Top Lake Oswego Venues

• Spaces for 12-90 Guests
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Historic Space
• 1 Meeting Space

The SMILE Station is a community rental venue in the Sellwood neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, housed in a former firehouse built in 1921 as Old Engine 20. The building later served as home to the Sellwood-Moreland Boys and Girls Club before being purchased and renovated by the Sellwood-Moreland Improvement League (SMILE), which now operates it as an event space. The main floor hosts wedding receptions, private parties, memorials, corporate functions, and nonprofit gatherings for up to 90 guests standing or 76 seated at round tables. The space retains historic touches, including an antique baby grand piano and a gas fireplace, alongside a full industrial kitchen, a projector system with a 12-foot viewing screen, and landscaped grounds with a front lawn and side garden available in fair weather. A 2023-24 renovation added the Hainley-Leipzig Room, a smaller meeting and lounge space on the lower level with its own exterior entrance, suited to business meetings and smaller private gatherings. The SMILE Station is handicapped accessible and available to renters from any neighborhood, not only the surrounding Sellwood-Moreland community.

• Spaces for 300-640 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Landmark
• 1 Historic Space

Nestled within Oaks Amusement Park along the Willamette River, the Historic Dance Pavilion is one of Portland's most enduring landmarks. Built in 1905, the antique ballroom has hosted more than a century of dances, weddings, auctions, reunions, and holiday parties, and it was fully renovated in 2025 to pair its original wood-beam architecture and vintage character with modern updates. The Pavilion's main hall centers on a large hardwood dance floor beneath an elevated stage, with flexible layouts that suit everything from an intimate dinner to a grand reception, fair, or trade show. Rental includes seating tables and chairs, kitchen facilities, a bride's room, updated restrooms, decorative lighting, air conditioning, a podium, sound equipment, a projection screen, water cooler service, WiFi, and an on-site event host. The space accommodates up to 300 seated guests or 640 for festival-style gatherings. Beyond the Pavilion's walls, guests can take in Oaks Park's historic roller rink, picnic grounds, and amusement rides, adding photo opportunities and entertainment to the celebration.

• Spaces for 20-450 Guests
• 3 Outdoor Spaces
• 3 Waterfront
• 3 Gardens

Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden is a 9-acre garden in Portland, Oregon, home to an outstanding collection of rare species and hybrid rhododendrons, azaleas, and other lesser-known shrubs. A spring-fed lake, three waterfalls, picturesque bridges, and shaded walking paths give the grounds a naturalistic, park-like setting for outdoor weddings, with views toward Portland's West Hills even though downtown is only minutes away. The garden has hosted weddings for over 70 years through a long-standing partnership between Portland Parks & Recreation and the Portland Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society, operating as Friends of Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden. Its lush plantings and water features have made it a favorite backdrop for wedding photography. Weddings run seasonally from mid-May through September across several distinct sites on the property, from the open lawn of the Meadow to the more intimate, tree-shaded corners of the Woodland and Jane Martin sites, giving couples a range of settings within the same garden.

• Spaces for 100 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Sunset Fire Hall is a two-story community venue operated by the City of West Linn Parks & Recreation Department at 2215 Long Street. The facility accommodates up to 100 guests, making it well suited for group meetings, family gatherings, and private parties. The upper level holds a wood-floor ballroom measuring 38 by 49 feet with a 13-foot 5-inch peaked ceiling, plus a small stage sized 9 by 14 feet — a setup that lends itself to dancing and presentations alike. The lower level offers a 23-by-35-foot laminate-tile room with a 9-foot ceiling, along with a kitchen for food service. Rentals include folding chairs, ten 6-foot round tables, five 6-foot rectangular tables, a piano, a refrigerator, a microwave, and a stove. Availability can be checked online, and completed rental applications are accepted by mail, in person, or by email through the Parks & Recreation Department.

• Spaces for 40-120 Guests
• 2 Restaurants
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Total Spaces

Rivershore Bar & Grill sits directly along the river in Oregon City, at the historic endpoint of the Oregon Trail, with water views that draw guests to its outdoor deck during the warmer months. The dining room and bar serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with a menu built around house-made beer-battered halibut and chips, clam chowder, steaks, and a signature hamburger, alongside sourdough bread baked fresh daily and a full bar program. The restaurant hosts private events in its banquet room, which accommodates up to 100 guests, as well as on a newly renovated outdoor patio with parasol seating for up to 40 — a setting well suited to weddings, birthday parties, reunions, and corporate functions. A dedicated banquet coordinator works with hosts on details like custom menu cards and banquet drink offerings, and separate checks are available on request. Rivershore Bar & Grill has received OpenTable Diners' Choice Awards each year from 2019 through 2025.

