Top Essex Venues

• Spaces for 150 Guests
• 3 Venues with Activities

Wonderfly is more than just a venue, it is an experience. Wonderfly Arena is a first-of-its-kind private event venue featuring 13,000+ square feet of private event space, a FIFA-grade turf field, corporate event services, private event services, unique field games, and gaming lounge. What makes Wonderfly is unique is that the entertainment is built in. Our venue features incredibly unique games; perfect for birthdays, bar/bat mitzvahs, and corporate team building events. These games include Bubble Soccer, Blacklight Dodgeball, Human Hamsterball Races, Nerf Wars, Virtual Reality, and so much more! Best of all, our events come with dedicated staff members to take care of everything so you can focus on enjoying the experience. Wonderfly Arena is a fun-infused indoor events center guaranteed to transform your special occasion into an experience you and your guests will never forget. We offer a variety of unique games, services, and event amenities that are perfect for any type of occasion. We offer a safe, fun, and overall exciting experience for all ages and abilities. You don't have to be an athlete - people of all shapes, sizes, and abilities will have a blast at Wonderfly Arena. If anyone in your group would rather spectate than participate that is not a problem! The will have just as much fun watching everyone roll around and play. If you are interested in planning an event with us, please fill out our online request form using the link below https://www.wonderflyarena.com/request/

• Spaces for 150 Guests
• 1 Event Space
• 2 Venues with Activities

Wonderfly is more than just a venue, it is an experience. Wonderfly Arena is a first-of-its-kind private event venue featuring 13,000+ square feet of private event space, a FIFA-grade turf field, corporate event services, private event services, unique field games, and gaming lounge. What makes Wonderfly is unique is that the entertainment is built in. Our venue features incredibly unique games; perfect for birthdays, bar/bat mitzvahs, and corporate team building events. These games include Bubble Soccer, Blacklight Dodgeball, Human Hamsterball Races, Nerf Wars, Virtual Reality, and so much more! Best of all, our events come with dedicated staff members to take care of everything so you can focus on enjoying the experience. Wonderfly Arena is a fun-infused indoor events center guaranteed to transform your special occasion into an experience you and your guests will never forget. We offer a variety of unique games, services, and event amenities that are perfect for any type of occasion. We offer a safe, fun, and overall exciting experience for all ages and abilities. You don't have to be an athlete - people of all shapes, sizes, and abilities will have a blast at Wonderfly Arena. If anyone in your group would rather spectate than participate that is not a problem! The will have just as much fun watching everyone roll around and play.

Gramercy Mansion offers event spaces for your next celebration in Owings Mills, Maryland.

• Spaces for 30-400 Guests
• 1 Hotel
• 1 Ballroom
• 6 Total Spaces

Poised in the storied 1914 property on Baltimore’s historic Recreation Pier – “Rec Pier” as it’s known to locals – Pendry Baltimore embodies the city’s rich history, vibrant personality and idyllic harbor setting with character, inspiration and style. Your special event, their perfect setting. Pendry Baltimore’s event venues and meeting spaces, including the Grand Ballroom, are unparalleled. A beautiful, historic backdrop, a prime location with stunning views of Inner Harbor Baltimore, customizable event spaces for small and large gatherings and an events team that is there to ensure that your event, will make your celebration flawless. Whether it is a dream wedding, a chic cocktail soirée or a corporate meeting or conference, Pendry Baltimore will treat it with the utmost care, and will ensure that no detail is overlooked every step of the way.

Power Plant Live! brings together premier dining, entertainment, and nightlife in downtown Baltimore. Enjoy live performances, events, and exciting venues in a dynamic space perfect for locals and visitors alike.

