Top Zionsville Venues

• Spaces for 8-120 Guests
• 6 Restaurants

Ruth's Chris Steak House Indianapolis Downtown is a locally and family-owned franchise that has been serving fine dining in the heart of downtown Indianapolis since 1996. Located at 45 S. Illinois Street, steps from Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center, the restaurant combines the renowned Ruth's Chris culinary tradition with a personal, community-rooted atmosphere — staff are known for remembering guests' drink orders and steak preferences. The restaurant offers six private dining rooms suited to events of nearly any scale, from an intimate eight-person board meeting to a 120-guest banquet. Spaces are equipped with HDTVs and sound systems, and the events team provides dedicated support throughout the planning process. Valet parking is available on-site.

• Spaces for 880-2,400 Guests
• 2 Hotels
• 2 Ballrooms

The Westin Indianapolis is a 574-room hotel in downtown Indianapolis, connected via skywalk to both Circle Centre Mall and the Indiana Convention Center. Following a multi-million dollar property-wide renovation completed in 2022, the hotel offers 42,500 square feet of refreshed meeting and event space designed with Indianapolis history in mind — carpet patterns tracing the White River, metalwork evoking historic railroad tracks, and overhead lighting inspired by Indiana's agricultural landscape. The Grand Ballroom anchors the event program, spanning more than 16,000 square feet and accommodating up to 1,900 seated guests or 2,400 for a standing reception. The Capitol Ballroom provides a more intimate setting for up to 880 seated guests, while the Capitol Overlook — a 3,500-square-foot second-floor event space — offers panoramic views of the Indiana State Capitol, suited for smaller ceremonies, cocktail hours, and rehearsal dinners. In total, the property includes 24 event rooms covering a wide range of gathering sizes, with direct access to an additional 750,000 square feet at the adjacent Indiana Convention Center via skywalk.

• Spaces for 12-200 Guests
• 9 Hotels
• 1 Ballroom
• 9 Total Spaces

Hilton Garden Inn Indianapolis Downtown occupies the historic Fletcher Trust Building at 10 East Market Street in the heart of downtown Indianapolis. The 16-story building was completed in 1915 and served as a commercial office tower before its transformation into a 188-room hotel in 2003. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and sits within walking distance of Monument Circle, Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Lucas Oil Stadium, and the Indiana Convention Center. The hotel offers more than 6,500 square feet of meeting and event space across eight rooms that can be configured into eleven distinct layouts using air walls. The Benjamin Harrison Ballroom is the flagship event space — 1,820 square feet appointed with marble columns, carved historic ceilings, and floor-to-ceiling windows, accommodating up to 120 guests for banquet-style events and 200 for receptions. A second-floor mezzanine overlooking a three-story atrium provides a semi-private setting for cocktail receptions of up to 200 guests. Smaller named rooms — James Whitcomb Riley, Cole Porter, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Eli Lilly, Ovid Butler, Carl Fisher, and the Fletcher Trust Boardroom — range in size and style, suited to corporate meetings, workshops, and intimate gatherings. In-house catering and AV support are available for all events.

• Spaces for 125 Guests

Gallery Forty-Two occupies nearly five thousand square feet across four floors of Indianapolis' oldest surviving commercial building, a structure dating to the 1830s that was fully restored in 2014 and acquired in 2021 by local businessman and two-time Olympian Bill Kessler. Set in the heart of downtown Indianapolis on East Washington Street, the venue blends the building's original historic fabric with rotating fine art exhibitions rooted in nineteenth and early twentieth century traditions. The space is well suited to smaller, intimate celebrations — weddings and receptions where the art-filled surroundings serve as both backdrop and atmosphere. Beyond weddings, the venue hosts private social gatherings, corporate events, galas, fundraisers, holiday parties, and networking events across its four meticulously designed floors.

• Spaces for 140 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 space at this venue

Located on the 36th floor in downtown Indianapolis, Skyline Club offers panoramic views of the city skyline, Lucas Oil Stadium and Monument Circle while delivering elevated dining, networking and event experiences. Members and guests enjoy both casual and formal settings, sophisticated cuisine, high-end service and private rooms equipped for meetings, receptions or milestone celebrations. With its dramatic architecture and urban vantage point, Skyline blends metropolitan energy with refined hospitality.

• Spaces for 100-400 Guests
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 1 Barn
• 4 Total Spaces

Jameson Camp is a nonprofit outdoor event venue and retreat center set on over 130 acres of forest, meadow, and streams in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1928, the property has operated for nearly a century and today opens its grounds to weddings, corporate retreats, team-building events, meetings, and celebrations of all kinds. The venue offers four distinct event spaces accommodating groups from 100 to 180 guests. The Jameson Center features 14-foot natural wood beams, skylights, stone walls, and a fireplace, and includes a bridal suite. The Blue Building is a modern facility with wood accents, gender-neutral restrooms, a classroom, lobby, and caterer's kitchen. The Meadow provides an open, expansive campus space suited for tented receptions, while the Hammock Garden offers a tree-canopied grove for outdoor ceremonies. ADA-compliant facilities, audio-visual equipment, and wireless internet are available throughout the property. On-site food service and full event coordination are offered for weddings and private events.

