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  Arts Quest

  101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA

  • Spaces for 60-400 Guests
  • 4 Event Spaces

  ArtsQuest owns and operates the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks and the Banana Factory Arts Center The ArtsQuest Center is the perfect location for your special event! Our team is experienced with a variety of milestone events, including Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Sweet Sixteens, Retirement Parties, Celebrations of Life, Bridal/Baby Showers, Reunions, and much more! The floor-to-ceiling windows on each level of the building overlook the spectacular Bethlehem Steel Blast Furnaces, giving your guests a unique view only found at SteelStacks! SteelStacks: On the site of the former Bethlehem Steel plant in Bethlehem, PA, SteelStacks is a re-imagination of an industrial brownfield that uses the arts to rebuild and revitalize a post- industrial, urban community. SteelStacks is an arts & cultural campus... the heart of the campus is at 1st & Founders Way, at the Air Products Town Square and the ArtsQuest Center. Located at the base of the old blast furnaces, the campus features numerous different indoor and outdoor venues, including: In the months leading up to your wedding day, our hospitality professionals will work with you to review all details, including wedding timelines, menu selections, diagrams, vendor information, and more! The week of your wedding, you will work with our hospitality professionals to confirm your final guest count, review your wedding timeline and details and drop off your personal items, including décor, favors, etc. On your wedding day – relax and enjoy every moment! Our team will be by your side through it all!

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  The Brossman Center

  7301 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19119, USA

  • Spaces for 250 Guests

  The Brossman Center serves as the hub of United Lutheran Seminary's Philadelphia campus, set in the historic Mt. Airy neighborhood at 7301 Germantown Avenue. The building sits within walking distance of Chestnut Hill and close to Center City and Old City, home to the Constitution Center, Liberty Bell, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, with easy access to public transportation. The center offers a welcoming and adaptable setting for a wide range of events, from formal banquets and receptions to award dinners and milestone celebrations. Flexible eating arrangements and on-site catering support suit banquets and parties, while audiovisual capabilities and comfortable layouts make the space well suited to business lunches, corporate gatherings, and training sessions. Its spacious design and central location also lend it to community forums and town hall-style meetings. Guests of the Brossman Center have free parking in a dedicated lot, with close proximity to public transportation into Center City Philadelphia and the airport.

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  The High Point at St. Peter's

  2475 St Peters Rd, Malvern, PA 19355, USA

  • Spaces for 200 Guests
  • 1 Barn

  Perched at the highest point in the Great Valley on St. Peter's campus in Malvern, Pennsylvania, The High Point Malvern sits on 16 acres of secluded countryside. The venue accommodates up to 200 guests and serves clients from Chester, Montgomery, and Delaware counties and the Main Line. Couples can exchange vows in a hilltop meadow with sweeping views of the surrounding countryside or in a charming chapel for a more intimate ceremony, then move to a customizable barn for the reception. Rentals include banquet tables, patio furniture, hanging lanterns, ceremony chairs, a dance floor, and a podium. The High Point Malvern also hosts corporate events, retreats, birthday parties, and private celebrations, with layouts that adapt to meetings, presentations, or larger gatherings. Catering is flexible: couples can choose from a list of preferred local caterers or bring in an outside caterer for a coordination fee.

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  Old School Farm

  303 Upper Woods Rd, Honesdale, PA 18431, USA

  • Spaces for 130 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Barn
  • 1 space at this venue

  Old School Farm at Dyberry Wilds is a working farm and forest property along Dyberry Creek in the Upper Pocono Mountains of Honesdale, Pennsylvania. The land's roots as a farmstead reach back to a house built in 1925 by dairy farmers Friend and Carrie Walter, later moved up the hill in 1957 to escape the valley's flood zone; the property was renamed Old School Farm in 2001 and has continued under family stewardship since 2021. Today the farm hosts weddings, family reunions, and small group retreats for up to 130 guests in a relaxed, informal, outdoor setting. Events draw on the property's Amish-built timber frame barn, a dining pavilion with an adjacent party tent, the farmhouse's first floor for the wedding party, and a stage and fire pit for gathering. On Friday evenings from May through October, the farm fires its wood-fired earthen pizza oven for artisan pizza nights using ingredients grown on site.

