Top Garner Venues

• 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.

Hyatt House Raleigh Downtown Seaboard Station offers event spaces for your next celebration in Raleigh, North Carolina.

AC Raleigh North Hills offers event spaces for your next celebration in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Sports & Social offers its guests an elevated food and beverage experience including made-from-scratch game-day favorites, curated cocktails and a beer selection that includes local favorites. Sports & Social features a variety of live music, entertainment and special events including its premier game-day Sports Watch activations and a can’t-miss brunch experience on Saturdays and Sundays. Brunch will showcase its infamous #brunchtails table drinks and menu favorites such as avocado toast, savory breakfast skillets, and signature Chicken & Waffles. The venue offers one of the best sports watching experiences in the region with state-of-the-art AV technology throughout the venue, including a 42-foot LED display where guests can watch multiple games and sporting events at once. Guests can also enjoy a wide variety of social games like shuffle puck, skeeball, hoops & more. 42-Foot Media Wall State-of-the-Art AV Specialty Crush Bar Foosball Bar Pong Hoops Arcade Games Crowd cheering on hockey game on big screen

Courtyard Raleigh North Triangle Town Center offers event spaces for your next celebration in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Residence Inn Durham McPherson offers event spaces for your next celebration in Durham, North Carolina.

• Spaces for 100 Guests

• 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.

• 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.

• Spaces for 150 Guests

Vidrio is a Mediterranean restaurant and private event venue in the Glenwood South neighborhood of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. The restaurant's name translates to "glass" in Spanish, a nod to the distinctive aesthetic throughout the space: the interior features contemporary art and shimmering glass pieces suspended throughout, bringing a vibrant, metropolitan character to the 500 Glenwood building. The second floor houses private event spaces designed for gatherings of all styles and sizes, from intimate dinners to full-floor receptions for up to 250 guests. Multiple rooms and semi-private areas offer flexibility for weddings, corporate functions, rehearsal dinners, and social celebrations. A dedicated event manager works with clients on menu design, room layout, vendor coordination, and day-of execution. The venue includes an elevator for guest accessibility, valet parking, and a full bar with an extensive wine selection recognized by Wine Spectator.

• Spaces for 500 Guests
• 1 Hotel
• 1 Ballroom

The DoubleTree by Hilton Raleigh - Brownstone - University sits on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, within reach of North Carolina State University and the surrounding downtown area. The hotel offers roughly 15,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space, anchored by its Presidential Ballroom. For weddings and receptions, the property hosts both indoor and outdoor celebrations, pairing a waterfront patio with adjoining banquet and reception space for ceremonies and receptions of up to 500 guests. The Presidential Ballroom, the largest room on site, can be divided into smaller rooms for more intimate gatherings or run as several concurrent events. Couples marrying at the hotel receive a complimentary suite for the wedding night with breakfast, and out-of-town guests can reserve discounted room rates. The venue's sales and catering staff bring more than 20 years of experience planning weddings and special events.

• Spaces for 350 Guests

• Spaces for 300 Guests

• Spaces for 240 Guests

• 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.

• Spaces for 60 Guests

The Raleigh Racquet Club was established in 1968 with the mission of becoming North Carolina's finest tennis and swim club. Set on 36 acres in Raleigh, it is recognized as one of the state's major tennis centers, maintaining 29 courts—21 on Har-Tru clay surfaces—along with two dedicated indoor facilities housing 10 courts for year-round play. Beyond the courts, the club's grounds include a 25-yard swimming pool with pool house, a clubhouse with a fitness room, a tennis pro shop, and the full-service Matchpoint Grill with adjacent patios. The Matchpoint Grill accommodates private events and weddings, with Chef Jason working with each group to design a custom menu—from hors d'oeuvres and buffet-style service to five-course plated dinners.

• Spaces for 150 Guests

• Spaces for 175 Guests

Wakefield Barn offers event spaces for your next celebration in Wake Forest, North Carolina.