Top Waukesha Venues

• Spaces for 120-2,125 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 5 Total Spaces

The Marcus Performing Arts Center sits directly on Milwaukee's Riverwalk in the heart of downtown, pairing a landmark performance hall with a range of spaces built for weddings, galas, corporate gatherings, and commencements. Its signature reception space, the Bradley Pavilion, is a ballroom lined with floor-to-ceiling windows and a private balcony overlooking the river, with direct access out to the adjoining Fitch Memorial Garden for guests who want to step outside between courses. That garden, with its ivy-covered wall and fountain, doubles as a ceremony backdrop for outdoor weddings and receptions. For larger gatherings, Uihlein Hall — the center's largest venue — can host lectures, commencements, and annual meetings on the same stage used for opera, Broadway, and dance. The riverside Peck Pavilion offers an outdoor setting for concerts and seasonal events, while the Promenade provides a more intimate lounge-style space for a pre- or post-show dinner or reception. Marcus Center Food & Beverage serves as the venue's exclusive caterer, building chef-driven menus around seasonal, locally sourced ingredients, and a dedicated event management team guides hosts through planning from first tour to event day.

• Spaces for 50-550 Guests
• 5 Bars
• 5 Historic Spaces
• 2 Venues with Activities

Bub's Irish Pub occupies a historic site in Germantown, Wisconsin that has served as a gathering place since the late 1890s, when the building operated as a dance hall and saloon; bowling lanes were added in the early 1900s and a banquet hall followed in the 1940s. Known through the years as The Town Bowl and later Cactus Cantina & Desert Bowl, the space became Bub's Irish Pub in 2003 and carries on the tradition of live music and community gatherings. The pub offers several private and semi-private spaces for events, including the Guinness Snug Room, Smithwick's Bar Area, Main Stage Bar Area, and Irish Festival Hall, and can host receptions for up to 550 guests across the full venue. Each space comes with access to a private or semi-private bar, big-screen TVs, and Bub's in-house live music and entertainment, including live bands, DJs, and a professional sound and lighting system. Diamond pool tables and darts are also available on-site. Located just outside Milwaukee, Bub's Irish Pub hosts weddings, corporate events, fundraisers, birthdays, and other private celebrations for guests from Milwaukee, Germantown, Menomonee Falls, and the surrounding area.

• Spaces for 24-250 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 2 Meeting Spaces

The Grace Center is an event venue in downtown Milwaukee operated by Grace Lutheran Church, offering three rentable spaces for weddings, celebrations, and business gatherings. The Great Hall, the Grace Center's largest space, is a vaulted, glass-walled room that accommodates up to 250 guests for a seated meal and is used for wedding receptions, galas, proms, fashion shows, and similar celebrations. Rental includes a dance floor, a sound system with wireless microphone, a catering kitchen, tables and chairs, and an on-site events representative to oversee the event. Wedding receptions are supported with high-quality bar service and a list of preferred local caterers. For smaller gatherings, Grace Place Coffee is a trendy space for 20 to 24 guests suited to presentations, workshops, or small group meetings, with access to an adjoining atrium for cocktail receptions. The Classroom is a modern, multi-purpose room for intimate gatherings of up to 30 guests, suited to a seated meal, lecture, or meeting, and includes a projector and screen. While the Grace Center hosts receptions and celebrations, wedding ceremonies take place in the adjoining Grace Lutheran Church rather than the Great Hall.

• Spaces for 250 Guests

• Spaces for 50-65 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Indulge is a private event venue in the heart of Downtown Milwaukee, located at 708 N Milwaukee St. The intimate space accommodates parties of up to 50 guests seated or 65 guests for cocktail-style gatherings, making it well suited to rehearsal dinners, holiday parties, birthdays, corporate cocktail hours, graduations, and similar celebrations. Rentals average $600 for a five-hour event and include granite tables, leather chairs, real china and silverware, black linen napkins, Riedel wine glasses, and a sound system for guests to plug in their own music. Food can be catered in-house by Indulge or brought in by an outside caterer of the host's choosing, while bar service is handled exclusively by Indulge's own staff, offering a full bar with professional bartenders. Indulge is part of the Bianchini family of Milwaukee restaurants and venues.

