Top Myakka City Venues

• Spaces for 25-200 Guests
• 3 Museums
• 1 Outdoor
• 3 Total Spaces

Manatee Village Historical Park is an open-air museum set on nearly four acres in Bradenton, Florida, dedicated to preserving the pioneer heritage of Manatee County's founding period from 1840 to 1918. Opened on July 4, 1976, the park encompasses 14 carefully restored and relocated structures — from an 1860 courthouse to an 1887 Methodist church — grouped beneath a canopy of century-old oak trees. The park hosts weddings, ceremonies, meetings, birthday parties, and other private events in several of its historic spaces. The 1887 Old Meeting House Church seats up to 125 guests and features original 1887 pews, stained glass windows, air conditioning, and two ready-rooms. The Courtyard and Gazebo provide a shaded outdoor setting accommodating up to 100 guests, with a classic gazebo framed by Spanish moss and oak trees. The 1860 Courthouse — the oldest remaining wooden courthouse in Florida — is available for smaller gatherings and photo opportunities of up to 25 guests.

• Spaces for 150 Guests

Motorworks Brewing is a craft brewery and event venue in Bradenton, Florida, built around what the brewery calls Florida's largest beer garden. At the center of the outdoor space stands a 150-plus-year-old oak tree that anchors the garden's character and provides a natural canopy for gatherings of all kinds. The venue accommodates private events for groups of up to 450 guests, with the setup and cleanup handled by a dedicated on-site team. Motorworks partners with Blue Water Catering to offer customizable menus — from plated dinners to relaxed buffets — and drink packages ranging from curated selections to a full open bar. The property also includes an air-conditioned taproom, making it a workable option in any weather. Motorworks Brewing hosts weddings, corporate gatherings, birthday parties, holiday celebrations, and milestone events. The beer garden setting, with its live music stage and outdoor atmosphere, suits celebrations that call for a relaxed, lively backdrop rather than a formal ballroom.

• Spaces for 125 Guests

Palmetto Riverside Bed & Breakfast occupies a beautifully restored 1913 home on the north bank of the Manatee River in Palmetto, Florida. Built by J.A. Lamb — son of the town's founder — the house arrived as a Sears & Roebuck catalogue kit home and has since been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Original heart pine flooring, crown molding, and period antiques are preserved throughout, alongside modern systems and amenities. The property offers six guest suites ranging from the cozy Lillie's Room to the 500-square-foot Riverview Suite, several with river or garden views. The enclosed Florida room overlooks the Manatee River and serves as the setting for gourmet multi-course breakfasts and private dining experiences. For private events, Palmetto Riverside accommodates parties of up to 20 guests in a completely private setting, with capacity for weddings, anniversary celebrations, birthday gatherings, and holiday parties. A 200-foot private pier provides Gulf boat access to the property, and the venue's sister restaurant, Château 13 in Bradenton, extends the dining options available to guests.

• Spaces for 170 Guests
• 1 Historic Space
• 1 Garden

Manatee River Garden Club is a historic garden club and event venue set on beautifully landscaped grounds in Bradenton, Florida. Founded in the mid-1920s and incorporated in 1945, the club has cultivated its property for nearly a century, offering a lush, garden-filled backdrop for weddings, receptions, corporate meetings, seminars, showers, birthday celebrations, and family gatherings. The clubhouse centers on a spacious 1,600-square-foot main room featuring a fireplace and three sets of French doors that open to a connected screened patio — allowing events to flow between indoor and outdoor spaces. A separate conference room rounds out the facility. Together, the spaces accommodate up to 170 guests and can be arranged for seated dinners, buffets, cocktail receptions, or dancing. The venue provides complimentary Wi-Fi, off-street parking, and a full kitchen, and welcomes clients to bring their own catering, entertainment, and vendors. Adjacent Lewis Park, available through a separate City of Bradenton permit, extends the outdoor options further.

• Spaces for 250 Guests

Bradenton Country Club is a private sports and social club founded in 1924 on Florida's Gulf Coast. Originally established as Palma Sola Country Club — its name drawn from the "solidarity palm" that once guided ships into Palma Sola Bay — the club was renamed alongside the city itself in the early twentieth century. At its heart is an 18-hole Donald Ross golf course, which the legendary architect designed after declaring the land ideal for the game. The course has been recognized as the Best Private Golf Course in Manatee County and served as the host venue for the LPGA Drive On Championship and LPGA Founders Cup in 2024 and 2025. Beyond the course, members enjoy a full-service clubhouse with fine dining, seven tennis courts, pickleball facilities, a fitness center, and a pool complex with cabanas. The club's stately setting — mature hardwood trees, manicured fairways, and a clubhouse visible from the green — reflects a century of investment in its grounds and traditions.