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  Tall Timber Barn

  PA-447, Barrett Township, PA, USA

  • Spaces for 12-115 Guests
  • 2 Outdoor Spaces
  • 2 Barns

  Tall Timber Barn is a rustic wedding and event venue set among the woods of Northeast Pennsylvania in Canadensis, part of a family-owned group of businesses that has grown well beyond its original barn. The property's lodge-inspired interiors are filled with farm tables, Adirondack chairs, antique furnishings, and warm string lighting, giving the space a character-filled, wooded backdrop for weddings and events. The venue was founded by Mia and Ralph Megliola, who personally hosted weddings and special events there for more than a decade. Following Mia's passing in 2021, Ralph and Pasquale continue to lead the operation with the same team, carrying forward her vision of rustic elegance and hospitality. Tall Timber Barn operates as an all-inclusive venue, serving as the exclusive caterer for every event and pairing couples with a wedding coordinator who helps simplify planning from start to finish. The grounds include the Barn, Chapel in the Pines, Pavilion in the Pines, Patio Pavilion, and Sharky's, along with two firepits and a working fireplace. The venue is pet-friendly and hosts everything from full weddings for up to 115 guests to twelve-person micro weddings and corporate gatherings.

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  Stenton Museum

  4601 N 18th St, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA

  • Spaces for 200 Guests

  Stenton is an 18th-century colonial mansion in Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood, built and passed down through six generations of the Logan family beginning with James Logan, a prominent colonial figure and confidant of William Penn. The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in Pennsylvania has stewarded the property since 1899, and the City of Philadelphia has charged the organization with preserving Stenton as a National Historic Landmark. The house retains period rooms furnished with the Logan family's own collection, spanning William and Mary through Chippendale styles, along with early American textiles and a c.1730 portrait of James Logan attributed to Gustavus Hesselius displayed on the stair landing. Behind the mansion, a Colonial Revival garden offers a landscaped setting that reinterprets an 18th-century garden in the tradition of Deborah Logan's own stewardship. Beyond its exhibitions and educational programming, Stenton is available for private rentals, hosting customized tours, private parties, picnics, and photography and film shoots on its grounds. Renters have access to designated areas of the historic mansion and its landscaped grounds, set against the backdrop of one of Philadelphia's oldest surviving colonial estates.

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  The Windsor Suites

  1700 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA

  • Spaces for 5-80 Guests
  • 5 Hotels
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 5 Total Spaces

  The Windsor Suites is a boutique all-suite hotel set along Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Center City Philadelphia, between the Philadelphia Museum of Art and City Hall. The property hosts meetings, corporate events, weddings, and private gatherings across a range of indoor and outdoor spaces accommodating up to 80 guests. Congress Hall, the property's largest space at 1,056 square feet, can be divided into two smaller sections and outfitted with dual 80-inch monitors for presentations, suiting everything from boardroom meetings to receptions. For more intimate gatherings, the Gazette Boardroom offers an all-wood table and leather ergonomic chairs for up to 10 guests, while the Observation Lounge pairs floor-to-ceiling windows with a marble fireplace feature. The Rooftop Outdoor Terrace overlooks the Philadelphia skyline and gardens, and can be combined with the Observation Lounge for events that move between indoor and outdoor space. Wedding parties receive discounted guest rooms and Skyline Suites for bridal preparation, a complimentary welcome amenity for the couple, and no food and beverage minimum. The hotel's two on-site restaurants, Con Murphy's and Asia on the Parkway, offer additional dining options for guests during their stay.

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  Shady Brook Farmhouse

  931 Stony Hill Rd, Yardley, PA 19067, USA

  • Spaces for 150 Guests
  • 1 Barn
  • 1 Farm

  We will be holding activities for the kids as well as tasty food, drinks, bonfires and live music. Come for apple picking, pumpkin picking, sunflower fields, wagon rides, a 5 acre corn maze commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9-11, wagon rides, a 5 acre corn maze honoring the 20th anniversary of 9-11, wagon rides, and a 5 acre corn maze honoring the 20th anniversary of 9-11. (weekends). FallFest is open from Wednesday to Sunday, from now until Halloween. Opens on September 24th, the ALL-NEW Eerie Illuminations light show! A family-run farm in Yardley, Pennsylvania, just 20 miles north of Philadelphia, Shady Brook Farm is in its fourth generation of operation. Shady Brook Farm has evolved from a 100-year-old produce farm to a farm market, garden center, and agricultural entertainment venue. It has become a destination for top-notch seasonal events, locally grown fruits and vegetables, unique products, high-quality plants, a full-service deli, and much, much more. Drop by to browse and shop, to meet a friend for a meal, or to take part in a special event. We're proud of what we do, and we believe you'll have a good time as well! Bring the whole gang down to the farm for some good ol' fashioned fun! Our private areas are ideal for family outings, birthday celebrations, and corporate gatherings, among other things. During our seasonal events, such as the Easter Eggstravaganza, summer pick your own & unWINEd events, FallFest, and the Holiday Light Show, private areas can be reserved in advance. All parties are available on an as-needed basis: Choose your date, your location, and your food. It's all up to you. Our private rooms can accommodate anywhere from 20 to 150 people. Seating, tables, and a campfire are provided in each area (when in season). A separate admission ticket must be purchased for each guest 2 years and older, which is NOT included. In order to accommodate labor and staffing shortages, food and non-alcoholic beverages may be brought into the private areas; alternatively, we offer a variety of catering options. To view the catering menu, please click HERE. Drink Tickets for alcoholic beverages are available for purchase at a cost of $8 per ticket. It is necessary to purchase in advance. To make a purchase, please call 215-968-1670 and ask to speak with Sarah or Eve.

