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  ACME Feed & Seed

  101 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37201, USA

  • Spaces for 160-450 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Rooftop
  • 3 Total Spaces

  Acme Feed and Seed occupies a Nashville landmark on Lower Broadway built in 1890, a building that spent more than fifty years as Acme Feed & Hatchery, a local farm supply store known for its Grand Ole Opry appearances, before sitting vacant and reopening in 2014 as a restaurant, live music venue, and event space. The building's history is still visible throughout, from exposed brick walls to reclaimed wood details that give the venue its character. The venue spans multiple floors, each suited to a different kind of gathering. The second floor works well for semi-private cocktail parties, launch events, and networking gatherings, with booths and lounge seating for guests. The rooftop offers views over the city for cocktail hours and casual celebrations. The largest of the spaces, The Hatchery on the third floor, is a 7,000-square-foot, one-level room with an open floor plan and views of the Cumberland River, Nissan Stadium, and Riverfront Park, suited to weddings, receptions, and concerts. Beyond its event spaces, Acme Feed and Seed offers a made-from-scratch dining menu, a selection of local craft beer, a farm store with regional products, and a live performance stage that hosts Acme Radio Live. Multi-floor rentals and full building buyouts are available for larger events.

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  Carriage Lane Inn

  337 E Burton St, Murfreesboro, TN 37130, USA

  • Spaces for 100-150 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Event Space
  • 1 Garden

  Carriage Lane Inn is a historic wedding and event venue in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, set among magnolia trees on a property with four restored historic homes. Just 30 minutes south of Nashville, the venue serves couples and hosts throughout Middle Tennessee, including Shelbyville, Manchester, Franklin, and Spring Hill. The venue specializes in all-inclusive weddings and events, pairing an elegant ballroom and a Wedding Garden ceremony space with in-house catering, decor, and day-of coordination handled by a single team under one contract. Celebrations range from an intimate micro wedding for 25 guests up to a reception for 150, with the Reception House and Getting Ready Suite rounding out the property for rehearsal dinners, bridal and baby showers, birthday celebrations, family reunions, holiday parties, and corporate retreats. Carriage Lane Inn is owned and operated by Darrell and Victoria Patrick, with Darrell serving as executive chef and Victoria as venue director.

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  The Lily Barn

  1116 Carrs Creek Rd, Townsend, TN 37882, USA

  • Spaces for 138-200 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Farm
  • 1 space at this venue

  The Lily Barn is a 100-acre farm venue in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in Townsend, Tennessee, just five minutes from the Cades Cove entrance to the national park and a short drive from Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. At the heart of the property sits a 130-year-old cantilever barn surrounded by a 3-acre perennial garden, an evergreen maze, a pond, and beds of day lilies and native plants. Ceremonies are held at a tin-roofed outdoor gazebo set in front of the pond, with guests seated in a shallow arc so all can see the vows exchanged. Receptions move to the open-air entertainment pavilion, a diamond-lit space that seats up to 150 guests, with the option to expand further with an event tent for larger celebrations. The historic cantilever barn doubles as a private, air-conditioned dressing suite for the bridal party before the ceremony. The venue provides full catering services on-site and offers wedding planning support to help couples design their day, along with cabin rentals on the property for guest lodging or a honeymoon stay. Beyond weddings, the pavilion also hosts corporate events, family and school reunions, church gatherings, and other private celebrations.

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  Andrew Jackson's Hermitage

  4580 Rachels Ln, Hermitage, TN 37076, USA

  • Spaces for 300 Guests

  Andrew Jackson's Hermitage sits on 1,120 acres in Nashville, Tennessee, and has welcomed guests since the mansion first opened to the public in 1889. It is one of the oldest and largest historic site museums in the United States and a National Historic Landmark, maintained to look as it did when Andrew Jackson, the nation's 7th president, remodeled it following a fire in 1837. More than 80 percent of the objects inside the mansion are original to Jackson's lifetime, and interpreters lead visitors through the home and its surrounding grounds, which include the log dwellings where the enslaved community lived and where the Jackson family first settled the property. Tours are offered in five languages, reflecting the site's standing as one of the most visited historic house museums in the country. The Andrew Jackson Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit originally founded as the Ladies' Hermitage Association, operates the property daily, working to preserve the home and grounds and to create learning opportunities centered on Jackson's life and era.

