Top Porterdale Venues

• Spaces for 50 Guests

A Chic, Picture-Perfect Venue for Every Celebration Host your next event in our stunning all-inclusive space, ideal for up to 50 guests. Beautifully decorated with a breezy open floor plan, this intimate venue features a convenient prep kitchen complete with an ice maker. Whether you’re planning a baby shower, bridal celebration, micro wedding, birthday party, product launch, photo shoot, pop-up shop, or filming session, this stylish setting offers the perfect backdrop for unforgettable moments.

• Spaces for 250 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Atlanta's newest wedding location, The Mill at Yellow River, is unlike any other! Located in Porterdale, Georgia, in the Porterdale Mill Lofts, a charming neighborhood of live-work spaces. Conyers and Covington, Georgia are just minutes away from The Mill at Yellow River, which is located off I-20. The ancient Mill, which is situated on the banks of the Yellow River, exudes charm and character that your guests will appreciate. A magnificent garden and a spacious outdoor patio are also available at The Mill at Yellow River. A 1,200 square foot bride's loft with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a sitting area, a full kitchen, and a patio that overlooks the Yellow River is also available. We also have access to the Yellow River, which provides spectacular photo opportunity. The Yellow River roars as you go through the rocky terrain. The Lofts are at the entryway to rural Georgia, about thirty minutes from Atlanta and a few miles between Covington and Conyers. They display vintage materials and craftsmanship. Much of The Mill at Yellow River's construction still uses heartwood from mature southern yellow pines for support beams. These trees, sometimes known as longleaf pines, are now extremely rare and virtually always protected, making the production of beams like these nearly difficult. Original maple flooring may be found in several of the Mill's corridors and residences. These floors, which have now been thoroughly restored, have survived seven decades of intensive industrial use and 35 years of neglect. Contact us today to schedule a tour of The Mill at Yellow River, a venue like no other.

• Spaces for 150 Guests
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Country Club

The Oaks Course is a public golf course and event venue situated in Covington, Georgia, east of Atlanta and minutes from I-20. Originally conceptualized by Bobby Jones in 1933, the course has grown into one of the top-ranked golf destinations in the state, set among native Georgia landscape. At the heart of the event offering is the Champions Room, a banquet space adjacent to Putters Restaurant. The room opens onto a spacious back porch overlooking holes one and two, providing a scenic backdrop for wedding receptions, rehearsal dinners, anniversary parties, baby showers, luncheons, and corporate functions. The Champions Room accommodates up to 150 guests comfortably, and the experienced on-site catering team provides breakfast buffets, casual hors d'oeuvres, dinner buffets, and custom menus tailored to each event. An events planner is available to help coordinate gatherings from inquiry through the day of the celebration.

• Spaces for 250 Guests
• 1 Historic Space
• 1 Estate
• 1 Mansion

In 1836, Judge John Harris erected the residence as his townhouse. He possessed a huge property in Covington that was robbed by federal troops in 1864 when Sherman's march to the sea got underway. Sherman and Harris kept journals detailing their thirty-day stay at the Harris Plantation, which may be found at the Atlanta History Center. Following the Civil War with the property changing hands, Robert Franklin Wright purchased the property for $1,000. The Cedars is the name Robert and Salina gave to their home. They renovated the mansion's interior and built a boxwood garden on the back. Your event will have plenty of space both outside and indoors. Want to have a lovely outdoor ceremony but also have a backup plan in case it rains? We've got your back! For your event, you have exclusive use of the entire property (outside, interior, and the gardens). The Twelve Oaks is beautiful, entertaining, and educational for visitors of all ages! For centuries to come, your wedding will be the talk of your family and friends.

• Spaces for 250 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Park

Newton County Parks and Recreation is a public recreation department serving the residents of Newton County, Georgia, centered around the 158-acre Turner Lake Complex in Covington. The complex features a 34,000-square-foot building alongside a 26-acre lake, offering a full range of recreational programming, sports facilities, and rentable event spaces for groups of all sizes. The department's primary event space, the Turner Lake Banquet Room, accommodates up to 250 guests and comes equipped with round and rectangular tables, chairs, a podium, sound system, projector screen, and a kitchen prep area with a refrigerator, warming rack, and ice maker. An outdoor patio and lawn area are accessible directly from the room. For smaller outdoor gatherings, pavilions across multiple county parks — including Turner Lake, Trailblazers, Denny Dobbs, Spring Hill, Beaver Park, and Dinah Pace — are available for daily rental with picnic tables, grills, and electricity. All reservations are made in person at Turner Lake Park. The facility is ADA accessible throughout, and the Newton County Parks and Recreation team can be reached at 770-786-4373.

• Spaces for 20-315 Guests
• 2 Event Spaces
• 3 Meeting Spaces

The Newton Conference Center at Georgia Piedmont Technical College sits on the Newton Campus in Covington, Georgia, 25 miles east of Atlanta off Interstate 20 at Exit 92. The facility offers more than 4,700 square feet of flexible meeting and event space across five rooms, accommodating groups as small as 12 and as large as 450 for theater-style events. The center's signature space is the Atrium, a 2,200-square-foot room featuring a winding staircase, marble foyer, soaring ceilings, and white columns — a setting well-suited to weddings, receptions, and special celebrations. A separate Banquet Room and prefunction area handles seated dinners and receptions for up to 315 guests, while breakout rooms and a glass-walled boardroom round out the facility for corporate and meeting-focused events. All spaces are equipped with state-of-the-art AV systems, wireless internet, and easy access for catering. The venue is wheelchair accessible and offers complimentary parking on site. The conference center serves corporate events, job fairs, class reunions, educational forums, and weddings, with in-house and outside catering both available.

• Spaces for 50-17,000 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Landmark
• 5 Total Spaces

The Georgia International Horse Park served as the official equestrian venue for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games — hosting the equestrian competition, mountain biking, and the final events of the modern pentathlon — and continues to operate as one of the region's most versatile event facilities. Spread across 1,400 acres in Conyers, Georgia, the park has been recognized as the Official Best Outdoor Venue in Georgia and offers a range of indoor and outdoor spaces suited to everything from intimate gatherings to large-scale festivals. The park's primary venues include the Grand Prix Stadium and Plaza, which seats up to 8,000 with a maximum capacity of 17,000 guests; the Charles Walker Covered Arena, capable of accommodating 4,500 for concerts and social events; the Exhibition Center, a 30,000-square-foot multipurpose hall ideal for trade shows, expos, and exhibitions; and the Carriage Room, a 3,750-square-foot banquet space overlooking the park's Courtyard for weddings, receptions, and corporate dinners. The Legacy Room and Picnic Pavilion round out the offering with options for smaller parties and outdoor gatherings of up to 1,000. All on-site catering is provided exclusively by Proof of the Pudding, a full-service caterer offering customized menus from continental breakfasts to plated dinners.