Top Rochester Venues

• Spaces for 100 Guests

Tucked into the natural beauty of central Vermont, The Woods Lodge hosts weddings, private parties, corporate retreats, and celebrations of life in a warm, thoughtfully designed setting. Couples can exchange vows outdoors surrounded by nature or gather for a cozier indoor celebration, with indoor and outdoor areas suited to both intimate gatherings and larger social events. On-site catering is built around customized menus, ranging from grazing tables and passed hors d'oeuvres to full banquets and buffets, with vegan, vegetarian, and other dietary accommodations available on request. The Lodge's bar service offers a rotating selection of Vermont craft beers, wine, and spirits alongside custom cocktails, and can also travel off-site with fully-insured, licensed bartending staff. Beyond event space, The Woods Lodge offers on-site lodging, including cottages and apartments, so wedding parties and retreat groups can extend their stay at the property itself.

• Spaces for 50 Guests

Tucked into the natural beauty of central Vermont, The Woods Lodge offers indoor and outdoor spaces for weddings, private parties, corporate retreats, and celebrations of life. The Lodge's versatile grounds suit both an intimate indoor gathering and a sun-drenched outdoor celebration, with breakout areas and expansive grounds that also lend themselves to corporate retreats and team-building sessions. Weddings at The Woods Lodge range from an outdoor ceremony surrounded by nature to a cozy indoor reception, with the Lodge providing a flexible canvas for both ceremony and celebration. On-site catering includes grazing tables, passed hors d'oeuvres, stationary appetizer displays, and banquet or buffet service, alongside a private chef option for smaller gatherings — all built around vegan, vegetarian, and other dietary accommodations. A well-stocked bar offers spirits, wine, and Vermont craft beer, with outdoor bar service available on fair-weather days and a mobile bar option for events held off-site. Beyond event hosting, The Woods Lodge also operates cottages and apartments for nightly and extended stays, each with a full kitchen, giving guests a place to settle in before or after their event in Northfield, Vermont.

• Spaces for 16-50 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Barn
• 3 Total Spaces

West Hill House B&B is a historic 1850s farmhouse turned Vermont inn set on nine peaceful acres in Warren, in the state's Green Mountains. Nine guest rooms are joined by "The Commons" — three spacious shared rooms — along with gardens, meadows, ponds, and wooded grounds that create a quiet, secluded backdrop for gatherings. Owned and run by innkeepers Eric and Teresa Meadow, the inn is a member of Select Registry and the Association of Lodging Professionals, and has received TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice award each year from 2020 through 2025. For weddings and private events, the property's Handsome Red Barn and surrounding outdoor settings — a gazebo, gardens, meadows, and pond-side spots — host elopements, micro-weddings for up to 16 guests, and intimate weddings, receptions, and dinners for up to 50. In-house catering is available for smaller groups of 6 to 18, while the Handsome Red Barn accommodates larger stand-up receptions or seated dinners for up to 50 guests, with round or rectangular table setups and space for dancing. The same barn space converts to a retreat and meeting venue for groups of up to 24, complete with WiFi and projection equipment, while the B&B's boardroom, Sun Room, and covered Garden Terrace offer additional space for smaller meetings and gatherings.

• Spaces for 20-600 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 6 Hotels
• 8 Total Spaces

Killington Resort sits in Vermont's Green Mountains, known as "The Beast of the East" and the largest ski resort in the eastern United States, with more than 200 days of lift-served skiing and riding each winter and a full slate of summer activities including mountain biking, golf, and a treetop adventure course. The four-season setting gives couples and planners several distinct venues to choose from: the Peak Lodge, perched atop the mountain with panoramic views of the Green Mountains, hosts up to 200 guests for ceremonies and receptions, while the K-1 Lodge accommodates up to 300 guests with an expansive patio suited to rehearsal dinners and welcome parties. The Killington Grand Resort Hotel anchors the resort's event offerings with 200 guest rooms, a spa, and the Oscar Ballroom, along with a firepit and poolside patio for smaller gatherings. The adjoining Grand Hotel & Conference Center provides configurable meeting and banquet space for gatherings ranging from 25 to 400 guests, supported by on-site AV, catering, and a dedicated event coordinator.

