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  Delaware Art Museum

  2301 Kentmere Pkwy, Wilmington, DE 19806, USA

  • Spaces for 60-200 Guests
  • 2 Outdoor Spaces
  • 7 Museums
  • 7 Total Spaces

  Founded in 1912 to honor Wilmington illustrator Howard Pyle, the Delaware Art Museum has grown into one of Delaware's primary arts and cultural institutions, housing more than 12,000 works that include the largest collection of Pre-Raphaelite art on display outside the United Kingdom and nearly 4,000 works of American illustration. The museum offers a distinctive setting for private events, with a mix of indoor halls, board rooms, an auditorium, and outdoor spaces including a sculpture garden and a labyrinth set within a former reservoir. Catherine A. Fusco Hall accommodates up to 175 guests for cocktail receptions or 150 for seated dinners, while the East Court provides a more intimate option for up to 125. The North Terrace overlooks the sculpture garden and is suited to outdoor entertaining and happy hours. Board rooms and the DuPont Auditorium serve corporate meetings, presentations, and retreats. Events are supported by a roster of preferred local caterers, and the museum's galleries — including the permanent collection — are available as part of event experiences. The venue rental team can be reached at venuerentals@delart.org or 302-351-8535.

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  Crossing Vineyards & Winery

  1853 Wrightstown Rd, Newtown, PA 18940, USA

  • Spaces for 75-175 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 2 Vineyards
  • 2 Total Spaces

  Crossing Vineyards & Winery sits on a 200-year-old estate less than a mile from the spot where George Washington crossed the Delaware River in 1776. Founded by the Carroll family, the winery released its inaugural vintage in 2002 and now spans a 20-acre vineyard in Newtown, Pennsylvania. The property offers several distinct settings for private events. The Vineyard Room is a renovated hay loft with granite tables, while the Garden Room opens onto panoramic vineyard views and connects to an open-air terrace and gardens. The Barrel Room places guests inside the working winery itself, surrounded by oak barrels and stainless steel tanks. For weddings, Vistas at the Vineyard is a tented outdoor space overlooking the vineyard, available May through October for 75 to 175 guests, while an indoor winery space with oak barrel-lined walls and wrought-iron chandeliers hosts weddings of 25 to 75 guests year-round. These spaces suit bridal showers, rehearsal dinners, milestone birthdays, corporate functions, and client appreciation events, with an experienced events team and approved catering partners supporting each celebration.

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  Ash Mill Farm Bed & Breakfast

  5358 Old York Rd, Doylestown, PA 18902, USA

  • Spaces for 250 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Barn
  • 1 space at this venue

  Ash Mill Farm Bed & Breakfast is a pastoral, ten-acre working sheep farm set just outside the lively streets of New Hope, with expansive country meadows and a rustic barn that anchor the property's events. The Grand Manor house offers five guest rooms and two separate guest cottages, giving couples and their families a place to stay right on site. For weddings and private events, Ash Mill Farm is booked as an exclusive property rental, accommodating 50 to 250 guests from an intimate wedding to an elegant gala under the stars. Renting the farm includes exclusive access to the grounds for the entire weekend, with drinks around the outdoor fireplace, use of the porches, cocktail hour in a grove of trees, and visits with the resident sheep.

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  Pearl S. Buck Estate

  520 Dublin Rd, Perkasie, PA 18944, USA

  • Spaces for 300 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Historic Space
  • 1 space at this venue

  Pearl S. Buck Estate is the former Bucks County home of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author and humanitarian Pearl S. Buck, now hosting weddings and private events on its historic grounds. The 18th-century stone home is joined by an arched walkway and courtyard, greenhouses, and a red barn, all set among colorful, well-tended gardens. Ceremonies take place amid the estate's gardens, with cocktail hour hosted on the slate terrace before guests move to the customizable Estate Pavilion, which accommodates up to 300 guests for a reception. A sunlit getting-ready room and indoor weather-contingency options round out the property, allowing celebrations to proceed regardless of forecast. Jamie Hollander Catering & Events partners with the estate to provide on-site catering and event planning, preparing food on the property for each wedding and private event held there.