• Spaces for 120 Guests

The Waverly Restaurant & Bar sits on Manasota Key at 2095 N. Beach Road in Englewood, Florida, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Englewood Beach and the Gulf of Mexico. The restaurant was brought to life by owners Jill and Scott Hemmes, and its Soiree Room brings that same attention to detail to private events and weddings. The Soiree Room is a dedicated banquet space featuring sheer draped ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, and an outdoor deck with water and beach views. A dedicated events coordinator works with each group to customize the space, including color schemes and styling. Catering is provided in-house through The Waverly's own kitchen, and an event policies and contract document is available for planning purposes. The setting — steps from the Gulf — makes it a natural fit for beach-adjacent celebrations, from intimate dinners to full wedding receptions.

• Spaces for 15-250 Guests
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 1 Event Space
• 4 Total Spaces

Palma Sola Botanical Park is a 10-acre nonprofit botanical garden in the Old Palma Sola section of northwest Bradenton, Florida. The park traces its roots to 1990, when local citizens rallied to preserve a site that had served as the Manatee County Nursery. The Palma Sola Botanical Park Foundation, Inc. was incorporated in 1993, and the Galleria building was added in 2000 to host weddings, parties, and educational programs. A protected warm micro-climate keeps the grounds notably frost-free, allowing the park to display rare palms, exotic fruit trees, and subtropical flowering plants found few other places in the region. For private events, the park offers several rental options across its grounds. The Galleria building and its adjacent half-covered deck can seat up to 160 guests and accommodate up to 250 when the outdoor lawns and gardens are included. Wedding couples have access to the full grounds, including the grand lawn, a palm area with gazebo, the Baden Building for a bride's room with kitchenette, and the screened pavilion. The covered pavilion seats up to 50 and suits birthday parties, showers, and family gatherings. A Board Room adjacent to the park office accommodates up to 15 for small meetings. Caterers, photographers, and other vendors of the client's choice are welcome, and on-site staff manage each event from setup through closing.

• Spaces for 200-250 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Event Space
• 2 Total Spaces

Rotonda Golf & Country Club is a golf and event facility in Rotonda West, Florida, featuring five championship courses and full-service event hosting for weddings, reunions, corporate gatherings, and private celebrations. The clubhouse accommodates groups of all sizes up to 200 guests in beautifully furnished rooms, supported by professional event planning staff and customizable catering menus. For outdoor ceremonies, the Wedding Garden provides a natural setting with a signature white gazebo set among palm trees and manicured grounds. The Hills Restaurant rounds out the event offerings, serving as a private dining and reception space available for exclusive bookings. Rotonda Golf & Country Club has earned multiple Charlotte Sun Herald Reader's Choice Awards and holds the Beginner Friendly Certification from the National Golf Course Owners Association, reflecting both its depth of facilities and its welcoming approach to events and recreation alike.

• Spaces for 150 Guests

Palm Island Resort is a private island destination on the Gulf Coast of Southwest Florida, situated between Sarasota and Fort Myers in Cape Haze. Accessible only by boat via the Palm Island Ferry across the Intracoastal Waterway, the resort offers a secluded setting on private beaches with Gulf views. The resort's versatile indoor and outdoor venues accommodate groups from intimate gatherings to celebrations of up to 500 guests under a tent. Ceremony options include beachfront and lawn settings, while the covered courtyard and resort clubhouse serve as reception spaces. In-house culinary services range from casual island-style grilling to white-tablecloth dinners, with dedicated event planning staff available to coordinate every element from lodging and transportation to menu selection and pre- or post-event programming. Beyond weddings and social events, the resort hosts corporate seminars, family reunions, and group getaways. On-site amenities include Rum Bay Restaurant, Coconut's Cafe, tennis and pickleball courts, and a range of water activities including fishing, boating, and kayaking.

• Spaces for 300 Guests

The Secret Garden at Paradise Spring is a BYO outdoor wedding and event estate set on 32 acres in Lithia, Florida, southeast of Tampa. The property centers on the Secret Garden — a lush outdoor ceremony space featuring a spring, swing, altar, benches, and garden furnishings — alongside the 5,000-square-foot, air-conditioned Paradise Spring Pavilion for indoor receptions. Couples may book the Secret Garden alone or take the entire estate, which adds the Villa for up to three nights of on-site accommodations for up to 20 overnight guests. As a bring-your-own-vendor venue, Paradise Spring gives couples full flexibility to select their own caterers, DJs, photographers, and other vendors. All-inclusive catering and décor packages — covering tables, chairs, linens, glassware, silverware, plates, and table décor — are available at an additional per-person rate for those who prefer a more turn-key experience.

