colorado's first and only dedicated space, science, and technology museum, located in Colorado Springs. The facility brings together immersive exhibits and interactive labs built around the full arc of space exploration — from lunar science and orbital mechanics to the extreme environments astronauts face beyond Earth's atmosphere. Eight permanent exhibit galleries cover topics including lunar exploration, innovation in aerospace technology, zero-gravity science, and the universe at large. The Discovery Center also houses Cosmic Curiosities, an on-site museum store, and regularly hosts field trips, summer programs, and community events that draw groups ranging from school-age visitors to adult audiences. The setting — a purpose-built facility bearing the Space Foundation's name on its exterior — gives any gathering an unmistakably space-themed backdrop unlike a conventional event hall. The Discovery Center's venue-rental program includes an on-site event planner, providing a point of contact throughout the planning process.

• Spaces for 150-600 Guests
• 4 Museums
• 3 Outdoor Spaces
• 4 Total Spaces

The ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy is a 14-acre venue and working museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado, dedicated to preserving and celebrating rodeo's history and its place in Western American culture. Set against the backdrop of Pikes Peak, the property brings together seven galleries, a sculpture garden, and a rotating Western art collection — giving guests a setting that no banquet hall can replicate. For private events, the Hall of Fame offers three distinct rental spaces: Museum Hall, an 8,300-square-foot indoor venue accommodating up to 350 seated or 600 standing guests; the Hal Littrell Pavilion, a covered outdoor structure for up to 150 seated guests; and the Seasonal Tent, a 45-by-75-foot structure available June through September for up to 250 seated guests. Ceremony celebrations can take place on one of two Garden Stages, including a pavilion stage with Pikes Peak views. Each rental includes exclusive use of the property for the day, with full access to the museum and grounds for photography. An on-site event coordinator is included with every booking.

• Spaces for 125 Guests
• 1 Event Space

One of the best places for weddings is Skyview at Fall River Village Resort in Estes Park, Colorado. This one-of-a-kind location provides a genuinely distinctive wedding experience that fully utilizes our stunning location in the Rocky Mountains. SkyView offers rooftop ceremonies with the surrounding Rocky Mountain National Park serving as a beautiful backdrop. Enjoy a stunning greeting space with a large wrap-around balcony and floor to ceiling windows. The property is built to fully enjoy the views, whether you are inside or outside. Your wedding ceremony will have the backdrop of Longs Peak and the Continental Divide on SkyView's expansive rooftop deck, making your party unique! The best part is that nothing (rain or snow) can stand in the way of your big day thanks to our open-air roof canopy. Our contemporary, rustic space genuinely welcomes the outside in. Cocktail hour can be enjoyed on the wrap-around observation balcony before guests are welcomed into our reception area with its unmatched mountain views through the surrounding glass doors. You can be among the first people to have memorable wedding pictures of you, your significant other, the best day of your lives, the Continental Divide, and the fabled Colorado 14er, Longs Peak! Even some fauna might be visible! There's nothing more incredible than that.

• Spaces for 50-500 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 3 Outdoor Spaces
• 10 Total Spaces

YMCA of the Rockies Estes Park Center sits on 860 acres bordered on three sides by Rocky Mountain National Park, offering a mountain retreat setting for weddings and group events at 8,700 feet elevation. The property has operated for more than a century as a nonprofit retreat, and its grounds include both historic chapels and purpose-built reception facilities that accommodate intimate gatherings and celebrations for up to 500 guests. Ceremony options range from the outdoor Overlook Chapel on Emerald Mountain — with views overlooking Rocky Mountain National Park — to the indoor Hyde Chapel, a large space with hardwood floors and exposed wooden beams that seats up to 400. Reception venues include the Assembly Hall, a divisible indoor space with gas fireplaces and a foyer, and the Walnut Room, which features a walnut-beamed ceiling and views of Mt. Ypsilon and the Mummy Range. Seasonal outdoor options include a covered pavilion and the Willome, a standalone cabin suited for receptions of up to 120 guests. All catering is provided in-house by the center's culinary team, and on-site lodging — including cabins ranging from six to seventeen bedrooms — allows guests to stay on the property. A dedicated wedding and events coordinator supports planning from first inquiry through the day of the celebration.

• Spaces for 18 Guests

RiverSong Inn Retreat is a historic bed-and-breakfast inn set on 26 private acres in Estes Park, Colorado, at the foothills of Rocky Mountain National Park. The property began in 1922 as a private summer residence and has been welcoming guests for romantic occasions since becoming RiverSong B&B Inn in 1986. Tall pines, mountain streams, and sweeping views of the Rockies surround the grounds, creating a natural backdrop that draws couples seeking an intimate mountain celebration. The inn accommodates small boutique weddings, elopements, vow renewals, and honeymoon stays. Ceremonies take place streamside on the wooded grounds, with packages ranging from a simple two-hour ceremony for up to 18 guests to a full four-hour reception experience. For larger gatherings, the entire 10-room property can be reserved as an exclusive buyout for up to 200 guests — bringing together the inn's guest rooms, outdoor meadows, and lodge spaces under one celebration. Included in wedding packages are décor, florals, and coordination support, with an on-site Riversong Attendant handling setup and logistics. Recommended caterers, photographers, and officiants (also available on-site) round out the planning resources, and all couples can self-book and manage add-ons through the inn's online reservation system.