Top Newport News Venues

• Spaces for 300-350 Guests
• 1 Vineyard
• 1 Winery
• 1 Event Space

The Upper Shirley Vineyards incorporate a distinctive estate, winery, restaurant and wedding venue with the most beautiful of views, including the most scenic bends on the James River in Virginia. This gorgeous venue that is Upper Shirley Vineyards provides the perfect backdrop for any event, whether it be a wedding, corporate event, business meeting, or rehearsal dinner. The Upper Shirley Vineyards estate has an extensive history with many culinary riches, allowing guests to indulge in bottomland produce, fresh caught seafood, and world class wines grown from the estates own grapes. In addition, couples may have their wedding ceremony on a waterfront ceremony lawn at Upper Shirley Vineyards, providing the most intimate and romantic of settings. Located just 30 minutes from Richmond, Upper Shirley Vineyards will be a beautiful and convenient location for your next private event. Allow your guests to enjoy all that Upper Shirley Vineyards has to offer, including breathtaking vineyard views, delicious food and wine, and an ambiance they won't soon forget.

• Spaces for 250-500 Guests
• 1 Historic Space
• 1 Art Gallery

The Ward Center for Contemporary Art occupies a converted 1889 building in downtown Petersburg, Virginia — originally the Rucker Rosenstock department store, later Butterworth's Furniture, and reimagined through a 2014 renovation into a contemporary art gallery, event venue, and artist studios and lofts. The building sits in Petersburg's historic downtown district, about 25 minutes from Richmond. The venue's main gallery combines restored wood floors, 19-foot ceilings, two grand staircases, and a VIP loft mezzanine with rotating exhibitions of contemporary art on its walls, giving weddings, receptions, meetings, and classes a gallery backdrop rather than a standard banquet room. The space accommodates up to 500 guests standing, with tables and chairs provided for 250 seated guests. Renters have use of the space for a full day, along with kitchen facilities for an outside caterer of their choosing, a private dressing room, and wireless internet, and the venue is handicap accessible.

• Spaces for 55-250 Guests
• 1 Barn
• 2 Vineyards
• 2 Wineries

Ashton Creek Vineyard is a family-owned and operated vineyard, tasting room, and event center set about 20 minutes south of Richmond, in Chester, Virginia. The estate holds Regenerative Certified status, reflecting its sustainable farming practices, and pairs a working vineyard with event spaces built for weddings and private celebrations. The venue's Main Reception Hall, a barn-style building overlooking the vineyard, is a climate-controlled space with stained cement flooring, a stone gas fireplace, individual lighting dimmers, and a full stone bar, accommodating up to 250 guests. A smaller banquet room on the third story hosts up to 55 guests for more intimate gatherings such as bridal showers and corporate events. Outdoor Patio, Veranda, and Lawn areas extend the celebration outside, and a built-in rain plan pairs indoor and outdoor alternatives so weddings can proceed regardless of weather. Ashton Creek Vineyard provides in-house catering and bar service featuring its estate-grown wines, a day-of coordinator, and on-site bridal and groom suites stocked with champagne, beer, and charcuterie. Included decor such as tables, chiavari chairs, linens, drapery, fire pits, uplighting, and wine barrels, along with overflow parking and shuttle access, round out the venue's offerings for weddings, galas, and private events.

• Spaces for 75-250 Guests
• 1 Theater
• 3 Historic Spaces
• 3 Total Spaces

Arts of the Albemarle is a nonprofit art center in historic downtown Elizabeth City, North Carolina, serving as the regional arts council for Pasquotank and Camden counties. It occupies the Lowry-Chesson building, constructed in 1895 as a department store and theater and later home to a Vaudeville stage and silent cinema. After years of abandonment, a four-million-dollar community preservation campaign restored the building into a full arts facility with galleries, a performing arts theater, and studios. For events, the center offers several distinct spaces. The Gallery links a series of connected first-floor exhibition rooms, hosting gatherings for up to 250 guests amid rotating art exhibitions. The Maguire Theatre seats 226 in orchestra configuration and converts to a banquet setup for 135 to 150 guests, with full lighting and sound systems, a projector, and a screen. The third-floor Twiford Room, with its original inlaid wood ceilings and abundant natural light, suits ceremonies, luncheons, meetings, and recitals. Together the spaces accommodate weddings, galas, receptions, and dinners within a restored historic landmark.

