Top Waynesboro Venues

• Spaces for 40 Guests

Perched atop a 19-acre Blue Ridge Mountain property in Waynesboro, Virginia, Iris Inn overlooks the Shenandoah Valley and has welcomed travelers since 1991, when the original lodge opened with a Great Room and six guest rooms. In 2013, the property expanded with six luxury cabins built into the hillside, featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, private hot tubs on screened-in decks, in-room fireplaces, and full kitchens. The grounds also include a spa, walking trails, a sunset-viewing lawn with fire pits, and a three-story observation tower for mountain views. Iris Inn hosts intimate micro weddings designed for up to 25 guests, with complete rental of all six rooms in the main lodge available to give a wedding party privacy and exclusivity. Couples can choose between ceremony sites beneath the property's oaks or in indoor spaces, and the inn's culinary team prepares dining tailored to each event. The property also accommodates business retreats and can be rented in its entirety for family reunions, corporate gatherings, and other special events. The inn sits close to the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive, with easy access to area wineries, hiking trails including Humpback Rock and Crabtree Falls, and the historic homes of four former U.S. presidents.

• Spaces for 60-250 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Barns
• 5 Total Spaces

Tucked into the gentle folds of the Blue Ridge foothills, Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards is easy to get to, but feels far away, like your own private enclave of agrarian elegance. It’s a magical backdrop for a memorable event. A culinary vineyard along the Monticello Wine Trail, Pippin Hill is unique among Virginia’s wineries. We not only create distinguished boutique wines, Pippin Hill’s Tasting Room pairs them with elevated cuisine, highlighting local, fresh, seasonal, from vineyard- and farm-to-table fare served in Pippin Hill’s relaxed elegance. Our facilities are versatile and accommodating, designed to maximize spring and summer’s open-air freshness and fall and winter’s crisp light and cozy warmth. And because Pippin Hill was custom developed by a master event planner, every detail has been thoughtfully designed for effortless events. Whether the event is a corporate retreat, graduation celebration or your wedding ceremony - small or large - Pippin Hill’s experienced events and culinary team will take care of the details. Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyard also offers private cooking classes for corporate retreats, daytime entertaining and much more.

• Spaces for 130-400 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 3 Total Spaces

Barren Ridge Vineyards is a fourth-generation family-owned winery in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, set on land that was once the family's apple orchard and childhood farm. Today the estate produces an award-winning portfolio of red, white, and small-batch wines against views of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and the Allegheny Mountains to the west. Beyond wine tastings, Barren Ridge Vineyards hosts weddings and private celebrations across several settings. The Wedding Lawn is an open grassy field ringed by grapevines, suited to ceremonies set against mountain sunsets, while the Patio offers vineyard and farm views with easy access to the winery's amenities. Indoors, the Audrey Blackford Room is a ballroom with hardwood floors, a vaulted ceiling, and a stone fireplace, framed by windows overlooking both mountain ranges. Together these spaces accommodate 50 to 130 guests, with additional smaller locations available for gatherings of up to 50. The winery also hosts regular programming for visitors, including Wine Down Wednesdays with live music, Sunshine & Wine Thursdays happy hours, and trivia nights.

• Spaces for 32-200 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Barn
• 3 Total Spaces

Stable Craft Brewing at Hermitage Hill traces its roots to Hermitage Hill Farm and Stables, founded in 2006 as an operational horse farm where Tennessee Walkers were bred and trained on a property built around a 288-foot barn. The founders transformed the farm into an event venue for weddings, receptions, private parties, and corporate gatherings, and played a role in the Virginia legislation that helped establish agritourism in the state, all while preserving the rural landscape of the Shenandoah Valley. The historic barn has since been renovated into a reception venue that blends rustic architecture -- hand-hewn beams and timber crafted with local artisans -- with heating, air conditioning, and a professional sound system. The property has grown into a destination brewery and cidery alongside its wedding and event business, adding on-site guest suites, a taproom, and an agri-pub style restaurant. Private event spaces include the Saddleback Ballroom, which seats up to 200 guests for weddings and receptions; the climate-controlled Cider House, for gatherings up to 70; and the Brewers Club, an intimate space for parties up to 32. Stable Craft Brewing at Hermitage Hill has been named Brewery of the Year by the Virginia Restaurant, Lodging, and Travel Association and Best Outdoor Dining Venue by Virginia Living.

