Top Salt Lake City Retirement Party Venues

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  The Joseph Smith Memorial Building

  15 E S Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, USA

  • Spaces for 24-1,200 Guests
  • 14 Event Spaces
  • 14 Historic Spaces

  Located in the heart of Salt Lake City on Temple Square, the Joseph Smith Memorial Building opened in 1911 as the Hotel Utah, once welcoming presidents and cultural icons through its doors. Today the century-old building operates as an event venue, its interiors marked by soaring ceilings, crystal chandeliers, rich woodwork, and Victorian tapestries. The building holds fourteen event rooms across its lobby, mezzanine, and upper floors, ranging from intimate spaces suited to bridal showers, luncheons, and small dinners to large banquet rooms that can host receptions and celebrations for several hundred guests. Several rooms, including Wasatch, Jade, and Manchester, open onto floor-to-ceiling or expansive windows with views of the Salt Lake Temple, Temple Square, or the Utah State Capitol and surrounding mountains. Event rentals include a dedicated event coordinator, banquet staff, tables, chairs, and standard audio-visual equipment, with in-house catering required for all events. TSH Events, the team behind the venue, focuses on making the planning process seamless from booking through event day.

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  A. Ray Olpin University Union at The University of Utah

  200 Central Campus Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA

  • Spaces for 50-450 Guests
  • 4 Ballrooms
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 3 Event Spaces

  The A. Ray Olpin Student Union serves as the community hub of the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, built during the 10-year expansion overseen by university president Albert Ray Olpin, for whom the building is named. Since opening, it has hosted campus ballroom dances, concerts, and theatrical productions alongside its role as the university's main student clubhouse and office building. Today the Union offers sixteen event and meeting spaces, from the 12,446-square-foot Entire Ballroom — divisible into East and West sections and capable of seating up to 450 guests at round tables — to the more intimate Crimson View room on Level 4, which overlooks the Salt Lake Valley and is one of only two rooms in the building designated for life-event functions such as weddings and receptions. Other options include the Saltair and Panorama East rooms and an outdoor courtyard patio, all supported by an in-house catering team through Dining Services and an online reservation system for planning banquets, conferences, luncheons, and receptions.

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  The Chase Mill At Tracy Aviary

  589 E 1300 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84105, USA

  • Spaces for 150-200 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Historic Space
  • 1 Park

  Completed in 1852, the Chase Mill at Tracy Aviary is Utah's oldest standing industrial building, set within Tracy Aviary's eight acres of landscaped grounds in Salt Lake City's Liberty Park. The recently refurbished mill offers three indoor floors along with an amphitheater, patio, lawn, and a deck overlooking the aviary's swan pond, giving hosts a mix of indoor and outdoor settings within a single rental. The main floor features bistro lighting and seats up to 80 guests, while the basement and upper level each hold up to 50 more, with the upper level home to a private dressing room. Altogether, the Chase Mill accommodates up to 150 guests for open house-style or seated events, and expanding onto the adjoining lawn brings capacity to 200 for open house-style gatherings or 150 seated. The mill also includes an accessible elevator and two wheelchair-accessible restrooms, with ADA access throughout except the mill's top level. Tracy Aviary keeps an open vendor policy, so hosts may bring in the caterer of their choice, and rental furnishings such as folding chairs, tables, a PA system, and a projector and screen are available on-site. For a distinctive touch, bird visitors can be arranged for an additional fee. The Chase Mill hosts weddings, receptions, birthday parties, corporate gatherings, proposals, and tea parties year-round, daily between 2 and 10 p.m.