• Spaces for 100 Guests

Ma Margaret's House is a lovingly restored grandmother's house in Reedville, Virginia, expanded to meet modern needs while keeping the generous hospitality cherished by the family for years. Set amid country vistas and picturesque grounds on the Northern Neck, the bed and breakfast doubles as an intimate wedding venue, with a dedicated wedding concierge handling planning details. Three wedding packages accommodate celebrations of different sizes, from a private ceremony for just the couple to a themed wedding for up to 50 guests with exclusive use of the entire property. Receptions can take place indoors in the dining room or outdoors on the Celebration Circle, and themed ceremony options include Romantic White, Band of Gold, Country Outside, Jumping the Broom Heritage, and Traditional Chapel weddings. Guests stay in suites such as the Jackson Master Suite, Ma Margaret's Junior Suite, and the Lewis Junior Suite, or in a separate cottage on the property. The B&B has earned a TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice award.

• Spaces for 230-600 Guests
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Waterfront

The Elizabeth City Shrine Club sits on the banks of the Pasquotank River in Camden, North Carolina, and has hosted celebrations at its waterfront clubhouse for more than 50 years. The setting pairs an indoor reception hall with an outdoor wedding area and a 300-foot pier offering docking and swimming, making the property a flexible home for gatherings that move between inside and out. Inside, the reception and dining room seats up to 230 guests and includes a stage, alongside a bar area staffed with a bartender serving beer and wine. Outdoors, a gazebo anchors a riverside ceremony space. A full kitchen is available for staging and storage, and outside caterers are welcome, giving hosts room to shape the menu around the event. The clubhouse suits weddings, receptions, birthday and graduation parties, reunions, and corporate gatherings, with rates the club describes as reasonable. Between the river frontage, the pier, and the combination of indoor and outdoor space, it offers a relaxed waterfront backdrop for events of many kinds.

• Spaces for 260 Guests

Ker Place is a Federal-period Georgian-style mansion in the heart of Onancock, Virginia, built between 1799 and 1803 for merchant farmer John Shepherd Ker and his wife, Agnes Corbin Ker. The Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission has called it the finest and most elaborate Federal mansion on Virginia's Eastern Shore, and the house has been restored to reflect its original 1806 appearance, with period furnishings depicting early 19th-century Eastern Shore plantation life. Today Ker Place serves as headquarters and house museum for the Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society, offering a three-floor historic house with gallery space and a Herb & Kitchen Garden established in 2004. The house and grounds are available as a venue for weddings and special events, set in the walkable town of Onancock alongside restaurants, churches, and bed-and-breakfasts. The first floor is ADA accessible, and the property's grounds also display the traditional log canoe Annie C.

• Spaces for 500 Guests

• Spaces for 3 Guests

Hampton Roads Convention Center sits at the crossroads of I-64 and I-664 in Hampton, Virginia, with an entrance marked by white sails that nod to the region's more than 400 years of maritime history. Inside, 344,000 square feet unfold across 35 flexible event spaces, including three exhibit halls, a multi-configurable grand ballroom, and a conference center with private access, plus an extensive amount of pre-function area for registration and gathering. The center accommodates general sessions ranging from small meetings up to 10,000 attendees, and its three exhibit halls, spanning roughly 27,000 to 41,000 square feet apiece, combine to support trade shows, conventions, and concerts. Nearly 4,000 complimentary parking spaces and proximity to two international airports and Amtrak service make it accessible for regional and national gatherings alike. On-site catering leans into coastal Mid-Atlantic flavor, with menus built around Chesapeake Bay seafood, Virginia barbecue, and locally sourced ingredients. The center has been recognized by Coastal Virginia Magazine as a top banquet and event destination, and it holds accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council along with a Virginia Green sustainability designation.