• Spaces for 250-300 Guests
• 2 Ballrooms
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 3 Total Spaces

Since 2001, Abernethy Center has grown from the restored historic Oregon City Post Office into a full-service wedding and event venue rooted in historic downtown Oregon City, about 20 minutes from downtown Portland. The venue expanded in stages over two decades, adding the Abernethy Ballroom in 2001, Abigail's Garden in 2004, the Veiled Garden in 2007, and the Abernethy Chapel in 2012. Couples can choose from three connected venue options on the same property: Abigail's Garden, a private willow tree ceremony site paired with an elegant white reception tent; the Chapel & Ballroom, a historic-inspired chapel for ceremonies alongside a chandelier-lit ballroom for receptions; and the Veiled Garden & Ballroom, which pairs evergreen views and a waterfall backdrop with indoor and outdoor ceremony options and a ballroom reception space. Each can host up to 250 guests, and since the ceremony and reception spaces sit on one property, couples and their guests don't need to travel between locations. Abernethy Center operates as an all-inclusive venue, with an in-house catering and bar team, dedicated event specialists and event managers, on-site complimentary parking, getting-ready suites for wedding parties, and ADA-accessible spaces throughout.

• Spaces for 250 Guests

Venue Two Eleven occupies the third floor of the Museum of the Oregon Territory in Oregon City, overlooking the historic Willamette Falls and the Willamette River. The space is bright and open, with natural light and a flexible layout that suits a range of gatherings, from intimate celebrations and receptions to workshops and meetings. Managed by Portland Catering Company, Venue Two Eleven pairs its elevated, view-driven setting with planning support and design expertise for each event, blending the charm of local history with a scenic backdrop.

• Spaces for 100-500 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Historic Space

The Aerie at Eagle Landing is a French chateau-inspired venue perched atop Mt. Scott in Happy Valley, Oregon, about 20 minutes from downtown Portland. Its stone architecture overlooks the Eagle Landing Golf Course, with tree-lined grounds and views of rolling green fairways as a backdrop for weddings, corporate retreats, and celebrations of life. The venue has hosted more than 5,000 couples. Indoor and outdoor spaces are available year-round, including The Cave, a rustic setting nestled under a tree canopy with overhead cafe lighting, ideal for more intimate ceremonies and receptions. Additional ceremony and reception options include a golf-course-adjacent green and a waterfront dock overlooking a pond, well suited to first looks and golden-hour portraits. Every event is all-inclusive, with a dedicated team handling setup and breakdown of tables, chairs, dishware, silverware, and glassware, along with a choice of linens. The venue's Executive Chef leads an in-house culinary program, and booked couples are invited to a complimentary wedding showcase and tasting. All facilities are wheelchair accessible, and complimentary rounds of Par 3, miniature, or soccer golf are included with a rental.

• Spaces for 100 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Park

Council Crest Park sits atop the highest point in Portland, rising 1,073 feet above sea level in the city's southwest hills. On a clear day, the summit offers sweeping views that take in Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, Mount Adams, Mount Jefferson, and Mount Rainier alongside the Portland skyline below. The park's summit is a popular reservable site for wedding ceremonies, centered on a large stonewalled structure built to take in the panoramic scenery. The site is ADA accessible and available for two-hour ceremony reservations arranged through Portland Parks & Recreation. Once home to the Council Crest Amusement Park, which operated on the site from 1907 to 1929, the park today is a 43-acre green space with paved and unpaved paths, a grassy summit plaza, and a bronze mother-and-child statue near the entrance. Its elevated, open-air setting makes it a natural choice for couples drawn to mountain and city views for their ceremony.

• Spaces for 300 Guests

Willamette Park is a 26.85-acre waterfront park along the Willamette River in South Portland, at S Macadam Avenue and Nebraska Street. Once known as "Carp Flats," the park occupies the river's floodplain and centers on an open, un-programmed lawn that lends itself to informal outdoor gatherings, framed by riverfront views and a notable Oregon white oak dating to the Revolutionary War era. The park includes a picnic shelter and picnic tables set within an accessible picnic area, along with a boat dock and boat ramp, a soccer field, a lighted tennis court, and a paved path connecting to the Willamette Greenway Trail. Its riverside lawn and shelter make it a natural setting for casual outdoor gatherings and picnics, with the park open daily from 5:00am to 10:00pm. Picnic sites at Willamette Park can be reserved through Portland Parks & Recreation's Customer Service Center.

