Top Palos Verdes Peninsula Venues

National History Museum Los Angeles offers event spaces for your next celebration in Los Angeles, California.

• Spaces for 420-600 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Historic Space

Town & Gown is a historic ballroom on the University Park Campus of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, established in 1935. Situated at the center of the university's storied campus, the venue blends its nearly century-long heritage with contemporary elegance, making it a distinctive setting for weddings, galas, corporate events, and private celebrations. The main ballroom spans 6,426 square feet with 15-foot ceilings and is illuminated by ten Schonbek crystal chandeliers. It accommodates up to 420 guests for banquet-style dinners and up to 600 for standing receptions. Flexible configurations support everything from intimate seated dinners to large-scale ceremonies and cocktail events. Town & Gown offers comprehensive event services through USC's hospitality team, including full catering and bar service, audiovisual support, florals, cake services, and equipment rentals. On-site parking is available, and the venue is ADA accessible.

• Spaces for 50-80 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

Palihotel Culver City is a boutique urban hotel designed for creative travelers of all ages coming to visit this iconic part of Los Angeles soaked in movie making history and in the midst of a dynamic modern-day renaissance. We have reimagined this historic building to embody a sense of history and the sense of uncovering of a hidden gem. This hotel offers something for everyone and emphasizes an authentic “neighborhood” experience. Like all of our other Palihotel properties, we have created Palihotel Culver City to be well-priced, intimate, energized, comfortable, and contemporary. We have designed a dynamic mix of common and private spaces, furniture, objects, lighting and finishes from different eras to reflect a sense of unconventionality and freedom. Palihotel Culver City also features Simonette restaurant, and indoor-outdoor restaurant, which brings hotel guests and locals together for casual approachable French inspired comfort food. Ideal for the modern urban explorer, Palihotel Culver City provides absolutely everything you need and nothing you don’t.

• Spaces for 300 Guests
• 1 Hotel
• 1 Ballroom

Our hotel offers a variety of meeting and event spaces as well as access to all of USC campus’ extensive venue offerings, for a truly unique experience. During your event, you will work with our expert chefs and on-site catering team who provide a one-stop shop for all of your event planning and conferencing needs. No matter what the occasion, our event professionals make banquet planning easy with customizable packages and an unlimited variety of fun and elegant culinary experiences. Catering We aim to provide healthy, delicious, and socially responsible cuisine for the Trojan Family and our hotel guests. Keeping in line with our campus Food Philosophy, USC Hotel offers a variety of fresh, seasonal, and inspiring hand-made menus. There is no rental fee for the reception but there is a food and beverage minimum applied to all events. The venue allows 6 hours of event time excluding set up and clean up time. Additional hours can be arranged for a fee of $250/hr. Please note there is a $15 corkage fee for wine and champagne. SOCIAL EVENTS & CELEBRATIONS Located on the second floor of USC Hotel, our 7,000 square foot Grand Ballroom can comfortably accommodate up to 300 guests with ample space for a dance floor. As you enter the Ballroom, your eyes are immediately drawn to the exquisite crystal chandeliers and the ballroom’s warm and inviting earth tone decor. Just outside the main entrance to the Grand Ballroom arches you find our airy and naturally-lighted Galleria. The Galleria is perfectly suited for your guests to gather and enjoy specialty drinks and delicious appetizers before entering your reception. AMENITIES Bride's dressing area Groom's dressing area Dance floor Podium and/or stage Tables and chairs provided Linens, silverware, glassware provided Venue set up and clean up Overnight accommodations available Day-of coordinator Champagne toast Complimentary bridal suite Full kitchen facilities Large parking lot RESTRICTIONS Food & beverage minimum General liability insurance required No rice, birdseed, confetti, etc. Exclusive caterer for venue Amplified music OK indoors only No smoking Alcohol must be provided by venue Music must end by midnight No open flame

• Spaces for 60-700 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 4 Hotels
• 4 Total Spaces