• Spaces for 100-500 Guests
• 4 Event Spaces
• 3 Meeting Spaces

FORUM Events Center is a dedicated event venue in Fishers, Indiana, situated off Interstate 69 on USA Parkway with easy access to the northeast Indianapolis corridor. The facility offers 7,200 square feet of customizable space across three rooms — the Grand FORUM and its component sections — accommodating groups from 20 to 600 guests depending on configuration. Each event at FORUM occupies dedicated space reserved exclusively for that gathering, giving planners and clients a private setting without shared-hall logistics. The venue features modern décor, a glass foyer with vaulted ceilings, a courtyard, and premium built-in audiovisual capabilities managed by in-house AV partner AMS. Free on-site parking and a cluster of hotels and restaurants in the adjacent Fishers District round out the experience for out-of-town guests. FORUM Events Center hosts corporate meetings, nonprofit gatherings, social celebrations, and wedding receptions, with seven standard seating configurations available to suit events of varying scale and format.

• Spaces for 200 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Lucas Oil Stadium is a seven-level, state-of-the-art multipurpose stadium in downtown Indianapolis, home to the NFL's Indianapolis Colts and one of the most versatile large-scale event venues in the country. Opened in 2008 and spanning approximately 1.8 million square feet, the stadium features a retractable roof, an operable north window measuring 88 feet high by 244 feet wide, and seating for 67,000 guests — expandable to over 70,000 for events in the round. Private events at Lucas Oil Stadium can accommodate groups ranging from 7 to 70,000 attendees, making it a rare venue capable of scaling from intimate gatherings to convention-sized productions. Available spaces include the stadium floor and two exhibit halls totaling 44,000 square feet of contiguous space, the Lucas Oil Plaza on the street-level concourse, East and West Club Lounges each spanning approximately 30,000 square feet across two levels, the Quarterback Club with field and skyline views, the Bud Light Terrace with panoramic views of the downtown skyline, and 12 flexible meeting rooms at the event level. Centerplate manages exclusive food and beverage service throughout the facility. The stadium earned Sports Facility of the Year honors in 2008 and has hosted marquee events including Super Bowl XLVI, the NFL Scouting Combine, NCAA tournaments, and major concerts.

• Spaces for 600 Guests

Biltwell Event Center occupies a 1922 industrial building on Indianapolis's White River Parkway — a former window and door factory that owner Taki Sawi transformed into an event venue, welcoming its first events in 2015. The conversion preserved the structure's original character: exposed brick walls, hardwood floors, a freight elevator, antique fire doors, and a bank vault remain intact throughout the space, giving the venue a texture rarely found in purpose-built event halls. The venue accommodates weddings, corporate functions, nonprofit events, trade shows, and social gatherings, with rental packages that include Edison lighting, handcrafted farm tables, cross-back chairs, built-in bars, a full sound system with microphones, ceremony arch options, lounge seating, and a champagne wall. Complimentary parking is provided on-site. An in-house culinary team handles all food and beverage, with experienced catering sales managers present throughout each event. Outdoor decks with string lighting, outdoor furniture, and fire pits extend the usable space beyond the building's walls. Ceremony and reception packages include seven hours of event time with 10 a.m. vendor access, a two-hour rehearsal, and an engagement session. The venue can host up to two simultaneous events thanks to sound-proof walls between spaces, and it sits less than ten minutes from downtown Indianapolis.

• Spaces for 12-320 Guests
• 1 Bar
• 11 Hotels
• 11 Total Spaces

Fort Harrison Inn sits on a scenic knoll within 1,700 acres of Fort Harrison State Park in Indianapolis, Indiana, just 13 miles from downtown. The campus occupies the grounds of the former Fort Benjamin Harrison — a historic military post acquired by the state in 1995 — and its architecture reflects that heritage throughout. The property hosts events across two distinct facilities. The Fort Event Center houses the Blue Heron Ballroom, which accommodates up to 320 guests for banquets and receptions, along with several smaller breakout rooms suited to meetings, post-event gatherings, and private dinners. The Fort Harrison Inn itself offers additional meeting and event spaces, including the Roosevelt Room with its historic wooded walls and built-in bar, the divisible Theodore Room with an attached porch, and intimate options like the Sycamore Room and Harrison Board Room for smaller groups. Complimentary WiFi and on-site parking are available across the campus, and the surrounding park setting — including the 18-hole Fort Golf Resort designed by Pete Dye — gives the property a sense of scale that few urban-adjacent venues can match.