• Spaces for 200 Guests

• Spaces for 10-50 Guests
• 2 Hotels
• 2 Meeting Spaces

Courtyard Hampton Coliseum Central is a contemporary hotel within walking distance of the Hampton Roads Convention Center and Hampton Coliseum, and a short drive from Langley Air Force Base. Guest rooms and suites include complimentary WiFi, plush bedding, and ergonomic workstations. The on-site Bistro serves breakfast and dinner alongside handcrafted cocktails and Starbucks coffee, and The Market offers a selection of snacks and beverages. A 24-hour fitness center is also available on site. For meetings and events, the hotel offers two adaptable event venues along with AV equipment and event-planning services, making it a practical choice for business meetings and social gatherings in Hampton, Virginia.

• Spaces for 300 Guests

• Spaces for 200 Guests

Broad Bay Country Club offers event spaces for your next celebration in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

• Spaces for 500 Guests

• Spaces for 130 Guests
• 1 Historic Space
• 1 Waterfront

The Freight Shed sits at Riverwalk Landing on the York River in historic Yorktown, Virginia. Built in 1935 by the National Park Service after a storm destroyed much of the original waterfront, the building served as a terminal for Baltimore steamships until 1952 and later operated as a post office, before an extensive 2005 renovation coincided with the opening of Riverwalk Landing. Today the roughly 1,950-square-foot venue hosts weddings, reunions, banquets, concerts, and business meetings and lectures for up to 130 seated guests. Glass arched doors open onto a large brick riverside plaza, with river views and sunsets forming a backdrop for photography, while an adjoining tented area extends the space for ceremonies, cocktail hours, and dancing. A Freight Shed rental includes use of the venue, tables and white chairs suitable both indoors and under the tent, the adjacent tent space, and access to a caterer's kitchen. The venue is available for events from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

• Spaces for 120 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Country Club

Williamsburg Golf Club is a private golf club in Williamsburg, Virginia, whose course traces back to 1958, when Ben Levinson sold 601 acres of farmland to the newly formed Pleasant View Corporation. Architect William F. Gordon designed the original course, with the front nine completed in 1959, the clubhouse in 1960, and the back nine in 1961; the course was later reworked by architect John LaFoy in 2009 with new tees, fairways, greens, bunkers, and cart paths. The clubhouse houses a pro shop, restaurant, and bar alongside banquet facilities for private events. Its Ballroom accommodates up to 120 guests for a plated reception, with larger group sizes possible for a strolling reception, and features neutral-toned walls, rich molding, and golf course views. It can be paired with the adjoining Marble Room and Foyer, finished in black-and-white marble tile, for cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, or buffet stations. Room rental includes tables, chairs, a dance floor, white linens, chafing dishes, and china, making the club an option for wedding receptions, rehearsal dinners, anniversary dinners, and other private celebrations conveniently located off Interstate 64.

• Spaces for 25-50 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Park

Bennett's Creek Park is a 56.8-acre public park in Suffolk, Virginia, where Bennett's Creek meets the Nansemond River. The waterside setting gives the park three boat ramps and a crabbing and fishing pier with handicap access, alongside a nature trail, open fields, tennis courts, a skate park, and a disc golf course. For gatherings, the park offers three covered picnic shelters available for reserved use, each accommodating up to 25 guests, making them a fitting spot for a casual outdoor reception, birthday, or family celebration by the water. Reservations can be made up to 365 days in advance, either in person at the Parks and Recreation administration office or online. Larger gatherings of 100 or more guests, or any event using tents, stages, or similar temporary structures, require a Special Event Permit. Amplified sound and DJs, bounce houses, alcohol, and fireworks are not permitted at the park's shelters.