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  Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve

  1635 River Rd, New Hope, PA 18938, USA

  • Spaces for 50-200 Guests
  • 4 Outdoor Spaces
  • 1 Event Space
  • 5 Total Spaces

  Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve is a 134-acre native plant sanctuary in Bucks County's Pidcock Creek Valley, near Washington Crossing Historic Park, where over 700 species native to Pennsylvania grow across roughly 4.5 miles of trails through forest, meadow, and streamside habitat. Established in 1934 as a memorial to the Revolutionary War patriots who camped in the area with George Washington's army, the preserve has grown into an accredited botanical garden built almost entirely around native plantings first established under botanist Dr. Edgar T. Wherry. For weddings and private events, the grounds offer several distinct outdoor settings, from the timber-framed Moore Pavilion, which seats up to 200 with picnic tables and a wood-burning fireplace, to the stone-patio Pond area, the wooded Gazebo, and the Stone Bridge over Pidcock Creek for smaller ceremonies. Tent rentals through the preserve's event partner can accommodate gatherings of up to 350. Special events at the preserve are managed by its exclusive event partner, Open Aire Affairs.

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  Hilton Wilmington/Christiana

  100 Continental Dr, Newark, DE 19713, USA

  • Spaces for 82-250 Guests
  • 2 Outdoor Spaces
  • 4 Hotels
  • 4 Total Spaces

  Hilton Wilmington/Christiana brings four decades of Hilton hospitality to Newark, Delaware, offering 272 guest rooms and more than 9,000 square feet of flexible event space suited to weddings, corporate conferences, memorial services, and holiday celebrations. The property's two ballrooms anchor the event offerings. The Christiana Ballroom features 12-foot ceilings and chandeliers reminiscent of 18th-century France, with the ability to divide into three intimate salons; it accommodates up to 172 guests. Le Chameleon Ballroom opens onto a pond view through five French doors and connects directly to the outdoor patio. The 1,200-square-foot Courtyard Garden adds an alfresco option, centered around a garden gazebo, two fountains, and an herb and vegetable garden — a setting well suited to ceremonies and outdoor receptions for up to 120 guests at round tables. On-site catering, professional event planning coordination, complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi, and A/V support are available across all spaces. The hotel's 400-plus-space parking lot, full-service dining at Market Kitchen & Bar, and on-site overnight accommodations make it a practical full-service option for multi-day events.

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  Hilton Garden Inn Hamilton

  800 US-130, Hamilton Township, NJ 08691, USA

  • Spaces for 100-200 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Hotel

  The Garden Ballroom at Hilton Garden Inn Hamilton is a dedicated wedding and events venue on the grounds of the Hilton Garden Inn in Hamilton, New Jersey. The property offers three distinct spaces — the Garden Ballroom, the Garden Patio, and the Pond Gazebo — allowing celebrations to flow from an outdoor ceremony to cocktail hour to a seated reception under one address. The Garden Ballroom accommodates up to 180 guests in a classic indoor setting furnished with champagne chiavari chairs with pearl cushions, wall-mounted sconces, and matching mini chandeliers. The covered Garden Patio extends events outdoors, featuring warm brick flooring, a custom canopy with hanging chandeliers, a brick fire pit, overhead string lights, and manicured flower beds for up to 100 guests. Ceremonies are held at the private Pond Gazebo, set beside a trumpet-shaped fountain and framed by the property's gardens. In-house catering, a dedicated event coordination team, and 105 on-site hotel guest rooms make the venue a practical choice for wedding weekends, social celebrations, corporate banquets, and private dinners.

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  Morven Museum & Garden

  55 Stockton St, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA

  • Spaces for 85-450 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 2 Museums
  • 2 Total Spaces

  Morven Museum & Garden is a National Historic Landmark in Princeton, New Jersey, built around 1757 by Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The estate served as New Jersey's official Governor's Mansion from 1945 to 1981, housing five governors, before reopening as a museum and public garden in 2004 following a multi-phase restoration. More than 260 years of history are woven into the grounds, from the Colonial Revival gardens to the period architecture of the mansion itself. Three event spaces accommodate weddings, receptions, and private gatherings of varying sizes. The Stockton Education Center is a modern indoor venue with views of the pocket gardens, welcoming up to 115 guests for cocktail receptions or 85 for seated dinners, with WiFi, accessible restrooms, and 60 on-site parking spaces. The Great Lawn is a sweeping outdoor space framed by mature trees, accommodating up to 400 guests for cocktail receptions, buffet dinners, or seated dinners, with the option to add a tent for larger events or weather coverage. The Colonial Revival Garden offers a historically designed open-air setting for ceremonies and tented gatherings. Planning resources include an approved caterer list and a preferred vendor list.