• Spaces for 40-300 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 5 Total Spaces

Nordic Northwest is a cultural center in Portland, Oregon, built around its mission of sharing Nordic culture with the Pacific Northwest community. Its home, Nordia House, sits amid wooded grounds and reflects contemporary Nordic design, with natural materials and floor-to-ceiling windows that open views onto the surrounding landscape. The building's event spaces range from the Great Hall, a 3,000-square-foot open floor plan accommodating up to 180 guests for weddings, galas, and corporate gatherings, to the more intimate Exhibit Hall and MLC Conference Room for receptions and meetings. During the summer months, three outdoor patios and an adjoining one-acre lawn extend the space further, and the adjacent Woodland Meadow and Nordia House Great Lawn offer outdoor rental options for larger gatherings. Beyond event rentals, Nordic Northwest houses Fogelbo, one of the country's largest private collections of Swedish art and antiques, and Broder Söder, an in-house Nordic café serving brunch, lunch, and cocktails. The organization also hosts ongoing workshops, exhibitions, and festivals celebrating Nordic languages and culture.

• Spaces for 24-350 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 11 Museums
• 11 Total Spaces

Set on the banks of the Willamette River in Portland, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry offers waterfront event spaces alongside its interactive science exhibits, accommodating anywhere from 25 to 2,500 guests. Theory Restaurant anchors the museum's dining and reception venue, with an open, airy floor plan, custom furnishings, reclaimed wood accents, a built-in bar, and a fireplace overlooking the Portland skyline. Beyond Theory, OMSI's after-hours exhibit halls, Auditorium, Kendall Planetarium, and Empirical Theater give planners a range of settings for dinners, receptions, meetings, and screenings, while the Riverfront Courtyard's seasonal tent hosts picnics and evening events along the river. Guests can also add on experiences like planetarium shows, laser light shows, submarine tours aboard the USS Blueback, and hands-on chemistry and physics labs. Theory Catering by Epicurean Group provides full-service, scratch-made catering for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with menus built around local and seasonal ingredients. OMSI offers complimentary bus parking and more than 500 parking spaces for event guests.

• Spaces for 30-250 Guests
• 2 Hotels
• 1 Ballroom
• 2 Total Spaces

Kimpton RiverPlace Hotel sits along the Willamette River in downtown Portland, blending lodge-style warmth with refined design, natural materials, and layered textures that feel unmistakably Portland. Guest rooms and suites offer sweeping river views, with select suites featuring in-room fireplaces, and the hotel is home to King Tide Fish & Shell, a waterfront seafood restaurant inspired by Pacific Northwest fishing traditions. For weddings and private events, the hotel offers over 7,000 square feet of flexible event space accommodating 10 to 250 guests, from an intimate ceremony or rehearsal dinner on the riverfront courtyard patio overlooking the Willamette River and RiverPlace Marina, to larger celebrations in the Marina Ballroom, with its floor-to-ceiling windows and hand-painted wallpaper. King Tide Fish & Shell provides catering and custom menu planning for wedding events, and the hotel offers discounted room rates and blocks for wedding guests.

• Spaces for 150 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Country Club
• 1 Tent

Sah-Hah-Lee Golf Course sits along the banks of the Clackamas River in Clackamas, Oregon, where an 18-hole, par-3 course shares the property with a wildlife-rich riverside setting home to deer, waterfowl, osprey, and hawks. The course has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Short Courses in America for three consecutive years. For weddings, rehearsal dinners, and private events, the course's open-air pavilion overlooks the driving range and can be enclosed with sidewalls that roll up or down depending on the weather, adapting from a breezy summer gathering space to a warm, all-season banquet room. Exposed wood beams and string lighting give the space a rustic, northwest character suited to receptions and celebrations of all kinds. Beyond weddings, the venue hosts golf tournaments, company events, celebrations of life, high school reunions, baby showers, and putt-putt parties, with pavilion rentals available for custom gatherings. A 15x15-foot dance floor, mounted projector screen, Bluetooth sound system, and bar setup serving beer, wine, hard ciders, and seltzers support receptions in the space, and guests can enjoy the course's putt-putt golf as reception entertainment.

