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  Stowe Mountain Lodge

  7412 Mountain Rd, Stowe, VT 05672, USA

  • Spaces for 40-580 Guests
  • 4 Hotels
  • 2 Ballrooms
  • 6 Total Spaces

  The Lodge at Spruce Peak, formerly known as Stowe Mountain Lodge, is a ski-in/ski-out hotel and event destination at the base of Spruce Peak Mountain in Stowe, Vermont, set within the wider Spruce Peak community of shops, restaurants, and a private golf course. The Lodge sits beneath sweeping views of Mount Mansfield and the Green Mountains. For weddings, couples can choose from a range of seasonal indoor and outdoor spaces, including the 5,959-square-foot Tamarack Ballroom, the window-lined Junior Ballroom with its adjoining terrace, and a tree-lined rink that transforms into a ceremony space for up to 300 guests. Additional venues include the Alpine Clubhouse and The Cottage, the clubhouse of the Mountain Course at Spruce Peak. Wedding planning is guided by a dedicated wedding sales manager and coordinator from inquiry through the event, supported by an in-house culinary team, an on-site pastry team for custom wedding cakes, and a full-service spa and salon that can accommodate hair and makeup for the wedding party.

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  Southern Vermont Arts Center

  930 Southern Vermont Arts Center Dr, Manchester Center, VT 05255, USA

  • Spaces for 20-400 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant
  • 6 Museums
  • 6 Total Spaces

  Southern Vermont Arts Center sits on more than 120 acres at the foot of the Taconic Mountains in Manchester, Vermont, on a campus that began in 1917 as the summer estate of Gertrude Divine Webster. Southern Vermont Artists acquired the property in 1950 and built it into a nonprofit arts center with galleries, an outdoor sculpture garden, and trails connecting to Equinox Mountain. The estate's original 1917 mansion, Yester House, now anchors the campus with ten galleries and curATE Café, and can host private events. The Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum, designed by architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen and opened in 2000, houses the center's permanent collection of more than 900 works and includes a meeting room and kitchenette for private events. The Louise Arkell Pavilion, dedicated in 1970, is a 400-seat auditorium with professional-quality acoustics and retractable side walls that open to the back lawn for tented events. Outdoors, the campus includes what the arts center describes as the largest sculpture garden in Vermont. Together, the buildings and grounds host weddings, receptions, and private events, with catering handled by Church Street Hospitality, the center's exclusive on-site caterer.

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  Arrowhead Golf Course, Milton

  350 Murray Ave, Milton, VT 05468, USA

  • Spaces for 100 Guests

  Arrowhead Golf Course is a nine-hole, par-3 public golf course in Milton, Vermont, set in a countryside landscape of gently rolling hills just minutes from the highway and about 20 minutes from Burlington. The course welcomes golfers of all skill levels, with three sets of tees per hole, a driving range, a practice chipping area, and both power and pull carts available. Beyond golf, Arrowhead's clubhouse and expansive deck host a range of celebrations, including weddings, bachelor and bachelorette parties, birthday parties, family reunions, fundraisers, and employee appreciation outings. In summer, the deck also hosts Friday Night Live Music & Buffet evenings. Arrowhead was recently recognized as one of the top five public golf courses in Vermont in Seven Days' Daysies poll.

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  Grafton Inn Vermont

  92 Main St, Grafton, VT 05146, USA

  • Spaces for 200 Guests

  Set in the heart of Grafton Village in southern Vermont, The Grafton Inn has welcomed guests since 1801, making it one of the oldest inns in the country. Brothers Francis and Harlan Phelps expanded the property in the late 1800s, adding the third floor and porches that still define its look today, and the Inn's historic guest list has included Ulysses S. Grant, Daniel Webster, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. After decades of decline, the Windham Foundation purchased and restored the Inn in 1965, preserving its country-inn character while modernizing its individually decorated rooms. The Foundation continues to own and operate the property today as the cornerstone of the village. For weddings and private events, the Inn pairs hand-hewn beams and antique furnishings with spaces like the Phelps Barn, the Windham Foundation Room, and the 1801 Tavern's dining rooms, alongside outdoor settings including a swimming pond, community garden, and courtyards. Full-property buyouts, on-site catering and bar service, and a dedicated wedding manager round out the offering, with guest rooms and a full country breakfast available for wedding parties staying on site.