Slade Run Farm, the newest and most upscale wedding venue in Maryland, is situated on 60 rolling acres of farmland. Our picturesque, rural getaway at Slade Run provides a stunning backdrop to your enchanting day, complete with young goats and horses roaming our pastures. The venue is about 25 minutes from Baltimore and less than an hour from Washington, DC. Site visits are scheduled in advance ONLY. The general population cannot visit Slade Run Farm. To set up your visit, kindly complete the contact form found on our website or send us an email. We are looking forward to having you as our guest! On Slade Run Farm, weddings can only be successfully hosted by couples with a total budget of at least $100,000. Get in touch with us for a free budget consultation. We are eager to assist you in creating the ideal event with us. Talk to you soon!

• Spaces for 170-200 Guests

Consistently ranked one of the most beautiful libraries in the world, the George Peabody Library provides a truly breathtaking setting for your wedding. Six tiers of stately cast-iron columns and ornate railings embellished with gold leaf encircle the Reading Room, creating an ambiance that is both enchanting and scholarly. Filled with over 300,000 volumes of books, the Library creates a stunning backdrop for ceremonies and receptions, providing each with a timeless and storied setting to create your personal memories.

• Spaces for 36-125 Guests
• 2 Hotels
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Total Spaces

Vessel Baltimore is a waterfront design-forward private event lounge perched on the third floor of ROOST Baltimore—with a total sqft of 7,000- Vessel was created for gatherings that demand more than a standard ballroom or generic meeting room. Equal parts refined and relaxed, Vessel blends residential warmth with boutique-hotel sophistication, offering a space that feels curated, intimate, and effortlessly cool. Thoughtfully designed with flexible lounge seating, natural light, and elevated finishes, Vessel is ideal for executive retreats, brand activations, milestone celebrations, and social gatherings that prioritize connection over convention. The space encourages conversation, creativity, and flow—whether guests are collaborating during the day or transitioning seamlessly into an evening reception. What truly sets Vessel apart is the experience surrounding the space. Guests enjoy the privacy of a dedicated floor, customized food and beverage options, and the convenience of on-site accommodations—making it a natural extension of how people actually live, work, and entertain today. No rigid layouts. No sterile energy. Just a beautifully intentional environment where events feel personal, not programmed. Vessel isn’t just where events happen—it’s where they feel different.

For fifty years, the Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation has been committed to preserving, interpreting and celebrating our state’s sports heritage. We have welcomed millions of visitors, launched exciting educational programs, expanded the collection and become a leader in the field of sports heritage. Babe Ruth’s Birthplace is celebrated as a national treasure. The Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation preserves and chronicles the unique stories from Maryland’s championship sports heritage. We hope you will join our team by supporting the Foundation’s mission to educate and safeguard the role sports play in sustaining our civic pride and uniting generations.

• Spaces for 130-200 Guests

For over 15 years, Woodberry Kitchen has developed international renown for providing Baltimore's finest food and beverage. On your special day, you and your guests will experience the award-winning cuisine and world-class hospitality that put the restaurant on the map, tailored to your unique vision. As a one-stop-shop, we also provide all of the essentials (and extra amenities!), simplifying your planning process. Built inside a historic mill, the spectacular main Gatherings space features vaulted ceilings, original brickwork, and elegant design touches, with curved brick archways framing French doors that open onto a tented patio, creating a weatherproof indoor-outdoor flow. A private lounge tucked away upstairs includes a bridal suite and connects to a grand staircase, perfect for dramatic entrances. Whichever package you choose, the meal will be the main event. Gatherings at Woodberry Kitchen presents menus sourced from the finest organic and sustainable farms in our region. Your guests will enjoy not only the freshest seasonal produce, but also pastured meats and poultry, hand-selected fish and shellfish from the Chesapeake and nearby Atlantic, and gourmet ingredients from our maker community, including world-class cheeses, oils, and vinegars. Our bar offers classic and creative cocktails made with the highest quality local and regional spirits, and our experienced team selects wines from local growers or from international winemakers who embrace organic or biodynamic viticulture alongside the best local craft beers.

• Spaces for 100-200 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Dye House offers event spaces for your next celebration in Baltimore, Maryland.