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  Camp Saginaw

  740 Saginaw Rd, Oxford, PA 19363, USA

  • Spaces for 120-600 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Event Space
  • 1 Meeting Space

  Camp Saginaw sits on more than 300 wooded acres in Chester County, Pennsylvania, about an hour south of Philadelphia and an hour north of Baltimore. Family-owned and operated since 1927, the property has spent nearly a century as a summer camp, and that same land now hosts weddings, picnics and parties, and weekend retreats through its Saginaw Retreats program. Couples can book the camp for a full wedding weekend, with guests arriving Friday for a rehearsal dinner, a Saturday ceremony and reception, and departing after Sunday brunch and activities. Meals are served in the air-conditioned Dining Hall, and events can spread across spaces like The Dell, an amphitheater-style venue that holds more than 600 people outdoors, and The Lodge, an air-conditioned building that seats 120 for smaller gatherings. Saniford Hall offers updated sound and lighting for shows and dances. Beyond the ceremony and reception, the grounds give groups access to camp-style recreation not typically found at an event venue: two pools with a water slide, a 60-foot climbing wall, an aerial adventure course, archery, go-karts, and canoeing on Big Elk Creek. On-site retreat professionals help oversee logistics from arrival through departure, and the camp can accommodate everything from corporate picnics and leadership retreats to Bar and Bat Mitzvahs and reunions.

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  Beneduce Vineyards

  1 Jeremiah Ln, Pittstown, NJ 08867, USA

  • Spaces for 20-800 Guests
  • 3 Outdoor Spaces
  • 5 Wineries
  • 5 Total Spaces

  Beneduce Vineyards is a 77-acre family-owned farm winery in Pittstown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The vineyard was established in 2009 by owner and winemaker Mike Beneduce, building on a multi-generational family winemaking tradition rooted in Italian heritage. All wines are 100% estate grown, with a focus on sustainable, cool-climate viticulture — a commitment recognized through the property's River Friendly Farm Certification. The vineyard has been named among Travel + Leisure's Top 25 US Vineyards and ranked #4 Winery in the U.S. by Tasting Table. For private events, the property offers five distinct settings accommodating anywhere from 10 to 150 guests: The Crush Pad, an outdoor covered gathering space built with fieldstone and reclaimed wood; The Oasis, a tropical greenhouse with year-round lush plantings; The Loft, an intimate indoor space with a bird's-eye view of the winery floor; the Stone Patio, centered around a large stone fire pit; and the Shaded Patios, open-air seating alongside the vineyard vines. Private events are staffed and include tables, chairs, and access to a curated list of approved local caterers.

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  Fairwinds Farm

  41 Tailwinds Ln, North East, MD 21901, USA

  • Spaces for 250-288 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 2 Farms
  • 2 Total Spaces

  Fairwinds Farm & Stables is a working equestrian estate set on open farm property in North East, Maryland — about an hour from Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Wilmington. The property hosts elegant indoor and outdoor weddings and events from May through mid-October, offering couples and event planners a genuine farm setting with the warmth of a family-run operation. The primary event space is a large carpeted tent that accommodates up to 250 guests for receptions, furnished with round tables, white folding chairs, a dance floor, and a bar. Outdoor ceremonies take place beneath the trees overlooking the horse pasture, with the tent available as a covered backup for inclement weather. On-site accommodations include a Victorian bed and breakfast available for wedding parties to use as a bridal suite. Rental packages include dove release, pony rides, parking attendants, golf cart transportation for guests with mobility needs, vintage car photo opportunities, and bonfire access. The property also offers easy vendor access with electric hookups and dedicated catering areas.