The USC Hotel is the only hotel owned and operated by the University of Southern California, situated on the University Park campus at 3540 South Figueroa Street in Los Angeles. The 11-story, 240-room property opened in 1975 and underwent a full renovation in 2015, placing it within walking distance of Exposition Park, the LA Memorial Coliseum, and Downtown Los Angeles. The hotel offers more than 33,000 square feet of event space across 11 meeting rooms, accommodating gatherings from small breakouts to receptions of 700 and full-scale conferences of up to 800 attendees. Key event spaces include the 6,880-square-foot Grand Ballroom — divisible into five configurations — the 2,322-square-foot 1880 Founders Room with a dedicated exterior entrance and built-in bar, an outdoor Teaching Garden designed with sustainable urban gardening practices, and McKay's, the hotel's on-property restaurant available for private events. In-house catering, audio-visual services, and a dedicated event coordination team support all bookings. The hotel holds Green Seal Silver certification and is the official hotel of the University of Southern California.

• Spaces for 90-180 Guests
• 1 Event Space
• 2 Historic Spaces
• 1 Meeting Space

The Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club of USC occupies King Stoops Hall on the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles — a former Los Angeles Public Library that underwent a full renovation in 2012 and was renamed in 2016 following a generous gift from Amy King Dundon-Berchtold. The club has served as a gathering place for the USC community for decades, offering settings for formal dining, informal get-togethers, meetings, and private events. The venue accommodates private receptions, weddings, rehearsal dinners, symposiums, and corporate events for up to 180 guests. The adjoining Scriptorium provides an additional 1,450-square-foot meeting and event room with capacity for up to 100. Full-service event planning and on-site coordination, bar and beverage service, catering, audio-visual support, and florals are available through USC Private Events & Conferences.

The Cayton Children's Museum is the perfect place to host your next gathering! Set right off the beach in the heart of vibrant Downtown Santa Monica, the Cayton offers 21,000 square feet of play space with 25 discovery-based exhibits, art studios and an award-winning theater as well as gallery pop-up space and community space—all in the heart of shopping and dining at Santa Monica Place. For everything from birthday parties to baby showers to corporate events, the Cayton Children's Museum has a solution that will meet your needs. In the event that you rent space at the Cayton, our event professionals will work with you to customize a package that meets your specific requirements. We collaborate with a network of preferred event vendors, caterers, performers, artists, photographers, and more, allowing you to concentrate on your celebration! Catering, performers and artists, photographers, and other services are available so that you can concentrate on the person who is blowing out the candles. We have several private rooms available for event rentals, as well as the entire museum available for private buy-outs for groups of up to 500 people (see below).

• Spaces for 250 Guests

Our dedicated Event Director welcomes groups of 10 to 250 guests and will give personal attention to every detail of your event, from special entertainment requests to audio-visual needs. Red O’s team of friendly employees create a welcoming atmosphere that parallels the luxury resort interiors of the restaurant and our genuine hospitality marks every function held in our private dining rooms. Red O also features an impressive bar and lounge where you’ll find specialty cocktails, an extensive tequila list and award winning wine list. For more information on large parties, private rooms, filming and full restaurant buyouts, please contact our Director of Events for details or click the following locations to send us a message regarding Santa Monica.