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  Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre

  50 W 200 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA

  • Spaces for 124-1,791 Guests
  • 2 Theaters
  • 1 Event Space
  • 3 Historic Spaces

  The Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre has anchored downtown Salt Lake City's arts scene since 1913, when it opened as the Orpheum Theatre, a vaudeville house showcasing the era's top touring acts. Designed by architect Gustave Albert Lansburgh, the building retains its turn-of-the-century character throughout, with rich reds and golds, brass and crystal chandeliers, and a Byzantine-style mosaic, Capriccio, in the lobby. Today the theatre is home to resident companies Ballet West and Utah Opera and hosts dance, musicals, opera, concerts, and comedy on its 1,791-seat proscenium stage. Beyond performances, the Capitol Theatre opens its historic spaces for private events. The theater stage and lobby can be configured for standing receptions or banquet-style seating, while the Capitol Room and an upscale rooftop lounge and terrace offer additional settings for meetings and receptions. Guests are welcomed with amenities including concessions, complimentary coat check, and accessible seating, all steps from the Gallivan Plaza TRAX station in downtown Salt Lake City.

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  The Tasting Room SLC

  357 W 200 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA

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  Ember

  623 State St, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, USA

  • Spaces for 120-400 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 3 Event Spaces
  • 3 Total Spaces

  Ember occupies a restored 1909 machining foundry in downtown Salt Lake City, keeping the building's original exposed brick, open-beamed ceilings, and floor-to-ceiling windows as the backdrop for weddings, corporate events, and private gatherings. The women-owned venue was built around a mission to "create an inclusive gathering space, designed to cultivate and invigorate community," and pairs its industrial architecture with an open vendor policy and à la carte rental options so hosts can shape an event to their own vision. The venue is divided into two rooms, Ember and Spark, which can be booked separately for smaller gatherings or combined for a full buyout accommodating up to 400 guests, including a private outdoor patio. Each room includes a private suite, and the venue's loft bridal suite offers natural light and privacy for wedding-day preparations. Customizable bar packages featuring craft beer, curated wine, and signature cocktails round out the venue's event services.

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  Salt Lake City Marriott University Park

  480 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA

  • Spaces for 15-600 Guests
  • 14 Hotels
  • 4 Ballrooms
  • 14 Total Spaces

  Salt Lake City Marriott University Park sits next to the University of Utah, adjacent to Rice-Eccles Stadium, with mountain and city views. The hotel has an updated look and features an exclusive M Club lounge, along with two on-site restaurants, Thistle & Thyme and Wakara Bar, and a full-service Starbucks. For events, the hotel offers 13 event rooms totaling 16,238 square feet of space, including the Bonneville Ballroom, which can host up to 600 guests and has held some of Salt Lake City's more prestigious gatherings. Meeting space includes a park-like outdoor venue, a reception atrium, and floor-to-ceiling windows with city views in much of the space. Wedding receptions can be hosted in a range of settings at the property, including an outdoor tent and a landscaped lawn space with views of downtown Salt Lake City. Each event room is supported by A/V and technology services, and the hotel is located minutes from downtown Salt Lake City, Temple Square, and the Salt Lake Palace Convention Center.

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  The Natural History Museum of Utah

  301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA

  • Spaces for 400 Guests

  The Natural History Museum of Utah occupies the Rio Tinto Center, an architecturally distinctive building set in the foothills of Salt Lake City near the University of Utah campus, with design inspiration drawn from the surrounding Utah landscape. Established by state statute in 1962 and open to the public since 1969, the museum moved into the Rio Tinto Center in November 2011 and now houses a collection of nearly 2 million objects, making it the largest museum in the intermountain west. For weddings, corporate functions, and private events, the museum offers a range of indoor and outdoor spaces, including the expansive Canyon and Canyon Terrace, the versatile Swaner Forum, and the option to reserve the full facility. Rentals include dedicated event and AV staff for setup and teardown, an AV package with accent lighting, speakers, and a wireless microphone, high-speed wireless internet, and free guest parking. Evening events can begin as early as 6:30 p.m., with setup starting at 5 p.m. on most days, and select bookings can include access to the museum's galleries during the event.

