Top Germantown Venues

• Spaces for 250 Guests

Housed in the former Second Ward Savings Bank on the corner of West Kilbourn Avenue and North Third Street, the Milwaukee County Historical Society occupies a neoclassical revival landmark building completed in 1913 for what was known locally as the "Brewers' Bank." The interior is finished throughout in black-and-white Paranozzo Italian marble, and six original bank vaults - including one with a 27 1/2-ton door - remain in place across the basement, main floor, and mezzanine. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated as both a City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County landmark. Founded in 1935 to collect, preserve, and share the history of the Milwaukee community, the Historical Society operates as a museum with rotating exhibits, a research library, and archives, alongside additional historic sites including Trimborn Farm in Greendale. Its downtown home sits along the Milwaukee River next to Pere Marquette Park, within walking distance of the Theatre District, Water Street, and Fiserv Forum. Beyond its museum programming, the Historical Society opens its landmark building for private events, hosting weddings, parties, and special gatherings among its marble halls and historic vaults.

• Spaces for 300 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Landmark
• 1 Historic Space

Located in the heart of downtown Milwaukee, Turner Hall holds status as a National Landmark, a listing on the National Registry of Historic Places, and a local Historical Landmark. Originally a showroom for immigrants to show off their art, Turner Hall is now a main hub for Milwaukee events. Their preferred vendors are top notch, their space is architecturally beautiful and their hospitality and excitement to give you the event you deserve is comforting. Planning your event will go seamlessly- what more could you want than that. With over 7,000 square feet of ballroom acting as a raw space with a plethora of customizable options to make it your own, you can't go wrong with Turner Hall.

• Spaces for 120-2,125 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 5 Total Spaces

The Marcus Performing Arts Center sits directly on Milwaukee's Riverwalk in the heart of downtown, pairing a landmark performance hall with a range of spaces built for weddings, galas, corporate gatherings, and commencements. Its signature reception space, the Bradley Pavilion, is a ballroom lined with floor-to-ceiling windows and a private balcony overlooking the river, with direct access out to the adjoining Fitch Memorial Garden for guests who want to step outside between courses. That garden, with its ivy-covered wall and fountain, doubles as a ceremony backdrop for outdoor weddings and receptions. For larger gatherings, Uihlein Hall — the center's largest venue — can host lectures, commencements, and annual meetings on the same stage used for opera, Broadway, and dance. The riverside Peck Pavilion offers an outdoor setting for concerts and seasonal events, while the Promenade provides a more intimate lounge-style space for a pre- or post-show dinner or reception. Marcus Center Food & Beverage serves as the venue's exclusive caterer, building chef-driven menus around seasonal, locally sourced ingredients, and a dedicated event management team guides hosts through planning from first tour to event day.

• Spaces for 12-175 Guests
• 3 Museums
• 3 Landmarks
• 3 Total Spaces

North Point Lighthouse and Museum is a restored 1855 maritime landmark set on a two-acre wooded site within Milwaukee's Lake Park, itself laid out in 1893 by famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. The 74-foot tower and Queen Anne-style Keeper's Quarters guided Great Lakes shipping traffic until the light was decommissioned in 1994; a volunteer group, North Point Lighthouse Friends, restored the property to its early 20th-century appearance, reopening it to the public in 2007. The lighthouse's Gallery Level and adjoining lawn and patio host weddings, receptions, rehearsal dinners, and life-celebration events, with a tent option extending capacity for larger outdoor gatherings. A smaller Board Room accommodates corporate meetings and nonprofit retreats. Rentals of the museum and grounds include onsite staff and a commercial photography permit, and events unfold amid the site's maritime exhibits, spiral tower staircase, and grounds overlooking Lake Michigan.

• Spaces for 18-1,064 Guests
• 4 Hotels
• 2 Ballrooms
• 2 Meeting Spaces

Hyatt Regency Milwaukee is a contemporary downtown hotel just minutes from Water Street and the Deer District, putting guests and event-goers close to the city's entertainment core. On-site dining and a Starbucks give the hotel a full-service feel for both overnight guests and event attendees. The hotel offers more than 30,000 square feet of event space, enough to host a board meeting for 20 or a citywide conference for over 1,000. Its largest room, the Regency Ballroom, spans 9,900 square feet with 14-foot ceilings and a dance floor, and can be divided into four sections for smaller meetings. The Lakeshore Ballroom offers a more intimate 2,700 square feet that splits into two or three rooms, while the Vue Rooftop Ballroom sits 21 stories above the city with 360-degree views of downtown Milwaukee. Weddings at Hyatt Regency Milwaukee range from large celebrations in the Regency Ballroom to more intimate gatherings in the Vue Rooftop Ballroom, with an in-house catering team customizing food and beverage service for each event.

