Top Rochester Venues

• Spaces for 35-150 Guests
• 6 Event Spaces

Located on the banks of the Ottauquechee River, our brew pub offers a picturesque setting for your private event. With a seasonally rotating menu featuring locally-sourced ingredients and more than a dozen beers on tap, we have plenty of option for everyone.

• Spaces for 60 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Dryfter homes is a network of properties across Vermont that host weekend stays, microweddings, graduation parties, and all types of smaller events. If you're planning a smaller event on a budget, Dryfter Homes are a great, affordable option.

• Spaces for 40-250 Guests
• 1 Outdoor

Just minutes from historic Woodstock Village, On The River Inn offers a warm, relaxed stay for couples, families, and travelers looking to slow down and reconnect. Surrounded by nature and Vermont charm, the inn features comfortable rooms, a farm-fresh bistro, indoor pool, hot tub and sauna, and year-round access to the best of the Green Mountain.

While many come to Sugarbush in the winter for some of the best resort skiing & riding in the east, that's just a small part of what this Vermont snow mountain community has to offer. Sugarbush is located in the scenic Mad River Valley of Vermont, a working landscape that is home to pasture-raised meat, dairy, and vegetable farms with celebrated producers such as Von Trapp Farmstead artisan cheese, American Flatbread, and Lawson’s Finest Liquids craft brewery. Home to the Long Trail and Mad River Glen cooperative ski area. Whether you are planning a weddings, meetings or looking for a unique group destination, Sugarbush is home to the best of what Vermont has to offer. When it comes to destination event venues, no matter the size of your event or your particular vision, Sugarbush Resort has a range of offerings to suit your needs. Sugarbush Resort prides itself on working with our clients to gain a great understanding of your needs and objectives and will help design a one-of-a-kind event tailored specifically for you and your attendees.

• Spaces for 100-2,000 Guests
• 1 Barn
• 1 Farm

Reading Farms Estate is Vermont’s most prestigious estate, and has been owned by the same family for nearly 100 years. Reading Farms Estate lies in the heart of the Green Mountains of Vermont. The residence boasts a rich architectural, social and cultural past, with former guests including Coco Chanel, Laurance Rockefeller, and several dukes and duchesses. Reading Farms Estate is the perfect place for your wedding, family reunion, retreat, or any special event! At Reading Farms Estate you will be in the middle of 400 pristine private gated acres with no interrupting noises or time restrictions, a very unique find in the state of Vermont. The beautiful location has everything to make your special day perfect whether you're having a small intimate gathering or a 2000 person event. Reading Farms Estate strives to provide a once in a lifetime experience with memories that will last forever.

• Spaces for 30-200 Guests
• 9 Event Spaces

The Harpoon Taproom in Windsor, VT is an ideal space for your event. We offer a unique setting that combines the atmosphere of community with a modern, operating craft brewery. Enjoy beer brewed on-site, freshly baked pretzels, and a curated craft menu from the Harpoon Kitchen. The entire Taproom experience is built around our motto “Love Beer. Love Life.” We look forward to hosting you and your guests.

• Spaces for 300 Guests
• 1 Hotel
• 1 Ballroom
• 4 Total Spaces

From corporate gatherings, to birthday’s, bar / bat mitzvahs to grand wedding celebrations, your events will come alive in the Granite Mountain Ballroom. With over 7,690 sq feet of dynamic indoor and outdoor space, we can accommodate receptions and banquets of up to 315 guests and conferences and seminars of up to 195. In addition to an impressive space for gatherings, it's our personalized service and attention to detail that set us apart from the usual event venues in the Lebanon area. Count on our culinary team to create delicious cuisine. Let our event planners fine-tune presentations with state-of-the-art audiovisual arrays and anything else you require to ensure a seamlessly orchestrated event. Conveniently located just off I-89, five minutes from downtown Lebanon, The Granite Mountain Ballroom provides an easily accessible venue for one-of-a-kind events.

• Spaces for 200 Guests

TIME STANDS STILL ROMANCE IS IN THE AIR THE BARN AT FOX RUN - YOUR WEDDING MOMENT BEGINS HERE We understand that all weddings should be special and unique. With that in mind, our extraordinary spaces have been designed to allow couples to use their own style to create an incredible day of celebration that will be truly unforgettable and unique. With a breathtaking backdrop of Okemo Mountain and our award-winning Fox Run Golf Club, our venues can host all that you need in one place – rehearsal dinner with meet and greet, pre ceremony drinks, ceremony, reception, after party, shuttle service, late-night dancing, and dining in our portfolio of restaurants, all conveniently located in the town of Ludlow, VT. The Barn At Fox Run is committed to providing a comprehensive wedding experience for you to share with your family and friends – we are more than just a venue. Where history of our property is abundant, The Barn At Fox Run celebrates the building’s natural beauty with classic Vermont architecture and charm with rich hues of the original color scheme. Our classic and timeless barn and natural light envelop your guests and showcase the romance of your love story. The reimagined chandelier exudes style and elegance and will complement every bride and groom whilst the vaulted ceiling is poised as the perfect first dance celebration. Sitting at just shy of 3,000 sq. ft. in size, this pillarless space can accommodate up to 150 guests for a seated wedding reception and cocktail style.