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  Kedron Valley Inn

  4778 S Rd, South Woodstock, VT 05071, USA

  • Spaces for 20-125 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant
  • 1 Historic Space

  Kedron Valley Inn dates to 1822, when a store built for gristmill workers grew into the community hub that became one of Vermont's oldest inns. Its foundation and framework have stood largely unchanged for more than 185 years, with the 1828 Main House reflecting Federal Style architecture and the 1848 National Hall once serving as a gathering space for dances, concerts, parties, debates, and political meetings. Set in South Woodstock Village in Vermont's Green Mountains, the property blends a Historic Building with a Log Lodge, dark wood furnishings, and antique decor, all surrounded by grounds that include a swimming and fishing pond. The inn hosts private dining in cozy historic rooms located in what was once the inn's ballroom, accommodating up to 20 guests and operated today by the on-site Ransom Tavern restaurant. Combined with its long history as a community gathering place, the inn offers guests an intimate, historic setting for private occasions.

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  Apple Hill Inn

  10 Hartwood Way, Woodstock, VT 05091, USA

  • Spaces for 20-150 Guests
  • 1 Event Space

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  Halvorson's Upstreet Café

  16 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401, USA

  • Spaces for 35-120 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant
  • 1 Bar
  • 1 Outdoor

  Halvorson's Upstreet Cafe has been owned and operated by the Halvorson family for over 40 years on the top block of Burlington, Vermont's Church Street Marketplace. The restaurant is known for its casual atmosphere and beautiful outdoor seating in the heart of downtown Burlington. Behind the cafe, just off Church Street, Halvorson's operates a private event space open year-round. The rental includes up to four areas: an open-air courtyard framed by an ivy-covered brick wall, a built-in bar, and two adjacent indoor rooms suited for dining, activities, cocktail hours, or presentations. The space accommodates up to 35 guests seated or 120 guests standing, with the restaurant's professional staff on hand to handle event details. Each summer, Halvorson's also hosts the Courtyard Music Series, a run of evenings featuring local music and beverages in the courtyard, with proceeds benefiting Vermont nonprofits.

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  Capitol Center for the Arts

  44 Main St, Concord, VT 05824, USA

  • Spaces for 75-1,304 Guests
  • 2 Theaters
  • 1 Event Space
  • 5 Total Spaces

  Capitol Center for the Arts is a performing arts venue in Concord, New Hampshire, anchored by the Chubb Theatre, originally built as the Capitol Theatre in 1927 and reopened as the nonprofit Capitol Center for the Arts in 1995 following renovation. Bank of NH Stage, a more recently renovated performance space with a main theatre, lobby, and the Cantin Room lounge, joined the campus in 2019 through a capital campaign. Beyond its performance schedule, the Capitol Center hosts weddings, business conferences, benefits, holiday parties, reunions, trade shows, and other private events. The Chubb Theatre seats up to 1,300 guests theatre-style for meetings and large gatherings. Governor's Hall, an open, historic function room, accommodates weddings and celebrations for up to 350 guests standing or 200 seated. Bank of NH Stage can be booked as a full venue for an all-inclusive ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception, or as just the Cantin Room lounge for smaller gatherings of up to 125. The Kimball House, a Victorian mansion with a formal dining room, library, parlor, and board room, suits intimate weddings for guest lists of up to 75. Every space includes access to audio/visual equipment and cash or open bar service, along with catering through the venue's sponsored Culinary Artist in Residence program or a list of local licensed caterers.

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  The Woods At Wihakowi

  100 Camp Wihakowi Rd, Northfield, VT 05663, USA

  • Spaces for 100 Guests

  Tucked into the natural beauty of central Vermont, The Woods Lodge hosts weddings, private parties, corporate retreats, and celebrations of life in a warm, thoughtfully designed setting. Couples can exchange vows outdoors surrounded by nature or gather for a cozier indoor celebration, with indoor and outdoor areas suited to both intimate gatherings and larger social events. On-site catering is built around customized menus, ranging from grazing tables and passed hors d'oeuvres to full banquets and buffets, with vegan, vegetarian, and other dietary accommodations available on request. The Lodge's bar service offers a rotating selection of Vermont craft beers, wine, and spirits alongside custom cocktails, and can also travel off-site with fully-insured, licensed bartending staff. Beyond event space, The Woods Lodge offers on-site lodging, including cottages and apartments, so wedding parties and retreat groups can extend their stay at the property itself.

