Top Wake Forest Venues

In Apex, North Carolina, The Oaks at Salem is the perfect wedding location. We have everything you need by offering a variety of outdoor and indoor entertaining alternatives. The location is meant to take advantage of the vistas from every vantage point, combining centuries-old elegance with the greatest of modern amenities. This house, which sits on approximately 11 pastoral acres with magnificent hardwoods and lovely landscaping, offers a variety of photographic options. The house's main floor includes a warm fireplace and a balcony with over 1,000 square feet of space overlooking their ceremonial wall, one-acre pond, and freshly acquired rustic barn. Everything you're looking for may be found at The Oaks at Salem! The site offers several choices for both outdoor and indoor entertaining as the finest venue for weddings, receptions, rehearsal dinners, and other Triangle celebrations! The location is meant to take advantage of the vistas from every vantage point, combining centuries-old elegance with the greatest of modern amenities. The Oaks at Salem, set on over eleven pastoral acres with thick hardwoods and lovely landscaping, offers a plethora of photo opportunities beyond your wildest dreams. Our ceremonial wall, calm one-acre pond, and newly acquired rustic barn are all visible from the main floor of the house, which includes a warm fireplace and over one thousand square feet of veranda. What distinguishes The Oaks at Salem from other venues? Throughout the planning phase, we pledge to provide you and your event's specifics our undivided attention. You'll work with one of our professional on-site coordinators and a team of trustworthy, passionate, and devoted providers in addition to securing the perfect location for your wedding or celebration. Make a reservation now for memories that will last a lifetime!

Courtyard Raleigh North Triangle Town Center offers event spaces for your next celebration in Raleigh, North Carolina.

AC Raleigh North Hills offers event spaces for your next celebration in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Hyatt House Raleigh Downtown Seaboard Station offers event spaces for your next celebration in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Raleigh’s Tattoo & Game Lounge, featuring multiple professional tattoo artists, a professional piercer, 100+ board games, video games, coffee, snacks, refreshments, trading cards, and so much more! We are THE most unique event experience you will ever encounter!

Sports & Social offers its guests an elevated food and beverage experience including made-from-scratch game-day favorites, curated cocktails and a beer selection that includes local favorites. Sports & Social features a variety of live music, entertainment and special events including its premier game-day Sports Watch activations and a can’t-miss brunch experience on Saturdays and Sundays. Brunch will showcase its infamous #brunchtails table drinks and menu favorites such as avocado toast, savory breakfast skillets, and signature Chicken & Waffles. The venue offers one of the best sports watching experiences in the region with state-of-the-art AV technology throughout the venue, including a 42-foot LED display where guests can watch multiple games and sporting events at once. Guests can also enjoy a wide variety of social games like shuffle puck, skeeball, hoops & more. 42-Foot Media Wall State-of-the-Art AV Specialty Crush Bar Foosball Bar Pong Hoops Arcade Games Crowd cheering on hockey game on big screen

Residence Inn Durham McPherson offers event spaces for your next celebration in Durham, North Carolina.

• Spaces for 10-160 Guests
• 2 Country Clubs
• 2 Meeting Spaces

The Country Club at Wakefield Plantation is a private club set across 217 acres in North Raleigh, within the Wakefield Plantation residential community. Its 38,000-square-foot neocolonial clubhouse, recently renovated, serves as the backdrop for weddings, corporate events, golf outings, and special occasions of all sizes. Weddings at the club begin with an outdoor ceremony site overlooking the golf course's rolling greens and pine trees. Indoor reception spaces feature floor-to-ceiling windows with panoramic sunset views and access to a veranda. An executive chef provides customized dining paired with craft cocktails and fine wines served from a double-sided bar, supported by an onsite culinary and events team. The club welcomes both members and non-members for private events. Smaller corporate gatherings and luncheons are accommodated in dedicated meeting rooms with built-in audio-visual capabilities. The club's championship golf courses — designed by PGA TOUR professional Hale Irwin — complete a property built for both recreation and private entertaining.

Wakefield Barn offers event spaces for your next celebration in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

• Spaces for 150 Guests

Stonewall Farm is a family-owned event venue set on 50 acres of country land outside Youngsville, North Carolina, just minutes from Capital Boulevard. The property's natural landscape — rows of peach and pear trees leading to muscadine vines, open acreage, and a lake — gives the setting a distinctly rural character that is difficult to replicate in a built environment. The venue's facilities include an authentic barn, vintage farmhouses, and an elegant courtyard settled back in the country, providing a mix of indoor and outdoor options within a single working farm. The natural, rustic atmosphere accommodates a wide range of events: wedding ceremonies and receptions, engagement parties and showers, family reunions, and company gatherings.