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  Green Valley Chateau

  150 Green Valley Rd, Reading, PA 19608, USA

  • Spaces for 299-300 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Country Club
  • 1 Tent

  Set on 23 shaded acres in the rolling meadows of rural Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, Green Valley Chateau centers on the Chateau Tent, a temperature-controlled event space with 30-foot-high peaks. The tent hosts private functions for up to 299 guests and is available from mid-March through mid-November, giving couples and event hosts a long outdoor season in a countryside setting. The venue is operated by Green Valley Country Club and welcomes weddings, graduations, quinceañeras, fundraising events, birthday parties, and corporate events. Its rural acreage offers open, green surroundings for photography and outdoor ceremonies alongside the climate-controlled comfort of the tent itself.

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  The Pavilion at Montage Mountain

  1000 Montage Mountain Rd, Scranton, PA 18507, USA

  LEGENDARY VENUES, EPIC EVENTS! Featuring outdoor setting and soaring views, The Pavilion at Montage Mountain is the perfect location for your next conference, corporate event, fundraiser, private concert or graduation. With access to the world’s greatest musical entertainment, state-of-the-art lighting and sound, custom menus and mixology, our talented staff handles every detail, so you don’t have to. Accommodating up to 18,000 guests, and located 12 miles from Mohegan Sun Arena, 6.8 miles from Hilton Scranton & Conference Center and 8 miles from Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport, this unique venue will exceed expectations.

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  Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium

  Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium - Education Complex, 7340 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA

  • Spaces for 30-10,000 Guests
  • 1 Museum
  • 4 Outdoor Spaces
  • 9 Total Spaces

  Founded in 1898 in Pittsburgh's Highland Park, the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is one of only six major zoo and aquarium combinations in the United States, home to more than 8,000 animals representing over 600 species. The zoo's AquaZoo, opened in 1967, was the first public aquarium in Pennsylvania and remains a defining feature of the grounds today, with exhibits including sharks, stingrays, jellyfish, and polar bears. For weddings and private events, the zoo offers several distinct settings among its animal habitats. The PPG Aquarium hosts up to 200 seated guests or 500 for a cocktail-style reception, surrounded by sharks, stingrays, jellyfish, and penguins, with views into the polar bears' outdoor exhibit from the lower patio. Water's Edge is a subterranean event space offering underwater views of polar bears, sea otters, and sand-tiger sharks. The 7,200-square-foot Garden Tent, set among the botanical gardens, accommodates up to 300 guests for a wedding ceremony and reception. Every private event rental includes planning support from an onsite events team, along with full setup and teardown, tables and chairs, linens, silverware, glassware, and china. An exclusive onsite caterer works with hosts to customize menus and design tablescapes to match their event.

