Top Keswick Venues

• Spaces for 20-400 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Outdoor
• 4 Total Spaces

MONTALTO PROVIDES A SPECTACULAR LOCATION for the Foundation’s world-class education center. The “high mountain,” as Jefferson also called it, rises 410 feet above Monticello. Jefferson started negotiations for the land in 1771 to preserve the view from Monticello, and it was one of his first land acquisitions. The Robert H. Smith Center at Montalto provides a sublime setting to engage a global audience in a dialogue with Jefferson’s ideas and to illuminate Jefferson’s continued relevance in the modern age. The 11,000-square-foot house atop Montalto and the core of the Robert H. Smith Center, is a place for inspired conversations and memorable celebrations. Restored by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation in 2011, it is a gracious 1908 American Country house imbued with a sense of retreat and possibility. From a small meeting in the boardroom or a large lecture in the conservatory, to a corporate retreat or wedding, Montalto is the premier, distinctive, and memorable destination for your special event.

• Spaces for 110-300 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 2 Resorts

Keswick Hall is a luxury resort set on rolling countryside in Keswick, Virginia, just outside Charlottesville, framed by the Blue Ridge Mountains. A member of Historic Hotels of America, the estate has been a landmark in the Virginia countryside for over a century and was reimagined to pair its historic character with contemporary comforts. The grounds include the Full Cry championship golf course, an 18-hole design by Pete Dye, a Valmont spa, and multiple restaurants, including Marigold by Jean-Georges under chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. For weddings and private events, Keswick Hall offers more than 12,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor function space. The divisible Keswick Ballroom accommodates 50 to 250 guests, while the Garden Room, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the mountains, suits rehearsal dinners and post-wedding brunches for up to 110 seated guests. Outdoors, the Great Lawn offers a mountain backdrop for larger celebrations, and cabanas at the Horizon Pool set the stage for sunset toasts.

Maison Charlottesville is a French vintage-inspired event space and photography studio in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia. Our naturally-lit venue specializes in intimate gatherings, small weddings, and creative photoshoots—surrounded by beautiful floral arrangements. A perfect boutique venue for life’s most meaningful moments. Whether you’re looking to say “I do” micro-wedding style, hosting a bridal shower or gender reveal, or planning a gathering with your girls, the space is designed for connection, beauty, and joy. Our farm table seating area accommodates up to 18 people, making it the premier spot to host your next corporate workshop, board meeting, or off-site event.

• Spaces for 200 Guests

A beautiful Charlottesville, VA area winery, vineyard and wedding venue. Established in 2000, Keswick Vineyards has now mastered the art of high-quality wines that showcase the beauty of the Estate. Keswick Vineyards also provides the most exciting décor for weddings, ranging from tented receptions to indoor event spaces. All-Inclusive packages are also offered for weddings, which provide tables and chairs, heaters (if needed), lights, fans, restrooms, bridal suite, groom’s cave, and tents – covering the basics for an all outdoor ceremony and reception. The Blue Ridge Mountains and rolling farmland provide the perfect backdrop for any celebration, whether a wedding or other social event.

• Spaces for 400 Guests

Where Timeless Elegance Meets Modern Luxury At Omni Charlottesville Hotel For over twenty years, the Omni Charlottesville Hotel has been a beloved choice for weddings, offering a unique blend of local Southern charm and refined elegance. Located in the heart of Charlottesville, VA, our venue is deeply rooted in the rich history and aesthetics of region's historic estates, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere for your special day. Following a breathtaking renovation in fall 2023, we have enhanced our classic appeal, making us the perfect destination for a truly unforgettable celebration.

