Top Tennessee Sporting Event Venues

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  The Clayton Center at Maryville College

  502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN 37804, USA

  • Spaces for 40-1,092 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 3 Theaters
  • 3 Event Spaces

  The Clayton Center for the Arts is a state-of-the-art performance and event facility on the campus of Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee. Its two connected buildings hold a mix of theaters, a recital hall, and gathering spaces that give planners a range of settings for weddings, receptions, banquets, and corporate events under one roof. The William Baxter Lee III Grand Foyer, a soaring multi-level atrium, seats up to 250 guests for a banquet or holds up to 450 for a standing reception, making it a favorite for wedding receptions and galas. Just outside, The Plaza offers an outdoor courtyard setting with a fountain, well suited to a ceremony or alfresco reception for up to 400. For more intimate gatherings, the Haslam Family Flexible Theatre is a black-box space that can be configured for ceremonies and events of up to 200, while the Fulmer Family Special Events Room offers balcony-level views of downtown Maryville for groups up to 40. Maryville College's Campus Event Operations team manages bookings and provides on-site event staff, basic technical services, and in-house catering for events held at the Clayton Center.

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  Scarritt Bennett

  1008 19th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37212, USA

  • Spaces for 20-300 Guests
  • 2 Outdoor Spaces
  • 4 Event Spaces
  • 7 Total Spaces

  Scarritt Bennett Center is a nonprofit conference, retreat, and education center set on a 10-acre historic campus in Nashville. The campus began more than 100 years ago as the School for Christian Workers and today welcomes weddings, receptions, and private events alongside its ongoing mission-based programming. At the heart of the campus is Wightman Chapel, built in classic Gothic cathedral style in 1928 and designed with acoustics that resonate throughout the space. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached in the chapel in 1957, and it has been featured in the PBS series "Designed for Worship" as one of the finest sacred spaces in Nashville. Couples seeking a more intimate ceremony can choose Skinner Chapel, a 20-person space with high ceilings and arched windows, or the Labyrinth Garden, a round garden holding one of only two permanent outdoor prayer labyrinths in Nashville, framed by a historic bell tower and seasonal cherry blossoms and dogwoods. For receptions, the campus offers several distinct indoor and outdoor spaces, including Susie Gray Dining Hall, the Great Lawn, and Laskey Great Hall. Catering is handled in-house under Executive Chef Joe Irwin, with plated, buffet, and passed hors d'oeuvres options for brunch, daytime, or evening events; Scarritt Bennett Center operates as an alcohol-free venue. The center describes itself as an inclusive wedding venue welcoming all couples.

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  The Emporium

  100 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902, USA

  • Spaces for 150-300 Guests
  • 1 Event Space
  • 1 Historic Space
  • 1 Art Gallery

  The Emporium is Knoxville's first true arts center, occupying a historic 1890s building in the heart of downtown's Arts District on Gay Street, close to the Old City. The space retains its original wood beams, brick walls, and 18-foot ceilings, with large glass windows that fill the rooms with natural light. A nonprofit rental venue and active exhibition space, The Emporium showcases local and regional artists year-round through changing gallery exhibitions, so events here unfold alongside rotating art shows. The flexible, two-level space accommodates up to 150 guests for seated receptions and 300 guests for standing receptions when both levels are combined; for a ceremony and reception held together, the venue works best for 125 guests or fewer. It's available to individuals, nonprofits, and other organizations for dinners, receptions, fundraisers, and wedding ceremonies. Renters can bring in caterers and vendors of their choosing, and the building offers ample electrical outlets to support a band, DJ, photo booth, and event lighting. Downtown parking is plentiful nearby, and renting the space directly supports Knoxville's art community.