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  The Barn at Fallingwater

  Bear Run Nature Reserve, Mill Run, PA 15464, USA

  • Spaces for 50-200 Guests
  • 2 Barns
  • 2 Historic Spaces
  • 1 Tent

  The Barn at Fallingwater is a converted 1870s dairy barn set in the Laurel Highlands, surrounded by the woodlands of the Bear Run Nature Reserve and just minutes from Fallingwater and Ohiopyle State Park. Originally built into a hillside as a bank barn on Tissue Farm, the structure was expanded into a working dairy operation after Edgar J. Kaufmann, Sr. acquired the property in 1940. The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy later took stewardship of the site, and a 2002 adaptive-reuse restoration by Pittsburgh architects Bohlin Cywinski Jackson preserved original details — including the gaps in the vertical siding once used for hay ventilation — while earning the building a silver LEED certification. Today the Barn hosts weddings, meetings, and private events across several distinct spaces. The Fireplace Room, once the farm's milking parlor, is an 1,800-square-foot space with a large stone fireplace, integrated audiovisual, and a retractable partition wall. The Threshing Room is a 3,200-square-foot seasonal space with restored timber-frame construction and large sliding barn doors that open onto tented outdoor space. A flagstone Courtyard with a wisteria-covered trellis suits cocktail hours and intimate ceremonies, while the nearby Farmhouse, built in 1870, offers a full kitchen and two bathrooms for wedding-party preparation. Couples booking the Barn can also arrange photography sessions on the grounds of Fallingwater itself.

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  Material Culture

  4700 Wissahickon Ave #101, Philadelphia, PA 19144, USA

  • Spaces for 220 Guests

  Set within the historic Atwater Kent Radio Factory in Philadelphia, once the largest radio manufacturing complex in the world, Material Culture occupies 60,000 square feet of soaring, cathedral-like industrial space, including a former train station where raw materials once arrived and finished radios departed. Today the building operates as both an emporium of art, antiques, crafts, furnishings, and architectural elements from around the world, and a dynamic cultural venue. Both the venue's inventory and its dramatic retail space are available for rental, making it a striking backdrop for private events, film productions, commercial shoots, and large-scale creative projects. The towering industrial galleries have hosted gatherings ranging from intimate salon-style talks to large-scale receptions, often paired with pop-up food tastings, outdoor barbecues, and other celebratory gatherings. The space has also served as a stage for exhibitions, scholarly lectures, and film screenings, giving planners a setting layered with global art and antiques rather than a blank room.

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  PineCrest Country Club

  101 Country Club Dr, Lansdale, PA 19446, USA

  • Spaces for 60-270 Guests
  • 1 Bar
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 2 Country Clubs

  PineCrest Country Club is a private country club event venue on a scenic golf course in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, serving couples and hosts throughout Montgomery County, Bucks County, and the greater Philadelphia suburbs. The club pairs indoor and outdoor spaces so a celebration can move naturally from ceremony to reception, from an open-air setting on The Deck or Veranda to a reception in the grand Ballroom. For larger celebrations, the Ballroom offers an elegant setting for seated dining and dancing, accommodating up to 270 guests, and is a popular choice for Indian weddings. For more intimate events, the PineCrest Room offers a refined atmosphere well suited to dinner-and-dance receptions, bridal showers, and smaller gatherings. A private Bridal Suite gives the wedding party a comfortable place to prepare, and the Sports Bar & Grille offers a relaxed, pub-style setting for casual gatherings and pre-event drinks. PineCrest's culinary team builds custom menus for each event, including plated dinners, buffet-style receptions, and Kosher, ethnic, and culturally specific cuisines, and the club welcomes outside caterers when preferred. Large events have exclusive use of the facility, so no more than one wedding or large event is scheduled on a given day.

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  Convene Two Commerce Square

  2005 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA

  • Spaces for 140-250 Guests
  • 3 Event Spaces
  • 3 Meeting Spaces

  Convene Two Commerce Square offers a contemporary, purpose-built setting in Center City Philadelphia for board meetings, corporate offsites, conferences, trainings, and receptions. The 42,000-square-foot venue is arranged on one level and features 11 meeting rooms, with spaces including the Sullivan Hub, Welles Hub, Weber Hub, Annenberg Hub, and Boyer Hub. Flexible layouts allow multiple programs to take place simultaneously, while a full venue buyout can accommodate up to 866 guests. Built-in audiovisual technology, natural light, catering, and dedicated hospitality support complete the experience, creating a polished backdrop for professional gatherings near 30th Street Station.

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  Golden Pheasant Inn

  763 River Rd, Erwinna, PA 18920, USA

  • Spaces for 32-100 Guests
  • 2 Restaurants
  • 1 Historic Space
  • 1 Waterfront

  The Golden Pheasant Inn is a historic riverside inn and restaurant in Erwinna, Pennsylvania, set along the Delaware River and the old canal towpath in Bucks County. The property traces back to 1811, when Waterman's Inn was built to serve farmers hauling grain along the river road; the current main building dates to 1856, rebuilt after fire destroyed the original tavern, and the inn is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Jack Thompson's family purchased the property in 2019 and reopened it in 2020. The inn offers French-inspired cuisine served in a handful of distinct spaces: a fireplace-warmed dining room, a solarium with canal and river views, and a stone canal patio and bistro garden shaded by trees. That range of settings, from cozy and firelit to bright and glassed-in to open-air along the water, makes the inn suited to everything from formal dinners and sit-down luncheons to casual cocktail parties. Beyond dining, the property includes four individually themed guest suites for overnight stays, with breakfast served the following morning, and full bar service on site.

