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Baum Opera House
15 S 1st St, Miamisburg, OH 45342, USA- Spaces for 250 Guests
Established in 1884 by German immigrant Charles Baum, the Baum Opera House is a historic landmark in downtown Miamisburg, Ohio. Originally known as the Star City Opera House, the building once hosted vaudeville acts, theatrical performances, and community events before transitioning into a cinema and, eventually, a modern event venue. Today, the opera house serves as a flexible gathering space for weddings, concerts, theatrical productions, and private celebrations, while ongoing preservation efforts maintain its 19th-century character. Located at 15 S. First St. in the heart of Miamisburg, the venue continues its legacy as a cultural gathering place for the region.
Ivy Hills Country Club
7711 Ivy Hills Blvd, Cincinnati, OH 45244, USA- Spaces for 225 Guests
Ivy Hills Country Club is a private country club and event venue located at 7711 Ivy Hills Blvd in Cincinnati, Ohio. Opened on July 4, 1992, the club was built on 150 acres of former farmland and gravel quarry in the southeastern part of the city, and its 34,000-square-foot clubhouse combines the tradition of a private club with a relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere. The clubhouse offers banquet facilities and conference rooms suitable for a range of private events, from intimate rehearsal dinners to full wedding receptions, business meetings, and memorial services. On-site amenities include a PGA-run golf shop, fitness center, locker rooms, three Har-Tru tennis courts, and an Olympic-size swimming pool. An outdoor garden ceremony site with panoramic views of the 18-hole championship golf course accommodates up to 200 guests, with white folding chairs and golf cart escort service provided.
Gazebo at Boardman Park
375 Boardman Poland Rd, Youngstown, OH 44512, USA- Spaces for 125 Guests
Boardman Park is a 243-acre community recreation area in Boardman, Ohio, offering a range of rentable spaces suited to private celebrations and gatherings. The indoor meeting rooms accommodate up to 120 guests and include air-conditioning, heat, and kitchen facilities. Five open-air pavilions, available April through October, provide an outdoor setting for picnics, seasonal parties, and special occasions. The park also hosts weddings and private ceremonies, with its natural landscape serving as the backdrop for events ranging from intimate gatherings to larger celebrations. Multiple named spaces within the park — including the Maag Outdoor Arts Theatre, Masters Pavilion, Hoffmaster Pavilion, and the Lariccia Family Community Center — offer planners flexibility in selecting the right venue for their event.
Cleveland City Hall
601 Lakeside Ave E, Cleveland, OH 44114, USACleveland City Hall offers event spaces for your next celebration in Cleveland, Ohio.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History & Great Lakes Science Center
1 Wade Oval Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106, USADairy Barn Arts Center
8000 Dairy Ln, Athens, OH 45701, USA- Spaces for 150-250 Guests
- 2 Historic Spaces
- 2 Art Galleries
- 1 Loft
The Dairy Barn Arts Center is a National Register of Historic Places landmark in Athens, Ohio, housed in a Georgian Revival dairy barn built in 1914 for the Athens State Hospital. When the facility's dairy operation ceased in 1977, community advocates led by Harriet Anderson preserved the building and established it as a nonprofit arts center in 1978. The venue offers more than 10,000 square feet of versatile indoor space alongside expansive outdoor grounds with front and back lawns and a one-mile trail with an amphitheater. The Sauber Gallery, spanning more than 5,000 square feet, accommodates up to 250 guests for dining and dancing, while The Loft on the second floor seats up to 150 and divides into two rooms for flexible configurations. Rentals include tables and chairs, a sound system, an HDMI-compatible projector, a catering kitchen, and wireless internet; optional full-service bar service is available through The Neon Cow Bar. The center is internationally recognized as the home of Quilt National, the largest and longest-running juried exhibition of art quilts in the United States, which has drawn more than 100,000 visitors to Athens from around the world since 1979.
The Elyria Country Club
41625 Oberlin Elyria Rd, Elyria, OH 44035, USA- Spaces for 250 Guests
Founded in 1905, Elyria Country Club is one of Ohio's storied private clubs, established by the Worthington Golf Ball Company, once the largest golf ball manufacturer in the world. At its center is a championship golf course designed by renowned architect William S. Flynn, celebrated for its strategic design and enduring challenge. Set on 200 scenic acres just west of Cleveland, the club pairs its tree-lined course with an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness center, a patio and fire pit, and multiple dining options, giving wedding and event guests a full clubhouse backdrop beyond the fairways. Elyria Country Club hosts weddings, golf outings, corporate events, private parties, and social gatherings across its indoor and outdoor spaces, with an in-house culinary team crafting menus from fresh, local ingredients and an event coordinator overseeing planning from booking through event day.
Old Kent Jailhouse
497 Middlebury Rd, Kent, OH 44240, USA- Spaces for 22 Guests
- 1 Historic Space
- 1 Waterfront
- 1 Park
Tucked inside Fred Fuller Park in Kent, Ohio, the Old Kent Jailhouse is a historic building turned intimate gathering space, operated by Kent Parks & Recreation. The single-room venue seats up to 22 guests at six six-foot tables, making it a natural fit for bridal showers, baby showers, photoshoots, and small meetings. A large deck overlooks the Cuyahoga River, lending small celebrations a scenic outdoor perch. Inside, renters have use of a kitchenette, tables and chairs for 22, restrooms, air conditioning, and public Wi-Fi. Parking sits at the bottom of the sidewalk leading up to the building. The jailhouse is available on weekday evenings and throughout the day on weekends, with dates bookable up to six months in advance through Kent Parks & Recreation.
Marriott Columbus OSU
3100 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43202, USAMarriott Columbus OSU offers event spaces for your next celebration in Columbus, Ohio.