• Spaces for 300 Guests

Tucked among the high-rises of Portland's Pearl District, Tanner Springs Park is a 0.92-acre urban wetland that recalls the marshland and creek that once ran through the neighborhood before the city grew up around it. A winding boardwalk crosses a shallow pond planted with native wetland species, offering a quiet, green counterpoint to the surrounding streets — a setting well suited to small ceremonies and gatherings on the boardwalk. The park's centerpiece is an art wall built from 368 reclaimed railroad tracks set with 99 pieces of fused glass depicting dragonflies, spiders, and amphibians, alongside additional public art installations throughout the grounds. Designed by Atelier Dreiseitl and GreenWorks, P.C. following community input in 2003, the park opened in 2005 and uses natural systems to manage stormwater, reflecting its origins as part of historic Couch Lake and the Tanner Creek wetlands. Owned and managed by Portland Parks & Recreation, Tanner Springs Park is open daily from 5:00am to midnight and is free to visit.

• Spaces for 15-1,000 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 2 Ballrooms
• 12 Total Spaces

Portland Art Museum sits in the heart of downtown Portland's Cultural District, spanning the museum's historic North Wing and the newer Rothko Pavilion. Its event spaces range from the beautifully preserved, neo-classical rooms of the North Wing to the striking, glass-walled contemporary spaces of the Rothko Pavilion, giving planners a choice between historic elegance and modern architecture within a single campus. The Kridel Grand Ballroom, with its soaring ceilings and rich architectural detail, anchors the North Wing and can host galas, weddings, and corporate meetings for up to 1,000 guests reception-style; it's often paired with the adjoining Fred & Suzanne Fields Ballroom, known for its dramatic split staircase and neo-classic columns, for larger celebrations. In the Rothko Pavilion, the Swigert Warren Community Commons and Tim & Mary Boyle West Plaza offer floor-to-ceiling windows and an outdoor plaza paved in granite and framed by the building's glass facade, while Coquelico Café brings a light-filled, European bistro setting to smaller receptions and buyouts. Every event booked through Portland Art Museum works with an on-site production manager and staffed coat check, and has access to the museum's list of exclusive catering and rental partners. Smaller meeting spaces, including the Stevens Boardroom and the Gordon D. Sondland & Katherine J. Durant Trustee Room, are outfitted with videoconferencing technology for board meetings and off-site strategy sessions.

• Spaces for 150 Guests

South Waterfront Park sits along the banks of the Willamette River in Portland's South Waterfront neighborhood, running roughly 1,000 feet along the riverbank. The 4.5-acre park was designed by landscape architecture firm Walker Macy on a site once home to a lumber mill and the city's steam plant, and it provides direct public access to the river year-round — a rarity along the downtown riverfront. At its heart are four lily ponds, home to local ducks and surrounded by irises, azaleas, wild geraniums, and rhododendrons, along with meditation benches for guests who want a quiet moment. Paved, accessible pathways connect the RiverPlace Esplanade to the north with the Tilikum Crossing bridge to the south, opening up views of the Marquam and Hawthorne bridges and, on clear days, Mount Hood and Mount St. Helens. A pair of boulder-lined paths lead down to a natural silty beach exposed at low water, and the sculpture "River Shift" by Mathieu Gregoire anchors the grounds in basalt, concrete, and steel. The park is open from 5am to midnight and includes accessible restrooms, benches, and nearby shops and restaurants, making it a flexible outdoor backdrop for gatherings that want to take advantage of Portland's waterfront setting.

• Spaces for 100 Guests
• 1 Museum
• 1 Landmark

With exceptional spaces, a dedicated catering staff and a focus on sustainable, Northwest cuisine, the Oregon Zoo is an unforgettable location for meetings, fundraisers, picnics and holiday parties. Our team recommends the best space for you based on your group size and availability, but seeing is believing! From the Sunset Room to the Amphitheater, we'll find the perfect spot for your event

• Spaces for 24-500 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 6 Museums
• 6 Total Spaces

World Forestry Center sits on a 5.5-acre forested campus in Portland's Washington Park, just ten minutes from downtown. Founded in 1966 with roots tracing back to the 1905 Lewis & Clark Exposition, the nonprofit has spent more than six decades connecting people with forests through its Discovery Museum and public programming, and its campus doubles as a setting for weddings, conferences, and celebrations. The venue offers a range of indoor and outdoor spaces built from natural wood tones and stone, from Miller Hall, the largest and most versatile space, to the more intimate Cheatham Hall with its vaulted ceilings and custom glass art installation. The Central Plaza, a 10,000-square-foot open-air space surrounded by treetops, hosts weddings and festivals under a tent provided May through October, while the David Douglas Room and Mt. Hood Room suit smaller meetings and retreats. The Discovery Museum, with its flowing fountain and hands-on exhibits, offers an unconventional backdrop for after-hours receptions. Every rental includes access to World Forestry Center's approved caterer list, on-site staff support, and Wi-Fi, and the organization also offers a nonprofit venue grant program providing complimentary rentals to qualifying groups each year.