• Spaces for 50-65 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Indulge is a private event venue in the heart of Downtown Milwaukee, located at 708 N Milwaukee St. The intimate space accommodates parties of up to 50 guests seated or 65 guests for cocktail-style gatherings, making it well suited to rehearsal dinners, holiday parties, birthdays, corporate cocktail hours, graduations, and similar celebrations. Rentals average $600 for a five-hour event and include granite tables, leather chairs, real china and silverware, black linen napkins, Riedel wine glasses, and a sound system for guests to plug in their own music. Food can be catered in-house by Indulge or brought in by an outside caterer of the host's choosing, while bar service is handled exclusively by Indulge's own staff, offering a full bar with professional bartenders. Indulge is part of the Bianchini family of Milwaukee restaurants and venues.

• Spaces for 10-300 Guests
• 2 Ballrooms
• 1 Historic Space
• 3 Meeting Spaces

The Milwaukee Athletic Club is the only social and full-service athletic club of Milwaukee, but that's not the only reason the MAC is one of a kind. Elegant, full of history, and in the heart of downtown, your Milwaukee wedding guests will truly enjoy their time at The Milwaukee Athletic Club. The Milwaukee Athletic Club has an in-house wedding team who ensures a seamless experience. The Grand Ballroom of The Milwaukee Athletic Club is the perfect wedding venue with white and gold pillars and arches, crystal chandeliers, and a 24k gold leaf hand painted ceiling. A wedding at The Milwaukee Athletic Club is all about elegance. The rooftop deck is the perfect place for your reception, overlooking downtown Milwaukee.

• Spaces for 180-300 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Event Space

Carroll University, Wisconsin's pioneer college, sits on a historic campus in Waukesha, minutes from Milwaukee and within an easy drive of Madison and Chicago. The campus blends historic architecture with landscaped grounds, offering both indoor and outdoor settings for ceremonies and celebrations. Event spaces range from the Humphrey Memorial Chapel, a sacred space for wedding ceremonies, to the Stackner Ballroom in the Campus Center, which hosts receptions and banquets. The Sneeden House offers a quieter setting nearby for getting ready, opening gifts, or a wedding-morning brunch. Beyond weddings, the university's more than 30 meeting spaces host everything from birthday parties and retirement celebrations to summer camps, accommodating groups from 10 to 1,100 guests. Carroll's event-planning team coordinates catering and dining, on-site parking, and lodging in the historic home and residence halls, and Carroll alumni receive 50% off rental fees.

• Spaces for 32-125 Guests
• 3 Hotels
• 1 Ballroom
• 3 Total Spaces

Hotel Metro, Autograph Collection is a boutique, art deco-style hotel set in a building dating to the 1930s in downtown Milwaukee, within walking distance of Lake Michigan and the Historic Third Ward. The property's event spaces include a Ballroom with an attached atrium and two rooftop meeting rooms, each outfitted with natural light, on-site catering, and AV equipment for gatherings ranging from corporate meetings to wedding receptions. The Ballroom, the largest of the three spaces, accommodates up to 125 guests and is supported by a dedicated events team and an on-site culinary team handling catering. Couples can also reserve a private bridal suite for pre-wedding preparation, and wedding parties booking 10 or more overnight rooms qualify for group rates. Guests and event attendees can also dine at Oggie's Kitchen & Bar, the hotel's on-site restaurant, or enjoy cocktails at the seasonal Puffer Fish Rooftop Bar. Historic touches remain throughout the property, including a vintage 1930s typewriter and an original mail chute available to guests.

• Spaces for 250 Guests

• Spaces for 75 Guests

• Spaces for 50-358 Guests
• 1 Bar
• 3 Theaters
• 4 Total Spaces

The Broadway Theatre Center, home to Skylight Music Theatre, sits in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward and offers a set of distinct spaces for private events. The Cabot Theatre is a replica of an 18th-century Jewel Box opera house — Le théâtre de la Coupe d'Or in Rochefort, France — seating 358 guests across the orchestra level, dress circle, and gallery, with state-of-the-art theatrical systems and upholstered box seating that make it suited to ceremonies and performances alike. The Studio Theatre offers a more intimate black box setting with loose chair seating for up to 99, built for an informal atmosphere where the audience feels close to the action. For receptions and gatherings, the Dorothea C. Mayer Salon is a European-style room on the second level overlooking Catalano Square, flexible enough to seat up to 50 guests at tables or hold 100 assembly-style or standing. The Skylight Bar rounds out the venue with a cabaret-style space seating up to 100, standing room for 150, a small stage for intimate performances, and catering vendors on call for events of any size. Skylight Music Theatre has staged musical theater in Milwaukee since 1959, producing more than 105 performances a season across a repertoire spanning baroque opera, operetta, and Broadway musicals — giving events held at the Broadway Theatre Center a genuine theatrical backdrop.

