Top Lawrence Venues

• Spaces for 225-400 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Park

The Pavilion at Theatre in the Park is an open-air event venue set within Shawnee Mission Park in Shawnee, Kansas, adjacent to the largest outdoor community theater in the country. Completed in the summer of 2010, the pavilion was built for gatherings of all kinds — from intimate family celebrations to larger corporate events and weddings. The structure features a limestone fireplace, a fire pit, a 16-foot built-in buffet, attached restrooms, and ample on-site parking. Picnic table seating accommodates up to 225 guests, and additional seating can be brought in to host up to 400. As an open vendor facility, clients are welcome to bring their own food, beverages, and alcohol, offering flexibility for any style of event. The Pavilion is well suited for corporate gatherings, family reunions, weddings, rehearsal dinners, showers, and private parties in a park setting that draws on the natural surroundings of Shawnee Mission Park.

• Spaces for 80-500 Guests
• 2 Hotels
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Meeting Space

Hyatt Place Kansas City/Lenexa City Center is a 127-room hotel situated within the walkable Lenexa City Center mixed-use district, surrounded by restaurants, retail shops, and urban amenities. The hotel offers more than 12,000 square feet of event space across nine meeting rooms, making it a versatile option for corporate meetings, social gatherings, and wedding receptions. The hotel's ballroom spaces range from 930 to 2,542 square feet and can accommodate 40 to 400 guests, with the ability to combine sections for larger events. A dedicated pre-function area provides additional room for event registration, cocktail receptions, or guest greeting. All meeting spaces feature built-in audiovisual technology, and full-service event planning support is available on-site. Customized catering options round out the full-service offering for groups of varying sizes.

• Spaces for 25-115 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Landmark
• 5 Total Spaces

Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site is a six-acre living history destination in Topeka, Kansas, situated between downtown and the historic Potwin neighborhood. The site centers on the Ward-Meade Mansion, an 1870s Victorian Prairie home listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and surrounds it with a collection of authentic and reconstructed 19th-century structures — among them an 1880 church, an 1891 schoolhouse, a general store, a livery stable, a depot, and a replica 1854 log cabin. For private events, the site offers a range of indoor and outdoor spaces suited to weddings, receptions, rehearsal dinners, bridal showers, and anniversary celebrations. Ceremonies take place at Everest Church, in the lush outdoor Courtyard, or at Anna's Place, a Victorian reading garden. Receptions are hosted in the Preston Hale Reception Room on the north side of the mansion, which includes kitchen facilities. The Lingo Livery Stable and the Potwin Drug Store soda fountain provide additional rental options for smaller gatherings. Surrounding the historic town is a 2.5-acre botanical garden with meandering paths through distinct specialty areas including an Asian garden, herb garden, water features, gazebos, and a monarch butterfly way station.

• Spaces for 200 Guests

• Spaces for 350 Guests

• Spaces for 500 Guests

• Spaces for 100 Guests

• Spaces for 120 Guests

Brookridge Golf Club is a private country club in Overland Park, Kansas, built around an 18-hole par-70 golf course with tree-lined fairways and Indian Creek winding throughout the property. At 6,483 yards from the back tees, the course is designed to challenge players of every skill level. Beyond golf, the club functions as a full-service family facility. The Nest offers casual dining with views of the Nest Deck, and the 19th Hole Grill & Bar serves golfers throughout the week. The fitness center provides more than 95 hours of weekly access, 37 cardio machines, 18 circuit training stations, and over 30 free group fitness classes each week. A main pool with diving boards, lap lanes, and full-time lifeguards rounds out the amenity set. Brookridge is home to men's and ladies golf leagues, couples events, and a junior golf program — making it a destination for members across all ages and interests.

• Spaces for 250 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Barn
• 1 space at this venue

The Barn at Schwinn Produce Farm sits on a homestead in the Salt Creek Valley of Leavenworth County, Kansas, that has been in the Schwinn family since the late 1800s. The property spans more than 50 acres and is steeped in history — Buffalo Bill Cody's boyhood home stands nearby on the Santa Fe Trail, and the old Hund School, a one-room schoolhouse now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, sits to the south. The Barn itself is 4,500 square feet of traditional white oak Timber Frame construction, assembled with wooden pegs and wedges rather than nails. Inside, that craftsmanship is complemented by computer-controlled LED lighting and a Bose sound system, making the space well suited to weddings, receptions, reunions, corporate gatherings, and church events alike. Radiant heated floors and a full commercial kitchen with ice machine support year-round use. The rental includes 250 chairs, 12 round tables, and 21 rectangular tables, along with a separate bridal cottage. Outdoors, a Holland paver patio and deck area, shaded ceremony grove, and rolling countryside provide multiple settings for ceremonies and cocktail hours. The venue accommodates approximately 250 guests and is accessible from the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

• Spaces for 225 Guests

Fox & Hound in Overland Park, Kansas, is a sports bar and grill situated in the Indian Creek Shopping Center, offering private event hosting alongside its full-service bar and tavern kitchen. The venue is known for its award-winning craft beer and cocktail selection paired with tavern-style food. Private events at Fox & Hound accommodate office gatherings, birthday parties, rehearsal dinners, showers, and reunions in a lively, game-filled setting. The space features pool tables, shuffleboard, darts, giant Jenga, ping pong, and an array of large-screen televisions — a backdrop that makes celebrations both casual and memorable. Great food, drinks, gaming, and music come together under one roof, giving event hosts the flexibility to fill the space with their own crowd while the venue handles the hospitality.