• Spaces for 130-400 Guests
• 1 Museum
• 1 Barn
• 1 Historic Space

Frontier Culture Museum is an open-air living history museum in Staunton, Virginia, built near the junction of I-64 and I-81 to tell the story of the settlers who shaped early American culture from European, African, and indigenous roots. Reconstructed farms and historic buildings across the museum's grounds recreate the world of 17th- and 18th-century migrants from England, Germany, Ireland, and West Africa, alongside the enslaved individuals who helped build colonial and early American society. The museum operates as an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia and is billed as the biggest open-air living history museum in the Shenandoah Valley. The museum rents several of its spaces for private events, including weddings, cocktail receptions, luncheons, board meetings, staff retreats, and company picnics. Options include the historic Octagonal Barn, a two-story 1908 barn relocated from Bridgewater, Virginia; an open-air Pavilion overlooking the museum's Old World Exhibits; and a converted Dairy Barn Lecture Hall. Every venue is handicap accessible, and rentals include tables and chairs, on-site supervision and security, trash removal, ample on-site parking, and discounted museum admission for guests.

• Spaces for 250 Guests
• 1 Farm
• 1 Estate

Gaie Lea — translated from Old English as "Happy Meadows" — is a private estate and event venue at the heart of an operational farm in Virginia's historic Shenandoah Valley, in Staunton. Built in 1952, the property sits on 200 acres with panoramic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a private lake with a pavilion overlooking the water, a hilltop pool, and a tennis court. The estate home offers more than 5,000 square feet across 16 rooms and sleeps up to 15 overnight guests, while the grounds accommodate up to 250 guests for weddings, rehearsal dinners, and private celebrations. Couples and families can mark ceremonies, rehearsal dinners, reunions, graduations, and retreats across the property's varied settings — farm-to-table dinners served al fresco in the lakeside pavilion, rustic gatherings around the stone fire pit, tea among the formal English boxwoods, or poolside celebrations. Gaie Lea is part of Bells Lane Farm, a working cattle farm that has raised Angus cattle for generations, and sits roughly 35 minutes from Charlottesville and two hours from Richmond, Roanoke, and Washington, D.C.

• Spaces for 250 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Farm
• 1 space at this venue

Translated from Old English, Gaie Lea means "Happy Meadows." Built in 1952 at the heart of an operational 200-acre farm in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, the estate offers panoramic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains near Staunton. The main house spans more than 5,000 square feet across 16 rooms and sleeps up to 15 overnight guests, making it well suited to multi-day gatherings such as family reunions, graduations, and wedding weekends. For weddings and private events, Gaie Lea welcomes up to 250 guests across its grounds. Hosts can choose from a stone fire pit overlooking the estate's lake for rustic gatherings, a pavilion for farm-to-table dining al fresco, the formal English boxwood gardens for a tea, or the private hilltop pool for a poolside soiree. A tennis court and biking trails round out the property's 200 acres, and a wraparound porch sets the scene for bourbon-and-cigar evenings. Custom event rates are available by inquiry, with a dedicated events team on hand to help plan weddings, rehearsal dinners, reunions, and holiday celebrations at the estate.

• Spaces for 45-150 Guests
• 2 Museums
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Total Spaces

Set in the heart of Staunton, Virginia, the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum preserves the birthplace and legacy of the 28th president. Visitors can explore a World War I trench exhibit, Wilson's Pierce-Arrow limousine, and the historic Manse where he was born, tracing his path from the Shenandoah Valley to the White House. The museum's grounds extend beyond its galleries into terraced historic gardens behind the birthplace, offering a quiet backdrop for private events. The Upper Garden's lawn, brick path, and two gazebos suit a wedding ceremony or band setup, while the adjoining brick Lower Terrace accommodates cocktails, a seated dinner, or photos, with tenting available for either space. Each garden area holds 75 to 100 guests. For indoor gatherings, Don W. Wilson Hall on the first floor of the Research Center offers two parlors, a sitting room, a front porch, and a back terrace for up to 45 guests, along with a full kitchen, two handicap-accessible restrooms, and chairs, tables, and AV equipment included in the rental.

