Top Sussex Venues

• Spaces for 300 Guests

Sonesta Milwaukee West Wauwatosa is a full-service hotel set within Milwaukee County Research Park in Wauwatosa, minutes from the Milwaukee County Zoo, Mayfair Mall, and Wisconsin State Fair Park. The hotel offers eight meeting rooms totaling more than 6,800 square feet of flexible event space, anchored by its largest venue, the Grand Ballroom, which spans 5,023 square feet. Additional spaces include the Doyne, Knowles, Froedtert, Vogel, and Brooks rooms, giving planners a range of room sizes to combine for meetings, conferences, and social events. For weddings, the hotel's in-house catering team oversees the details, from the Grand Ballroom to its more intimate event spaces for couples planning smaller celebrations. Guests can unwind at The Lounge for drinks and lighter fare, take a dip in the indoor pool, or work out in the on-site fitness center. The hotel also maintains a 24-hour business center and accessibility features throughout, including wheelchair-accessible meeting and public spaces.

• Spaces for 25-700 Guests
• 1 Bar
• 2 Ballrooms
• 14 Total Spaces

Milwaukee County Zoo has grown from a small mammal and bird display in Washington Park in 1892 into a 190-acre zoological garden home to more than 2,400 animals across over 340 species. The zoo offers indoor and outdoor spaces for weddings, receptions, corporate parties, and picnics, giving planners the option of a traditional ballroom setting or a celebration set among the animal habitats. Indoors, the Peck Welcome Center provides a ballroom with large glass windows, terrazzo floors, and high ceilings, along with access to an outdoor patio, while the Zoofari Center offers a permanent stage and dance floor just outside the zoo's main entrance on Bluemound Road. Smaller gatherings can be hosted in spaces such as the Flamingo Multi-purpose Room or the Northwestern Mutual Learning Loft, which overlooks the Elephant Care Center through floor-to-ceiling windows. For events with more of an outdoor, safari feel, the zoo also rents out spaces within its animal habitat buildings, including the Aquatic & Reptile Center, Florence Mila Borchert Big Cat Country, and the Stearns Family Apes of Africa building, along with several picnic areas across the grounds that can accommodate groups from a few dozen up to several thousand guests when combined.

• Spaces for 25-5,000 Guests
• 2 Ballrooms
• 4 Outdoor Spaces
• 12 Total Spaces

The Milwaukee County Zoo has welcomed visitors to its 190-acre grounds since 1892, when a small mammal and bird display in Washington Park drew crowds; today it is home to more than 2,400 animals across 340 species. For private events, the Zoo offers a distinctive mix of indoor and outdoor spaces that put guests in the company of its animal collection, from a glass-walled ballroom to picnic groves tucked among the trees. The Peck Welcome Center anchors the Zoo's largest gatherings with an indoor ballroom seating up to 320 guests, while the Zoofari Center, just off Bluemound Road, brings a permanent stage and dance floor to weddings and galas for up to 300. Smaller meetings and receptions can be booked inside animal habitat buildings such as the Northwestern Mutual Learning Loft, which overlooks the elephant care center, or the Hippo Learning Center, set eye-level with the hippo habitat. Outdoors, picnic areas including Maple Cove, Oak Grove, and the Generac Zoo Terrace accommodate groups from a few dozen guests to several thousand. Every rental includes access to Zoo grounds, and the Zoo's own events team coordinates approved caterers, beverage service, and setup for corporate parties, birthdays, and wedding receptions alike.

• Spaces for 300 Guests

The Wisconsin Country Club is a private club in Milwaukee, set along an 18-hole golf course built in 1954 by designer William Diddel and renewed in 2014 with a $3.5 million makeover by architect Bruce Hepner. Founded in 1926 as Brynwood Country Club, the property spent 14 years as the country-club campus of The Wisconsin Club before joining Concert Golf Partners in June 2023 under its current name. Weddings of up to 300 guests unfold across nearly 5,000 square feet of entertaining space in the clubhouse, with get-ready rooms for the wedding party and a choice of outdoor ceremony sites across the manicured grounds — including settings with panoramic views of the 18th green. The culinary team creates custom menus served as cocktail-hour hors d'oeuvres or as plated, family-style, or buffet meals, with bartenders pouring signature drinks and premium liquors from an open or cash bar. Private and semi-private rooms handle everything from board-style meetings to large conferences, supported by audio-visual equipment and complimentary WiFi, and the wheelchair-accessible clubhouse offers on-site parking. From bridal showers and rehearsal dinners to golf tournaments, fundraisers, and class reunions, the club's planners look after the details from the initial tour through event day.