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  Stonebridge Golf Club

  4415 Links Dr, West Valley City, UT 84120, USA

  • Spaces for 160-500 Guests
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 2 Total Spaces

  Stonebridge Golf Club is a 27-hole public golf course and event venue in West Valley City, Utah, just off 21st South and Bangerter Highway and minutes from Salt Lake International Airport. Designed by U.S. Open champion Johnny Miller, the course is divided into three nines of nearly 3,600 yards each and is known as one of the longest and most water-laden courses in Utah, with a Scottish links feel. Weddings and other celebrations take place both indoors and out. Ceremonies can be held on the ninth green for up to 160 guests, with receptions for up to 500 guests in the dining hall or under an expandable tent. The dining hall is anchored by a red-rock fireplace and thirty-foot ceilings, with large windows overlooking the championship course. Event rentals include full in-house catering, setup and cleanup, tables, chairs, linens, a sound system, a big-screen TV, and serving staff, making Stonebridge Golf Club a full-service option for banquets, receptions, reunions, and dinner parties in addition to weddings.

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  Orangerie - Red Butte Garden

  Cottam Visitors Center, 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA

  • Spaces for 150-300 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Event Space
  • 1 Garden

  The Richard K. Hemingway Orangerie is the year-round event space at Red Butte Garden, a botanical garden set in the foothills on the eastern edge of the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City. The Orangerie is a large indoor conservatory with floor-to-ceiling windows and lush tropical plantings, opening onto two adjacent patios framed by raised gardens and seasonal plantings, with mountain and valley views beyond. The space seats 150 guests for a ceremony or dinner and can host up to 300 for a flowing reception, making it suited to weddings, galas, corporate events, and formal dinners alike. From April through September, rentals also include an optional outdoor ceremony site in the adjacent Fragrance Garden, with its sandstone pathways and wisteria arbors. Rentals include tables and chairs with setup and takedown, private restrooms and dressing rooms, a food preparation area, a built-in sound system, garden admission and parking for guests, and event staff on site. Food and beverage service is provided by the Garden's approved catering partners.

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  Peery Hotel

  110 Broadway, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA

  • Spaces for 75 Guests

  The Peery Hotel is a boutique property in downtown Salt Lake City, built in 1910 and designed in a blend of early Prairie and Classical Revival architecture. Vintage-inspired antique furnishings carry the historic character through the guest rooms and public spaces, including a lobby anchored by a fireplace and period decor. The hotel operates as part of Hilton's Tapestry Collection. Its downtown location places it within easy reach of the Salt Palace Convention Center, Vivint Arena, Rice-Eccles Stadium, and Abravanel Hall, making it a convenient base for both business travelers and visitors attending events nearby. On site, guests and event attendees have access to two signature restaurants, Christopher's Prime Steakhouse and Sonoma Grill & Wine Bar, along with Eggsburgh Breakfast & Brunch. For meetings and gatherings, the hotel offers roughly 4,000 square feet of event space spread across five meeting rooms, configurable in conference, banquet, classroom, theater, and U-shaped layouts. Catering for on-site events is provided through the hotel's partnership with Christopher's Prime Steakhouse.

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  DoubleTree By Hilton Salt Lake City Airport

  5151 Wiley Post Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, USA

  • Spaces for 30-450 Guests
  • 13 Hotels
  • 2 Ballrooms
  • 11 Meeting Spaces

  The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Salt Lake City Airport sits on the edge of an eight-acre lake, just five minutes from Salt Lake City International Airport via complimentary shuttle and off I-80, within 12 miles of downtown Salt Lake City and the Great Salt Lake State Park. The lakeside setting and path around the water give the property a quieter backdrop for gatherings than a typical airport hotel. The hotel offers 13 event venues totaling 8,976 square feet, ranging from intimate boardrooms suited to small meetings to the Canyons Ballroom, its largest room at 3,948 square feet, which accommodates up to 450 guests for weddings, receptions, and galas. Every event space includes optional A/V capabilities and free WiFi, making the venue adaptable for everything from corporate conferences to milestone celebrations. Guests staying over can settle into one of 288 guest rooms, unwind at the 24-hour fitness center or indoor pool, and dine at Lakeview, the hotel's all-day restaurant overlooking the Salt Lake City landscape, or grab a coffee and pastry at the on-site Coffee Shop.