• Spaces for 100-350 Guests
• 2 Hotels
• 2 Ballrooms
• 1 Historic Space

Built in 1924 in the heart of downtown Staunton, Virginia, Hotel 24 South is the city's sole historic hotel, known locally as its "Grande Dame." The property's Georgian Revival design, by New York architects H.L. Stevens & Company, still shows through in details like balustraded windows and the original grand two-story lobby, restored in a 2003 renovation that preserved the 1924 architecture while adding modern amenities. For weddings, the hotel offers two ballrooms suited to different scales of celebration. The Colonnade Ballroom, at 2,726 square feet, seats up to 100 guests and sits adjacent to the Magnolia South restaurant with outdoor patio access for cocktail hours. The Shenandoah Ballroom, at roughly 4,500 square feet, seats up to 300 guests and can accommodate both heavy hors d'oeuvres receptions and formal sit-down dinners. Wedding and event packages include tables, chairs, linens, china, glassware, and in-house centerpieces, along with on-site catering and event planning support. The hotel also holds 124 guest rooms, an indoor pool, and is within walking distance of downtown Staunton attractions like the American Shakespeare Center and the Staunton Farmers' Market.

• Spaces for 200 Guests

Grace Estate Winery sits on a 450-acre estate in Crozet, Virginia, about 20 minutes from Charlottesville in the historic Monticello AVA. The Grace family began growing grapes on the property in 2005, and the winery, established in 2013, produces wine made entirely from estate-grown fruit farmed for more than two decades. Visitors can take part in wine tastings and tours in the modern tasting room, relax on the outdoor patio and bar, and enjoy live music on weekends during the season. For private events, Grace Estate offers its Estate mansion, which overlooks the Mt. Juliet Farm vineyard and doubles as a residence for the Grace family, as well as the tasting room itself. Both settings pair vineyard and mountain views with the winery's estate-grown wines and have hosted weddings, birthday parties, corporate gatherings, and other milestone celebrations. The winery's team works with hosts to personalize details such as decor and music for each event.

• Spaces for 200 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Vineyard

Knight's Gambit Vineyard sits on a rolling hillside in the Monticello AVA, facing the Blue Ridge Mountains a short drive from Charlottesville, Virginia. Three generations of the Summers family have been raised on the farm, which has grown grapes since 2003 and opened its Tasting Room in 2016; the estate now produces Meritage, Petit Verdot, Pinot Grigio, Cabernet Franc, Rosé, and Chardonnay under the Knight's Gambit label. The vineyard hosts weddings, dinners, graduation parties, company gatherings, and other private events for groups of 25 to 250 guests. Its grounds include a variety of "micro venues" and ceremony sites that can be tailored to an event's needs, including The Lawn, The Tasting Room, The Party Barn — a renovated solar-powered equestrian barn with a bridal suite, lounge areas, and a rustic dining setting — and The Grove, a ceremony site set among oak trees with mountain and vineyard views in the background.

• Spaces for 25-300 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Outdoor
• 4 Total Spaces

The Greencroft Club occupies a historic early-1900s residence at the edge of Ivy in Charlottesville's Albemarle County, where original oak wide-plank floors, thick plaster walls, and a stone facade recall the building's decades as a private home. The club traces its own history to 1964 and the Boar's Head Club, relocating in 1972 to the former Greencroft Farm site it occupies today on 14 acres. Though a private club, The Greencroft Club opens its doors to non-members for wedding-related events, offering several rooms with crown molding, tray ceilings, stone fireplaces, and chandeliers. Its flexible spaces accommodate groups of 10 to 225 guests for rehearsal dinners, wedding receptions, luncheons, business meetings, and holiday parties, with an events coordinator on hand to help plan the space, menu, and services for each event. Beyond its event spaces, the club offers a swimming pool, eight dedicated pickleball courts, platform tennis, and a Padel court. The Greencroft Club has been recognized by The Daily Progress Readers' Choice Awards as Favorite Wedding Venue and Best Country Club in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

• Spaces for 275 Guests

King Family Vineyards offers event spaces for your next celebration in Crozet, Virginia.

• Spaces for 150 Guests

• Spaces for 140 Guests

• Spaces for 450 Guests