• Spaces for 14-300 Guests
• 2 Restaurants
• 4 Hotels
• 4 Total Spaces

The Delafield Hotel is a boutique hotel in Delafield, Wisconsin, positioned about 25 miles west of Milwaukee and 50 miles east of Madison in the state's Lake Country. The AAA Four Diamond property houses 38 guest suites finished with Kohler rain showers, soaker tubs, and eclectic artwork, giving wedding parties and event guests a place to stay on site. For weddings and private events, the hotel offers three indoor spaces: the Cushing Room, a 1,100-square-foot room that can be set for up to 150 guests theater-style or 125 for a reception; the Grand Ballroom, a 4,100-square-foot room built for up to 300 guests; and I.D., the hotel's in-house restaurant, which can be reserved for private dinners of up to 50 guests or booked in full for receptions of 100. A dedicated events team coordinates ceremonies, receptions, rehearsal dinners, and showers, and I.D.'s kitchen caters receptions with a customizable menu. The hotel also hosts corporate meetings and conferences, with the Cushing Room and Grand Ballroom configurable for classroom, boardroom, theater, and banquet-style setups to suit conferences, retreats, and galas.

• Spaces for 80 Guests

Built in 1890, the Kneeland-Walker House is a Queen Anne-style home that serves as the headquarters of the Wauwatosa Historical Society. The property sits on 1.5 acres, the largest remaining residential lot in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and is recognized as a landmark by both the City of Wauwatosa and Milwaukee County, as well as being listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Wauwatosa Historical Society acquired the house from Constance Walker's estate in 1987 to preserve it for the community. The house, its coach house, and its grounds host educational programs, speaking events, weddings, baby and bridal showers, and community gatherings, with both indoor and outdoor spaces available. The home's Victorian furnishings and decor lend a period atmosphere to events without the need for extensive additional decoration. Rentals include use of the Society's chairs and tables, a kitchen with a refrigerator, microwave, and sink for caterer use, and air conditioning throughout the house; wedding rentals also include a complimentary one-hour rehearsal. The house and its bathrooms are not handicap-accessible, and renters must hold membership with the Wauwatosa Historical Society to reserve the space.

• Spaces for 30 Guests
• 1 Landmark
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Historic Space

The Little Red Store is a restored 1854 building in the Village of Wauwatosa, and the oldest remaining commercial building in the city. It survived the devastating 1895 fire that destroyed most of the buildings north of the river, was named a City of Wauwatosa landmark in 1978, and is owned and operated by the Wauwatosa Historical Society following a full exterior renovation completed in 2008. Inside, the store offers 600 square feet of open space with period wainscoting, hardwood floors, wooden tables and chairs, and large windows overlooking the village, a character-filled backdrop for small private gatherings such as birthday parties, baby or bridal showers, and neighborhood game nights, as well as public events like book signings, pop-up shops, and community forums. The space is air-conditioned, wi-fi equipped, and handicap accessible, with a limited kitchen (full-size refrigerator, microwave, and small sink) and ample adjacent parking.

• Spaces for 80-230 Guests
• 2 Ballrooms
• 3 Historic Spaces
• 2 Meeting Spaces

Wauwatosa Woman's Club has met inside its own brick clubhouse since 1925, when the building was dedicated over three days of concerts, a costume party, and speeches by local dignitaries. The club itself dates to 1894, and members raised the funds to build the clubhouse and later paid it off outright, ceremonially burning the mortgage at the 1937 May Breakfast. The historic building's second-floor ballroom, originally called the Auditorium, is set beneath a vaulted ceiling and lit by a large chandelier, and has hosted weddings, galas, and holiday parties. Rentals are available in the first-floor meeting space, the second-floor ballroom, or the entire building, each with a minimum three-hour booking and a variety of table and chair setups. A commercial kitchen is accessible with the first-floor and second-floor rentals alike.