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  Jack Robinson Gallery

  400 S Front St, Memphis, TN 38103, USA

  • Spaces for 135-250 Guests
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 1 Event Space
  • 2 Art Galleries

  Located in Downtown Memphis's historic South Main Arts District, the Jack Robinson Gallery is a rustic, urban event venue set against the backdrop of Jack Robinson's vintage photography. Robinson, born in Meridian, Mississippi in 1928, built a celebrated career shooting for Vogue, The New York Times, and Life before an extensive archive of his negatives — featuring subjects from Andy Warhol to Joni Mitchell — was discovered after his death. His friend Dan Oppenheimer founded the gallery to preserve and showcase that legacy, and today the space doubles as a photography exhibition and a private event venue. The gallery spans two floors and more than 2,500 square feet. The downstairs area suits smaller gatherings — ceremonies, birthday parties, rehearsal dinners, and photo shoots — while the upstairs ballroom accommodates larger receptions, galas, and corporate events. Rentals include use of the gallery's tables, chairs, sound system, and moveable bar, with the vintage photographs providing a distinctive backdrop throughout.

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  The Dixon Gallery and Gardens

  4339 Park Ave, Memphis, TN 38117, USA

  • Spaces for 150-200 Guests
  • 3 Museums
  • 3 Outdoor Spaces
  • 3 Gardens

  Dixon Gallery & Gardens is a museum and public garden set on seventeen acres in Memphis, Tennessee, built around the home, gardens, and art collection bequeathed by Margaret Oates Dixon and Hugo Norton Dixon. The museum's collection includes more than 2,000 objects, with particular strength in French and American Impressionist paintings alongside notable German and English porcelain, and the Dixon mounts eight to ten exhibitions each year across its galleries. The surrounding gardens combine formal plantings, woodland areas, and cutting gardens, and offer two settings for wedding ceremonies: the sweeping South Lawn and the more intimate, circular Bowlin Stage, each accommodating up to 200 guests. Receptions and rehearsal dinners move indoors to the Hughes Pavilion, a brick building in the Woodland Gardens with large skylights and floor-to-ceiling windows that look out over woodland, lawn, and garden sculpture; surrounding patios, covered by a seasonal tent, let the celebration extend outdoors. The Pavilion accommodates up to 200 guests for a cocktail-style reception or 80 to 150 for a seated meal. For couples who prefer a smaller ceremony, the Dixon also offers a vow-exchange option for fifteen guests or fewer, with a choice of smaller garden backdrops throughout the property. On-site catering is handled in partnership with Park + Cherry by Chef Phillip Dewayne.

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  Springbrook Park

  Springbrook Park, 1561 Dalton St, Alcoa, TN 37701, USA

  • Spaces for 200 Guests

  Springbrook Park is a large community park in Alcoa, Tennessee, stretching from Alcoa High School to Hunt Road along Springbrook Road. The park centers on a 7.7-acre duck pond for fishing and includes 1.4 miles of lit walking trail alongside a shorter, family-oriented "Wonder Trail." The grounds offer four lit tennis courts, a lit softball field, four basketball goals, an outdoor fitness area, and both toddler and standard playgrounds. An 18,000-square-foot outdoor pool with a water slide and a separate wading pool round out the recreational amenities, and an on-site community center houses a gymnasium, game room, and meeting rooms. For gatherings, the park offers two picnic areas and four pavilions available to rent — three holding three picnic tables each and a larger shelter with eight tables, each equipped with a charcoal grill. Additional picnic tables, year-round restrooms, drinking fountains, and park benches are spread throughout the grounds, making the park a flexible spot for picnics, reunions, and outdoor gatherings.

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  Union Station Hotel

  1001 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203, USA

  • Spaces for 200-350 Guests
  • 3 Hotels
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 3 Total Spaces