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  Barnard Inn Restaurant & Max's Tavern

  5031 VT-12, Woodstock, VT 05091, USA

  • Spaces for 250 Guests

  Barnard Inn Restaurant occupies a brick building constructed in 1796 in Barnard, Vermont, where Chef Will Dodson has led the kitchen for more than 25 years. The restaurant is known for seasonal cuisine prepared fresh daily from local ingredients, an approach recognized when the restaurant was named Best Vermont Restaurant by msn.com in 2015. Guests can dine in the historic dining room or the on-site tavern, and gluten-free options are available at every meal. Beyond nightly dinners, Barnard Inn hosts private events, offering private dining rooms, personal chef services, and catering for holiday parties, weddings, and company celebrations, with menus tailored to each occasion.

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  West Hill House B&B

  1496 W Hill Rd, Warren, VT 05674, USA

  • Spaces for 16-50 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Barn
  • 3 Total Spaces

  West Hill House B&B is a historic 1850s farmhouse turned Vermont inn set on nine peaceful acres in Warren, in the state's Green Mountains. Nine guest rooms are joined by "The Commons" — three spacious shared rooms — along with gardens, meadows, ponds, and wooded grounds that create a quiet, secluded backdrop for gatherings. Owned and run by innkeepers Eric and Teresa Meadow, the inn is a member of Select Registry and the Association of Lodging Professionals, and has received TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice award each year from 2020 through 2025. For weddings and private events, the property's Handsome Red Barn and surrounding outdoor settings — a gazebo, gardens, meadows, and pond-side spots — host elopements, micro-weddings for up to 16 guests, and intimate weddings, receptions, and dinners for up to 50. In-house catering is available for smaller groups of 6 to 18, while the Handsome Red Barn accommodates larger stand-up receptions or seated dinners for up to 50 guests, with round or rectangular table setups and space for dancing. The same barn space converts to a retreat and meeting venue for groups of up to 24, complete with WiFi and projection equipment, while the B&B's boardroom, Sun Room, and covered Garden Terrace offer additional space for smaller meetings and gatherings.

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  The Ponds at Bolton Valley

  3233 Bolton Valley Access Rd, Waterbury, VT 05676, USA

  • Spaces for 200-250 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Resort
  • 1 Waterfront

  The Ponds at Bolton Valley is one of two wedding venues at Bolton Valley Resort, tucked into Vermont's Green Mountains about 30 minutes from Burlington. Described by the resort as its classic and quintessential Vermont wedding venue, the space overlooks a spring-fed pond and takes in panoramic mountain views, with a rustic reception building that comfortably accommodates up to 200 guests. Ceremonies take place beneath a decorated arbor by the water, with an indoor setup available as a backup for inclement weather, and the property is available the day before for a coordinated rehearsal. Reception packages run five hours and include tables, chairs, linens, place settings, glassware, and flatware, alongside a day-of wedding coordinator and a complimentary tasting ahead of the big day. Couples celebrating at The Ponds can also add on resort amenities such as scenic lift rides, mountain biking, disc golf, and a golf simulator, along with seasonal offerings like skiing and snowshoeing, making it a setting for weddings across every season, from winter to fall.

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  Basin Harbor

  4800 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT 05491, USA

  • Spaces for 16-650 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant
  • 7 Outdoor Spaces
  • 18 Total Spaces

  For more than 140 years, Basin Harbor has been shaped by five generations of the Beach family, beginning in 1882 when Ardelia Beach opened her farmhouse on the shores of Lake Champlain to visitors seeking an escape from the city. What began as a working farm grew, under Allen Penfield Beach, into a full resort with cottages, a golf course, a dance hall, and an airfield — additions that still define the property today. Set on the Vermont shoreline with views across Lake Champlain to the Adirondack Mountains, Basin Harbor now offers dining at Ardelia's restaurant, an 18-hole golf course, a boat club, and lakeside recreation alongside more than a dozen indoor and outdoor event spaces. Waterfront lawns, a tented dock, and historic rooms host everything from intimate dinners to weddings and group events for 300 or more guests, with rain contingency planning and on-site lodging in inn rooms, cottages, and private houses supporting multi-day celebrations.