• Spaces for 200 Guests

Founded in 1890 on the shores of Oconomowoc Lake in Wisconsin's Lake Country, Oconomowoc Lake Club has served as a lakefront gathering place for more than 135 years. The club's original clubhouse, completed in 1909, was lost to a fire in 1994 and rebuilt, reopening in 1996 with the same waterfront setting that has defined the club since its founding. While OLC operates as a members' club, it also opens its lakefront event spaces for weddings, rehearsal dinners, showers, corporate meetings, and other private celebrations, guided by a dedicated events director and in-house culinary and banquet teams. The Great Hall, the club's centerpiece, offers vaulted ceilings and panoramic lake views for weddings and banquets, and connects to the Library Bar, the Library, and a covered lakefront Terrace with fire pits for cocktail receptions. The Commodore Room, on the second floor, provides 270-degree lake views suited to smaller receptions and business meetings, and adjoins Sam's Bistro, a lounge built around a 24-foot bar and fireplace seating. On the lower level, Dockside offers casual indoor and outdoor lakeside dining, a seasonal Live on the Lake music series, and access to pontoon boats, paddle boards, and kayaks for guests looking to spend time on the water.

• Spaces for 48-60 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Bar
• 1 space at this venue

The State Room at Saz's State House is a private event space inside Saz's State House restaurant, a Milwaukee institution established in 1976 on West State Street. Added in 2002 to preserve and expand the historic building, the 900-square-foot room blends casual elegance with the restaurant's neighborhood energy, featuring rich wood and architectural accents, etched glass windows, a private entrance, and a coat room. The space accommodates up to 48 guests for a seated dinner or buffet and up to 60 for a cocktail reception, making it well suited to rehearsal dinners, bridal showers, corporate meetings, and holiday parties. A custom-designed wooden bar reminiscent of a European pub anchors the room, and groups also have access to personalized menu planning, plug-and-play AV setups for presentations, and a dedicated event staff. The State Room is fully ADA accessible, and guests can extend their evening onto the restaurant's patio and its three full-service bars.

• Spaces for 240 Guests

• Spaces for 275-375 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Country Club

Western Lakes Golf Club is an 18-hole championship golf course in Pewaukee, in the heart of Wisconsin's Lake Country, just off I-94 about 20 minutes west of downtown Milwaukee. Originally designed by Lawrence Packard and built in 1963, the course has operated under the Western Lakes name since 1988 under owners Greg and Paula Essig. Upstairs, overlooking the fairways, the club's event venue offers floor-to-ceiling windows and panoramic golf course views, with room for both indoor and outdoor celebrations, including outdoor ceremonies and a recently updated bridal suite where the wedding party can get ready. The space suits banquets, weddings, golf outings, corporate events, holiday parties, anniversaries, award ceremonies, graduations, and retirement parties, and a large on-site lot accommodates up to 200 cars. Since 2026, catering and bar service at Western Lakes has been provided exclusively by Zilli Hospitality Group, which handles menu design, planning, and event production for weddings and private events held at the club.

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• Spaces for 80-200 Guests
• 2 Restaurants
• 1 Meeting Space
• 2 Breweries

The Delafield Brewhaus has been an award-winning restaurant and brewery since 1999, serving in-house brewed craft beers alongside a menu of original dishes from its location in Wisconsin's Lake Country, roughly midway between Milwaukee and Madison. Beyond the restaurant, the Brewhaus operates as a full banquet facility, beer garden, and events venue. Private events can be held in the Banquet Facility, which accommodates up to 200 guests, or in the Mezzanine, which holds up to 80. An outdoor patio rounds out the space and is well suited to wedding ceremonies as well as casual dining. The Brewhaus specializes in elegant weddings, bridal showers, rehearsal dinners, christenings, and anniversary parties, and works with each host to customize a menu to fit the occasion. The Delafield Brewhaus also hosts business meetings and conferences, drawing on its central location between Milwaukee and Madison. Its meeting spaces come equipped with large-screen projectors, audio/video connections for presentations, and wireless internet access.

• Spaces for 400 Guests

Renaissance Milwaukee West Hotel offers event spaces for your next celebration in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

• Spaces for 500 Guests