  The Union Station Nashville Yards occupies a former L&N Railroad terminal at 1001 Broadway, built in 1900 in a heavy-stone Richardsonian-Romanesque style complete with a clock tower and a statue of Mercy, the Roman deity of merchants and travelers. The terminal closed in 1979, and since 1986 the building has operated as a luxury boutique hotel and special event destination, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a Historic Hotel of America. The centerpiece is the Grand Lobby, topped by a 65-foot barrel-vaulted ceiling with gold-leaf medallions and original luminous prism stained glass, and named one of the "Best Hotel Lobbies in the World" by Condé Nast Traveler. Marble floors, oak-accented woodwork, three limestone fireplaces, and gold-accented bas-relief angel figurines round out the space, which can host up to 300 guests for a reception. Beyond the lobby, the hotel offers four event venues in all, including the open-air Trestle beneath the Broadway Bridge and the covered Veranda, along with more than 11,000 square feet of meeting space across six named rooms for weddings, galas, and corporate gatherings. A dedicated events team offers menu planning, day-of coordination, and access to local vendors for weddings, including a Tie the Knot package with discounted room blocks and suite accommodations for the couple.

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  Marriott Memphis East

  5795 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38119, USA

  • Spaces for 170-400 Guests
  • 2 Hotels
  • 2 Ballrooms

  Marriott Memphis East sits in East Memphis with easy access to the Memphis Botanic Garden, Shelby Farms Park, and Lichterman Nature Center, and is convenient to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis and the University of Memphis. The hotel offers nearly 8,000 square feet of event space, among the newest in East Memphis, suited to large-scale meetings, weddings, and receptions. Guest rooms and suites are appointed with stylish decor, plush bedding, and marble bathrooms, and the property includes a fitness center and indoor swimming pool for visiting guests and wedding parties alike. On site, Coda serves modern Southern dining and artisanal cocktails, giving couples and event planners an in-house option for rehearsal dinners or post-event gatherings.

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  Woodruff-Fontaine House

  680 Adams Ave, Memphis, TN 38105, USA

  • Spaces for 150-200 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Historic Space
  • 1 space at this venue

  The Woodruff-Fontaine House Museum is a French Victorian mansion on Adams Avenue in Memphis, built in 1871 by carriage manufacturer Amos Woodruff and later purchased by businessman Noland Fontaine in 1883. The home remained a private residence until 1929, later housed an art school, and became a museum in 1961 through the restoration efforts of the Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities. Its rooms are furnished with period antiques that showcase Victorian domestic life in 19th-century Memphis. Weddings have been hosted on the property since 1871, and the museum now offers its Carriage House, garden, and front lawn for private events. Rental packages include a 12-hour event window, indoor and outdoor ceremony and reception space for up to 150 guests, onsite tables and chairs, event cleanup, and a professional photography session inside the historic mansion. Couples also have access to a dedicated Wedding Party Suite for getting ready on-site.

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  Pickwick Landing State Park

  116 State Park Rd, Counce, TN 38326, USA

  • Spaces for 12-600 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant
  • 9 Hotels
  • 14 Total Spaces

  Set inside Pickwick Landing State Park on the shores of Pickwick Lake and the Tennessee River, the Lodge at Pickwick Landing pairs a full-service conference center with 119 guest rooms overlooking the water, making it a natural gathering point for weddings, reunions, conferences, and other group events in the Memphis, North Mississippi, and Huntsville area. The Lodge offers 6,000 square feet of flexible event space, including a 200-guest conference center, a private dining room, a boardroom, and 1,300 square feet of naturally lit pre-function space, plus an outdoor terrace connected to the conference area. Guests staying on-site can also make use of the full-service restaurant and lounge, indoor and outdoor pools, and a swim beach, while the surrounding 1,400-acre park adds golfing, boating, paddling, fishing, and hiking to the mix. Beyond the Lodge, the park's five picnic shelters offer outdoor gathering options along the lake, from a hilltop shelter overlooking Pickwick Dam to a stone-and-timber shelter built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.