• Spaces for 18-250 Guests
• 5 Event Spaces

• Spaces for 200-250 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Country Club

Hunt Valley Country Club is a country club and private event venue set on 265 acres of Maryland countryside in Phoenix, MD, just minutes from Baltimore. The club's rolling hills, golf fairways, and wooded landscape create a backdrop that suits everything from intimate ceremonies to grand receptions. The Valley View Ballroom is the club's signature indoor event space, accommodating up to 200 guests beneath floor-to-ceiling windows and wrought-iron chandeliers. For outdoor gatherings, the Tented Terrace offers panoramic views of the fairways and surrounding hills, well-suited to ceremonies and cocktail receptions. An expert events team manages coordination throughout the planning process and on the day of the event.

• Spaces for 10-500 Guests
• 1 Hotel
• 1 Meeting Space

Best Western Plus Hotel & Conference Center is a full-service hotel and event venue in Baltimore, Maryland, offering 25,000 square feet of flexible meeting and banquet space for gatherings of 10 to 500 guests. Located off I-95 with easy access to the Inner Harbor and Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, the property hosts weddings, corporate conferences, and private celebrations across 16 configurable rooms. The venue provides in-house catering coordinated by a dedicated Catering Manager, along with a full suite of audio-visual equipment — including LCD projectors, flat screens, wireless microphones, staging, and in-house sound systems. A complimentary shuttle service connects guests to the Inner Harbor, Baltimore Convention Center, and area hospitals. Guest accommodations include 175 hotel rooms featuring complimentary hot breakfast, free parking, and an indoor pool with whirlpool, making the property a convenient choice for multi-day events and out-of-town attendees.

• Spaces for 10-425 Guests
• 1 Meeting Space

The Maryland State Boychoir Center for the Arts is a historic stone building in Baltimore's Mayfield neighborhood, acquired by the Maryland State Boychoir in 2006 and now available for private events. The building's architecture — vaulted ceilings, stained glass windows, and exposed timber — lends a distinctive character to weddings, receptions, rehearsal dinners, performances, recitals, and private parties. The Center offers several distinct spaces across multiple floors, including a Performance Hall/Sanctuary with original church architecture, a Fellowship Hall with a stage and hardwood floors set up for seated dining, a Second Floor Great Hall, meeting rooms, basement rehearsal rooms, and outdoor garden patios. The facility can be rented as individual spaces or as a full building buyout, making it flexible for intimate gatherings and larger celebrations alike. Long-term leasing is also available for nonprofits, studios, and rehearsal groups.

• Spaces for 30-150 Guests
• 2 Hotels
• 2 Historic Spaces
• 1 Meeting Space

The Inn at Henderson's Wharf is a boutique waterfront hotel set in a landmark 19th-century tobacco warehouse on the edge of Baltimore's Fells Point neighborhood. The building's distinctive curved brick facade rises directly from the marina, with sailboats and yachts moored just steps from the entrance — a setting that gives events here a depth of character most urban venues can't match. For private gatherings, the inn offers two event spaces housed within the historic structure. The Gallery is a 1,530-square-foot hall with exposed brick walls and French doors opening directly onto a serene courtyard, accommodating up to 150 guests for receptions or 120 at seated rounds — well suited to wedding celebrations, gala dinners, and corporate events that benefit from the courtyard flow. The McClintock Boardroom is a 660-square-foot room designed for focused meetings and smaller gatherings of up to 40, also featuring exposed brick and a modern layout. Both spaces are supported by the inn's events team, and the surrounding property — marina access, walkable Fells Point blocks, and on-site accommodations — makes Henderson's Wharf a natural choice for multi-day programs and out-of-town guests.