• Spaces for 10-300 Guests
• 2 Ballrooms
• 1 Historic Space
• 3 Meeting Spaces

The Milwaukee Athletic Club is the only social and full-service athletic club of Milwaukee, but that's not the only reason the MAC is one of a kind. Elegant, full of history, and in the heart of downtown, your Milwaukee wedding guests will truly enjoy their time at The Milwaukee Athletic Club. The Milwaukee Athletic Club has an in-house wedding team who ensures a seamless experience. The Grand Ballroom of The Milwaukee Athletic Club is the perfect wedding venue with white and gold pillars and arches, crystal chandeliers, and a 24k gold leaf hand painted ceiling. A wedding at The Milwaukee Athletic Club is all about elegance. The rooftop deck is the perfect place for your reception, overlooking downtown Milwaukee.

• Spaces for 50-358 Guests
• 1 Bar
• 3 Theaters
• 4 Total Spaces

The Broadway Theatre Center, home to Skylight Music Theatre, sits in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward and offers a set of distinct spaces for private events. The Cabot Theatre is a replica of an 18th-century Jewel Box opera house — Le théâtre de la Coupe d'Or in Rochefort, France — seating 358 guests across the orchestra level, dress circle, and gallery, with state-of-the-art theatrical systems and upholstered box seating that make it suited to ceremonies and performances alike. The Studio Theatre offers a more intimate black box setting with loose chair seating for up to 99, built for an informal atmosphere where the audience feels close to the action. For receptions and gatherings, the Dorothea C. Mayer Salon is a European-style room on the second level overlooking Catalano Square, flexible enough to seat up to 50 guests at tables or hold 100 assembly-style or standing. The Skylight Bar rounds out the venue with a cabaret-style space seating up to 100, standing room for 150, a small stage for intimate performances, and catering vendors on call for events of any size. Skylight Music Theatre has staged musical theater in Milwaukee since 1959, producing more than 105 performances a season across a repertoire spanning baroque opera, operetta, and Broadway musicals — giving events held at the Broadway Theatre Center a genuine theatrical backdrop.

• Spaces for 32-125 Guests
• 3 Hotels
• 1 Ballroom
• 3 Total Spaces

Hotel Metro, Autograph Collection is a boutique, art deco-style hotel set in a building dating to the 1930s in downtown Milwaukee, within walking distance of Lake Michigan and the Historic Third Ward. The property's event spaces include a Ballroom with an attached atrium and two rooftop meeting rooms, each outfitted with natural light, on-site catering, and AV equipment for gatherings ranging from corporate meetings to wedding receptions. The Ballroom, the largest of the three spaces, accommodates up to 125 guests and is supported by a dedicated events team and an on-site culinary team handling catering. Couples can also reserve a private bridal suite for pre-wedding preparation, and wedding parties booking 10 or more overnight rooms qualify for group rates. Guests and event attendees can also dine at Oggie's Kitchen & Bar, the hotel's on-site restaurant, or enjoy cocktails at the seasonal Puffer Fish Rooftop Bar. Historic touches remain throughout the property, including a vintage 1930s typewriter and an original mail chute available to guests.

• Spaces for 150 Guests

Established in 2011, Red Lion Pub is a British-style pub in downtown Milwaukee. Its kitchen serves a full menu of British dishes alongside Wisconsin-inflected American fare, all made from scratch, and its bar pours a rotating selection of authentic beers, spirits, and cocktails. Multiple TVs throughout the space make it a popular gathering spot for soccer fans catching matches from home and abroad, and the pub describes itself as an extension of the neighborhood's living room, where customers and staff become friends. Red Lion Pub caters private events on-site and off-site, handling birthday parties, holiday parties, corporate events, and wedding festivities. Each event is tailored to the host's tastes and needs, with the pub taking care of the details to bring the occasion to life.