• Spaces for 175 Guests

• Spaces for 60 Guests

The Raleigh Racquet Club was established in 1968 with the mission of becoming North Carolina's finest tennis and swim club. Set on 36 acres in Raleigh, it is recognized as one of the state's major tennis centers, maintaining 29 courts—21 on Har-Tru clay surfaces—along with two dedicated indoor facilities housing 10 courts for year-round play. Beyond the courts, the club's grounds include a 25-yard swimming pool with pool house, a clubhouse with a fitness room, a tennis pro shop, and the full-service Matchpoint Grill with adjacent patios. The Matchpoint Grill accommodates private events and weddings, with Chef Jason working with each group to design a custom menu—from hors d'oeuvres and buffet-style service to five-course plated dinners.

• Spaces for 150 Guests

Vidrio is a Mediterranean restaurant and private event venue in the Glenwood South neighborhood of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. The restaurant's name translates to "glass" in Spanish, a nod to the distinctive aesthetic throughout the space: the interior features contemporary art and shimmering glass pieces suspended throughout, bringing a vibrant, metropolitan character to the 500 Glenwood building. The second floor houses private event spaces designed for gatherings of all styles and sizes, from intimate dinners to full-floor receptions for up to 250 guests. Multiple rooms and semi-private areas offer flexibility for weddings, corporate functions, rehearsal dinners, and social celebrations. A dedicated event manager works with clients on menu design, room layout, vendor coordination, and day-of execution. The venue includes an elevator for guest accessibility, valet parking, and a full bar with an extensive wine selection recognized by Wine Spectator.

• Spaces for 180-500 Guests
• 3 Museums
• 1 Outdoor
• 3 Total Spaces

Marbles Kids Museum is a nonprofit children's museum and event venue in the heart of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 2007, the museum features two floors of hands-on, interactive exhibits and a full-scale IMAX theater — and each of those spaces opens to private rental for events ranging from corporate meetings and luncheons to formal galas and wedding celebrations. Events take place across three main rental spaces. Curiosity Square, the main lobby and surrounding first-floor exhibit area, offers an open-concept layout with soaring ceilings, vibrant colors, and access to an outdoor courtyard, accommodating up to 250 guests banquet-style or 500 for a standing reception. Zanzibar A/B is a 3,456-square-foot room with African wood-carved doors, floor-to-ceiling windows, and built-in projection and audio systems — divisible for smaller cocktail gatherings or opened fully for receptions of up to 250. The IMAX building houses Marbles IMAX, which seats 272 for private screenings, presentations, and events on a four-story-tall screen.

• Spaces for 80 Guests

Taverna Agora is an authentic Greek kitchen and bar in Downtown Raleigh, rooted in the tradition of Greece's communal gathering places. Founded by Lou Moshakos — a native of Lykovrisi, a small village outside of Sparta — the restaurant draws on his heritage and deep love for food, people, and entertaining. The menu balances old-world flavors with modern flair, including hand-crafted cocktails, a gourmet marketplace, and Sunday brunch. For private events, Taverna Agora offers a cozy first-floor dining room and an award-winning rooftop patio that accommodates up to 100 guests across its private and semi-private spaces. The rooftop is open-air during warmer months and glass-enclosed and heated in colder months, providing a distinctive outdoor atmosphere year-round. The venue's private events team works with groups to customize layouts and menus, with options ranging from display tables and buffets to plated sit-down dinners. The restaurant hosts rehearsal dinners, engagement parties, weddings, corporate gatherings, holiday parties, and birthdays.

• Spaces for 500 Guests
• 1 Hotel
• 1 Ballroom

The DoubleTree by Hilton Raleigh - Brownstone - University sits on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, within reach of North Carolina State University and the surrounding downtown area. The hotel offers roughly 15,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space, anchored by its Presidential Ballroom. For weddings and receptions, the property hosts both indoor and outdoor celebrations, pairing a waterfront patio with adjoining banquet and reception space for ceremonies and receptions of up to 500 guests. The Presidential Ballroom, the largest room on site, can be divided into smaller rooms for more intimate gatherings or run as several concurrent events. Couples marrying at the hotel receive a complimentary suite for the wedding night with breakfast, and out-of-town guests can reserve discounted room rates. The venue's sales and catering staff bring more than 20 years of experience planning weddings and special events.

• Spaces for 100 Guests

• Spaces for 230 Guests

The Vollmer Farm is a fifth-generation working family farm in Bunn, North Carolina, located about 30 minutes from the Triangle. Rooted in producing wholesome, organic produce, the farm offers guests a genuine real farm experience — drawing visitors from across North Carolina and beyond. For private events, the farm opens its grounds to weddings, corporate outings, and birthday parties. The working-farm setting gives celebrations here a distinct character tied to the land and the region.

• Spaces for 350 Guests