• Spaces for 150 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Waterfront

Tampa Bay Watch is a nonprofit environmental organization founded in 1993, situated on Cunningham Key in Tierra Verde, Florida — a waterfront setting on the edge of Tampa Bay with views stretching toward Fort De Soto, Shell Key, and the Gulf of Mexico. The organization's facility, opened in 2005 as a Marine Education Center, doubles as an event venue where weddings and private celebrations support the organization's ongoing bay restoration work. The venue accommodates up to 150 guests across an indoor community room and a 1,900-square-foot covered veranda deck that wraps around the building and overlooks the bay. The interior features wall-to-wall picture windows, and the surrounding lawn provides space for ceremonies. Rental includes nine hours of event time, tables and chairs, a prep room for the wedding party, onsite parking, and a Tampa Bay Watch representative present throughout. Couples and event hosts choose their own licensed caterers with no surcharge. The location is tucked away in a private, secure setting near Fort De Soto Park, while remaining convenient to beach resorts and Tampa International Airport.

• Spaces for 32-316 Guests
• 3 Museums
• 1 Outdoor
• 3 Total Spaces

The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida is one of the most architecturally distinctive event venues in the Tampa Bay area. The building itself — anchored by "The Enigma," a dramatic geodesic glass structure — provides a backdrop unlike any ballroom or banquet hall. Private events here unfold against one of the largest collections of Salvador Dalí's work outside of Europe, with exclusive after-hours gallery access included in every rental. Three event spaces serve different occasions. The Avant-garden is an outdoor garden surrounded by lush landscaping and Dalí-inspired sculptures, accommodating up to 275 guests for cocktail receptions, open-air dinners, and wedding ceremonies. The Raymond James Community Room is a contemporary indoor space suited to seated dinners, receptions, and corporate gatherings for up to 175 guests. The Foyer offers a welcoming first-floor setting for pre-event mingling and networking, holding up to 75 guests. A third-floor Bay Vista space provides panoramic views of Tampa Bay for more intimate gatherings. All venue bookings are coordinated through UDREAM EVENTS, a Tampa Bay–based production team that handles vendor coordination, site visits, and day-of execution. Events are held after museum hours, and packages include in-house tables and chairs, setup, and one hour of private gallery access.

• Spaces for 150 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Akwaaba Hall at the Uhuru House is a community event space in St. Petersburg, Florida, available for rental at affordable rates. The hall is designed to serve the local community, offering a culturally enriched setting adorned with African-inspired decor, stage lighting, and a dedicated stage area with curtained backdrop. The main hall accommodates up to 150 guests and comes equipped with tables and chairs, a sound booth, multiple lighting configurations, and an adjacent staging kitchen. A registration and greeting entryway provides a welcoming arrival experience for guests. The space is wheelchair accessible and includes wireless internet, making it well suited for banquets, community gatherings, celebrations, and private events of all kinds.

• Spaces for 12-150 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

Rococo Steak invites you to reimagine the possibilities for your distinctive private event while you are surrounded by the restaurant's exquisite decor, aristocratic service, and creative cuisine. Rococo Steak can help make any special occasion into an event that will be remembered for a very long time, from engagement parties to wedding ceremonies and receptions, as well as other social gatherings and business events. An amazing engagement party, bachelor or bachelorette party, rehearsal dinner, wedding ceremony, or reception at Rococo Steak it is the start of your happily ever after. You will be able to achieve the wedding of your dreams if you work closely with our devoted Private Events Director. This is true regardless of whether you envisage a big event or an intimate gathering. We will take care of everything for you, down to the tiniest of details, including the creation of a bespoke menu and the choosing of linens.

• Spaces for 130-180 Guests
• 1 Hotel
• 1 Ballroom

Staybridge Suites St. Petersburg Downtown is an all-suite hotel in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, offering flexible event space alongside extended-stay accommodations. Opened in 2014, the property was the first new downtown hotel in the area in over a decade and features 119 suites, each with a fully equipped kitchen. The hotel's centerpiece for gatherings is the Staybridge Ballroom, a 2,212-square-foot space with 14-foot ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows that can be divided into two sections or opened into one large room. It accommodates up to 130 guests for seated dinners or 150 for cocktail receptions, and is well suited for weddings, corporate events, private dinners, and social celebrations. Additional semi-private and outdoor areas bring the total event footprint to approximately 7,700 square feet. Beyond the ballroom, the property offers complimentary hot breakfast, a fitness center, an outdoor heated pool, a backyard BBQ pavilion, complimentary parking, and a shuttle within a three-mile radius. The hotel also features rotating displays of work by local artists and pours microbrew selections from 3 Daughters Brewery.