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  The Event Center at Shepherd Hills

  1160 S Krocks Rd, Allentown, PA 18106, USA

  • Spaces for 200 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Country Club
  • 1 Tent

  The Event Center at Shepherd Hills sits on the grounds of Shepherd Hills Golf Club in Allentown, Pennsylvania, a public golf, food, and entertainment destination operating since 1963. Its event spaces offer a luxurious choice of room sizes suited to both small gatherings and large celebrations, from weddings to corporate meetings and golf outings, with setups personalized to each event's needs. The Keystone Ballroom, one of the Lehigh Valley's most modern event spaces, pairs a custom American cuisine menu prepared by the venue's executive chef with an elegant setting for dinner and dancing. Outdoor ceremonies can take place in a landscaped courtyard framed by the golf course, or indoors by a fireplace or willow tree for a more intimate setting, with a hillside patio available for cocktail hour and a 200-person outdoor pavilion for warm-weather gatherings alongside the Biergarten.

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  Colonial Industrial Quarter

  459 Old York Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18018, USA

  • Spaces for 30-350 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 4 Landmarks
  • 4 Total Spaces

  The Colonial Industrial Quarter is a historic site within Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites, set on a hillside below Central Moravian Church extending to the Monocacy Creek in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Known as Americas earliest industrial center, the site is part of the Historic Moravian Bethlehem National Historic Landmark District and the Moravian Church Settlements UNESCO World Heritage Inscription. By 1747, the Moravian settlement here operated 35 different crafts and industries, including mills, tanneries, and textile operations powered by the creek. For events, the Colonial Industrial Quarter pairs outdoor ceremony space among its historic buildings with cocktail hours and receptions inside the Luckenbach Mill, creating a rustic, historical backdrop for weddings, parties, and corporate gatherings. The Mill offers climate-controlled space across two floors, while the nearby Springhouse provides a smaller, more intimate indoor option. Outdoor tented functions can accommodate larger gatherings on the grounds.

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  Kemerer Museum

  427 N New St, Bethlehem, PA 18018, USA

  • Spaces for 55-140 Guests
  • 3 Outdoor Spaces
  • 3 Museums
  • 3 Total Spaces

  The Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts occupies three interconnected mid-1800s homes in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and is Pennsylvania's only decorative arts museum, one of just fifteen such institutions nationwide. Founded in 1954 through the bequest of Annie S. Kemerer, the museum houses her personal collection of Pennsylvania German textiles, Bohemian glass, and a 200-piece wedding china set, displayed alongside period rooms and rotating exhibits of furniture, paintings, and silver across two floors. Its grounds include gardens designed by Scott Rothenberger's PLACE, featuring stainless steel sculptures by Bethlehem native Skip Kralik. For private events, the museum offers art, textiles, and history as a backdrop for small, intimate gatherings such as weddings, anniversary celebrations, rehearsal dinners, and baby showers, as well as corporate celebrations. Guests can move between the two-floor art exhibit and an outdoor patio area, and the museum can also serve as a cocktail hour site following a small ceremony at the nearby Moravian Museum's Saal.

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  Abraham Lincoln Hotel

  100 N 5th Street Hwy #503, Reading, PA 19601, USA

  • Spaces for 40-300 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 5 Hotels
  • 5 Total Spaces

  The Abraham Lincoln has operated as an events venue in Reading, Pennsylvania since the Abraham Lincoln Hotel first opened its doors on May 1, 1930. The building has been restored to its 1930s grandeur, with grand Palladian windows, robust columns, and elegant mezzanine areas that recall its original hotel-era architecture. Over the decades, its rooms have hosted notable figures including Eleanor Roosevelt and John Philip Sousa. The venue offers a range of spaces suited to different event sizes, from an intimate salon setting for around 40 guests to a larger classic room for about 100, up to the Presidential Ballroom, which hosts up to 300 guests beneath six crystal chandeliers sourced from Philadelphia's John Wanamaker Department Store. Several rooms, including the Roosevelt Suite and the Madison & Washington Suite, offer private bars, dance floors, and flexible layouts that can be booked separately or combined for larger gatherings.