• Spaces for 55-90 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Bar

The Rickhouse is an exclusive private event space situated within the same building as Burg & Barrel, a burger and craft beer restaurant at 7042 W. 76th Street in Overland Park, Kansas. The space carries the rustic, mid-western character of the main dining room, with wood-paneling accents and its own private bar — a self-contained setting well suited to intimate gatherings. The Rickhouse accommodates up to 55 seated guests or 90 guests standing, making it a practical fit for rehearsal dinners, birthday celebrations, corporate events, baby showers, and holiday parties. Guests are served by a dedicated private server and bartender, and the space includes a personal jukebox, a 110" HD projection screen with HDMI connectivity, and six flat-screen TVs — useful for both sports viewings and slideshow presentations. A private bathroom is included. All food and beverage is handled in-house, and a $250 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve the space.

• Spaces for 200 Guests

Milburn Country Club has been a gathering place for the Kansas City area since 1917, making it home to the oldest original golf course in the region. Situated in Overland Park, Kansas, the club rebuilt its clubhouse after a fire in 2010, reopening a 30,000-square-foot facility in 2013 that pairs updated amenities with views of the historic course. The clubhouse offers a range of interior and exterior spaces suited to events of varying scale — from intimate meetings to large celebrations. Spaces include the relaxed Langford Pub with its heated patio, the Sunset Room and Patio available for reserved gatherings, and the polished Board Room. The club provides event planning services alongside in-house catering, and events are hosted by members or their sponsored guests. Beyond events, Milburn offers members a championship golf course, year-round tennis, a seasonal swim facility, a fitness center, and multiple dining options — all within a single private club setting.

• Spaces for 250 Guests

• Spaces for 15-330 Guests
• 1 Theater
• 5 Event Spaces
• 8 Total Spaces

The Event Space at the Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center occupies a landmark building in Overland Park, Kansas — originally the King Louie West bowling alley and Ice Chateau, a mid-century Googie-style structure that opened in 1959 and operated for nearly fifty years before being reimagined as a cultural center. Following a 2015 renovation that honored the building's distinctive undulating roofline and angular stone facade, the Arts and Heritage Center opened in June 2017 and now draws more than 160,000 visitors annually. The centerpiece rental offering is the full event space, which accommodates up to 275 guests and can be divided into two separately bookable sections — a two-thirds portion for up to 175 guests and a one-third portion for up to 75. The space operates as an open-vendor facility, meaning clients may bring their own food and beverage, including alcohol. All full event space rentals include exclusive access to a finishing kitchen and an outdoor patio. Audio-visual equipment — three projectors with screens, wireless microphones, and a sound system — is included with the space, along with 300 white event chairs, round and banquet tables, and bar-height tables. Beyond the main event floor, the center offers a fully flexible Black Box Theater seating up to 330, two rehearsal studios accommodating up to 150 guests each, an art studio for groups up to 50, and a conference room for up to 15.

• Spaces for 250 Guests

• Spaces for 300 Guests

• Spaces for 12-200 Guests
• 4 Restaurants
• 1 Outdoor

YaYa's Euro Bistro is a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas, with more than 20 years of history hosting private events and celebrations. The name YaYa means grandmother and honors the grandmother of co-founder Paul Khoury, who traveled through Europe as an ambassador's wife gathering recipes and culinary ideas that would shape the restaurant's identity. The menu draws from American, Greek, French, and Italian traditions, with a commitment to freshness and seasonal ingredients sourced from local farmers and purveyors. Four private dining rooms accommodate groups of all sizes — from intimate gatherings to full restaurant buyouts for up to 170 seated or 200 for a cocktail reception. A private patio adds an outdoor option, and full-service catering is available both on-site and off-site for home celebrations, office parties, and outside venues. An on-site event coordinator works directly with hosts to customize menus and logistics for corporate dinners, rehearsal dinners, birthday parties, and other private events.

• Spaces for 12-200 Guests
• 1 Event Space
• 4 Meeting Spaces

The Oak Room is the largest event space at the Leawood Community Center, located on the lower level of City Hall in Leawood, Kansas. The center opened in May 1997 and was renovated in June 2006, offering four multipurpose rooms suitable for wedding receptions, business meetings, retreats, civic gatherings, and private celebrations of many kinds. The Oak Room accommodates up to 200 guests and features natural light and a neutral color palette that allows for flexible décor and customization. Just outside the building, lush landscaping and a wooden amphitheater offer a backdrop for event photography. The surrounding City Hall complex includes ample free parking, including ADA-accessible spaces. Three additional rooms — the Maple Room (30 guests), Cedar Room (25 guests), and Walnut Room (12 guests) — are well suited for smaller gatherings, breakout sessions, or meetings. All spaces are managed through the City of Leawood's Parks, Recreation & Arts department, with a dedicated Rental & Event Supervisor on staff.

• Spaces for 65 Guests

La Bodega is an authentic Spanish tapas restaurant and lounge situated in Kansas City's Crossroads Arts District, just minutes from Downtown. Founded by James Taylor — whose background spans architecture, culinary training, brewmaster certification, and hospitality management — the restaurant is built around the Spanish philosophy of tapas: an unhurried, social style of dining that emphasizes leisure, camaraderie, and sharing. The menu centers on a diverse selection of hot and cold tapas, complemented by an award-winning sangria program featuring house-made red, white, rosé, and seasonal varieties. The open-air patio offers spacious outdoor seating suited to warm-weather events, while private dining rooms and full or partial restaurant buyouts give planners flexibility across a range of group sizes. La Bodega accommodates corporate events, rehearsal dinners, family celebrations, team outings, and private receptions. The events team works with each group to tailor menus to specific needs, drawing on in-house culinary and beverage expertise.