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  The Green Mountain Inn

  18 Main St, Stowe, VT 05672, USA

  • Spaces for 4-125 Guests
  • 1 Hotel
  • 1 Historic Space

  The Green Mountain Inn is a historic inn set on Main Street in Stowe, Vermont, spanning 101 guest rooms, suites, apartments, and townhouses across eight buildings. The property has been voted Best Hotel/Inn in Stowe and is ranked the #1 resort in Stowe on TripAdvisor. For weddings and private celebrations, the inn offers several distinct settings. 18 Main pairs a crackling fireplace with hardwood floors and windows overlooking Main Street, suiting wedding dinners and receptions. The Village Room, tucked in a quiet corner of the Main Inn with vintage brass chandeliers, antique sconces, and French doors, works as both a ceremony space and a dance-floor-ready reception room with its own built-in bar. Outdoors, Mansfield Gardens offers a private lawn with a stone pathway and garden arbor for ceremonies and cocktail hours amid seasonal blooms. Couples planning something smaller can exchange vows in the Library and Living Room, an intimate setting suited to elopements, or book the inn's Country Inn Elopement Package for a couple and up to four guests. Beyond weddings, the inn accommodates corporate retreats, team meetings, birthday celebrations, and family reunions, with catering and event planning support throughout.

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  Honora Winery & Vineyard

  201 VT-112, Jacksonville, VT 05342, USA

  • Spaces for 225 Guests

  Set in the hills of southern Vermont, Honora Winery & Vineyard blends Napa influences with New England traditions. The estate spans two locations: a tasting room in Jacksonville where visitors sample Honora's wines, and Avigliano at Honora, an elegant wedding venue on Collins Road in West Halifax that offers a modern setting for weddings and private events. Vineyard tours are available by appointment. Honora's wines have been recognized in competitions over the years, earning golds, silvers, and bronzes from the New York International Wine Competition, the Sunset International Wine Competition, the Grand Harvest Awards, and the Amenti de Vino International Wine Competition. In 2009, the winery received the Five Star Diamond Award for Hospitality from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences.

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  Intervale Center

  180 Intervale Rd, Burlington, VT 05401, USA

  • Spaces for 110-150 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Barn
  • 1 Farm

  The Intervale Center sits on 180 Intervale Road in Burlington, Vermont, a floodplain landscape along the Winooski River that the nonprofit has shaped into farmland, gardens, and public trails. At the heart of the property is a rustic barn dating to the 1860s, renovated and set on two landscaped acres with gardens, a willow tree, and a frog pond, about a mile from downtown Burlington. The Community Barn hosts weddings and celebrations from mid-May through mid-October, seating up to 110 guests indoors or up to 200 with an outdoor tent. Tables, chairs, a portable PA system, bistro lighting, and on-site staff support are included with the rental, and a charcoal grill is available for licensed caterers. The Intervale Center itself is open to the public 365 days a year, with recreational trails running along the Winooski River toward the Ethan Allen Homestead for biking, birding, walking, and winter skiing. Proceeds from barn rentals support the organization's work building a local food economy in Burlington.

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  The Lilac Inn

  53 Park St, Brandon, VT 05733, USA

  • Spaces for 240 Guests

  The Lilac Inn occupies an 11,000-square-foot Georgian Revival mansion in Brandon, Vermont, originally built in 1909 as a summer residence known as "The Arches" and designed by Chicago architect George Perkins. The estate's history includes a philanthropist owner who gave Brandon its town library and later donated what is now Branbury State Park, and decades of stewardship by four cousins, among them an opera singer and a pair of well-traveled bookstore owners. Michael and Melanie Shane purchased the property in 1991, renamed it The Lilac Inn, and restored its Gilded Age architecture and grandeur. Today the inn hosts weddings year-round, from intimate elopements to celebrations of up to 200 guests, supported by a personal wedding coordinator who guides couples through planning. The on-site chef builds menus around each couple's own "food story," and the inn provides a Vermont wedding resource guide connecting couples with local florists, salons, and other services. Guests can extend their stay in the inn's on-site guest rooms, and the property is dog-friendly.