• Spaces for 15-325 Guests
• 5 Outdoor Spaces
• 3 Historic Spaces
• 10 Total Spaces

The Clifton sits on 100 acres of Virginia countryside on the outskirts of Charlottesville, with views across the estate to the Blue Ridge Mountains and Jefferson's Monticello. The property's oldest building was constructed in 1799 as a colonial-style home for Thomas Jefferson's daughter Martha and her husband, Thomas Mann Randolph; the estate took the name "Clifton" from the Wyatt family later in the 19th century. In 2018, the current owners worked with the Blackberry Farm Design team to reimagine the inn's interiors, pairing historic character with a contemporary sensibility across the property's five late 18th- and early 19th-century buildings. Today The Clifton operates as a 20-room boutique hotel with a restaurant, bar and lounge, and wine cellar, along with an infinity pool and hot tub, a private lake, walking trails, a croquet lawn, and sprawling gardens including a chef's garden. The estate's mix of indoor rooms — among them the book-lined Library and the below-ground Wine Cellar — and outdoor settings such as the Front Lawn, Croquet Lawn, and a sailcloth Court Tent gives couples and planners a range of scales for ceremonies, receptions, and private dinners, from intimate gatherings to guest counts in the hundreds.

• Spaces for 200 Guests

The David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center serves as the gateway to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, located on the lower slope of Monticello mountain. The three-level, LEED Gold-certified building spans 42,000 square feet and is arranged as five pavilions around a central courtyard, offering a range of spaces for gatherings once the museum has closed to the public. At its heart, the courtyard is an outdoor space that can be tented and heated, making it well suited to larger evening receptions. The adjoining Howard and Abby Milstein Theater offers audio-visual capabilities and is often paired with the courtyard for talks, receptions, and dinners following after-hours tours. The Robert H. and Clarice Smith Gallery, home to four interactive exhibitions on Jefferson's life and Monticello's history, is available for private after-hours viewings, while the Carl and Hunter Smith Education Center's three multi-purpose classrooms suit workshops, lectures, board meetings, and luncheons. Guest counts across the center's spaces range from 10 to 225. Rentals include onsite staff support from the events, security, and custodial teams, tables and chairs, and access to an exclusive on-site caterer, with ample parking and easy access to the rest of the Monticello mountaintop's tours, galleries, shopping, and dining.

• Spaces for 10-120 Guests
• 3 Meeting Spaces

Set on Monticello's Kenwood campus, the Jefferson Library is the first free-standing library built to honor the study of a single American founder. Home to the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies, the 15,500-square-foot building was designed to complement the historic Kenwood house and centers on a contemporary reading room with a two-story semicircular bay window. The Robert H. and Clarice Smith Reading Room hosts dinners, scholarly talks, and receptions among more than 40,000 volumes on Jefferson's life and early American history. For smaller meetings, the library also offers the Berkeley Room, a state-of-the-art board room with audio-visual equipment and teleconferencing for up to 22 guests; the Trustees Room, a smaller conference space seating up to 10; and the adjacent Nichols Room, an intimate space suited to small lunches or as a breakout room. Guest capacities across the library's spaces range from 10 to 100, with onsite event, security, and custodial staff on hand, tables and chairs provided, and an exclusive on-site caterer handling food, beverage, and rental needs. Guests can also arrange private tours of the library's collections, and ample on-site parking is available.

• Spaces for 150-200 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Barn
• 2 Total Spaces

James Monroe's Highland is the historic Albemarle County home of the fifth U.S. President, set in the Virginia hills near Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's estate. Construction on the property began in 1797, and the main house Monroe and his family occupied was completed in 1799; an 1818 guesthouse still stands today. Now owned and operated by the College of William & Mary, Monroe's alma mater, Highland operates as a museum dedicated to sharing the full history of the site, including the stories of the enslaved men, women, and children who lived and worked there. With more than 30 years of experience hosting private events, Highland offers indoor and outdoor spaces for meetings, conferences, retreats, and family gatherings, including the Event Barn and the Hilltop Pavilion, the latter offering panoramic mountain views. The grounds also include rustic trails and yard spaces available for outdoor gatherings. Guests can add a guided history walk or one of Highland's educational programs, delivered by the Highland team, to deepen an event with the site's history.