• Spaces for 65-150 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Bar
• 4 Total Spaces

The Middlebury Inn has anchored the village green in Middlebury, Vermont since 1827, when Nathan Wood opened it as the Vermont Hotel. Renamed the Addison House in 1852 and substantially renovated under Allen Calhoun beginning in 1897, the property reopened as The Middlebury Inn in 1927 and has operated continuously for more than 180 years. The adjacent Porter Mansion, an 1825 brick home with a curved staircase and marble fireplaces, joined the inn in 1941 and holds nine Victorian guest rooms, while twenty modern annex units followed in 1968. Set in the heart of the Champlain Valley overlooking Middlebury's town green, the inn pairs its historic character — antique grandfather clocks, carved mantelpieces, and Victorian-accented guest rooms — with amenities including Morgan's Tavern restaurant, Waterfalls Day Spa, a business center, and complimentary fitness center access. For events, the inn offers the Founder's Room, a high-ceiling ballroom with crown molding and a working marbled fireplace overlooking the town square, along with an outdoor courtyard nestled between two of its historic buildings — settings suited to weddings, elopements, corporate meetings, and private celebrations.

• Spaces for 200 Guests
• 1 Barn
• 1 Historic Space

The Inn at Round Barn Farm is a historic wedding venue and bed & breakfast set on 45 acres in Vermont's Mad River Valley. Its centerpiece, the Round Barn, was built in 1910 as a dairy barn and is one of only five remaining round barns in the state, now restored to host weddings, concerts, and private events across its Milking Parlor and Hayloft levels. The property's certified organic vegetable gardens supply the in-house Round Barn Culinary Team for farm-to-table dining, while the surrounding grounds of ponds, meadows, and gardens offer a backdrop for outdoor ceremonies and cocktail hours through every season, including a snow-covered winter setting. Guests can extend their stay in the Inn's 12 guest rooms, each individually decorated, with breakfast, afternoon cookies, and evening hors d'oeuvres included. The Inn at Round Barn Farm hosts only one wedding reception at a time, and its event coordinating team oversees planning from booking through the event.

• Spaces for 150 Guests
• 1 Farm
• 1 Event Space

Sky Acres Events sits on a 234-acre working farm in Washington, Vermont, where fields, forests, and streams rise toward a hillside view of the Green Mountains stretching from Mount Mansfield to Killington. Owner Cilla acquired the property, once the Sky Acres Girl Scout Camp, in 2003 and has spent years renovating it while keeping it in use as a working farm. The former camp dining hall has been restored into the Pavilion, a rustic post-and-beam space with a stone fireplace, exposed rafters, antique wagon-wheel chandeliers, and floor-to-ceiling panels that open onto the mountain views. Sky Acres Events hosts weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, and other private celebrations, offering its grounds and Pavilion as a do-it-yourself rental, with access to the space the day before an event for setup and decorating.

• Spaces for 50-162 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Barns
• 2 Farms

Robinson Farm is a 100-acre farmhouse property in Woodstock, Vermont, offering weekend event rentals just five minutes from the heart of Woodstock Village. The land was first settled in 1777 and later worked as a dairy farm; its sugarhouse appeared on the cover of Vermont Life magazine in the 1960s. Today the restored property pairs two historic event barns with on-site farmhouse lodging. The Red Barn, built in 1915, is a spacious two-level venue with exposed beams, café lighting, and an adjacent outdoor gathering area, hosting up to 152 guests for ceremonies and receptions. The Yellow Barn, built in 1865, is a more intimate space with vaulted ceilings and an attached deck, well suited to rehearsal dinners and welcome gatherings for up to 50 guests. Both venues include farmhouse tables, chairs, and sound systems, with mountain and meadow views as a backdrop. Weekend rentals run from Friday noon through Monday noon, giving hosts time to decorate, celebrate, and clean up at their own pace. Guests can extend their stay in the seven-room Farmhouse or the three-bedroom Guest House, and explore over 100 acres of private hiking trails. The property is pet-friendly, and food and bar service are available through Farmhouse Catering Company and Bar Bear.