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  Howe Farms Wedding and Events Venue

  7600 Runyan Rd, Georgetown, TN 37336, USA

  • Spaces for 60-400 Guests
  • 5 Outdoor Spaces
  • 1 Barn
  • 5 Total Spaces

  Set on 350 acres of rolling Tennessee hills just outside Chattanooga, Howe Farms is home to seven boutique wedding and event venues spread across two neighboring properties, Howe Farms and Five Gables. Each venue has its own distinct character, from the rustic elegance of the Vineyard Hall and the timber-framed Apple Barn to the mountain panoramas of the Pavilion and the Tuscan-inspired Woodlands, giving couples a range of settings and guest counts to match their vision. The estate began with Don and Talene Howe's own wedding in 2014, an experience that led them to build a property dedicated to stress-free, all-inclusive celebrations. Every venue rental includes access to a ceremony site, indoor reception space, and patio or porch areas, along with tables, chairs, and unlimited access to an on-site decor room. Nine on-site lodging houses let wedding parties stay right on the property, and the grounds are pet-friendly and wheelchair accessible. Beyond weddings, Howe Farms also hosts corporate events, and add-ons like vintage getaway vehicles and fireworks give couples ways to personalize their celebration on the estate.

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  Wildhorse Saloon

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

  • Spaces for 250 Guests

  Category 10 is a multi-level music venue, bar, and restaurant in downtown Nashville, inspired by country artist Luke Combs and named for his debut album "Hurricane." Located at 120 2nd Avenue N, the venue carries on the tradition of the former Wildhorse Saloon, continuing its legacy of world-class line dancing while adding a fresh lineup of spaces across four floors. The venue spans multiple distinct experiences, including the Honky-Tonk, Hurricane Hall, The Still, 5 Leaf Clover Sports, and The Eye rooftop, each offering its own atmosphere for live music, dancing, and gathering. Guests can take in river views, catch live performances, and enjoy light shows across the building's stages. Category 10 offers private event spaces for groups looking to host celebrations amid its honky-tonk energy, with options ranging from single rooms to a full-venue buyout. The venue has been fan-voted Best New Bar and Best Place to Dance in Nashville, and operates as part of Opry Entertainment Group.

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  Blue Mountain Mist Country Inn

  1811 Pullen Rd, Sevierville, TN 37862, USA

  • Spaces for 30 Guests

  Blue Mountain Mist Country Inn & Spa is a Victorian-style bed and breakfast set on 60 acres in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in Sevierville, Tennessee, with views toward Mount LeConte. Operated by the Ball family since the inn opened in 1987, the property pairs pastures, meadows, ponds, and wooded trails with a light-blue Victorian farmhouse and wrap-around porch, just minutes from Dollywood, The Island, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. For weddings, ceremonies are held outdoors on the property's expansive front lawn and in nearby garden and wildflower spots, with room for up to 150 guests and wedding parties of up to 200. All-inclusive wedding packages bring together the venue, bridal hair and makeup, cake, reception dinner, minister, DJ, and a wedding coordinator, with tents up to 40x60 and catering from the inn's own chef available for receptions. The inn also hosts corporate retreats, church retreats, and family reunions, with meeting rooms and a retreat center garden room on the grounds. Wedding parties and overnight guests can stay in the inn's 12 individually decorated rooms or 5 private cottages, each with access to a full homemade breakfast, evening desserts, and the property's on-site day spa, which offers bridal hair and makeup, massages, and couple's treatments. Whole-property buyouts are available for couples seeking a private wedding weekend.