• Spaces for 12-320 Guests
• 1 Bar
• 1 Ballroom
• 10 Total Spaces

Set within the serene 1,700 acres of Fort Harrison State Park in Lawrence, Indiana, the Garrison Conference Center occupies a historic limestone campus originally built in the 1940s as the Officer's Club at Fort Benjamin Harrison. When Indiana acquired the property in 1995 after the base closed, the buildings were preserved and reopened as a state park inn and event destination — just 13 miles from downtown Indianapolis. The center's two event facilities together offer nine rooms suited to gatherings of all sizes. The Fort Event Center houses the Blue Heron Ballroom, which accommodates up to 320 guests and opens onto a patio above the golf course practice green, plus three additional meeting rooms ranging from 40 to 100 guests. The Fort Harrison Inn adds five smaller spaces — from the Roosevelt Room with its historic wood walls and built-in bar (100 guests) to the intimate Harrison Board Room (12 guests) — rounding out a flexible lineup for corporate meetings, banquets, receptions, and weddings. Free parking, wireless internet, and scenic park surroundings are available throughout the campus.

• Spaces for 300 Guests

Fountain Square Theatre is a historic event venue housed in a landmark 1928 building in Indianapolis' Fountain Square neighborhood. Originally opened as a 1,500-seat motion picture and vaudeville house with a 40-foot domed ceiling and twinkling star effects, the building has been thoughtfully restored into a full-service wedding and private events destination. The main event space features columned arches surrounding an expansive dance floor at the foot of a large stage, with a balcony mezzanine overlooking the main level — the mezzanine retains much of its original architectural detail, including a painstaking restoration of painted ceiling motifs. The venue is designed for ceremonies, receptions, corporate functions, concerts, and dances. On-site offerings include in-house catering, linens, staffing, a fully stocked bar, tableware, and decor. The building also houses a boutique hotel — FountainView Inn — providing lodging for guests, along with a rooftop bar and lounge with views of the Indianapolis skyline.

• Spaces for 250 Guests

The Sagamore Club is a private country club set among rolling hills in Noblesville, Indiana, built around Central Indiana's only Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course. The 18-hole course opened in 2003 and has earned recognition as one of Golf Digest's Top 10 Best New Private Courses in America — a distinction the club received both in 2004 and again in 2021. The 18,000-square-foot clubhouse serves as the anchor for private events, including weddings, receptions, golf outings, and corporate gatherings. The club's culinary team handles in-house catering, and an outdoor veranda extends the dining experience to views of the surrounding course. The property also features a Junior Olympic-sized swimming pool, fitness center, and tennis and pickleball courts. Acquired by Concert Golf Partners in 2022, The Sagamore Club combines its golf heritage with flexible event programming open to members and non-members alike.

• Spaces for 300 Guests

The Hawthorns Golf & Country Club is a private full-service club set on 279 acres of woods, wetlands, and bird sanctuaries in Fishers, Indiana. The 50,000-square-foot clubhouse serves as the social hub of the property and houses multiple event spaces suited to gatherings of all sizes, from intimate boardroom meetings to cocktail receptions of up to 500 guests. The championship golf course was designed by Arthur Hills and opened in 1994; the property participates in the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program, reflecting its commitment to the surrounding natural landscape. Beyond the course, the club offers six outdoor tennis courts, a heated junior Olympic-sized pool, a fitness center, and multiple dining outlets — making it a well-rounded setting for celebrations that extend beyond the main event.

• Spaces for 225-320 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Landmark
• 3 Total Spaces

Community Life Center is an event venue located on the grounds of Washington Park East Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana. Established in 2001 by Flanner Buchanan — a family-owned business with more than 130 years of history in the Indianapolis community — the 10,000-square-foot facility has grown into one of the eastside's recognized destinations for weddings, receptions, and special celebrations, having hosted well over 1,400 events. The venue's architecture sets it apart: 84 crystal chandeliers crafted by Schonbek (the same manufacturer behind fixtures at Buckingham Palace and the White House), a 40,000-crystal chandelier anchoring the three-story Crystal Tower, imported Italian marble floors, and two-story columns throughout. Four distinct event spaces serve a range of occasions — the Buchanan Ballroom and its vaulted ceiling and hardwood dance floor accommodates up to 320 guests, the open-air Courtyard Crystal Tower seats up to 300 for ceremonies and receptions, and the Rotunda with its serene fountain works equally well for ceremonies or cocktail hours of up to 225 guests. Dedicated Bridal Suite and Groom's Retreat spaces on the second floor round out the facility. Community Life Center offers exclusive use of the facility — no shared events — along with flexible catering arrangements through a roster of preferred caterers and full bar service through the venue. All first-floor event spaces are handicap accessible, and 182 on-site parking spaces are available for guests.

