Top Midland Venues

• Spaces for 100-350 Guests
• 2 Restaurants
• 1 Ballroom
• 2 Waterfront

Venezia sits directly on the water in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, where floor-to-ceiling views of Boston Harbor and the city skyline have anchored the restaurant and events venue for over 25 years. The kitchen takes an authentic Italian approach, with handmade pasta, fresh seafood, and locally-sourced ingredients that earned the restaurant a spot on OpenTable's "100 Most Scenic Restaurants in America" list and a 2020 Diner's Choice Award. For private events, the Grand Ballroom accommodates up to 350 guests beneath floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the harbor, with a dance floor for evening celebrations, while the more intimate Waterfront Room seats 50 to 100 for corporate meetings, showers, birthdays, and smaller gatherings. A white marble foyer with a grand mahogany staircase serves as a cocktail-hour gathering point, and has hosted live piano music for arriving guests. Outside, an expansive waterside patio, a white marble gazebo, and a dockside walking path give couples and event hosts additional settings for photos against the harbor backdrop. Full-service catering, a dessert bar, and late-night snack service round out the venue's offerings for weddings, anniversaries, bar mitzvahs, and corporate functions.

• Spaces for 800 Guests

Built in 1954, the Ector County Coliseum has served as a cornerstone of community life in Odessa and the Permian Basin for more than 70 years, hosting rodeos, fairs, trade shows, sporting events, and the Permian Basin International Oil Show. The venue's stage has also carried some of the biggest names in music history — Elvis Presley played two sold-out shows here in 1976, Def Leppard launched their first headlining tour after rehearsing at the Coliseum in 1983, and Deep Purple opened their U.S. comeback tour on its stage in 1985. Spanning 42 acres at the intersection of Highways 191 and 385 in Odessa, Texas, the complex features an 8,000-seat coliseum and more than 145,000 square feet of exhibit space, with more than 2,000 hotel rooms within a 10-minute drive. The venue draws an estimated 400,000 attendees annually and serves as the premier gathering place for the more than 350,000 residents of the Permian Basin, hosting everything from concerts and trade shows to rodeos and community events.

• Spaces for 1,000-4,000 Guests
• 1 Convention Center

Midland County Horseshoe Arena, Pavilion & Amphitheater is a 100-acre event complex in Midland, Texas, at the heart of the Permian Basin. Open since 2006, the venue describes itself as the place "Where the Permian Basin Gathers to Celebrate," having hosted more than 3,000 events and welcomed over 2 million guests. The complex centers on a 1,000+ seat indoor arena and one of Texas' largest covered pavilions, giving it the scale to host everything from concerts, rodeos, and monster truck events to trade shows, conventions, and expos. The Pavilion spans nearly 60,000 square feet and can be configured into three separate halls, Hall A, Hall B, and Hall S, to suit events of different sizes. The Horseshoe has served as the long-running home of the Permian Basin International Oil Show, Permian Basin Comic Con, and Roseland Oil & Gas Expos, among other recurring regional events. For multi-day gatherings, the venue offers on-site RV hook-ups and livestock stalls, along with a dedicated events team that works with clients through the planning process.

• Spaces for 50-150 Guests
• 3 Hotels
• 1 Ballroom
• 3 Meeting Spaces

SpringHill Suites by Marriott Midland Odessa is an all-suite hotel in Midland, Texas, offering large work desks, free high-speed internet, spa-like bathrooms, and smart TVs with streaming capability. Guests also have access to a complimentary hot breakfast, a patio area with a pool and fire pit, a bar lounge with TVs, and a fitness center. The hotel's event hall offers over 2,500 square feet of functional, modern space suited to meetings, training classes, weddings, and family gatherings. The main event room can be divided into two smaller breakout rooms, giving planners flexibility to size the space to a group. Access to a variety of local catering companies and event planners is available for weddings and other private events. The hotel is located within a five-mile radius of major Permian Basin employers including Chevron, OXY, EOG Resources, and Plains All American, making it a convenient base for corporate meetings and business travel.