• Spaces for 200 Guests

There’s something about being at Topnotch Resort that elevates the occasion – whether it’s a meeting, conference, corporate retreat, family affair, bridal shower, or wedding. Our blissful location in the Vermont countryside lends a particularly delightful feeling to any event. The glorious sunsets, the first dusting of snow on the trees, the gorgeous fall colors that make a work of art out of each and every day in Stowe, Vermont. At Topnotch Resort, we turn the ordinary into extraordinary by creating unique, memorable events fashioned with your tastes and desires in mind – taking care to ensure each attendee is attended to. So you can concentrate on the tasks at hand, or sit back and enjoy this special time. Let Topnotch Resort do the work for you. It’s our pleasure.

• Spaces for 125 Guests

Amee Farm Lodge is a historic Vermont farmhouse thoughtfully restored and set on Route 100 in Pittsfield, in the heart of the Green Mountains. The property overlooks a pond and the surrounding countryside, with common spaces designed for gathering by the hearth and mornings that open onto mountain light. The lodge offers 15 deluxe guest rooms spread across three floors, each finished with wide-plank pine floors, handcrafted furniture, memory foam mattresses, and down comforters. Guests staying at the lodge also have access to shared common areas throughout the farmhouse. Amee Farm Lodge hosts bike tours, wellness and yoga retreats, family reunions, and corporate events on-site, and serves as the accommodations partner for weddings held nearby at Riverside Farm, where lodging guests receive a Vermont continental breakfast and a dedicated innkeeper.

• Spaces for 100-500 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Barns
• 4 Total Spaces

Riverside Farm is a 700-acre wedding and event venue set against Vermont's Green Mountains in Pittsfield. The property's history dates to the mid-1800s, when its barns and outbuildings were first built; a couple discovered the abandoned farm in 2001 and undertook a restoration that preserved its New England architecture while adding modern amenities, eventually holding their own wedding there before opening it to other couples. The farm is now owned by Joe and Courtney De Sena, founders of Spartan. Riverside Farm's grounds include the Red Barn and the Stonewell Barn, both restored post-and-beam structures furnished with country antiques, along with the Stone Cellar for more intimate gatherings and a 40-acre meadow for ceremonies and receptions with panoramic mountain views. The property can host up to 500 guests and combines ceremony and reception into a single seamless event. Overnight guests can stay on-site in accommodations that include the Bridal Suite, the Groom's Cabin, the River Studio, the Caretaker's Cottage, and The Stables. Riverside Farm is a member of the Vermont Association of Wedding Professionals.

An idyllic Vermont vacation destination. Set high atop a Central Vermont Mountain, on 700 private acres of woods & meadow, with sweeping views of the surrounding Green Mountains and a pristine 740 acre lake – Mountain Top is one of Vermont’s most unique and spectacular destinations.

• Spaces for 115 Guests

Set on five acres in the Green Mountains of Vermont, The Trailside Inn is a farmhouse-style property in Killington that hosts wedding weekends, corporate retreats, and family gatherings with exclusive use of the grounds. Couples exchange vows by a brook lined with birch and maple trees, then move to the deck and backyard for cocktail hour before dinner and dancing under a 2,400-square-foot event tent illuminated by paper lanterns. At the heart of the inn is the Great Room, where a wood fire warms guests during welcome parties, rehearsal dinners, and farewell brunches, and multiple fire pits on the property host nightly bonfires and s'mores. A renovated lower-level game room, with foosball, pool, Giant Jenga, and cornhole, keeps the celebration going after the reception ends. The property's 42 bedrooms, spread across a 28-room main inn, a 9-bedroom guesthouse, and a 5-bedroom Farmhouse, sleep up to 102 guests, allowing wedding parties to book out the entire inn for the weekend. The Trailside Inn has been named to The Knot's Best of Weddings Hall of Fame for 2018 through 2023.

• Spaces for 250 Guests

Barnard Inn Restaurant occupies a brick building constructed in 1796 in Barnard, Vermont, where Chef Will Dodson has led the kitchen for more than 25 years. The restaurant is known for seasonal cuisine prepared fresh daily from local ingredients, an approach recognized when the restaurant was named Best Vermont Restaurant by msn.com in 2015. Guests can dine in the historic dining room or the on-site tavern, and gluten-free options are available at every meal. Beyond nightly dinners, Barnard Inn hosts private events, offering private dining rooms, personal chef services, and catering for holiday parties, weddings, and company celebrations, with menus tailored to each occasion.

