Top Wesley Chapel Venues

• Spaces for 43-1,252 Guests
• 1 Landmark
• 2 Theaters
• 2 Historic Spaces

Tampa Theatre is a historic nonprofit movie palace in downtown Tampa, Florida, operating at 711 N. Franklin Street since its opening on October 15, 1926. Designed by renowned atmospheric theatre architect John Eberson for Paramount Pictures, it stands today as the world's most complete and best-preserved example of Eberson's signature atmospheric style — a design that evokes a moonlit Mediterranean courtyard, complete with twinkling stars overhead, old-world statuary, gargoyles, and ornate architectural detail. Eberson himself considered Tampa Theatre his personal favorite among the atmospheric theatres he designed. After facing demolition in 1973, the building was saved through a community-led preservation effort and purchased by the City of Tampa. It reopened in January 1977, was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and has since become a national model for historic theatre preservation. The venue is managed by the not-for-profit Tampa Theatre, Inc. under a long-term agreement with the City. Today the theatre hosts more than 600 events annually — including first-run and classic films, live concerts, special events, and corporate gatherings — across two cinema spaces: the historic 1,252-seat main auditorium and the intimate 43-seat John T. Taylor Screening Room, which opened in 2024 as the theatre's first expansion in nearly a century. The main auditorium is available for private event rental for concerts, film screenings, meetings, and presentations.

• Spaces for 130-2,610 Guests
• 2 Landmarks
• 5 Theaters
• 1 Waterfront

The David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts is one of the largest performing arts complexes in the country, spanning 335,000 square feet on a nine-acre campus along the east bank of the Hillsborough River in downtown Tampa. Originally opened in 1987 as the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center and renamed in 2009 to honor philanthropist David A. Straz Jr., the complex hosts more than 1,500 events and 600,000 patrons in a typical season. The campus comprises five individual theaters available for rental — Carol Morsani Hall (2,610 seats), Ferguson Hall (1,042 seats), the Jaeb Theater (312 seats), the TECO Energy Foundation Theater (250 seats), and the Shimberg Playhouse (130 seats) — as well as a performing arts conservatory and rehearsal hall. Theater spaces accommodate performance-centered events including concerts, lectures, meetings, recitals, plays, graduations, and pageants. The center's lobbies are also available for wedding receptions, banquets, and parties. On-site catering is provided exclusively through Maestro's, which operates throughout the theaters, lobbies, the on-site restaurant, and event tents on the riverfront grounds.

23 Restaurant Services offers event spaces for your next celebration in Tampa, Florida.

• Spaces for 20-200 Guests
• 5 Restaurants
• 2 Bars
• 5 Total Spaces

Jackson's Bistro, Bar & Sushi is a 20,000-square-foot waterfront restaurant and event venue situated on Harbour Island in Tampa, Florida. Open since 1997, the property overlooks the Hillsborough River, the Garrison Channel, and the downtown Tampa skyline, offering unobstructed water and city views from nearly every vantage point. The venue offers five private event spaces suited to groups of all sizes. The Waterfront Room — the flagship private space — sits one level above the main dining room with floor-to-ceiling windows, a 270-degree panorama of downtown Tampa, and an attached private balcony. Backjack's Lounge provides a flexible indoor setting for corporate events, celebrations, and social gatherings, with the option to combine with the adjacent Island Bar for larger buyouts. The Patio Cabanas bring the event outdoors under a covered cabana roof, with sweeping skyline and water views. A more intimate Wine Room rounds out the lineup for smaller private dinners. Jackson's in-house culinary and service team handles food and beverage for all private events, with valet parking and wheelchair-accessible facilities available on-site.

• Spaces for 50-400 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Historic Space

Sons of Italy Lodge is a West Tampa event hall at 3315 West Lemon Street, operated by the Order of Sons and Daughters of Italy in America. The lodge has long served the Tampa Bay community as a gathering place for Italian-American heritage and culture, and today opens its doors to weddings, private celebrations, meetings, and community events. The main ballroom spans 6,400 square feet and features a 1,600-square-foot hardwood dance floor and an 8-by-24-foot stage, accommodating up to 400 guests. A 920-square-foot lobby provides a natural cocktail-hour or sign-in space just off the main hall. A separate room adjacent to the kitchen suits smaller gatherings of up to 50 guests. The facility includes a fully equipped kitchen available for outside caterers, a moveable bar, and ample on-site parking — more than 155 spaces on property, with an additional 90 available nearby. The hall is handicap accessible and offers wireless internet throughout.

• Spaces for 80 Guests

• Spaces for 175 Guests

• Spaces for 50-250 Guests
• 5 Restaurants
• 2 Ballrooms
• 5 Waterfront

The Rusty Pelican Tampa is a waterfront dining and event facility situated on Tampa Bay in the Rocky Point District, offering panoramic bay views from multiple event spaces. Established in 1978, the venue has built a long history as a destination for weddings, corporate gatherings, social celebrations, and private dining along the Tampa coastline. Five dedicated event rooms accommodate groups from intimate gatherings to large-scale receptions. The Grand Ballroom, the venue's largest space, hosts up to 250 guests and features a built-in dance floor, private entrance, and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the water. The Pelican Room seats up to 100 guests and shares the same waterfront orientation, with glass windows facing Tampa Bay's sunset. The Coral Room accommodates up to 100 guests and includes a built-in bar. The Tampa Room and Bay Room serve smaller events: the Tampa Room offers a private entrance and its own dance floor, while the Bay Room features a fireplace, stained-glass windows, and private entry for groups of up to 50. In-house catering covers customizable menus for all event types, with full bar service available. The venue also features an outdoor ceremony gazebo and waterfront patios suited for cocktail hours and pre-reception gatherings. Valet and self-parking are both available on site.

• Spaces for 300 Guests

• Spaces for 60-2,218 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Theater
• 7 Total Spaces

The RP Funding Center — known for decades as The Lakeland Center — is a multipurpose entertainment and convention complex in downtown Lakeland, Florida, situated approximately 35 miles east of Tampa and 55 miles southwest of Orlando. Operated by the City of Lakeland, the facility encompasses more than 100,000 square feet of meeting and exhibition space across seven distinct venues, welcoming over 500,000 attendees at 500-plus events each year. The complex is anchored by the George Jenkins Arena, which seats up to 1,450 for banquets and scales to nearly 10,000 in full-arena configuration, and the Youkey Theatre, a 2,218-seat performing arts venue that hosts Broadway productions, symphony performances, corporate general sessions, and dance competitions. For conventions and trade shows, the Exhibit Hall and Sikes Hall together offer more than 52,000 square feet of divisible, column-free space. Wedding receptions and banquets find a natural home in the Lake Hollingsworth Ballroom, a 5,000-square-foot carpeted ballroom with chandelier lighting that accommodates up to 300 for seated dinners. All spaces include complimentary Wi-Fi, and the venue provides in-house catering through its partnership with Levy. Two on-site hotels — SpringHill Suites and Hyatt Place — sit directly adjacent, with an additional 2,500 hotel rooms within two miles.

• Spaces for 450 Guests