• Spaces for 26-150 Guests
• 5 Restaurants

Nestled in the heart of historic Belmont in Charlottesville, The Local Restaurant has served Virginia-inspired cuisine since 2008, drawing on the region's agricultural bounty and working with local purveyors such as Caromont Farm, Double H Farm, Mountain View Farm, and Wayside Produce. The bar features wines, beers, and ciders from Central Virginia producers including Potter's Craft Cider, Devil's Backbone, Barboursville, and King Family Vineyards. For private events, The Local's dedicated events team regularly hosts gatherings of 10 to 200 guests, including corporate events, showers, rehearsal dinners, ceremonies, receptions, and post-wedding brunches. Five distinct private spaces are available, each with a custom menu and budget built around the group, from the wood-fired, brick-lined Hearth Room to the stand-alone Opal Lounge across the street, giving planners a range of settings to match the size and tone of the celebration.

• Spaces for 100 Guests

The Space Downtown is a private event and dining venue in Charlottesville, Virginia, created in late 2010 by chefs and longtime business partners Tim Burgess and Vincent Derquenne. The building's history goes back further: the pair opened their first restaurant, Metropolitain, in the same location in 1991 and ran it until 2003, when they sold the restaurant but kept ownership of the building. When the space became vacant again in early 2010, Burgess and Derquenne reopened it exclusively for private parties, and it has operated as a dedicated event venue ever since. The chefs also own Bizou and Bang, two restaurants located nearby. Private dining is the venue's specialty, with a custom menu, floor plan, and atmosphere built around each event. The Space Downtown hosts full wedding weekends - rehearsal dinners, welcome receptions, wedding receptions, and farewell brunches - as well as corporate meetings and private functions, with the flexibility to shift from a seated dinner service to a cocktail reception without booking a separate space.

• Spaces for 8-90 Guests
• 1 Hotel
• 6 Landmarks
• 8 Total Spaces

The Colonnade Club occupies Pavilion VII on the Lawn at the University of Virginia, the oldest building in Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village, whose cornerstone was laid in 1817 in a ceremony attended by Presidents Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. The Academical Village is recognized on the UNESCO World Heritage List for its international cultural significance. Founded in 1907 by forty-two UVA faculty members to foster social, cultural, and intellectual exchange, the Club has grown to more than 1,000 members drawn from faculty, staff, alumni, and university supporters. Its event spaces range from small meeting rooms accommodating 8 to 12 people to larger gathering spaces that can host between 20 and 165 guests, suited to weddings, rehearsal dinners, receptions, birthdays, retirement parties, seminars, and panels. The Solarium opens onto the Pavilion VII Garden, while the Front Parlor overlooks the Lawn itself. Beyond its event spaces, the Colonnade Club offers eight hotel rooms for overnight stays and a coffee lounge with complimentary beverages and snacks for members and guests.

• Spaces for 250 Guests

Alumni Hall has served as the University of Virginia Alumni Association's home since 1936, hosting nearly 90 years of student traditions, graduate celebrations, weddings, dinners, conferences, galas, and meetings on the same grounds as the University. The historic building sits close to UVA's Grounds with on-site parking, giving it a relaxed, friendly setting for events. The Alumni Association is now transforming the site into Aggarwal Hall, a 50,000-square-foot building named for a gift from Reggie and Dharini Aggarwal, the largest gift in the Association's 190-year history. Construction began in September 2025, with a grand opening planned for spring 2027. The new building's exterior draws on the design of Pavilion IX and centers on a dramatic atrium, while flexible spaces including a Grand Ballroom, Library, Parlor, Meeting Room, and Cafe are designed to accommodate gatherings of 50 to 500 guests. Outdoor areas, among them the Main Event Terrace, Sprigg Lane Terrace, Emmet Street Terrace, and several gardens and colonnades, extend the building's event space beyond its walls.

• Spaces for 175 Guests

Merrie Mill Farm & Vineyard offers event spaces for your next celebration in Keswick, Virginia.

• Spaces for 70 Guests

Common House offers event spaces for your next celebration in Charlottesville, Virginia.

• Spaces for 50 Guests