• Spaces for 40-900 Guests
• 3 Museums
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 5 Total Spaces

The Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park is a national heritage site and event venue situated along the waterfront in historic Fells Point, Baltimore. Operated by the Living Classrooms Foundation, the campus occupies one of the city's oldest waterfront industrial buildings — a restored Sugar/Coffee House whose exposed brick walls and industrial wood beams anchor the character of every event held here. The site honors the legacy of Frederick Douglass and Isaac Myers, who founded the first African American-owned shipyard on this very stretch of harbor in 1868. Five distinct spaces accommodate gatherings of nearly any size, from intimate dinners to large outdoor celebrations. The Founders Room seats up to 200 and opens to the adjoining Bearman Gallery, while the open-air Promenade and Courtyard can welcome as many as 900 guests for a reception at the water's edge. Cardin Pier extends over the harbor, where working vessels including the tall ship Lady Maryland occasionally dock alongside an event in progress. Catering is provided by an exclusive roster of approved vendors, and all events benefit from four hours of setup time and two hours of breakdown included in the rental. The park's events team, led by Director of Events Natalie Halpern, coordinates private bookings for weddings, corporate gatherings, and special celebrations throughout the year.

• Spaces for 16-150 Guests
• 4 Restaurants

La Scala Ristorante Italiano is a family-owned Italian restaurant in Baltimore's Little Italy neighborhood, founded by Executive Chef and owner Nino Germano. A native of Bafia, Sicily, Chef Nino moved to Baltimore at age 9 and developed his craft through years of cooking alongside his mother before opening La Scala in 1995 — building on the experience he gained running two prior Italian restaurant locations. The restaurant operates around a philosophy of great traditional home-style cooking with quality ingredients and personal attention. Chef Nino is known for greeting guests personally throughout the evening, creating a setting the restaurant describes as a home away from home. La Scala has been recognized as Baltimore's Best Italian Restaurant multiple times by Baltimore Magazine readers and was named to the publication's Top 50 Baltimore Restaurants list. For private events, La Scala offers multiple dedicated spaces accommodating groups from 8 to 160 guests seated, or up to 220 for a standing reception. Private rooms include the Isola Room — the largest, seating 70 — as well as the La Scala Room and its two divisible sub-rooms. A covered outdoor Terrazza and the indoor Bocce Ball Court round out the venue's event offerings.

• Spaces for 125 Guests
• 1 Hotel
• 1 Meeting Space

Hyatt Place Baltimore/Inner Harbor is a 208-room hotel situated two blocks from the Baltimore waterfront, close to Fell's Point, Little Italy, and Camden Yards. The property serves both short-term and extended-stay guests and offers 1,700 square feet of dedicated event space for corporate meetings, private gatherings, and celebrations of all sizes. The primary meeting and event space is the Harbor Room, a 1,640-square-foot room featuring large windows, modern audiovisual equipment, and complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi. The space accommodates up to 125 guests and can be divided into two separate sections to suit smaller groups. Adjacent to the Harbor Room, the Harbor Terrace provides 574 square feet of space suited to more intimate receptions and cocktail gatherings. The hotel's events team provides in-house catering options — from breakfast service and working lunches to cocktail receptions — and works with planners to build custom menus for each event. The Placery, the hotel's on-site restaurant, rounds out the food and beverage offerings available to guests and event attendees.

• Spaces for 200-400 Guests
• 1 Museum
• 1 Theater

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture is the leading institution in the state that focuses on the history and achievements of African Americans, with a particular emphasis on Maryland. The museum bears the name of its namesake. The museum is affiliated with the Smithsonian, and it draws visitors' attention by hosting both permanent and temporary special exhibitions, a resource center, and many activities, including film series, live music performances, and programming geared toward families. The Lewis is equipped to play home to a wide variety of events, ranging from opulent dinner parties to casual cocktail gatherings. For an event of such significance, our one-of-a-kind location is not only an outstanding example of architectural design, but also a contemporary and aesthetically pleasing setting. The museum is an excellent venue for hosting business events, meetings, and seminars, as well as weddings, receptions, galas, Christmas parties, and other fundraising events. The museum provides a venue that is really one of a kind for private events, and our expert event planning staff is here to assist you in every facet of the planning process, from the very beginning to the very end.