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  Nashville City Club

  SunTrust Building, 201 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219, USA

  • Spaces for 200-215 Guests
  • 1 Event Space
  • 1 Country Club
  • 1 Historic Space

  Nashville City Club is a private membership club founded in 1957, housed in a historic downtown Nashville building dating to the 1930s. It is one of the oldest private membership clubs in the city and has built a longstanding community of business professionals and executives around fine dining, networking, and events. The club's special events team hosts weddings, private events, and corporate meetings, comfortably accommodating up to 200 guests. In-house culinary professionals craft menus for each event while event specialists design packages suited to the occasion, from wedding receptions and rehearsal dinners to bridal showers, anniversary parties, and corporate functions. For business gatherings, the club offers highly configurable spaces along with podiums and audio-visual equipment, including microphones, screens, and projectors. Within the building, The Study pays homage to the club's 1930s history as an intimate speakeasy serving bar fare and signature craft cocktails. All-inclusive catering and beverage packages, experienced event planning staff, and a signature location in the heart of Downtown Nashville make the club a private, exclusive setting within walking distance of area attractions and hotels.

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  Rolf & Daughters

  700 Taylor St, Nashville, TN 37208, USA

  • Spaces for 60 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant

  Even while RAD does not have a private dining room, we do provide the ideal backdrop for any event, from business dinners to social gatherings. Dishes are served family-style to all of our large groups as they are seated at a single, long table along the middle of the dining area. The cost of this family-style supper, which is based on our current menu, is $85 per person. Any dietary requirements or demands can be accommodated on the menu. We also have a minimal requirement for food and drink. The option to completely book out the restaurant for the evening is provided by RAD. For your group, we will collaborate with you to design a unique experience. Please be aware that while requesting information regarding our buyout availability, precise dates must be given. Fill out the form on our Large Parties page if you are interested in holding an event at RAD.

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  One Fourteen

  120 2nd Ave N, Nashville, TN 37201, USA

  • Spaces for 365 Guests
  • 1 Event Space

  Located in the center of downtown Nashville, on historic 2nd Avenue, is a wedding and event venue. One fourteen at the Wildhorse, which was first built in 1875, has more than 11,000 square feet of adaptable meeting and event space. One fourteen at the Wildhorse is the ideal location for your retreat, reception, or special event. It has original exposed brick, hardwood flooring, a private boardroom, a huge skylight on the third story, retro decor, and stunning views of the Cumberland River. One fourteen, a restaurant in the heart of Nashville's Second Avenue, has a lengthy and eventful past that dates back to 1875. Second Avenue, which was formerly known as Market Street, ran from Broadway to the Public Square and served as Nashville's commercial center for the latter half of the nineteenth century. One Fourteen is just one of the buildings that serve as examples of the development of commercial architecture in the late nineteenth century on the block of Second Avenue between Church Street and Broadway, which is the only part to have survived largely intact.

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  Noelle

  200 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219, USA

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  Kimpton Aertson Hotel

  2021 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37212, USA

  Your next executive off-site or black-tie gala is about to rise above the rest. Literally. Perched on the eighth floor, the LEED-designed Kimpton Aertson Hotel offers over 6,500 square feet of state-of-the-art meeting and event space.

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  Above the Mist Gazebo Ceremonies

  Gatlinburg, TN 37738, USA

  • Spaces for 2 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Event Space
  • 1 Garden

  Above the Mist Weddings hosts Christian ceremonies across several scenic locations in the Arts & Crafts Community of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, led by Reverend Ownby and his team. Ceremonies are personalized and scripture-based unless couples prefer otherwise, run more like an intimate conversation than a formal sermon, and are built around each couple's own story. Among its ceremony settings is a wooden gazebo surrounded by seasonal flowers and greenery, with a waterfall on the grounds — an intimate spot designed for couples eloping or marrying without a guest list to manage. Gazebo ceremony packages include a minister and can be paired with a photographer for an online gallery and printed photos. Above the Mist also offers Mountain View, Event Center, Riverside, and Vineyard & Barn ceremony locations, with packages that scale from couple-only elopements to full receptions for larger guest counts. The company was named Best of 2014 in Gatlinburg by the Gatlinburg Awards Program.