In recent years, Derrick Pipkin has gained widespread recognition throughout Southern California for his work in the entertainment industry, particularly for his massively successful Party In Palm Springs extravaganza and annual Mother's Day Jazz Festival. After years of successfully combining business and entertainment, Derrick has recently added the title of restaurateur to his long list of accomplishments and is looking forward to the future. Since the summer 2010 opening of PIPS on La Brea, the PIPS experience has continued to impress foodies and music lovers alike, thanks to Live Jazz on a newly-renovated patio. Luis Carrizo is a Master Chef who has worked all over the world. Chef Luis Carrizo, of Salvat, Argentina, was introduced to South American, Argentinean, and Mediterranean cuisine by his parents, who were born in Spain. Argentina and Brazil were the final destinations for his professional training and culinary education. Following graduation, he worked his way up the ranks to become the Executive Chef for Events at the Hotel Turista in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the prestigious Hyatt Hotel in Santiago, Chile, among other places. Luis Carrizo Salvat traveled to the United States in the late 1990s to further his professional and personal interests in cooking. He accepted the position of Executive Chef at Minotaure Tapas Restaurant & Wine Bar in Playa Del Rey, California, which is well-known for being a fine-dining Spanish restaurant with a Mediterranean influence. In addition to serving as a consultant for numerous restaurant openings, Chef Luis Carrizo Salvat continues to develop menus for businesses such as Farmer's Grove and California City Market. The success of his own catering business, "Flavors of the World," in Woodland Hills has led to the formation of another.

• Spaces for 8-270 Guests
• 7 Hotels
• 1 Ballroom
• 6 Meeting Spaces

Plan your next social celebration, event or business meeting at the Quality Inn & Suites. Featuring 2,430 square feet of meeting space, host up to 270 people or smaller events.

• Spaces for 100-200 Guests
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Historic Space
• 1 Loft

Honeypot takes great pride in being recognized as one of Downtown's premier event spaces by industry leading brands and individual clients, who continue to seek us out for our reputation, distinct aesthetic, design freedoms, and convenient location in the heart of the city. All of these considerations are critical when considering all of the essential elements required for a successful private event. As a private event space, our studio is equipped with sufficient power, a beautiful floor print, natural light, and a dramatic composition. Our studio also serves as a unique work space. Interactive product experiences, new product launches, brand activation, dinner receptions, influencer engagement, and weddings - for both intimate and large groups - are all possible applications. The property is located in the South Park District of Downtown Los Angeles, just a few blocks from the Convention Center, L.A. Live, the Grammy Museum, the Historic Core, and many other attractions. Honeypot has had the pleasure of hosting private events for a variety of prominent companies, creative brand agencies, and event coordinators who are interested in hosting private events in the fields of fashion, film, music and entertainment, art and culture, and other related fields. In return, Honeypot provides a transformable white-canvas studio space that can withstand any transformation. This results in an elegant branded environment that can be used to attract, host, and engage target audiences. In addition to our dynamic layout, easily brandable walls, and distinctive aesthetic, we offer smart space transitions as well as brand placement convenience and dramatic composition. Our interconnecting studio spaces are ideal for introductions and reveals because of their large display wall (28 feet wide) for presentations, vertical panels mounted on the wall for branded vinyl, and our 28 foot wide display wall. Honeypot is truly a one-of-a-kind interactive and memorable experience for both the host and the attendees. Slide number five of fourteen.

• Spaces for 100-280 Guests
• 1 Bar

Cocktails bar offering live DJs, dancing & entertainment on weekends. Open Wed-Sat.

• Spaces for 150-250 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

Michael's Santa Monica has been a landmark of California cuisine since 1979, when founder Michael McCarty opened the restaurant on Third Street in Santa Monica. One of the early pioneers of market-driven, ingredient-focused cooking in the American West, the restaurant continues to build its menus around local produce and hyper-seasonal ingredients sourced from regional farms and purveyors. The venue offers more than 3,500 square feet of event space, accommodating gatherings from 20 to 350 guests. The property includes two private dining rooms, an enclosed garden area, and a front outdoor dining section — all set within a space that doubles as a working art gallery, with modern works from the McCarty family's collection displayed throughout. Michael's brings together its award-winning wine program, full-service catering, and a dining pedigree spanning four decades to support private events ranging from intimate dinners to large-scale wedding receptions.

