Top Onalaska Venues

• Spaces for 275-400 Guests
• 3 Outdoor Spaces
• 3 Event Spaces
• 2 Waterfront

Celebrations on the River sits along the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin, offering three private, all-inclusive event venues under one roof: Center Court, River Park, and Court Yard. Each venue combines indoor reception space with its own riverside outdoor patio, ceremony altar, bridal suite, and groom suite, giving couples exclusive use of the space from 10am to midnight on their event day. Center Court accommodates up to 400 guests with an outdoor patio bar overlooking the river and a raised ceremony gazebo with glass railings. River Park seats up to 275 guests and features the 3 Seasons Room, with floor-to-ceiling windows and vaulted ceilings framing river views. Court Yard holds up to 325 seated or 400 standing guests, with crystal chandeliers and custom LED lighting indoors and a private patio with a gas fire pit outdoors. Every rental includes in-house catering, full-service bars, decor, and a dedicated wedding and event planning staff, along with a state-of-the-art audio/visual system, WiFi, and free on-site parking. Beyond weddings, the venues also host corporate events, celebrations of life, and holiday parties.

• Spaces for 12-75 Guests
• 2 Restaurants
• 5 Hotels
• 5 Total Spaces

The Charmant Hotel is a 67-room boutique hotel in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin, set on the site of the city's first settlement, a log cabin built by fur trader Nathan Myrick in 1842. The building itself dates to 1898, when it was constructed for the FUNKE Candy Factory; the hotel takes its name from Charmant, FUNKE's premium chocolate line, and pays homage to that history throughout, with original maple wood flooring, wood beams, and exposed brick preserved and reimagined across the historic landmark structure. For meetings and celebrations, the hotel's event spaces include the Serenada, a 613-square-foot meeting room suited to corporate gatherings, classroom sessions, and wedding ceremonies and receptions, and the Royal Crown, a 338-square-foot boardroom outfitted with a 70-inch flat-screen TV for off-site business meetings. The Restaurant, with its Private Dining Room and river views, and the Rooftop Terrace, with gas-burning fireplaces and a wood-fired pizza oven, are also available for social and business gatherings. The Charmant Hotel is within walking distance of La Crosse's convention center, distillery, performing arts venues, and downtown shops and restaurants, and about a 15-minute drive from La Crosse Regional Airport.

• Spaces for 660-8,000 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 2 Convention Centers
• 1 Waterfront

The La Crosse Center is a convention and entertainment venue in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin, set along the Mississippi River. Originally built in 1980 and expanded through two later renovations, the facility now spans 120,000 square feet, with an arena seating up to 8,000, two ballrooms, ten dedicated boardrooms, and a terrace overlooking the river. The venue hosts weddings, business meetings, trade shows, banquets, and concerts. Its Riverside Ballroom, on the fourth level, comfortably accommodates up to 660 guests for a sit-down meal beneath wood-paneled ceiling accents, with a panoramic view of the Mississippi River, and is offered with full-service wedding packages that include event planning, catering, bar service, and audio/visual equipment. Downtown La Crosse surrounds the venue with more than 50 restaurants and shops within walking distance, and more than 5,000 hotel rooms are available in the city, with 1,600 of them within walking distance of the Center. La Crosse Regional Airport and the local Amtrak station are each a short drive away.

• Spaces for 128-130 Guests
• 1 Theater
• 2 Historic Spaces
• 1 Art Gallery

Housed in La Crosse's historic 1880 water pumping facility, the Pump House Regional Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has enriched the region through visual, performing, and literary arts since 1977. The building is listed on the National and State of Wisconsin Registers of Historic Places and recognized as a City of La Crosse Historic Landmark, giving its event spaces a distinct sense of history alongside three rotating art galleries, a jewel box theater, and a landscaped courtyard. For weddings and private events, the venue comfortably hosts up to 125 guests. The Kader Gallery, the center's largest space at roughly 1,500 square feet of hardwood flooring, pairs rotating exhibitions with dramatic exhibition lighting and a historic artisan railing, while the Dayton Theater seats up to 130 beneath ornate woodwork and includes a Steinway grand piano for ceremonies and performances. The Courtyard offers a landscaped outdoor setting with the Pump House's indoor galleries available as a rain backup. Beyond weddings, receptions, and private parties, the Pump House welcomes any outside caterer without additional fees and keeps a full bar on-site, and its art studio is available for private classes and team-building events.