• Spaces for 36-250 Guests
• 2 Ballrooms
• 3 Museums
• 15 Total Spaces

Set in the heart of Vermont's Green Mountains, the Woodstock Inn & Resort sits along the main street of the village of Woodstock, steps from local restaurants and boutiques. Its guest rooms and event spaces reflect the legacy of Laurance and Mary Rockefeller, whose Woodstock Foundation still owns the resort and has long shaped the town's preservation and character. The resort offers 10,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and banquet space, including the Woodstock Ballroom, the Rockefeller Room, and the Country Club Ballroom, alongside garden and lawn settings such as the South Garden and Kelly Way Gardens. Wedding receptions range from intimate gatherings to celebrations of up to 225 guests, with additional event settings at the Red Barns at Kelly Way Gardens, Billings Farm & Museum, and the Saskadena Six Baselodge. Farm-fresh, seasonal cuisine anchors events at the resort, drawing on ingredients grown in its own 3-acre certified organic Kelly Way Gardens and prepared by its in-house culinary team, alongside on-site catering, floral design, and dedicated event coordinators.

• Spaces for 20-150 Guests
• 1 Event Space

• Spaces for 20-240 Guests
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 3 Meeting Spaces
• 4 Venues with Activities

Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) is a nature center in Quechee, Vermont, set along the Ottauquechee River near Quechee Gorge, with live bird exhibits, a Forest Canopy Walk, and connecting trails. The nonprofit's mission is to motivate individuals and communities to care for the environment through education, research, and avian wildlife rehabilitation. The Nature Center hosts weddings, conferences, and private events across several distinct spaces. The August Pavilion, a covered open-air structure surrounded by trees, accommodates up to 125 seated guests for ceremonies, receptions, and conferences, while the indoor Neale Pavilion offers a naturally lit space, decorated with a rotating art exhibit, for up to 80 guests. Smaller gatherings can use the Sustainable Room or the ADA-accessible Outdoor Classroom, and the wooded HawkFly clearing serves as an intimate outdoor ceremony site. Wedding and event packages can include access to the Forest Canopy Walk, a raptor meet-and-greet, and a live raptor presentation with VINS educators and bird ambassadors, giving guests the chance to connect with wildlife as part of their celebration.

• Spaces for 72-200 Guests
• 1 Hotel
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Total Spaces

Built in 1793 as the home of Colonel Joseph Marsh, Vermont's first lieutenant governor, the Quechee Inn at Marshland Farm is a Georgian-style property listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The inn overlooks Dewey's Mill Pond and the Ottauquechee River, surrounded by spruce and hardwood trees on its Vermont farmstead grounds. Wide pine floors, Queen Anne furnishings, and period antiques carry the inn's 19th-century character through its 22 guest rooms and 3 suites, updated with modern conveniences like wireless internet and air conditioning. The inn hosts destination weddings for up to 200 guests, with full-service catering served in a framed steel tent set on a brick courtyard beside the property's historic red barn, or across the meadows and back fields for ceremonies. Indoors, the Main Dining Room, Porter Library, Common Room, and Gallery Dining Room host smaller receptions and rehearsal dinners, with an adjoining awning-covered patio for cocktail hour. Wedding parties can take over the inn entirely from Friday dinner through Sunday morning. In the afternoons, guests gather in the Common Room for fresh baked cookies and, in colder months, a wood-burning fireplace.

• Spaces for 20-125 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Historic Space

Kedron Valley Inn dates to 1822, when a store built for gristmill workers grew into the community hub that became one of Vermont's oldest inns. Its foundation and framework have stood largely unchanged for more than 185 years, with the 1828 Main House reflecting Federal Style architecture and the 1848 National Hall once serving as a gathering space for dances, concerts, parties, debates, and political meetings. Set in South Woodstock Village in Vermont's Green Mountains, the property blends a Historic Building with a Log Lodge, dark wood furnishings, and antique decor, all surrounded by grounds that include a swimming and fishing pond. The inn hosts private dining in cozy historic rooms located in what was once the inn's ballroom, accommodating up to 20 guests and operated today by the on-site Ransom Tavern restaurant. Combined with its long history as a community gathering place, the inn offers guests an intimate, historic setting for private occasions.

