Top Joliet Venues

North Shore SportsCenter is the premier indoor facility in the North Shore of Chicago. NSSC boasts both playable turf and court space and is the perfect venue for parties and Bar/Bat Mitzvahs!

Favareli Fashion Space in Wheeling, IL is a great place for your birthday parties, master classes, meetings with friends and other events. Located in a convenient place near the Wheeling downtown, train station and multiple restaurants, near major roads, with a spacious parking, it is easy to find and get in. We have a stage with a dressing room, sound equipment and party lights, TV with airplay, a coffee machine, a microwave, a kettle and a toaster. If you want to do some crafting, there are five sewing machines, an overlock machine, a heat press and more. Outside food or catering are allowed.

• Spaces for 25-160 Guests
• 1 Event Space
• 2 Meeting Spaces

The Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center (ARRCC) is a Naperville Park District facility situated along the Naperville Riverwalk at 305 W. Jackson Avenue. The center serves the community through programs for active adults and seniors, early learners through the Preschool Academy, and dance students at its on-site dance studio. For private events, the center offers the Community Hall — a flexible space seating up to 120 guests for dining or 160 in theater-style arrangements — and smaller Classroom spaces accommodating up to 25 guests each. Both options include wall-mounted projection equipment, making them well-suited for meetings, workshops, and social gatherings. The facility sits steps from the Millennium Carillon bell tower and the scenic Naperville Riverwalk, providing a distinctive outdoor backdrop for events.

• Spaces for 75 Guests

La Sorella di Francesca brings the character of an authentic Italian trattoria to downtown Naperville, with a casually sophisticated ambiance built around rustic cooking, friendly service, and fair prices. Part of Scott Harris Hospitality's Francesca's family of restaurants — founded in Chicago in 1992 around the belief that every meal should feel like a celebration — the Naperville location carries that same commitment to genuine Italian hospitality and the lively art of dining. The restaurant hosts private events and catering, offering a warm, convivial setting for gatherings of all kinds. Guests are welcomed by an atmosphere that reflects the warmth of Italian tradition, where good food and good company are always the main event.

• Spaces for 80-120 Guests
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Meeting Space

The Cathy Mahoney Recreation Center is a 69,000-square-foot facility operated by the Downers Grove Park District, opened in 2003 at 4500 Belmont Road. The center's 19,800-square-foot multipurpose gymnasium can be configured for a wide range of activities and events, while dedicated multipurpose rooms offer a more intimate setting for gatherings of up to 100 guests in theater-style or 80 in banquet-style. The center's rentable multi-purpose room suits business meetings, corporate parties, and private celebrations alike. Groups can bring their own food or arrange a preferred caterer, and A/V equipment is available for an additional rental fee. The Downers Grove Park District also offers a resident discount on weekday rentals, making the facility an accessible choice for community events.

• Spaces for 100 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Park

Meadowhawk Lodge sits within Hoover Forest Preserve in Yorkville, Illinois, offering a year-round indoor gathering space managed by the Kendall County Forest Preserve District. The lodge's main hall features a vaulted wood ceiling, a stone fireplace, pendant lighting, and generous windows that bring in views of the surrounding preserve — a setting that suits both intimate gatherings and events of up to 100 seated guests. The space includes a full commercial kitchen and a dedicated reception area, making it a practical choice for weddings, showers, birthday parties, graduation celebrations, and corporate or community events. Discounts are available for government and non-profit organizations.

• Spaces for 200 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Venue with Activities

Camp Shaw-waw-nas-see is a non-profit overnight camp set on 110 acres in Manteno, Illinois, with more than 75 years of history hosting youth programs and outdoor gatherings. The natural grounds — open fields, wooded areas, a creek, and a waterfall — make it an unconventional but memorable backdrop for weddings and private celebrations. The wedding package encompasses the upper campgrounds, the bowl area, the Dining Hall, and the upper camp pavilion, accommodating up to 200 guests. Two dressing rooms are available for the wedding party, and up to five hours of portering service is included for moving equipment and décor across the property. A campfire can be arranged on request. The package includes dedicated time the day before for setup and rehearsal and the day after for takedown, with full access from 8 AM to 10 PM on the wedding day. Food must arrive ready to serve, as no kitchen or in-house catering is available. Alcohol may be served by a licensed bartender.

• Spaces for 150 Guests

• Spaces for 400 Guests

• Spaces for 330 Guests
• 1 Barn
• 1 Farm
• 1 Historic Space

The Nagel Emporium at Abbey Farms sits on the grounds of a working, nonprofit farm in Aurora, Illinois that has been growing trees and welcoming visitors since 1949. All proceeds from events held at Abbey Farms benefit the monks of Marmion Abbey, whose mission and the 300-acre property the farm sustains. The Emporium itself is a 6,000-square-foot hall clad in antique reclaimed barn wood and hung with elegant chandeliers, offering climate control through all seasons and sweeping views of the Fox River Valley. An oak dance floor and cocktail lounge anchor the interior, while a covered porch opens onto a custom brick patio with a stone fireplace. A dedicated bridal preparation room with antique furnishings rounds out the private amenities. The hall accommodates up to 330 guests and has hosted wedding receptions, rehearsal dinners, corporate meetings and retreats, family reunions, and other private celebrations. The Emporium is handicapped accessible from the parking lot.