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  Maggiano's Little Italy - SLC Airport

  3920 W Terminal Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84122, USA

  Located inside Salt Lake City International Airport, Maggiano’s Little Italy offers travelers a welcoming place to gather over comforting Italian-American cuisine. Guests can enjoy house-prepared pastas, hearty entrées, fresh salads, and classic desserts alongside curated wine and cocktail selections in a relaxed, full-service setting. Ideal for business travelers meeting between flights or families dining before departure, the restaurant provides attentive service and a well-rounded menu designed for convenience without sacrificing flavor. While traditional private event spaces are not available, group dining and accommodating staff make it easy to connect and celebrate on the go.

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  Studio Elevn

  435 W 400 S #304, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA

  • Spaces for 250 Guests

  Studio Elevn is a photo and video production studio in downtown Salt Lake City, occupying a 2,000-square-foot industrial space on the third floor of 435 W 400 S. The studio features 14-foot ceilings, large west-facing windows for natural light, and a 30'x15' cyclorama wall, and has served Utah's creative community for more than 14 years. Beyond studio and equipment rentals, Studio Elevn is described as ideal for private parties, art galleries, workshops, and performances, with curated events and content days for creatives held throughout the year. The space includes a model-ready room with vanity and changing area, blackout shades, independent lighting controls, and high-speed WiFi. The studio also operates The Flat by Studio Elevn, a turn-key furnished apartment on the same floor with a fully functional kitchen, a private bath, an elevated lounge with downtown views, and a dedicated hair and makeup station, giving productions and gatherings additional space under one roof.

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  Rose House - Red Butte Garden

  Cottam Visitors Center, 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA

  • Spaces for 80-125 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Garden

  The Martha Ann Healy Rose House sits within Red Butte Garden, the University of Utah's botanical garden and arboretum in the foothills above Salt Lake City. The glass-walled pavilion opens through telescoping doors onto a shaded patio with views of the Wasatch foothills, and adjoins the Ring Garden, where rose trellises and seasonal plantings create a quiet setting for a cocktail hour or mid-event gathering. Just beyond, the Sara J. McCarthy and Family Rose Garden displays the Garden's vase rose collection, in bloom through summer and into early fall, and its Wedding Lawn is included as an optional outdoor ceremony site with a Rose House rental. The venue seats up to 80 guests, or 100 for an open house-style reception, with private restrooms, dressing rooms, a food preparation area, a built-in sound system, and dedicated vendor access. Rental pricing includes table and chair setup, garden admission for guests, parking, and event staff, with a TV, microphone, and photo easels available on request. The Rose House and Rose Garden are open for private events May through September.

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  The Grand America Hotel

  Hotel, 555 Main St, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, USA

  • Spaces for 310-400 Guests
  • 1 Hotel
  • 1 Ballroom

  Set in downtown Salt Lake City, The Grand America Hotel is a 775-room luxury property built around 10 acres of manicured grounds, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Wasatch Mountains. The hotel offers more than 100,000 square feet of meeting and event space, including its crystal-chandeliered Grand Ballroom, elegant pre-function foyers for cocktail hours, and the Garden Courtyard. For wedding ceremonies, the hotel's Center Courtyard provides an open-air backdrop, with photography by appointment available in the courtyard and the hotel's crystal-decorated hallways. Six dining outlets, including James Beard Award-recognized dining at Laurel Brasserie & Bar, and a four-story luxury spa round out the property. With 775 guest rooms and suites on site, the hotel can host a wedding party and its guests without leaving the property.