• Spaces for 60-200 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 3 Event Spaces

Glacier Hills County Park sits on 140 acres in the Village of Richfield, shaped by glacial activity more than 10,000 years ago into a landscape of kettles, kames, and eskers along roughly 1,200 feet of frontage on Friess Lake. The setting gives the park a mix of wooded trails, open lawn, and lakefront that suits both outdoor gatherings and sheltered events. For private events, the park's heated Hall accommodates up to 200 seated guests in a 57' x 73' space with a full bar area, walk-in cooler, dimmable lighting, flat-screen TVs, and an outdoor patio with a grill and firepit. Adjacent to the Hall, the Chapel seats up to 160 guests in a 31' x 82' shelter with pews, a center aisle running 70' to the altar, and an electronic organ, making it a fitting setting for ceremonies. Shelter #3, a smaller 23' x 41' structure seating 60, offers a simpler enclosed space with picnic tables, a grill, and a fire pit. Beyond its event spaces, the park offers swimming, fishing, and kayak and canoe rentals on Friess Lake, along with hiking trails, a playground, a lighted sledding hill, and basketball and sand volleyball courts for guests to enjoy before or after a gathering.

• Spaces for 200 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Barn
• 1 space at this venue

Barn at Trinity Peak is a renovated dairy barn on five landscaped acres in rural Wisconsin, set among rolling hills, oak tree canopies, and open pastures. The property's original stucco silo, one of the oldest of its kind in the state, has been converted into guest bathrooms, and the barn itself retains its southern yellow pine plank floors and vaulted ceilings alongside modern heat and air conditioning. Couples can choose an indoor ceremony or reception under the barn's high ceilings and natural light, or an outdoor ceremony beneath the property's tree canopy with rustic barn-wood benches and mismatched vintage chairs, with the barn's main floor serving as a rain backup. The venue comfortably accommodates up to 200 guests for dinner, with additional guests welcome afterward. An oversized bridal suite includes a full-service bar, and the grounds feature a wine barrel fire pit with Adirondack seating beneath Edison-style bistro lighting, plus custom color-changeable up-lighting throughout the barn and surrounding trees. Barn at Trinity Peak operates as a full-service venue, holding its own Class B liquor license and providing complimentary wedding pre-planning, day-of coordination, and set-up and clean-up assistance for every event.

• Spaces for 12-175 Guests
• 3 Museums
• 3 Landmarks
• 3 Total Spaces

North Point Lighthouse and Museum is a restored 1855 maritime landmark set on a two-acre wooded site within Milwaukee's Lake Park, itself laid out in 1893 by famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. The 74-foot tower and Queen Anne-style Keeper's Quarters guided Great Lakes shipping traffic until the light was decommissioned in 1994; a volunteer group, North Point Lighthouse Friends, restored the property to its early 20th-century appearance, reopening it to the public in 2007. The lighthouse's Gallery Level and adjoining lawn and patio host weddings, receptions, rehearsal dinners, and life-celebration events, with a tent option extending capacity for larger outdoor gatherings. A smaller Board Room accommodates corporate meetings and nonprofit retreats. Rentals of the museum and grounds include onsite staff and a commercial photography permit, and events unfold amid the site's maritime exhibits, spiral tower staircase, and grounds overlooking Lake Michigan.

• Spaces for 180 Guests
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Meeting Space
• 1 Park

Wil-O-Way Grant is an accessible, county-operated event hall in South Milwaukee, set within Grant Park along Lake Drive. Operated by the Milwaukee County Office for Persons with Disabilities, the venue hosts weddings, banquets, meetings, and other special events year-round in a heated and air-conditioned space that accommodates up to 180 guests. The hall measures 47 feet by 71 feet and rental includes 25 tables and 180 chairs, along with a full kitchen equipped with an oven, stove, microwave, and refrigerator, free WiFi, and ample on-site parking. The building is fully accessible. Beyond the hall, renters can use the surrounding park grounds, including a playground, picnic tables, a basketball court, a baseball field, gardens, and a disc golf course, giving events room to spread both indoors and out.

• Spaces for 200 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Barn
• 1 space at this venue

The Landing at 1841 is a restored 1841 barn set on the banks of the White River amid 50 acres of Wisconsin prairie and an onsite vineyard, just outside Burlington. The land was once a gathering place for the Kickapoo Tribe in the early 1800s and later a stop on the Underground Railroad under farmer True Worthy Durgin; the property was purchased by Tim and Renee Richter in 2015, after decades as a studio housing thousands of works by artist and peace activist Matt Lamb. Restored to its original vintage character and outfitted with modern amenities, the whitewashed barn welcomes guests beneath original rustic wood beams and grand chandeliers, with a copper-topped built-in bar and French doors opening onto a deck overlooking the lawn and river. Heating and air conditioning let the space host events year-round, and both indoor and outdoor ceremony sites, along with getting-ready space in the Trueworthy House and The Loft, support weddings for up to 200 guests. The Landing also hosts retreats and small private and corporate events, from banquets to holiday parties.

