Top Bradenton Venues

Elliott Aster offers event spaces for your next celebration in St. Petersburg, Florida.

• Spaces for 75 Guests
• 1 Ballroom

Affordable Banquet is a private reception hall on St. Pete Beach, Florida, acquired by Gulf Beach Weddings in 2013 and positioned as an accessible option for couples seeking a dedicated event space steps from the Gulf. Located at 6655 Gulf Blvd — one block from the beach — the freestanding building offers 2,200 square feet of open floor plan with capacity for up to 75 guests. The hall comes furnished with crystal Chiavari chairs, round tables, linens, and a built-in sound system, along with a curated collection of coastal decor, signage, and candles available for guest use. Complimentary Wi-Fi is included. The open layout suits seated receptions and standing cocktail gatherings alike, and the venue's connection to Gulf Beach Weddings means couples can coordinate beach ceremonies and hall receptions through a single team.

• Spaces for 180 Guests

Stoneybrook Golf & Country Club of Sarasota is a private country club set within the gated Palmer Ranch community on Sarasota's south side. The club's centerpiece is an 18-hole championship golf course originally designed by Arthur Hills in 1994 and modernized through a comprehensive redesign that fully reopened in January 2025. Beyond golf, the club offers a full social calendar for members — Har-Tru tennis courts, a fitness center, a heated pool, bocce courts, and an active schedule of leagues and social programming. The on-site clubhouse, led by an Executive Chef and a dedicated Food & Beverage Manager, serves lunch and dinner throughout the week. Membership is not required to host a private event. The club accommodates weddings, rehearsal dinners, bridal showers, corporate meetings, holiday parties, birthday celebrations, and charity golf outings through indoor and outdoor spaces. A Food & Beverage Manager coordinates every event from initial planning through the day itself.

• Spaces for 75 Guests

• Spaces for 50 Guests

• Spaces for 100 Guests

Venetian Golf Club is a private golf and country club set within a 100-acre master-planned community in North Venice, Florida, near the Myakka River and a 70-acre nature preserve. The club was built around a Chip Powell-designed 18-hole championship course, which opened in 2003 and features nine sets of tees for players of all abilities. The 20,000-square-foot Mediterranean-inspired clubhouse serves as the social hub of the club, with a first-floor casual Grille and a second-floor dining area featuring a luxurious bar and outdoor veranda with views over the 18th green. Members and guests gather here for a full calendar of social events — from holiday parties and casual tailgate gatherings to formal dinners and private celebrations — alongside year-round golf programming including weekly games, monthly events, and major tournaments for couples, men, and women.

• Spaces for 800 Guests
• 1 Ballroom

The Venice Community Center is a 45,000-square-foot event facility operated by Sarasota County Parks, situated on Venice's Cultural Campus at 326 Nokomis Avenue South. For decades, it has hosted weddings, galas, proms, seminars, concerts, expos, and community gatherings for groups of all sizes. At the heart of the center is a 10,000-square-foot ballroom accommodating up to 800 seated guests, with a large stage, professional theatrical lighting, and a sound booth. The ballroom can be divided into smaller configurations for more intimate events. Clients also have access to a 2,000-square-foot lobby suitable for cocktail receptions and bar setups, two private dressing rooms with vanity lighting, and a commercial-grade kitchen for catered parties. Nine additional meeting rooms round out the facility, offering flexible options for smaller gatherings, breakout sessions, and ceremonies. All-inclusive event packages are available, or spaces may be rented individually.

• Spaces for 250 Guests

• Spaces for 80 Guests

• Spaces for 20-200 Guests
• 5 Restaurants
• 2 Bars
• 5 Total Spaces

Jackson's Bistro, Bar & Sushi is a 20,000-square-foot waterfront restaurant and event venue situated on Harbour Island in Tampa, Florida. Open since 1997, the property overlooks the Hillsborough River, the Garrison Channel, and the downtown Tampa skyline, offering unobstructed water and city views from nearly every vantage point. The venue offers five private event spaces suited to groups of all sizes. The Waterfront Room — the flagship private space — sits one level above the main dining room with floor-to-ceiling windows, a 270-degree panorama of downtown Tampa, and an attached private balcony. Backjack's Lounge provides a flexible indoor setting for corporate events, celebrations, and social gatherings, with the option to combine with the adjacent Island Bar for larger buyouts. The Patio Cabanas bring the event outdoors under a covered cabana roof, with sweeping skyline and water views. A more intimate Wine Room rounds out the lineup for smaller private dinners. Jackson's in-house culinary and service team handles food and beverage for all private events, with valet parking and wheelchair-accessible facilities available on-site.

• Spaces for 50-400 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Historic Space

Sons of Italy Lodge is a West Tampa event hall at 3315 West Lemon Street, operated by the Order of Sons and Daughters of Italy in America. The lodge has long served the Tampa Bay community as a gathering place for Italian-American heritage and culture, and today opens its doors to weddings, private celebrations, meetings, and community events. The main ballroom spans 6,400 square feet and features a 1,600-square-foot hardwood dance floor and an 8-by-24-foot stage, accommodating up to 400 guests. A 920-square-foot lobby provides a natural cocktail-hour or sign-in space just off the main hall. A separate room adjacent to the kitchen suits smaller gatherings of up to 50 guests. The facility includes a fully equipped kitchen available for outside caterers, a moveable bar, and ample on-site parking — more than 155 spaces on property, with an additional 90 available nearby. The hall is handicap accessible and offers wireless internet throughout.

