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  • Carrollwood Cultural Center

    4537 Lowell Rd, Tampa, FL 33618, USA
    • Spaces for 50-200 Guests
    • 1 Museum
    • 1 Theater
    • 3 Meeting Spaces

    Carrollwood Cultural Center is a community arts venue in Tampa, Florida, housed in a renovated historic church that opened in March 2008 through a partnership between Hillsborough County and the Friends of Carrollwood Cultural Center, a nonprofit dedicated to enriching community life through arts and culture. The 26,000-square-foot main building sits in the heart of Carrollwood Village and features a stage, dance floor, art studios, computer lab, conference rooms, vaulted ceilings, an open lobby, and a caterer's kitchen. A sister building, The Studio, adds 4,400 square feet of additional space for classes, performances, and private room rentals. The Main Theatre accommodates up to 200 guests and is available for weddings, receptions, recitals, parties, and corporate gatherings. Smaller meeting rooms — including the Community Room, Meeting Room II, and the Carrollwood Village Room — offer more intimate settings for showers, birthday parties, and business meetings. The lush campus grounds and outdoor stage provide a scenic backdrop for festivals and outdoor events. The center hosts a monthly fresh market, seasonal arts festivals, and a year-round lineup of cultural programming spanning visual arts, theatre, music, and dance. All rental spaces include access to the caterer's kitchen, and outside caterers are permitted.

  • Edison & Ford Winter Estates

    2350 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33901, USA
    • Spaces for 400 Guests
    • 1 Museum
    • 1 Outdoor
    • 1 space at this venue

    Edison and Ford Winter Estates is a 20-acre historic site along the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers, Florida — the former winter retreats of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. Edison first arrived in 1886, building Seminole Lodge on the river's edge; Ford later purchased the adjacent property, naming his home The Mangoes. The two estates operated side by side for decades, separated only by a gate the families called the Friendship Gate. Open to the public since 1947, the site today encompasses historic homes, the 1928 Edison Botanical Research Laboratory, a museum, and botanical gardens featuring more than 1,700 plant species. For private events, the Estates offer several outdoor spaces suited to weddings, corporate gatherings, receptions, and ceremonies. The Ford Lawn, the largest of these, accommodates 400 or more guests with direct views of the Caloosahatchee River and access to Ford's historic automobiles and winter home. Smaller gatherings find their setting in the Moonlight Garden — a fragrant, bougainvillea-draped outdoor room — or beneath the canopy of the Coconut Grove at the River Pavilion. An events coordinator is included with all wedding packages, and parking is complimentary for guests.