• Spaces for 240 Guests

The Lilac Inn occupies an 11,000-square-foot Georgian Revival mansion in Brandon, Vermont, originally built in 1909 as a summer residence known as "The Arches" and designed by Chicago architect George Perkins. The estate's history includes a philanthropist owner who gave Brandon its town library and later donated what is now Branbury State Park, and decades of stewardship by four cousins, among them an opera singer and a pair of well-traveled bookstore owners. Michael and Melanie Shane purchased the property in 1991, renamed it The Lilac Inn, and restored its Gilded Age architecture and grandeur. Today the inn hosts weddings year-round, from intimate elopements to celebrations of up to 200 guests, supported by a personal wedding coordinator who guides couples through planning. The on-site chef builds menus around each couple's own "food story," and the inn provides a Vermont wedding resource guide connecting couples with local florists, salons, and other services. Guests can extend their stay in the inn's on-site guest rooms, and the property is dog-friendly.

• Spaces for 220 Guests

Set in the village of Brandon, Vermont, the Brandon Inn has operated as a site of hospitality since 1786, beginning as a one-story tavern run by Captain Jacob Simonds. After a fire destroyed much of downtown Brandon in 1880, the current Dutch Colonial-style building rose in 1892, and the inn remains on the National Register of Historic Places today. The Brandon Inn hosts weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, and celebrations of life across three indoor spaces available as standalone rentals: the Ballroom, the Dining Room & Gallery, and the Garden Room & Patio. Its team provides in-house catering and an open bar at the Jacob Simonds Bar, with a champagne toast, wine, and local beer, plus optional decoration, lighting, DJ, live music, and A/V equipment. The property also includes an in-ground pool, brick patio, bandstand, and a large lawn along the Neshobe River, and the Ballroom hosts free live piano music on a Steinway Model B most Friday and Saturday evenings.

• Spaces for 120 Guests

Vermont Grange Center is a rural community center in Brookfield, Vermont, set on five acres in the state's farm country and available for private rental from May through October. The property centers on the Butler Building, a recreation hall with a stage, tables and chairs, and a large commercial kitchen suited for weddings, meetings, and celebrations, alongside a historic mansion with three meeting rooms, bedrooms that sleep 15, and a covered porch. Eight rustic cabins provide 96 beds for overnight guests, complemented by a shower building, a Nurse's Cabin with its own bathroom, and nine camper hookups with electric, water, and sewer service. Outdoors, an open-air chapel with a podium and benches offers a quiet setting for ceremonies, and a recreation area with a firepit, picnic tables, and swing sets rounds out the grounds. Rental includes access to all of the property's facilities, and renters may self-cater in the on-site commercial kitchen or bring in an outside caterer.

• Spaces for 200 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Windridge Tennis & Sports Camps sits on more than 250 acres of woods, hills, meadows, and playing fields in Roxbury, Vermont, with the grounds facing west toward sweeping views of the Green Mountains. Known as Teela-Wooket, the property has served as Windridge's home since 1985 and includes a timber-framed dining hall with a fieldstone fireplace and wraparound porch, 21 clay tennis courts, two full-size soccer fields, and an equestrian facility with a 26-stall barn and both indoor and outdoor riding arenas. Beyond its summer camp programs, the property has hosted corporate meetings, weddings, family reunions, and specialty camps. The dining hall seats up to 200 guests for meals and events, and The Inn at Teela-Wooket, a Vermont country inn on the grounds, is available for weddings, reunions, and small corporate gatherings. With extensive lodging in cabins, recreation halls, a field house, and a pool, the campus can support programming and events ranging from a single afternoon to multi-day stays. Located just off Exit 5 on I-89, Windridge is a short drive from Montpelier, Sugarbush, and Waitsfield, with Burlington's airport about an hour away.

• Spaces for 180-200 Guests
• 1 Hotel
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Meeting Space

Killington Mountain Lodge, Tapestry Collection by Hilton sits on the 6th hole of Killington Golf Course in Vermont's Green Mountains, less than two miles from Killington Ski Area and near hiking and biking trails for all skill levels. The 102-room lodge is built around a fireplace lounge and a 20-person hot tub, giving groups a relaxed mountain base after a day on the slopes or trails. On site, Moose & Maple restaurant and bar serve locally inspired breakfast and dinner favorites alongside craft beers and fine wines, and The Coffee Bar handles morning coffee and pastries. For meetings and celebrations, the lodge's ballroom can be used as one open room or divided into smaller sections, accommodating groups of up to 180 guests.