• Spaces for 165-200 Guests
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Park

Common Ground Center is a nonprofit retreat and camp facility set on a 473-acre property in Starksboro, Vermont, about 30 minutes from Burlington. The grounds include forests, open fields, hiking trails, and a two-acre swimming pond, with views of the Hogback and Green Mountains — a backdrop couples often plan around, with many choosing September or October dates for Vermont's fall foliage. For weddings, couples can use the Hay Barn, a renovated barn with exposed beams and a cathedral-like feel for indoor ceremonies; the Dining Hall, the largest facility on site, which seats up to 165 guests and features a bamboo dance floor and a screened porch for cocktail hour; and open fields that accommodate up to 200 ceremony guests. The Eco-Lodge offers a year-round option well suited to small winter weddings. Overnight guests can stay across the property in twenty off-grid cabins, tent platforms, or the Eco-Lodge's eight private-bath guestrooms. A fully equipped commercial kitchen and wood-fired brick oven give couples the flexibility to hire their own caterer. The site is 100% solar-powered, and Common Ground Center — a nonprofit multi-age arts, education, and outdoor recreation center — also hosts youth camps, family camps, and retreats throughout the year.

• Spaces for 250-300 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Barn
• 1 space at this venue

Champlain Valley Alpacas is a family-owned, 80-acre working farm in the Green Mountains of Vermont, run by the same family since 1998, where alpacas and grass-fed beef cattle are raised alongside a small vineyard. In 2011 the family opened the Vermont Wedding Barn, a do-it-yourself event venue seating up to 300 guests for weddings, proms, quinceañeras, birthday parties, anniversaries, and other celebrations. Couples choose their ceremony setting from options that include an open field or the property's own vineyard, both with views of the Adirondacks, and can decorate under a Pagoda-style redwood arbor or a rustic Adirondack-style arbor. The barn itself comes pre-lit with soft white string lighting and includes a contained bar area and a separate DJ or band space, along with round and rectangular tables and up to 250 complimentary white chairs. A signature feature of a Champlain Valley Alpacas wedding is the farm's alpaca herd, which guests can meet and photograph, including the venue's "Running of the Alpacas" moment. Wedding parties are given access to the property for four days — Thursday and Friday for setup and rehearsal, Saturday for the event, and Sunday for cleanup — and the bride and bridesmaids can stay overnight in the property's complimentary Poolside Cottage.

• Spaces for 250 Guests

Built around 1840 by Frank Josselyn on the site of an even older 1799 structure, the Echo Lake Inn is one of only six inns still operating in Vermont that were originally constructed as inns. It sits on Dublin Road in the village of Tyson, part of Plymouth, Vermont, on ten acres bordering Echo Lake near Okemo Mountain. For weddings, the property centers on the Wedding Dell, a natural amphitheater set into the surrounding forest, with the nearby Wishing Well offering an alternate ceremony spot. Receptions move into a dedicated wedding tent outfitted with a dance floor and bar, and couples who book the inn for the weekend can house their whole wedding party across its 20 guestrooms and 8 condominiums. Guests have access to a seasonal pool, jacuzzi, tennis and pickleball court, kayaks, canoes, and rowboats for exploring the lake, plus a restaurant and pub serving farm-to-table dishes made with local, sustainably sourced ingredients.