• Spaces for 40-571 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Theater
• 4 Total Spaces

Housed in a former canning factory in downtown Hartford, Wisconsin, the Schauer Arts Center occupies a building originally constructed in 1919 and reopened in February 2001 following an extensive renovation into a state-of-the-art performing and visual arts center. The building blends industrial character with soaring 14-foot loft ceilings, exposed beams, and floor-to-ceiling windows that fill the space with natural light. As Washington County's regional arts center, the Schauer Arts Center hosts both public performances and private, non-ticketed events, supported by a professional event-planning staff. Its rentable spaces include the 549-seat Ruth A. Knoll Theater, the Suckow Family Art Gallery, the Lodge and Ante Room meeting spaces, and the Pikes Peak banquet room, which together accommodate weddings, corporate meetings, trade shows, graduations, and other celebrations. The venue offers easy access from I-43, free parking, and elevator access for guests with disabilities, and the Wisconsin Auto Museum next door gives guests a place to gather during cocktail hour.

• Spaces for 200-400 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Total Spaces

The Hub at Cedar Creek sits on five acres along 500 feet of Cedar Creek in the Town of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, combining a full-service restaurant, catering operation, and wedding venue on one property. The venue offers both indoor and outdoor event spaces: 6,500 square feet indoors that seats up to 200 guests, and a 3,500-square-foot tented outdoor space that accommodates up to 325 guests for seated receptions and ceremonies. Beyond weddings, The Hub hosts banquets, cocktail receptions, rehearsal dinners, company parties, and fundraising events. Its restaurant serves a casual menu of pastas, hamburgers, fish, chicken, salads, sandwiches, and fish fries, with a dining room, bar seating, outdoor patio, and tent seating available to guests. The combination of on-site catering, flexible indoor and outdoor space, and a creekside setting makes it a straightforward one-stop option for planning a wedding or private event in Cedarburg.

• Spaces for 200-250 Guests
• 1 Country Club

Set on 27 holes of tree-lined, championship golf just north of Elkhorn, Wisconsin and about ten minutes from Lake Geneva, Evergreen Golf Club pairs its course with a full slate of wedding and event spaces. The Evergreen Room, the club's main banquet space, features Frank Lloyd Wright–inspired decor, 15-foot vaulted ceilings, cherry-stained panel accents, and chandeliers, with a private Bride's Room attached; it seats up to 250 for weddings and holds up to 290 guests for other banquets and celebrations. Outside, the Patio overlooks a cascading waterfall and stream framed by prairie grasses and perennial gardens, making it a favored spot for outdoor ceremonies, cocktail hours, and photos, while the three-season Pavilion adds roughly 4,000 square feet of enclosed, casual event space for up to 250 guests. The club also houses the Bunker Bar & Grill and The Pub for dining. Couples and event planners work with an on-site wedding coordinator, and the venue notes it does not impose food or beverage minimums. Evergreen has received multiple WeddingWire Couples' Choice awards and is rated a four-star course by Golf Digest.

• Spaces for 48-250 Guests
• 5 Country Clubs
• 5 Meeting Spaces

West Bend Country Club was established in 1928 and sits amid the rolling terrain of Wisconsin's Kettle Moraine region. Its front nine, designed by golf architects Langford and Moreau, opened in 1930, with a back nine added in 1960 to complete the 18-hole course. The clubhouse carries a Prairie-style, Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired design, with lounge areas, an outdoor patio and balcony, and six distinct gathering rooms. For private events, the Main Dining Room and Langford Room each seat up to 72 guests, while the smaller Lakeview Room, with its private balcony overlooking the course, seats up to 48; the three rooms can be combined for wedding receptions of up to 200 guests. The Grill Room, with its fireplace lounge and flat-screen televisions, and the Trophy Room, which opens onto the Grill Room for dancing, round out the club's event spaces for receptions, conferences, and seminars. An experienced staff assists with menu customization and event planning, and the clubhouse overall can accommodate groups of up to 350.

• Spaces for 250 Guests