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  Tennessee Aquarium

  1 Broad St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

  • Spaces for 50-1,500 Guests
  • 4 Museums
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 5 Total Spaces

  Set on the banks of the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga, the Tennessee Aquarium spans two connected buildings, River Journey and Ocean Journey, that trace the path of water from mountain streams to the open sea. Guests and their event guests can get up close to alligators, otters, and freshwater fish in River Journey, then cross into Ocean Journey for penguins, sharks, stingrays, and moray eels, all with views of the Tennessee River. For private events, the Aquarium offers several distinct spaces. The Lupton Room, a 3,000+ square foot space in the River Journey building surrounded by sea nettle jellyfish and freshwater fish tanks, is equipped with AV and dimmable lighting and suits daytime meetings and luncheons. River Journey's outdoor pavilion and Ocean Journey's river-view galleries provide additional reception space, while the IMAX Great Hall, with its two-story arches, and the six-story IMAX 3D Theater lend themselves to elegant wedding receptions and corporate dinners. For larger celebrations, the entire Aquarium can be rented for a full-building buyout accommodating up to 1,500 guests, with exhibit access included throughout the evening. A 501(c)3 nonprofit that opened in 1992 as the centerpiece of Chattanooga's riverfront revitalization, the Aquarium continues to support freshwater conservation work through its research arm, the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute.

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  The Historic Cadre Building

  149 Monroe Ave, Memphis, TN 38103, USA

  • Spaces for 350-950 Guests
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 1 Historic Space

  The Cadre Building is a 36,000-square-foot historic landmark in downtown Memphis, built in 1928 at the height of the Art Deco movement and open for events year-round. Its rooms carry the architecture of that era throughout, with crystal chandeliers, hand-painted gold-leaf molding on the columns, a wall of large gold mirrors, and a grand staircase setting a classic tone for weddings, corporate galas, quinceañeras, and other celebrations. Every booking includes access to all three of the venue's levels: the 13,000-square-foot grand ballroom, the overlooking 2,500-square-foot mezzanine, and an additional landing area, giving planners room to shape ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception across distinct spaces in the same building. Cocktail hour is most often held on the mezzanine, with views down into the ballroom below. The Cadre Building's in-house team handles setup and breakdown, and rentals include gold chiavari chairs, table options, linens, and a green room alongside separate bridal and groom suites for getting ready. A dedicated pool of TABC-certified bartenders staffs events, and an on-site manager and WiFi are included with every rental.

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  Cedar Springs Farm

  784 Phillips Rd, Lebanon, TN 37087, USA

  • Spaces for 75-400 Guests
  • 3 Outdoor Spaces
  • 1 Barn
  • 4 Total Spaces

  Cedar Springs at Bone Hollow is a multigenerational family farm spanning roughly 150 acres in Lebanon, Tennessee, just outside Nashville. Once managed by a retired physician, Dr. Phillips, the property is now run by younger generations of the family, who have worked to preserve its historic character while updating it for modern celebrations. The farm's centerpiece is Phillips Barn, a climate-controlled, 6,500-square-foot event space with 30-foot vaulted ceilings and string lighting, originally built in the early 2000s for a family wedding. Around it, a collection of 19th-century log cabins — including a main cabin dating to the 1820s and a smaller cabin relocated from nearby Carver Lane — now serve as climate-controlled bridal and groom's quarters, complete with kitchens, fireplaces, and bathrooms, and can also be booked as overnight lodging. Beyond the barn and cabins, Cedar Springs offers several outdoor gathering spots, including circular lawns and a fire pit pavilion, set against open farmland. The venue hosts weddings, corporate events and retreats, family reunions, and other private celebrations, with a dedicated events team, on-site catering kitchens, and ample parking supporting events of varying sizes.