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  Wapiti Woods

  5186 River Rd, Weedville, PA 15868, USA

  • Spaces for 125 Guests

  Wapiti Woods is a woodland retreat in Pennsylvania's Elk County, set along the Bennett Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek and the Elk Scenic Drive, in the heart of the PA Wilds and the PA Elk Range. The property offers ten guest cabins and a two-story Lodge, together sleeping up to 36 guests, making it a natural gathering point for groups traveling in from across the northeast, mid-west, and mid-Atlantic. Wapiti Woods has hosted small weddings and receptions, reunions, retreats, class trips, and other group gatherings. Local caterers and rental companies can supply tents, chairs, and tables to help groups build out an event on-site, and the property's proximity to area liveries opens the door to group activities like canoe trips and elk tours. Guests gather around shared amenities including a covered pavilion with picnic tables and a charcoal grill, a walking trail along a former railroad bed, and a horseshoe court, while the community "Shanty" offers a lounge, laundry, and games. Five of the cabins include two-person whirlpool tubs facing wood-burning fireplaces, and the Lodge adds a furnished great room, in-floor heating, and a private outdoor firepit.

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  Moravian Museum

  66 W Church St, Bethlehem, PA 18018, USA

  • Spaces for 60-80 Guests
  • 1 Museum
  • 1 Landmark
  • 1 Historic Space

  Housed in Bethlehem's 1741 Gemeinhaus — believed to be the largest 18th-century log structure in continuous use in the United States and a National Historic Landmark — the Moravian Museum introduces visitors to the earliest history of the Bethlehem community. The building originally served as home, church, and classroom to the Moravian settlers who founded the city, and it now anchors the Moravian Church Settlements–Bethlehem World Heritage Site. For private events, the museum opens its Saal, the community's first place of worship, where vows have been exchanged since colonial times. The Saal accommodates up to 60 guests seated for a reception or 80 for a ceremony or theater-style gathering, while the Gemeinhaus overall holds up to 100 people. Hosts can extend the occasion with a personalized group tour of the museum, part of Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites' network of historic rental venues.

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  Betsy's Barn at Cheeseman Farm

  Kennedy Rd, Portersville, PA 16051, USA

  • Spaces for 300 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Barn
  • 1 Farm

  Betsy's Barn sits on Cheeseman Farm in Portersville, a small rural town bordering McConnell's Mill State Park, and has hosted weddings ranging from micro to large-scale celebrations for over 25 years. The farm is a sixth-generation family-owned business that began as a general livestock operation in 1980; Betsy's Barn was built in 1999 by a small group of local Amish workers and has since grown from its original 40' x 80' footprint into a roughly 7,000-square-foot venue. The barn combines rustic character with practical event space: a large, fully covered wrap-around porch, a bar area, an open-air lounge, a glass-enclosed deck, and a 20' x 40' hardwood dance floor, all able to accommodate up to 300 guests. It is unheated and uncooled but relies on strong cross ventilation and fans, which is why bookings run May through August. Catering is handled entirely in-house by the venue's culinary team, and ceremony sites on the property include a gazebo, a large oak tree, the barn interior, and the surrounding field.

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  Colonial Industrial Quarter

  459 Old York Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18018, USA

  • Spaces for 30-350 Guests
  • 4 Landmarks
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 4 Total Spaces

  The Colonial Industrial Quarter is a historic site within Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites, set on a hillside below Central Moravian Church extending to the Monocacy Creek in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Known as Americas earliest industrial center, the site is part of the Historic Moravian Bethlehem National Historic Landmark District and the Moravian Church Settlements UNESCO World Heritage Inscription. By 1747, the Moravian settlement here operated 35 different crafts and industries, including mills, tanneries, and textile operations powered by the creek. For events, the Colonial Industrial Quarter pairs outdoor ceremony space among its historic buildings with cocktail hours and receptions inside the Luckenbach Mill, creating a rustic, historical backdrop for weddings, parties, and corporate gatherings. The Mill offers climate-controlled space across two floors, while the nearby Springhouse provides a smaller, more intimate indoor option. Outdoor tented functions can accommodate larger gatherings on the grounds.

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