Top Natrona Heights Venues

• Spaces for 20-1,000 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Outdoor
• 4 Total Spaces

Set on 37 wooded acres in Harmar Township near Cheswick, Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Shrine Center opened its current facility in October 1994, replacing the original Syria Mosque that had served Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood since 1916. The 40,000-square-foot building carries architectural touches from that history, including a sphinx statue that greets guests along the entrance drive. The venue's Grand Ballroom spans 11,500 square feet and seats up to 700 guests around a sunken wooden dance floor, with a 61-by-32-foot stage suited to bands, ceremonies, or presentations. The room can also be divided into as many as five smaller configurations for meetings or events of a more intimate scale. Outdoors, the Picnic Pavilion sits across 5.5 acres of grounds with a volleyball court, horseshoe pits, and a children's play area, backed by a full commercial kitchen for catered gatherings. The Pittsburgh Shrine Center has hosted more than 500 weddings since 1994, alongside banquets, business meetings, and community events. Free onsite parking for more than 500 vehicles and ADA-accessible entrances support events of any size.

• Spaces for 500 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Event Space

Futules' Harmar House is a banquet facility in Cheswick, Pennsylvania, led by Executive Chef and Co-Owner Nicholas W. Futules. The venue hosts weddings, bridal and baby showers, sports banquets, anniversaries, graduations, retirement dinners, funeral luncheons, class reunions, company holiday parties, trade shows, weekday business meetings, and fundraising and political events, with floor plans that scale from as few as 50 guests up to 500. A range of pre-set floor plans, from 144 up to 400 seats, gives planners flexibility in laying out tables for a given group size, including configurations with a designated DJ area or a separate back room. After a wedding reception, guests can move to Futules' Lower Lounge to continue the celebration. The kitchen offers an extensive menu lineup for events, including grand and special-event buffets, a sit-down dinner menu, a sports banquet menu, a showers and memorial luncheon menu, a Lenten menu, and bar packages that can be customized to fit a couple's budget. The venue also runs winter wedding specials in January, February, March, and before Easter, along with Friday and Sunday discount pricing, and extends wedding packages an hour past the bar's closing time.

• Spaces for 250 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Country Club

Founded by Henry and William Fownes, Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania has built its identity around championship golf tradition, having hosted multiple USGA Championships over the club's history. That same setting doubles as the backdrop for the club's private events, from small business luncheons to weddings of up to 250 guests. For private functions, Oakmont Country Club offers several elegant rooms suited to different types and sizes of gatherings. The club's experienced staff works closely with each sponsoring member to personalize an event, customizing menus, linens, floral arrangements, music, and entertainment for weddings, celebrations, and corporate affairs. As a private club, all functions require the sponsorship of a member in good standing, and the club's Director of Catering and Private Events oversees planning for each event.

• Spaces for 100-300 Guests
• 2 Event Spaces
• 2 Mansions
• 2 Total Spaces

Springwood Manor is a renovated century-old stone estate set on wooded hills just outside Pittsburgh in Verona, Pennsylvania. The property began as a farmhouse built around 1870 and was later home to horticulturist Herbert Hoechstetter, whose landscaping business shaped the grounds and whose additions—a sandstone facade, cherry wood paneling, and a fireplace mantle built from an old barn's support beams—still define the house today. A three-year renovation transformed the property into the event venue it is now, framed by Japanese larch, maples, pin oak, chestnut, holly, copper beech, and bamboo. The Manor hosts indoor and outdoor wedding ceremonies, receptions, and corporate events for up to 270 guests. Ceremony sites include Garden Square, with its pergola and separate entrances for the bridal party; the Stone Patio; the Gazebo nestled among the trees; and the Glass Atrium, used for winter ceremonies. The vaulted-ceiling Pavilion, with its scissor trusses and chandeliers, serves as both a reception space for music and dancing and the venue's rain plan. A wooden, three-tier rear deck wraps the back of the stone house and connects to the surrounding grounds. Receptions include an on-site event manager, in-house chef and wait staff, full catering, and access to the entire facility—Manor House, Atrium, Pavilion, Rear Deck, and grounds—with no facility fee for events of 100 or more guests. The same grounds and structures also host business meetings, corporate retreats, and holiday parties.

• Spaces for 75-500 Guests
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 1 Waterfront
• 2 Total Spaces

The Villa at Springwood is an outdoor wedding and event venue set on nine acres of Springwood's rolling Penn Hills property in Verona, Pennsylvania, just outside Pittsburgh. The grounds center on two waterfalls — including a 55-foot drop over a natural stone quarry — along with a covered bridge, three ponds, a stone-lined stream, and towering evergreen and maple trees. Ceremonies are typically held at the base of the Lower Falls or at the Dome, an open-air site framed by a wrought-iron dome near the Upper Falls. From May through October, a 30' x 40' tent covers a side-yard patio connecting the pool area to the upper waterfall site, serving as both a rain plan and a setting for outdoor receptions, dinners, and dancing. The in-ground heated pool and surrounding patio offer a more casual setting for rehearsal dinners, poolside barbecues, and family celebrations. The Villa can be booked as a stand-alone venue, with its own entrance and parking separate from Springwood Manor, or used alongside the Manor for a combined ceremony-and-reception event. A separate on-site Villa Suite provides overnight accommodations for up to six guests, available for extended stays with a two-night minimum — a frequent choice for a wedding party getting ready before the event.

• Spaces for 150-350 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 2 Event Spaces
• 1 Waterfront

Riverside Landings Event Center sits along the Allegheny River in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, offering two distinct halls for weddings, receptions, and other celebrations. The Grand Ballroom is an elegant space with chandeliers, a full bar, and an expansive dance floor, accommodating 100 to 350 guests for large-scale events. The Riverside Landings hall offers a more intimate setting for 50 to 150 guests, with a wrap-around bar, dance floor, and an outdoor porch that overlooks the river year-round. Both halls include a large parking lot and are fully accessible, and the Grand Ballroom adds a private bridal suite for wedding parties. The venue works with a roster of caterers to handle food and beverage for events held in either hall.

• Spaces for 175 Guests

• Spaces for 240 Guests