Hale Farm & Village
2686 Oak Hill Rd, Peninsula, OH 44264, USA- Spaces for 75-300 Guests
- 1 Museum
- 1 Outdoor
- 5 Total Spaces
Hale Farm & Village is a living history museum operated by the Western Reserve Historical Society, set on 90 acres within Cuyahoga Valley National Park between Cleveland and Akron. The property encompasses 32 mid-19th-century historic structures arranged around a preserved village green, offering a setting unlike conventional event venues. Multiple spaces accommodate gatherings across a wide range of sizes. The climate-controlled Gatehouse Visitor's Center seats up to 220 guests and can connect to the adjacent Mary Jane Davis Hartwell Community Room, which holds 75. The restored 1852 Meetinghouse chapel — the focal point of the historic East Side village — seats up to 170. The open-air Carriage Pavilion, perched on a hill overlooking the farm, accommodates 120 to 150 guests, while the Carriage Manufactory, a two-story red barn with a collection of antique carriages on its first floor, seats 75 on its upper level. For larger events, the Full Farm package combines both the West Side and East Side of the property. Free parking is available for all events. Hale Farm & Village hosts weddings, receptions, rehearsal dinners, corporate gatherings, holiday parties, reunions, and a range of other private celebrations, with rental hours available after public hours.
Solon Community Center
35000 Portz Pkwy, Solon, OH 44139, USA- Spaces for 25-240 Guests
- 1 Ballroom
- 1 Event Space
- 3 Meeting Spaces
The Solon Community Center is a city-operated event venue at 34200 Bainbridge Rd in Solon, Ohio, offering customizable spaces for weddings, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, corporate functions, galas, and family reunions. The centerpiece is a 3,300-square-foot Banquet Hall that accommodates up to 240 guests and can be configured as one large room or divided into three separate sections for more intimate gatherings. A wood laminate dance floor, full kitchen, projector, drop-down screens, and PA system are built into the space, and an outdoor terrace opens adjacent to the hall for cocktail hours and al fresco dining. Outside catering is permitted throughout the facility, and tables and chairs are provided. Smaller options include two Meeting Rooms serving groups of 10 to 65 guests, a Youth Lounge for up to 30, and an Arts and Crafts Room for up to 25 — giving the center flexibility for both large celebrations and more focused private gatherings.
Massillon Women's Club
210 4th St NE, Massillon, OH 44646, USA- Spaces for 125 Guests
The Massillon Woman's Club makes its home in Five Oaks, the former McClymonds family residence in Massillon, Ohio. In 1924, sisters Edna McClymonds Wales and Ruth McClymonds Maitland donated the house to the club as a permanent center of community life, dedicated to the memory of their parents. The home's history as an event setting runs even deeper: it hosted its first wedding in October 1900, for a daughter of the McClymonds family, and has welcomed celebrations for more than a century since. Today the club is available for weddings, showers, rehearsal dinners, and private parties. The Ballroom and Great Hall accommodate receptions and other gatherings, while the garden and front porch suit small ceremonies, with a bride's changing room available for garden weddings. In-house catering offers lunch, dinner, and reception menus, with pricing that includes food and beverage, linens, setup and cleanup, tax, and gratuity.
Express Live
405 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43215, USA- Spaces for 2,200-5,200 Guests
- 1 Outdoor
- 2 Theaters
- 1 Event Space
KEMBA Live! — formerly Express Live! — is a multi-purpose event and entertainment venue in Columbus's Arena District, located at 405 Neil Avenue adjacent to Nationwide Arena and Huntington Park. Designed as the first indoor and outdoor concert venue in America, the facility features a one-of-a-kind reversible stage alongside state-of-the-art acoustical and lighting systems built into its industrial-architecture framework. The venue operates three independent spaces: an indoor music hall accommodating up to 2,200 guests, an outdoor amphitheater with capacity for 5,200 guests, and a connecting plaza. This range of scale makes the facility adaptable for events from 100 to 5,000 attendees — from corporate meetings and holiday parties to large-scale galas, proms, fashion shows, and weddings. The industrial setting can be transformed into formal ballroom arrangements, and built-in production systems are available for events requiring A/V support. When needed, events can extend to two adjacent venues — A&R Music Bar and The Basement — both part of the PromoWest portfolio and connected to the main facility. The venue hosts approximately 110 events annually, drawing over 275,000 guests each year.
The DoubleTree Suites & Capital Club of Columbus
50 S Front St, Columbus, OH 43215, USA- Spaces for 150 Guests
Crowne Plaza Cleveland At PlayhouseSquare
1260 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115, USA- Spaces for 60-550 Guests
- 6 Hotels
- 3 Ballrooms
- 6 Total Spaces
Crowne Plaza Cleveland at Playhouse Square is a boutique hotel in Downtown Cleveland, situated in the heart of the nation's second-largest theatre district along Euclid Avenue. With more than 14,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space across nine rooms, the hotel accommodates groups of all sizes — from intimate gatherings to receptions for 500 or more guests. The Palace Ballroom anchors the event program: a 5,112-square-foot space with 15-foot ceilings and views overlooking the Playhouse Square Theater District and the World's Largest Outdoor Chandelier. The full ballroom seats up to 350 for banquets and opens to 550 for cocktail receptions, and can be divided into two sections — Palace I and Palace II — for smaller functions. Additional rooms named after Cleveland's historic theaters handle breakout sessions, rehearsal dinners, and bridal showers, all supported by an on-site wedding and meeting coordinator. Ghost Light Restaurant and Lounge completes the offering with private dinners, happy hours, and late-night gatherings on-site.