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  The Arts Center of Cannon County

  1424 John Bragg Hwy, Woodbury, TN 37190, USA

  • Spaces for 75-300 Guests
  • 1 Event Space
  • 1 Art Gallery
  • 1 Meeting Space

  The Arts Center of Cannon County occupies an 18,000-square-foot facility set right next to the Stones River, surrounded by rolling hills in a quiet Cannon County valley. From galleries to a large event hall to a classroom space, the building offers a range of settings for private events alongside its regular season of theatrical productions, concerts, and art exhibitions. For events, the Arts Center rents out three distinct spaces. Cannon Hall is the largest, a 2,600-square-foot dining hall with 30-foot ceilings suited to receptions, seated dinners, and dances for up to a few hundred guests. The Marly Berger Gallery serves as the building's main lobby and gallery, an open, intimate space well suited to a small soiree with hors d'oeuvres among rotating local artwork. The Austin Jennings Classroom, the newest addition to the facility, features a large mirror wall and hardwood floors, making it a fit for dance classes or an intimate gathering. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Arts Center also houses the Wilma Adams Theatre, a 222-seat thrust stage that anchors its annual season of musicals, plays, and concerts.

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  Dancing Bear Lodge & Appalachian Bistro

  7140 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Townsend, TN 37882, USA

  • Spaces for 20-200 Guests
  • 2 Restaurants
  • 1 Bar
  • 5 Total Spaces

  Dancing Bear Lodge & Appalachian Bistro sits on 38 acres in Townsend, Tennessee, near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Cades Cove. The property pairs 28 accommodations, styled with Appalachian design details and modern comforts, with an award-winning farm-to-table restaurant led by Chef Jeff Carter, sourced in part from the property's own gardens. For weddings and private events, the lodge offers a range of settings suited to different guest counts and styles. The Event Lawn & Gazebo, with its gabled entrance, anchors outdoor ceremonies for up to 200 guests, while The Landing's open-air pavilion accommodates 125 for a ceremony or 75 for dining. Smaller gatherings can be held in The Event Center, a private room attached to the Bistro, the Main Dining Room & Bar with its seasonal wood-burning fireplace, or the more intimate Covered Patio. With on-site lodging for guests and dining from the Appalachian Bistro available for private events, the property is set up to host everything from small elopements to full wedding weekends.

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  The Volunteer Princess

  956 Volunteer Landing Ln, Knoxville, TN 37915, USA

  • Spaces for 132 Guests
  • 1 Boat
  • 1 Waterfront

  The Volunteer Princess is a luxury dining yacht that has cruised Knoxville's Tennessee River since 2006, docking at Volunteer Landing Marina in the heart of downtown. Built in 2007 by SkipperLiner and U.S. Coast Guard certified, the 96-foot vessel holds up to 132 passengers across two enclosed, climate-controlled decks, letting cruises and private events run year-round regardless of weather. Beyond daily sightseeing, sunset, and dinner cruises, the yacht hosts weddings, rehearsal dinners, corporate gatherings, and private celebrations of nearly every kind, from engagement parties to family reunions. Ceremonies and receptions take place with the Tennessee River and Knoxville skyline as a backdrop, passing landmarks like Neyland Stadium and the Sunsphere along the way. In-house catering and full bar service, all-inclusive packages with trusted vendors, and on-site event planning are built into every charter, so hosts work with one team from first inquiry to the day of the event. The yacht recently underwent a major renovation to its interior while maintaining its Coast Guard safety standards, and it can host groups as small as two or as large as its full 132-guest capacity.

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  Storytellers Museum and Hideaway Farm

  9347 Old Highway 46, Lyles, TN 37098, USA

  • Spaces for 100-150 Guests
  • 1 Landmark
  • 1 Event Space
  • 1 Historic Space