• Spaces for 250 Guests

Purgatory Golf Club is a nationally recognized, links-style golf club set on 218 acres in Noblesville, Indiana, 27 miles northeast of Indianapolis. Ranked among America's 100 Greatest Public Courses and named the #1 Course in Indiana, the property offers a distinctive backdrop for private events — open fairways bordered by tall native grasses, a wraparound patio with golf course views, and a lodge-style clubhouse that anchors the event experience. The Lodge Room serves as the primary reception and event space, featuring high log beam ceilings, a floor-to-ceiling river stone fireplace, and a hardwood dance floor. Adjoining it is The Confessional, a fully stocked bar lounge with its own large stone fireplace and comfortable seating — well suited for cocktail hours or breakout gatherings. An outdoor ceremony area with a pergola and pond views rounds out the on-site options. The club hosts weddings, bridal showers, holiday parties, corporate retreats, golf outings, and charity tournaments. Catering can be arranged for breakfast, lunch, or dinner to fit the timing of any event, and a dedicated events coordinator supports planning from the first inquiry through event day.

• Spaces for 230 Guests

Martha's Orchard Event & Party Center is a family-owned wedding barn and event venue situated on a historic property about 20 minutes west of Indianapolis, Indiana. The land dates to an original deed signed by Andrew Jackson in 1832, and the venue has hosted celebrations for over 25 years. The centerpiece of the property is a 5,000-square-foot climate-controlled barn that serves as Central Indiana's largest wedding barn. The barn is equipped with 1G fiber WiFi and modern restroom facilities, and it connects to front and back patios that open onto scenic grounds. A large pond and apple orchard provide a rural backdrop suited to photography and outdoor ceremonies. The venue offers two outdoor ceremony settings: beneath the apple trees or in an open shaded area. Martha's Orchard hosts one wedding per day, ensuring each event receives the full focus of the property and staff. Clients may bring outside vendors or work with the venue's in-house catering team, DJ service, and rental inventory. A complimentary bridal suite is available for the wedding party. The venue also accommodates reunions, corporate gatherings, and family celebrations.

• Spaces for 300-350 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Event Space

Jones Crossing Banquet & Event Center is a full-service wedding and private event venue set on more than six private acres in Mooresville, Indiana, just minutes from Indianapolis. The property offers a naturally landscaped outdoor ceremony area with a waterfall garden backdrop, paired with a climate-controlled ballroom that accommodates up to 300 guests — making it a practical choice for celebrations of nearly any size. The venue handles setup, teardown, and cleanup at no additional charge, and its onsite event directors guide couples and event hosts from initial booking through the day itself. In-house catering and bar service are available, with customizable menus. Jones Crossing hosts one event per day, giving each client exclusive use of the property for their occasion. Beyond weddings, the venue welcomes corporate meetings, holiday parties, fundraisers, reunions, milestone birthdays, quinceañeras, and other private gatherings in the same full-service format.

• Spaces for 220-600 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Country Club

Valle Vista Golf Club & Conference Center sits on more than 100 acres of manicured grounds in Greenwood, Indiana, about 15 minutes south of downtown Indianapolis. The venue's Spanish-style clubhouse crowns a hillside above an 18-hole championship golf course, with rolling terrain, a waterfall, and Swan Lake woven throughout the property — a setting that gives both ceremonies and receptions an outdoor-photograph-ready backdrop year-round. Ceremonies take place at the Veranda on the Green, a covered and fully encloseable outdoor terrace with rustic chandeliers, tiled flooring, and side curtains that keep the space comfortable in any season. Reception ballrooms — including the Westview Ballroom, with its built-in hardwood dance floor and panoramic views of Swan Lake — accommodate groups from 60 to 600 guests. Catering is handled in-house by the venue's culinary team, with all-inclusive packages available.

• Spaces for 50-500 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 2 Country Clubs
• 1 Meeting Space

Established in 1961, Dye's Walk Country Club is a full-service private country club in Greenwood, Indiana — home to the first course Pete and Alice Dye ever designed together. The 18-hole par 71 layout winds through manicured grounds that form a natural backdrop for celebrations of all kinds. The clubhouse offers two distinct event spaces suited to different occasions. The Grand Ballroom accommodates up to 120 guests in a setting finished with warm tones, a built-in dance floor, a dedicated bar and food service area, and full audiovisual capabilities — with an outdoor deck for guests to step outside between festivities. The Overlook Room is a more intimate option, seating up to 30 guests in summer and 50 in cooler months, with sweeping views of the golf course and driving range, a private balcony, a built-in wet bar, and projector capabilities. Both spaces are managed by a dedicated events and catering team, making Dye's Walk a well-equipped option for weddings, rehearsal dinners, corporate gatherings, and private parties in the south Indianapolis area.