Your love tale deserves to be told with Ybor City's character at its core and the exquisite service of Hotel Haya as its shining star. Your wedding at Haya may be anything and everything you want it to be, and the venue's lively, modern areas with high ceilings and natural light make it possible. You and your bridal party will have plenty of room to spread out and relax in our luxurious Floridian Suite as you get ready for your big day. It will be a wonderful spot to go back to after your party because it has plenty of room for you to do makeup, get dressed, and have champagne toasts with your friends before the ceremony. Take a minute for yourself before the wedding, or afterward, enjoy some of your first private moments together as a married couple on the charming balcony. Choose a location that lives up to your expectations, from the personal atmosphere of our pool and private dining room to the opulent splendor of the Valencia Ballroom.

23 Restaurant Services offers event spaces for your next celebration in Tampa, Florida.

• Spaces for 43-1,252 Guests
• 1 Landmark
• 2 Theaters
• 2 Historic Spaces

Tampa Theatre is a historic nonprofit movie palace in downtown Tampa, Florida, operating at 711 N. Franklin Street since its opening on October 15, 1926. Designed by renowned atmospheric theatre architect John Eberson for Paramount Pictures, it stands today as the world's most complete and best-preserved example of Eberson's signature atmospheric style — a design that evokes a moonlit Mediterranean courtyard, complete with twinkling stars overhead, old-world statuary, gargoyles, and ornate architectural detail. Eberson himself considered Tampa Theatre his personal favorite among the atmospheric theatres he designed. After facing demolition in 1973, the building was saved through a community-led preservation effort and purchased by the City of Tampa. It reopened in January 1977, was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and has since become a national model for historic theatre preservation. The venue is managed by the not-for-profit Tampa Theatre, Inc. under a long-term agreement with the City. Today the theatre hosts more than 600 events annually — including first-run and classic films, live concerts, special events, and corporate gatherings — across two cinema spaces: the historic 1,252-seat main auditorium and the intimate 43-seat John T. Taylor Screening Room, which opened in 2024 as the theatre's first expansion in nearly a century. The main auditorium is available for private event rental for concerts, film screenings, meetings, and presentations.

• Spaces for 130-2,610 Guests
• 2 Landmarks
• 5 Theaters
• 1 Waterfront

The David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts is one of the largest performing arts complexes in the country, spanning 335,000 square feet on a nine-acre campus along the east bank of the Hillsborough River in downtown Tampa. Originally opened in 1987 as the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center and renamed in 2009 to honor philanthropist David A. Straz Jr., the complex hosts more than 1,500 events and 600,000 patrons in a typical season. The campus comprises five individual theaters available for rental — Carol Morsani Hall (2,610 seats), Ferguson Hall (1,042 seats), the Jaeb Theater (312 seats), the TECO Energy Foundation Theater (250 seats), and the Shimberg Playhouse (130 seats) — as well as a performing arts conservatory and rehearsal hall. Theater spaces accommodate performance-centered events including concerts, lectures, meetings, recitals, plays, graduations, and pageants. The center's lobbies are also available for wedding receptions, banquets, and parties. On-site catering is provided exclusively through Maestro's, which operates throughout the theaters, lobbies, the on-site restaurant, and event tents on the riverfront grounds.

• Spaces for 50-250 Guests
• 5 Restaurants
• 2 Ballrooms
• 5 Waterfront

The Rusty Pelican Tampa is a waterfront dining and event facility situated on Tampa Bay in the Rocky Point District, offering panoramic bay views from multiple event spaces. Established in 1978, the venue has built a long history as a destination for weddings, corporate gatherings, social celebrations, and private dining along the Tampa coastline. Five dedicated event rooms accommodate groups from intimate gatherings to large-scale receptions. The Grand Ballroom, the venue's largest space, hosts up to 250 guests and features a built-in dance floor, private entrance, and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the water. The Pelican Room seats up to 100 guests and shares the same waterfront orientation, with glass windows facing Tampa Bay's sunset. The Coral Room accommodates up to 100 guests and includes a built-in bar. The Tampa Room and Bay Room serve smaller events: the Tampa Room offers a private entrance and its own dance floor, while the Bay Room features a fireplace, stained-glass windows, and private entry for groups of up to 50. In-house catering covers customizable menus for all event types, with full bar service available. The venue also features an outdoor ceremony gazebo and waterfront patios suited for cocktail hours and pre-reception gatherings. Valet and self-parking are both available on site.

• Spaces for 200 Guests

• Spaces for 60-850 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Ballroom
• 6 Total Spaces

Plantation Golf & Country Club is a full-service country club event venue set within a 1,300-acre master-planned community in Venice, Florida on the state's southwest coast. With over 30 years of history in the region, the club offers a wide range of indoor and outdoor spaces suited to events of 20 to 1,000 guests, from intimate dinners to large-scale receptions and weddings. The 45,000-square-foot clubhouse anchors the event offering, housing the Manor Ballroom — a versatile space with moveable walls that can be configured for gatherings of 50 to 850 guests — alongside more intimate rooms including the Grill Room and the Hibiscus Room. Outdoors, the Manor Lawn and the oak-canopied garden provide ceremony settings backed by a pond, tree line, and the Bobcat Course. The Pool Deck extends the outdoor options to poolside receptions of up to 300 guests. The culinary team offers classic buffet, plated dinner, and hors d'oeuvres service. The club can host the full scope of a wedding event — ceremony, reception, rehearsal dinner, bridal shower, and engagement party — as well as corporate functions, golf tournaments, fundraisers, and private celebrations of all kinds.