• Spaces for 225-500 Guests
• 1 Barn
• 1 Farm
• 1 Historic Space

Set on 88 private acres above Vermont's Mad River Valley, Bliss Ridge is a working organic farm that has hosted one-of-a-kind weddings since 2011. The property welcomes only one wedding per weekend, giving each couple exclusive use of the farm's 360-degree panoramic views and photo opportunities. At the heart of the property sits a restored, hand-hewn post-and-beam barn from the 1800s, with 35-foot ceilings and seating for up to 225 guests. Couples can also book two artisan-built treehouses for lodging and getting-ready space: a fully insulated, four-season treehouse built in 2023, and the original Bird's Nest treehouse, built in 2020 over a babbling brook and open May through October. Beyond the ceremony and reception spaces, Bliss Ridge offers an artesian well-fed swimming pond with a sandy beach, a wood-fired sauna, and a cedar barrel cold plunge. The farm holds a full liquor license and creates custom bar menus, and its flower and vegetable gardens supply florals for weddings on-site. Owner Jordan brings 20 years of event planning experience, from private yacht parties to large corporate conferences, to each wedding hosted at Bliss Ridge.

• Spaces for 220 Guests

Ohana Family Camp is a week-long family retreat on Lake Fairlee in Vermont, run by the Aloha Foundation. Its name comes from the Hawaiian word for family, community, and a circle of good friends, and the camp brings families and friends of all ages together to reconnect outdoors. The property sits with the foothills of the Green Mountains to the west and Lake Fairlee below, with scenic back roads and hiking trails minutes away. Families stay in simple cabins with fieldstone fireplaces, kitchenettes, and one to four bedrooms, or in one of six platform tents with four twin beds each, electricity, and covered porches. The Main Lodge sits at the center of the upper camp, with a large meeting and dining area, a central fireplace, a spacious porch, and the main kitchen. Meals are served family-style in the camp's classic dining hall, which features a grand stone fireplace and a wide covered porch overlooking the lake. Days at Ohana are built around counselor-led activities including canoeing, kayaking, sailing, swimming, archery, tennis, and disc golf, along with arts and crafts, a high ropes and climbing course, and open time on the waterfront and in the game room and library. Evenings bring campfires, s'mores, and programs such as marionette shows around the Main Lodge.

• Spaces for 10-350 Guests
• 3 Ballrooms
• 6 Outdoor Spaces
• 14 Total Spaces

Lake Morey Resort is a family-owned resort set in the Vermont hills above the Connecticut River, on the shores of Lake Morey in Fairlee. Now operated by the third generation of the Avery family, who have owned the property since 1972, the resort traces its roots to 1905, when its original hotel building was constructed alongside a golf course developed a few years earlier. The resort has hosted weddings and celebrations for more than 50 years, pairing lakefront event rooms with garden and lakeside outdoor spaces for ceremonies and receptions. Its indoor venues, including the Terrace Ballroom, Morey Room, and Waterlot Room, each include a built-in bar and dance floor with views of the lake, while outdoor sites such as Mapleview Gardens and Hemlock Gardens offer gazebos, gardens, and lawns along the water. Guest rooms and lakeside cottages allow wedding parties to stay on site, and the resort's classically trained chefs and event staff support receptions from planning through the event itself.

• Spaces for 40-200 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Barn
• 2 Total Spaces

The Dowds' Country Inn & Event Center is a 20-room country inn in Lyme, New Hampshire, operating out of a historic building renovated in 1989 from an 18th-century home. The property has grown from a quaint bed and breakfast into a full-service event venue that has hosted weddings, corporate retreats, reunions, and celebrations of all kinds for over 25 years. The inn has been voted "Best of the Best" by Market Surveys of America for 17 consecutive years. The centerpiece for larger gatherings is the 200-seat Banquet Hall, originally the barn and now a restored reception space with an adjacent courtyard and patio — ideal for outdoor cocktail receptions and dancing. A Sun Room accommodates smaller celebrations including company parties, bridal showers, baby showers, and birthday parties. The Carriage House offers a built-in bar, basket-weave brick floors, and historic character well suited to cocktail receptions. The inn provides full in-house catering and bar services across all event spaces, and stocks A/V equipment for corporate meetings and retreats. Twenty guest rooms on-site make Dowds' a convenient single destination for multi-day events and out-of-town attendees.