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  Kimpton Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City

  15 W 200 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA

  The city and champagne are sparkling, and you will be, too. Relax and revel in each wonderful moment of your wedding at Kimpton Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City, knowing we have attended to every significant detail. From sophisticated and modern touches, to flawless catering and picture-perfect mountains, we’ve created the perfect backdrop for your love, so you can host, relax, and enjoy an incredible celebration. Our meeting and event spaces are perfect for a variety of events including corporate events, weddings, cocktail receptions, holiday parties, reunions, and more.

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  Eccles Theater

  131 Main St, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, USA

  • Spaces for 160-2,500 Guests
  • 2 Theaters
  • 1 Event Space
  • 1 Meeting Space

  The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater is a performing arts venue in downtown Salt Lake City, operated by Salt Lake County Arts & Culture. The five-story glass lobby is lined with terrazzo flooring and distinctive chandeliers, while the building's architecture draws inspiration from Southern Utah's landscape, with canyon-inspired colors and patterns carried through the walls, seats, and flooring and a star-field ceiling that mimics a clear night sky. The Delta Performance Hall seats up to 2,500 guests beneath a 50-foot-wide stage, hosting Broadway productions, concerts, comedy, and other large-scale entertainment. For smaller and more flexible gatherings, the Regent Street Black Box offers movable seating platforms that reconfigure the acoustically isolated, glass-walled room for dance, music, theater, or private corporate events, seating between roughly 150 and 250 guests depending on setup. The Grand Lobby can host standing receptions for up to 360 guests, and McCarthey Plaza and several lounges add further outdoor and gathering space. On-site, Tin Angel at the Eccles serves dinner, craft cocktails, and charcuterie for pre-show dining, and the building's outdoor terraces offer views of the surrounding city and mountains.

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  Rodizio Grill The Brazilian Steakhouse, Salt Lake City

  600 700 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84102, USA

  • Spaces for 275 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant
  • 1 Meeting Space

  Rodizio Grill Brazilian Steakhouse Salt Lake City is located on the second floor of the historic Trolley Square shopping mall, about 15 minutes from Salt Lake City International Airport and near the Salt Palace Convention Center. The restaurant offers a traditional Brazilian steakhouse experience, with Gauchos carving over a dozen rotisserie-grilled meats tableside alongside an unlimited gourmet salad bar, homemade Brazilian sides, fresh-pressed juices, and signature cocktails. For groups and private events, the restaurant's Meeting & Celebration Center accommodates up to 275 guests and can be subdivided into three smaller spaces, while the location as a whole hosts events for up to 500 guests. The event team assists with menu planning, room layouts, audiovisual needs, and entertainment for occasions ranging from wedding receptions and rehearsal dinners to corporate luncheons and holiday parties. Large screens, advanced A/V equipment, and a portable bar are available to support these gatherings.

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  Abravanel Hall

  123 S Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA

  • Spaces for 120-2,766 Guests
  • 2 Theaters

  Maurice Abravanel Hall is an architectural and artistic icon in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City. Built in 1979 as the home of the Utah Symphony, the hall is named for longtime Symphony conductor Maurice Abravanel and is part of the Salt Lake County Arts & Culture family of venues. The building is designed as a concrete structure within a brick shell, an arrangement that blocks outside noise so the Symphony's sound resonates off white oak walls with distinctive raised paneling. Inside, gold-leaf-covered tiers and balconies — 12,000 square feet of 24-karat gold leaf donated by O.C. Tanner — pair with brass railings and six brass-and-crystal chandeliers strung with 18,000 hand-set Bohemian crystals. The four-story glass lobby overlooks Temple Square and the Wasatch Range and is home to the Olympic Tower, a red blown-glass sculpture by Dale Chihuly. Abravanel Hall hosts classical music, pops concerts, lectures, films, and corporate gatherings. Its auditorium seats up to 2,766 guests, while its stage can be reconfigured for standing receptions of up to 246 guests or seated banquets for 120. Guest amenities include coat check, concessions, and full accessibility services.

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