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  Burke Mountain Hotel and Conference Center

  2432 Mountain Rd, East Burke, VT 05832, USA

  • Spaces for 30-500 Guests
  • 1 Bar
  • 8 Hotels
  • 9 Total Spaces

  Burke Mountain Hotel & Conference Center sits mid-mountain at Burke Mountain Resort in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, a four-season, ski-in/ski-out and bike-in/bike-out property with 116 guest rooms ranging from studios to three-bedroom suites. For ceremonies, the hotel's Pavilion Landing sits at 2,600 feet in elevation with views of Willoughby Gap and is available May through October, while the post-and-beam Day Lodge — with its two stone fireplaces and second-floor perch over the mountain vistas — serves as an indoor ceremony site or backup location. The Ballroom, wrapped in 270 degrees of floor-to-ceiling windows facing both the Willoughby Gap and the slopeside landscape, is the hotel's most popular space for wedding receptions, large conferences, and meetings, and pairs with the adjoining Darling Room for cocktail hours and welcome parties. Smaller gatherings can turn to Willoughby's, a slopeside room with a built-in custom bar and direct patio access, or First 13, a private space attached to the View Pub with a gas fireplace, popular for rehearsal dinners and after-parties. For meetings and conferences, the hotel offers more than 8,000 square feet of space, including breakout rooms and outdoor areas, with high-speed internet, A/V and telecommunications capabilities, and on-site catering and guest rooms.

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  River Road Farm

  Manchester, VT 05255, USA

  Your wedding day should be the most memorable day of your life! Our idyllic location in the Battenkill River Valley, with a panoramic view of the Green Mountains, couldn't be more perfect. Take your vows in a private garden, on a bridge overlooking our trout pond, or on the broad grass. Then enjoy a meal poolside before dancing the night away in our magnificent 100-year-old event barn. You have complete ownership of the property! With only one wedding each month, we can ensure that our venue is always immaculate for you and your guests. We are the ideal setting to conduct your rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception, and farewell brunch all in one gorgeous location as a full weekend rental! Come check it out for yourself! From Vermont's first Morgan Horse stable to your beautiful wedding site. This century-old barn has been completely refurbished while still maintaining its rustic appeal. Our barn can accommodate up to 200 people and will have them talking about your perfect celebration for years! Our beautiful and comfortable late-nineteenth-century barn housing is inspired by the natural beauty of our surrounds. We want you to have the impression that the entire property is yours. Our area is suitable for you and your wedding party or close family, with accommodations for up to 22 guests. Whether it's bringing in the perfect chef, yoga instructor, stylist, speaker, floral designer, or instructor, our skilled planning staff is always ready to custom tailor to your preferences. All we need is a little information about your group, and then we'll work together to plan your ideal retreat, reunion, or vacation.

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  Prouty Beach & Campground

  386 Veterans Ave, Newport, VT 05855, USA

  • Spaces for 150 Guests

  Prouty Beach & Campground sits on 36 acres along the shore of Lake Memphremagog in Newport, Vermont, with views across the water to downtown Newport. Just off I-91 and less than a mile from Main Street, the park is a longtime local favorite for both day visits and overnight stays, offering more than 75 tent and RV campsites alongside a beachfront cabin that sleeps four with a full bed, bunk beds, a small table, a refrigerator, and a microwave. For gatherings, the beach-side pavilion puts guests right on the water, with power, a large charcoal cooking pit, and more than a dozen picnic tables suited to company parties, family reunions, and outdoor picnics or barbecues in the spring, summer, and fall; optional tent sides help protect the space if the weather turns. A smaller 30x30 tent shelter with six to eight picnic tables is available for rent from June through September, set near the park's restrooms, playground, tennis, and basketball courts. Beyond its event spaces, the park includes docks and a swimming area, horseshoe pits, a disc golf course, walking paths, shuffleboard courts, and four tennis courts, plus on-site washers and dryers, hot showers, and free Wi-Fi for overnight guests. Primitive sites along the Newport Recreational Bike Path also serve backpackers and bikepackers traveling the seven miles to the Canadian border.

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