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  Above the Mist River Ceremony

  Gatlinburg, TN 37738, USA

  • Spaces for 20 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Waterfront
  • 1 Park

  Above the Mist Weddings performs personalized ceremonies at a handful of scenic locations in and around Gatlinburg, Tennessee, on the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Couples choose from settings that include a mountain overlook, a gazebo, a vineyard and barn, and a riverside site framed by cascading water, with additional options for cabin and national park ceremonies. The riverside setting is one of the venue's signature ceremony locations, hosting couples and up to 20 guests along a rushing mountain stream for a cascading river ceremony surrounded by wooded, natural scenery. Packages here pair the ceremony with an hour of unlimited photography, an online gallery for viewing and ordering prints, and a bridal bouquet and boutonniere. Ceremonies across all of the venue's locations can be personalized, from custom vows to add-on live guitar or violin, and the team also arranges cabin accommodations, florals, and reception options for couples who want to build out their day beyond the ceremony itself.

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  Garden of Sunshine Hollow

  198 Co Rd 52, Athens, TN 37303, USA

  • Spaces for 150-300 Guests
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 2 Total Spaces

  Sunshine Hollow is a garden wedding venue, bakery, and nursery in East Tennessee, set between Knoxville and Chattanooga just off I-75. Its outdoor ceremony space sits above a three-acre lake with forested hills as a backdrop, surrounded by gardens that bloom from spring through fall — peaking May through October — making the grounds a natural setting for photos before and after the celebration. For couples who want a rain backup or prefer to be indoors, the venue's 5,000-square-foot reception hall is climate-controlled and lit by 13,000 LED lights, with room for dining and dancing. Both the outdoor garden venue and the indoor hall seat up to 150 guests. Owners Dave and Vicki Rhyne have hosted weddings and events at Sunshine Hollow since 1995, booking only one event per weekend so each couple has the venue's full attention. On-site catering is available for buffet or hors d'oeuvres service, and the venue's own bakery prepares wedding and groom's cakes.

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  Country Manor Acres

  250 Boat Gunnel Rd, Townsend, TN 37882, USA

  • Spaces for 55-500 Guests
  • 8 Outdoor Spaces
  • 1 Barn
  • 9 Total Spaces

  Country Manor Acres is a 53-acre private equestrian estate in Townsend, Tennessee, set against the backdrop of the Great Smoky Mountains. The Jopling family has owned and operated the property for more than 30 years, running it as one of the area's prime wedding venues alongside a working horse operation. The estate offers a range of ceremony and reception sites across its grounds, from covered barns and verandas to open meadows, hillsides, and a pond, giving couples a choice of settings with mountain views. Full-service planning support comes from the family's experienced staff, who guide couples through the details of their wedding day, and bridal party dressing areas and guest lodging are available on site. A distinctive part of Country Manor Acres is its role as a sanctuary for 14 rescued horses, which live in herds on the property and are cared for daily by the family. Guests booking weddings, private horseback rides, carriage rides, or picnics on the estate experience this horse country setting alongside the surrounding Smoky Mountains scenery.

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  Balinese Ballroom

  330 N Main St, Memphis, TN 38103, USA

  • Spaces for 130-300 Guests
  • 3 Ballrooms
  • 3 Historic Spaces

  Balinese Ballroom occupies a building constructed in 1876 in Memphis's historic Pinch District, restored to showcase its original industrial character — exposed brick walls, wood beams, and tall arched windows. The Pinch District preserves a concentration of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century buildings that once housed the city's early commercial and residential life, giving the venue a backdrop with genuine history rather than a manufactured one. The venue offers three distinct spaces that can host events independently or together: the Downstairs Ballroom, with white-painted brick, a draped ceiling, and gold crystal chandeliers; the Upstairs Ballroom, with exposed brick and ceiling, tall windows for natural light, and Edison-bulb string lighting; and the High Point Ballroom, featuring a sunken wooden dance floor, disco ball, and a 28-foot wooden bar. Each space includes its own separate bar area and can accommodate ceremony, cocktail, or seated reception formats, allowing couples to host a ceremony and reception in the same building without changing venues. Every rental includes tables, black folding chairs, white linens, setup and breakdown, cleanup, a doorman, and free parking across three on-site lots. The venue also provides full in-house catering and bar service, with customizable menus built to accommodate dietary restrictions.

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