Top Laramie Venues

• Spaces for 540-600 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Landmark

Located on the University of Wyoming campus in Laramie, the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center serves as the university's front door, a landmark building funded entirely through private support and known for its architectural design. The center's University of Wyoming Ballroom spans 8,000 square feet and accommodates up to 540 guests, outfitted with an 8K video wall and other state-of-the-art technology. Beyond the ballroom, the Gateway Center offers 12 distinct meeting spaces along with outdoor plazas, giving events flexibility from small conferences to large receptions. UW Catering & Events books the venue for weddings, galas, receptions, conferences, corporate gatherings, tailgating parties, and reunions.

• Spaces for 150 Guests

The Laramie Historic Railroad Depot rents its restored waiting-room rental area for weddings, receptions, business meetings, art shows, fundraisers, reunions, and birthday parties, any day of the week and any time of year. The space is furnished with 18 five-foot round tables (seating 8 comfortably, up to 10 for tighter arrangements), 12 six-foot rectangular tables (seating 6 to 8), 4 five-foot rectangular tables (seating 4 to 6), 10 cocktail tables for standing receptions, and approximately 160 fine-dining-style chairs. A fully equipped food-preparation kitchen with sinks, a refrigerator/freezer, two microwaves, and ample counter space supports catered or self-served meals; guests may bring their own food and drink, hire an outside caterer, or set up a cash bar. Built in 1924 to replace the original Union Pacific depot and hotel that burned in 1917, the building served as Laramie's passenger depot until 1971 and as an Amtrak stop until 1983. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 and is the only structure remaining from Union Pacific's once-large presence in Laramie. Today it doubles as a railroad museum, with a Craftsman-style ceiling preserved from its original construction, and the surrounding city park — home to Railroad Heritage Park's steam engine, snowplow, bunk car, and caboose — can be reserved separately through the City of Laramie's Parks Department.

• Spaces for 500 Guests

The University of Wyoming Conference Center sits directly across from War Memorial Stadium, and that stadium-side address sets its tempo. It is the campus event center built for the full arc of the university's year — from fall tailgates to the weddings, conferences, reunions, and banquets that fill the rest of the calendar. That range is the point. More than 13,000 square feet of flexible space divides into eight conference rooms and an assortment of meeting and banquet rooms, so a conference, a meeting, and a wedding reception can each find the right footprint. Audiovisual services, including setup and on-site event operation, are available to match. Catering comes from University of Wyoming Catering & Events, the team that has run campus functions since 1946 and serves plated meals on china, glassware, and linen at no added charge. For a planner weighing the venue, the appeal is straightforward: one stadium-adjacent address flexible enough for nearly any occasion, backed by a catering operation that handles well over a thousand events each year.

• Spaces for 1,950 Guests

The Laramie Community Ice & Event Center is a city-run ice arena and event facility in Laramie, Wyoming, built around health, wellness, and community connection. Its 200-foot by 85-foot open ice surface anchors a full slate of programming. Figure skating, hockey, and adult skating lessons run alongside broomball, amateur hockey leagues, and the High-Altitude Skating Club. The University of Wyoming's men's and women's club hockey teams call it home, as do the Wyoming Collegiate Figure Skating Club and the Outlaw Youth Hockey Program, which gives more than 100 kids ages 6 to 19 a place to compete. Beyond programming, the center opens its floor to individuals, organizations, and businesses for private rentals. Full arena rentals are available with or without skates. Ice skating party packages pair a two-hour private room with admissions and skate rentals for birthdays and group celebrations. When the ice comes out each spring, the space converts to roller skating from April through May, with a full-building buyout option that adds a bouncy house for larger gatherings. A lobby, restrooms, a small meeting room, and lighted parking round out the facility.