• Spaces for 300 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Event Space

South Second is a modern, industrial event venue minutes from downtown Milwaukee's Walker's Point neighborhood. The space combines an indoor hall with a renovated outdoor patio, bar, and balcony overlooking the main floor, for a combined 16,500 square feet that can be arranged in an open-concept, blank-canvas layout. The venue accommodates up to 300 guests and hosts wedding ceremonies and receptions, corporate meetings and team-building events, award ceremonies, holiday parties, and social celebrations. A newly updated bridal suite is available for wedding parties getting ready on-site, and an on-site parking lot plus reserved spaces are available to guests. Catering is provided exclusively by Saz's Catering, which has planned and executed events for over 30 years, and every rental includes a dedicated event planner to help coordinate catering details, timelines, and other logistics.

• Spaces for 14-300 Guests
• 2 Restaurants
• 4 Hotels
• 4 Total Spaces

The Delafield Hotel is a boutique hotel in Delafield, Wisconsin, positioned about 25 miles west of Milwaukee and 50 miles east of Madison in the state's Lake Country. The AAA Four Diamond property houses 38 guest suites finished with Kohler rain showers, soaker tubs, and eclectic artwork, giving wedding parties and event guests a place to stay on site. For weddings and private events, the hotel offers three indoor spaces: the Cushing Room, a 1,100-square-foot room that can be set for up to 150 guests theater-style or 125 for a reception; the Grand Ballroom, a 4,100-square-foot room built for up to 300 guests; and I.D., the hotel's in-house restaurant, which can be reserved for private dinners of up to 50 guests or booked in full for receptions of 100. A dedicated events team coordinates ceremonies, receptions, rehearsal dinners, and showers, and I.D.'s kitchen caters receptions with a customizable menu. The hotel also hosts corporate meetings and conferences, with the Cushing Room and Grand Ballroom configurable for classroom, boardroom, theater, and banquet-style setups to suit conferences, retreats, and galas.

• Spaces for 200 Guests

Founded in 1890 on the shores of Oconomowoc Lake in Wisconsin's Lake Country, Oconomowoc Lake Club has served as a lakefront gathering place for more than 135 years. The club's original clubhouse, completed in 1909, was lost to a fire in 1994 and rebuilt, reopening in 1996 with the same waterfront setting that has defined the club since its founding. While OLC operates as a members' club, it also opens its lakefront event spaces for weddings, rehearsal dinners, showers, corporate meetings, and other private celebrations, guided by a dedicated events director and in-house culinary and banquet teams. The Great Hall, the club's centerpiece, offers vaulted ceilings and panoramic lake views for weddings and banquets, and connects to the Library Bar, the Library, and a covered lakefront Terrace with fire pits for cocktail receptions. The Commodore Room, on the second floor, provides 270-degree lake views suited to smaller receptions and business meetings, and adjoins Sam's Bistro, a lounge built around a 24-foot bar and fireplace seating. On the lower level, Dockside offers casual indoor and outdoor lakeside dining, a seasonal Live on the Lake music series, and access to pontoon boats, paddle boards, and kayaks for guests looking to spend time on the water.

• Spaces for 50-375 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Historic Spaces
• 3 Total Spaces

The Gardens Wedding Center is a family-owned wedding venue set within a historic four-building complex in Allenton, Wisconsin, dating to 1844, before Wisconsin became a state. At its heart is a Gothic Revival chapel built in 1867, with original stained glass windows, cathedral ceilings, and its original church bells still in use for ceremonies. The three-acre grounds are planted as a seasonal garden that blooms from May through November, with a waterfall, reflection pond, wedding bridge, and wedding swing offering changing photo backdrops throughout the season. Couples can host indoor ceremonies and receptions in the historic chapel, dine and dance outdoors under a 30-by-60-foot lighted event tent, or use the Historic Schoolhouse as a bright, private space to get ready before the day begins. Each wedding package includes in-house catering and bar service, a day-of coordinator, and a sound technician with equipment for the ceremony, along with onsite parking and a one-hour rehearsal ahead of the event. The Gardens Wedding Center is now booking weddings through 2028.

• Spaces for 200 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Barn
• 1 space at this venue

Barn at Trinity Peak is a renovated dairy barn on five landscaped acres in rural Wisconsin, set among rolling hills, oak tree canopies, and open pastures. The property's original stucco silo, one of the oldest of its kind in the state, has been converted into guest bathrooms, and the barn itself retains its southern yellow pine plank floors and vaulted ceilings alongside modern heat and air conditioning. Couples can choose an indoor ceremony or reception under the barn's high ceilings and natural light, or an outdoor ceremony beneath the property's tree canopy with rustic barn-wood benches and mismatched vintage chairs, with the barn's main floor serving as a rain backup. The venue comfortably accommodates up to 200 guests for dinner, with additional guests welcome afterward. An oversized bridal suite includes a full-service bar, and the grounds feature a wine barrel fire pit with Adirondack seating beneath Edison-style bistro lighting, plus custom color-changeable up-lighting throughout the barn and surrounding trees. Barn at Trinity Peak operates as a full-service venue, holding its own Class B liquor license and providing complimentary wedding pre-planning, day-of coordination, and set-up and clean-up assistance for every event.