• Spaces for 1,100-2,000 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Landmark
• 1 Historic Space

Built in 1924 and purchased by the City of St. Petersburg in 1989, the Coliseum is one of the Tampa Bay area's most distinctive multi-use event facilities. Listed as a local landmark within the Downtown St. Petersburg National Register District, it has undergone extensive renovations that preserve its historic architecture while supporting a wide range of events — from weddings and fundraising galas to concerts, trade shows, proms, and corporate functions. The main floor spans 15,500 square feet of red oak, with a permanent stage measuring 37 feet wide by 20 feet deep. The space accommodates 600 to 800 guests for banquet-style events with a dance floor, up to 1,100 guests for banquet seating without a dance floor, and up to 1,800 for general admission concerts and standing events. An integrated JBL sound system, stage lighting with 34 pars, and two loading docks are available on-site. Pre-approved catering vendors and in-house beverage service round out the event infrastructure, and more than 800 parking spaces are within walking distance.

• Spaces for 150-200 Guests
• 1 Museum
• 1 Historic Space
• 1 Waterfront

The St. Petersburg Museum of History has served as a keeper of Florida's stories for over 100 years, anchoring the cultural life of downtown St. Petersburg from its waterfront location at 335 2nd Ave NE. The museum blends its role as a civic institution — home to rotating exhibits on local and regional history — with a flexible event venue that draws on the building's character and its remarkable setting overlooking the marina and the St. Pete Pier. The Flight One Gallery, the museum's primary event space, accommodates up to 150 guests for seated banquet-style events and up to 200 for cocktail receptions or theatre-style gatherings. The gallery's panoramic waterfront views make it a distinctive backdrop for weddings, corporate celebrations, and private parties alike. Ceremonies can be held on the adjacent lawn or at nearby parks before guests move inside for the reception. Event bookings include access to the museum's preferred list of award-winning caterers and full vendor recommendations. Museum exhibits remain available to guests throughout private events, adding a layer of discovery that sets it apart from a conventional ballroom.

• Spaces for 500 Guests

Sun 'N Lake Golf Club is a 36-hole golf and event facility in Sebring, Florida, home to two courses — Turtle Run and Deer Run — alongside a recently renovated clubhouse built for private celebrations of all kinds. The clubhouse anchors the venue's event program, offering a state-of-the-art banquet facility and an outdoor event lawn that together accommodate up to 300 guests. The space is suited for weddings and receptions, bridal showers, banquets, holiday parties, corporate meetings, and more. Sun 'N Lake's events team works with clients from inquiry through event day, handling coordination details so hosts can focus on the occasion. On-site dining is provided through the Island View Restaurant, which serves the clubhouse regularly and supports event catering. The club is also a stop on the Citrus Golf Trail, making it a natural draw for golf outings and tournament groups looking to combine play with a private event.

• Spaces for 125-225 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Art Gallery
• 1 Garden

Duncan McClellan Gallery occupies a transformed 7,800-square-foot former fish and tomato packing plant in the heart of St. Petersburg's Warehouse Art District. The full campus spans 13,000 square feet, encompassing the main interior gallery, a covered Chill Lounge, and lush tropical sculpture gardens set among fruit-bearing trees — an unexpectedly verdant oasis within the surrounding industrial neighborhood. The gallery's rotating exhibitions showcase work from more than 40 nationally and internationally recognized glass artists, spanning sculpture, jewelry, wall art, and garden installations. On-site, the St. Petersburg Hot Glass Workshop — one of the most advanced hot glass facilities in the region — makes live glassblowing demonstrations a distinctive feature of any event held here. Private events accommodate up to 125 guests across the interconnected indoor and outdoor spaces. The venue supports a range of gatherings, from corporate team-building and donor appreciation events to weddings and private celebrations. Bar service, catering access, a raised performance stage, A/V projection, and specialty glass experiences — including guided gallery tours, glassblowing demos, and glass-etching workshops — are available as event add-ons. All event revenue supports DMG School Project, Inc., the gallery's affiliated 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit.

• Spaces for 35-300 Guests
• 4 Outdoor Spaces
• 2 Gardens
• 4 Breweries

Green Bench Brewing Company is a craft brewery, beer garden, and event venue in St. Petersburg, Florida, founded by three St. Pete natives who transformed a shared passion for brewing into the city's first microbrewery. Built on a commitment to quality over quantity, the brewery crafts a rotating lineup of beers, meads, and ciders using fresh, local, and traditional ingredients — and has grown into a true community gathering place where, as the brewery puts it, its doors, bars, and benches are open to everyone. The campus spans two connected locations: the original tasting room and covered outdoor beer garden, and Webb's City Cellar, a two-story industrial-chic barrel aging facility and tasting room that opened in 2019 and honors the legendary Webb's City Drug Store that once anchored downtown St. Petersburg. Together, the two buildings offer a range of spaces for private events, from intimate barrel-side gatherings to full-buyout celebrations. Private event options accommodate groups from 35 to 300 guests across five distinct spaces, including the full Webb's City Cellar with its bar, balcony, and outdoor patio, a second-floor private room with views of the barrel-aging facility and downtown skyline, and the open-air beer garden suited for yoga classes, ceremonies, and photo shoots. In-house bar service is available for most events.