• Spaces for 16-400 Guests
• 3 Restaurants
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Garden

Tiato Kitchen + Venue is a California Asian restaurant and event destination located at 2700 Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica. Set within an eco-chic space designed by owner Catherine An, the venue combines Vietnamese-inspired flavors with a warm, modern aesthetic — high honeycomb ceilings, raw concrete floors, and reclaimed wood panels lend the interiors a distinctive character, while a lush outdoor garden patio brings open-sky charm to gatherings of all kinds. Three distinct spaces accommodate events ranging from intimate private dinners to large-scale receptions and corporate functions. The Patio, an outdoor garden surrounded by herbs, mature trees, and vibrant plant life, hosts up to 220 seated or 400 standing guests. The Indoors offers a transformable layout with 211 café seats, 17 bar seats, and capacity for 300 guests at a standing reception. The Private Dining Room seats up to 16 guests around a reclaimed wood table and is available with personalized chef-crafted menus. Weekends and evenings are dedicated exclusively to private events. Tiato's catering team supports a range of event formats — social gatherings, corporate events, weddings, and mitzvahs — with on-site parking (two hours complimentary with validation) available for guests.

• Spaces for 150-200 Guests
• 1 Event Space

The Clarke Estate was built as the home of Chauncey and Marie Rankin Clarke in 1919. A wealthy, socially prominent couple, they hired architect Irving Gill to build their country home on 60 acres of citrus groves in Santa Fe Springs. Gill built this elegant house in an unusual style for the era.

• Spaces for 50-100 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Historic Space
• 2 Total Spaces

Malaga Cove Library occupies a 1929 Mediterranean Revival landmark designed by architect Myron Hunt, situated within Malaga Cove Plaza in Palos Verdes Estates, California. The five-story building features cream-colored stucco walls, a red mission tile roof, wrought-iron railings, and a main reading room with exposed wood beams and hand-carved walnut furniture — all set against a hillside overlooking the Pacific coast. In 1980, the building was designated a historical landmark by the Rancho de los Palos Verdes Historical Society, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. The venue offers two primary event settings: a large classical Art Gallery on the ground floor and the adjacent Olmsted Garden, a terraced outdoor space originally designed by Frederick Olmsted Jr. in 1930 and later restored to its original specifications. Together, the Gallery and Garden accommodate wedding ceremonies of up to 100 guests, with seated reception capacity of up to 85 when both spaces are combined. The Tower Room at the top of the building, featuring angled ceilings, exposed beams, and Pacific Ocean views, serves as an additional staging area for wedding parties. A Community Room on the premises accommodates up to 50 guests and is available for meetings, seminars, training sessions, and private parties. Events in both settings are managed through the Palos Verdes Library District.

• Spaces for 75-150 Guests

• Spaces for 150 Guests

UPCOMING EVENTS IN LONG BEACH Visitors to Long Beach for special events come from all over the world to enjoy a variety of festivals, sporting events, and festivities throughout the year. Check out the events listed below to see what's going on, or have a look at our top annual events or things to do this weekend. ANNUAL Activities Listed here are the events that Long Beach residents may look forward to year after year. THE LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX FOR APRIL Come see race vehicles zoom through the streets of Downtown Long Beach at speeds of up to 200 miles per hour, earning the title of "biggest street race in the country." The Grand Prix of Long Beach is the most important event in the city, attracting an audience of approximately 170,000 fans each year. Harbor Breeze Yacht Charters and Cruises is a company that provides yacht charters and cruises. Harbor Breeze Cruises would like to provide you with the opportunity to have the wedding of your dreams aboard one of the most beautiful charter boats in Southern California. Celebrity wedding cruises are unforgettable experiences. Take your vows as the sun sets over the Pacific Ocean or the Pacific Palisades Peninsula, and you'll have the most romantic wedding ever. A wedding celebration on the Queen Mary with a stunning view of the Long Beach, California skyline might be something to think about for your special day. Harbor Breeze Cruises can provide you with all of this and much more! Harbor Breeze Cruises can also assist you with the organization of a meeting, corporate function, or social gathering. Make contact with us right now to begin arranging your event!