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  Burnside Plantation

  1461 Schoenersville Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18018, USA

  • Spaces for 20-250 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 2 Barns
  • 3 Total Spaces

  Burnside Plantation is a historic 6.5-acre farm property in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, established in 1748 by James and Mary Burnside and later operated as a Moravian Church communal farm. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and retains its 18th- and 19th-century character, with a farmhouse dating to 1748 and 1818, a summer kitchen, two 1840s bank barns known as the Johnson Barn and Haas Barn, a kitchen garden, an orchard, and one of the only remaining working High Horse-Power wheels in the country. For events, Burnside Plantation offers an outdoor setting of meadows, gardens, and rustic barns that suits weddings, ceremonies, corporate gatherings, and other celebrations. The open grounds accommodate up to 250 guests, while the Johnson Barn and Wagon Shed provide smaller, more intimate backdrops for ceremonies and receptions. Custom group tours, including a Colonial Industrial Quarter walking tour, are available for corporate events, and all outdoor gatherings are set up with tenting arranged through the venue's approved vendors.

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  Green Valley Chateau

  150 Green Valley Rd, Reading, PA 19608, USA

  • Spaces for 299-300 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Country Club
  • 1 Tent

  Set on 23 shaded acres in the rolling meadows of rural Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, Green Valley Chateau centers on the Chateau Tent, a temperature-controlled event space with 30-foot-high peaks. The tent hosts private functions for up to 299 guests and is available from mid-March through mid-November, giving couples and event hosts a long outdoor season in a countryside setting. The venue is operated by Green Valley Country Club and welcomes weddings, graduations, quinceañeras, fundraising events, birthday parties, and corporate events. Its rural acreage offers open, green surroundings for photography and outdoor ceremonies alongside the climate-controlled comfort of the tent itself.

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  Spring Hill Manor

  455 Springhill Rd, Rising Sun, MD 21911, USA

  • Spaces for 150-180 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Barn
  • 1 space at this venue

  Spring Hill Manor is a restored 1844 barn venue set on a scenic property in Rising Sun, Maryland, in the northeastern corner of the state. The barn's hand-hewn beams and antique décor establish a rustic elegance that pairs naturally with the surrounding country landscape — gardens, stone-path ceremony spaces, an arbor, and a pond overlook that draws photographers and guests alike. The venue hosts barn weddings, receptions, and special events with a maximum of 150 guests, and is available on select weekends from September through October. Every event is held exclusively — the full property is devoted to a single celebration on each event day. Owner Jamie Sherrard manages the event on-site, assisting with setup, coordinating with vendors, and overseeing cleanup. Couples bring their own caterer, entertainment, and florist, giving them full flexibility to shape the day. Outdoor ceremonies can move indoors if weather requires, and the fire pit and wood-burning fireplace offer additional gathering spots as the season cools.

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  The Loft at Sawmill Golf Course

  5630 Sullivan Trail, Easton, PA 18040, USA

  • Spaces for 100-250 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 2 Total Spaces

  The Loft at Sawmill Golf Course occupies the second floor of the clubhouse at Sawmill Golf Course in Easton, Pennsylvania, inside a building constructed in the 1860s. Its original wood beams have been carefully restored, giving the banquet room a rustic charm suited to weddings, reunions, and celebrations of all kinds. The space seats up to 100 guests, is fully handicap accessible, and offers a deck overlooking the golf course and garden. For outdoor gatherings, the venue's Pavilion is available seasonally from Memorial Day through Labor Day, seating between 50 and 120 guests in a relaxed, casual setting with picnic tables and lantern lighting. Wedding ceremonies can also be held in the on-site rose garden during that same window. Every event at The Loft is paired with the venue's in-house catering, a fully stocked bar, top-quality menus, and ample on-site parking.

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• The Liberty View

  1 N Independence Mall W, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA

  • Spaces for 180-500 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 1 space at this venue

  The Liberty View is a private event space on the second-floor mezzanine level of the Independence Visitor Center, in the heart of Philadelphia's Historic District. An 1,800-square-foot wraparound outdoor terrace pairs with a contemporary indoor ballroom, giving the venue unobstructed views of Independence Mall and the surrounding historic architecture. The space accommodates up to 180 guests seated at round tables, 200 guests theater-style, or 500 standing, with staff configuring the room to suit each event. Facility rentals include use of the entire mezzanine level, tables, banquet chairs, and setup and breakdown labor. The Liberty View hosts weddings, galas, corporate retreats, press conferences, holiday parties, and company meetings, with rentals available seven days a week, 363 days a year, from as early as 6 a.m. to as late as 3 a.m. Food and beverage service is provided exclusively by Brulee Catering.

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