• Spaces for 300 Guests

Norskedalen — Norwegian for "the Norwegian Valley" — is a nature and heritage center spanning more than 443 acres across two sites in Coon Valley, Wisconsin. It traces back to 1977, when Dr. Alf Gundersen and his wife Carroll donated the 112-acre Gundersen farm to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Foundation, establishing an arboretum in memory of Alf's mother, Helga Isaksaetre Gundersen. Today Norskedalen combines an arboretum, nature trails, and a collection of historic Norwegian immigrant buildings, including the Bekkum Homestead and Norskedalen's Thrunegaarden farmstead. For weddings and other celebrations, Norskedalen offers its amphitheater for ceremonies and an open-air shelter for dinner receptions and dances, along with the Benrud Little White Chapel — an 1886 Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran church relocated to the property in 2009. Couples can book the three-day Picturesque Package, which covers both ceremony and reception locations, the single-day Classic Package, or the ceremony-only Just Us and Sweet & Simple packages. Beyond event rentals, Norskedalen's grounds include the Per and Anne Paulsen Cabin, an authentic log cabin built roughly 150 years ago, and the Farmhouse at Thrunegaarden, set on 40 acres of Wisconsin farmland — both available as overnight stays for guests wanting to extend their visit to the valley.

• Spaces for 20-520 Guests
• 5 Hotels
• 1 Ballroom
• 4 Meeting Spaces

Stoney Creek Hotel La Crosse – Onalaska sits along the Mississippi River in Onalaska, Wisconsin, just off Interstate 90 and close to La Crosse attractions like Riverside Park, Grandad Bluff, and the historic downtown district. The hotel blends rustic, local character with modern comfort across 157 uniquely appointed rooms, including theme suites with whirlpool baths and stone fireplaces. For events, the hotel offers roughly 11,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space across nine rooms, anchored by the Northwoods Ballroom, which accommodates up to 450 guests for weddings, galas, and conferences. Smaller rooms such as the Thomas G. Rowe, Timberlands, Badger's Den, and Hearth suit meetings and gatherings of various sizes, with on-site audio-visual equipment, Wi-Fi, and catering available. Couples can also hold outdoor ceremonies on the property, with access to the adjacent La Crosse River Conservancy trails for photos. Guests can unwind at Lumberjack's Saloon, the hotel's on-site bar, or in the heated indoor and outdoor pools and fitness center. Pet-friendly rooms and a daily hot breakfast round out the property's amenities.

• Spaces for 400 Guests

• Spaces for 300 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Waterfront

Pettibone Resort sits along the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin, billed as the city's first venue on the river. The banquet hall hosts weddings and corporate events with river views from an outdoor deck, a cascading three-tier waterfall, and a private dock on the water, along with vaulted ceilings, chandeliers, twinkling Edison lights, and an indoor stone fireplace inside. Ceremonies at Pettibone Resort seat up to 200 guests, while the banquet hall accommodates up to 300 for receptions, corporate holiday parties, retreats, and other special events, with the exact count depending on layout. A rustic ceremony arch and white garden chairs frame outdoor ceremonies, and crackling outdoor fires extend the evening once the sun goes down. Planning is handled by a venue coordinator who oversees table setup and cleanup, and each rental includes a dance floor, stage, podiums, wireless microphone, in-house sound system, and audio/visual projection. Couples and event planners choose from an approved caterer list and a private bar, with all-inclusive or a la carte pricing available. Pettibone Resort also operates an on-site RV park and campground for guests looking to extend their stay.