  Storytellers Museum and Hideaway Farm sits on a 107-acre property in Bon Aqua, Tennessee that was once Johnny Cash's private retreat for more than 30 years. The Hideaway Farm's centerpiece is a circa-1837 white log farmhouse, restored alongside the American Garage, which displays historic artifacts including the "One Piece at a Time" Cadillac. A newly renovated barn venue with two stages, a dance floor, and an air-conditioned green room anchors the property's event space, set among wooded trails, open fields, and a bonfire area with a firepit built by Cash himself. Down the road, the Storytellers building traces its own history to an 1800s general store that became Red Wortham's recording studio in the 1960s, and later the site of Johnny and June Carter Cash's "Saturday Night in Hickman County" concert series. Restored in 2016, it now operates as an enclosed, weather-proof event space with an adjoining covered courtyard, making it a fitting setting for intimate weddings, songwriter nights, and private gatherings that carry the property's musical history forward. Both locations include on-site audio setup run by venue staff, rental furnishings such as tables, chairs, and benches, and the option to add event tents for outdoor weather contingency. Guests can also tour the farmhouse and museum exhibits dedicated to Cash's life on select days.

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  Merchants

  401 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203, USA

  • Spaces for 70-100 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant

  Merchants hosts many private events on our second and third floors. We can host groups of 11 or more for a private lunch, dinner, or cocktail reception. Whether you’re looking for a rehearsal dinner for 70 or a business lunch for 15, Merchants offers customizable menus and prompt service to ensure your event is a success.

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  Colonial Country Club

  2736 Countrywood Pkwy, Cordova, TN 38016, USA

  • Spaces for 300 Guests

  Colonial Country Club is a private club in Cordova, Tennessee with a history of more than 100 years, including more than 30 PGA Tour events on its South Course. The club's grounds have hosted memorable moments in golf history, from President Gerald Ford's hole-in-one on the 5th hole to Al Geiberger's record-breaking round of 59 during the 1977 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic. Beyond golf, the club hosts private parties, luncheons, wedding ceremonies and receptions, and family reunions, with seating for up to 300 guests across indoor and outdoor spaces. Wedding weekends can include rehearsal dinners, ceremonies, and receptions, with indoor clubhouse spaces as well as lakeside and rooftop ceremony options. For corporate groups, the club offers meeting space and catering packages suited to outings and retreats. Colonial Country Club is owned and operated by Heritage Golf Group.

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  etch

  303 Demonbreun St, Nashville, TN 37201, USA

  • Spaces for 40-50 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant

  Etch is the ideal venue for hosting private dining events, whether you're planning a business meeting or a cocktail celebration. Etch can accommodate up to 30 guests at a time. There are two private dining rooms available, each with its own exclusive menu and complimentary access to the Internet. To reserve one of our private event venues, you will need to fill out a contract and satisfy a minimum threshold for the amount of food and beverages you will serve. On Friday and Saturday nights between the hours of 5 and 8 p.m., there are a limited number of seating options available in the Encore Room; however, both rooms are available for lunch and supper parties. It is possible to reserve a private dining area for either 2.5 or 3.5 hours at a time. You are required to make arrangements at the time of booking if you require more time for your event, and those arrangements are subject to availability. Reviewing the available booking options on our website, going on a tour of the venues virtually, or consulting our Private Dining Guide are great ways to get the planning process started for your forthcoming event. You can expect a response to any questions you have within one business day. To make a reservation or get more information about our private dining options, go to our Private Dining page on our website and choose the time of day that works best for your occasion. We look forward to working with you!

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  Cool Springs House

  1490 Volunteer Pkwy, Brentwood, TN 37027, USA

  • Spaces for 50-250 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 2 Historic Spaces
  • 2 Total Spaces

  Cool Springs House is a restored 1830s log home in Brentwood, Tennessee, now operated by the City of Brentwood at Crockett Park. The house was built by the Carothers family, one of middle Tennessee's largest log homes at the time, and expanded in the 1870s with added halls and a Victorian front porch. A 1974 restoration by Karen and John Noel uncovered the original blue-poplar log construction beneath later coverings, work that earned the property a place on the National Register of Historic Sites in 1983. Today the venue hosts more than 100 events a year, offering exclusive use of the house and surrounding grounds for weddings, elopements, showers, rehearsal dinners, corporate events, and celebrations of life. The venue books only one event per day, so clients have private access to the full property without a competing party on site. Guest counts run up to 150 across the house and grounds, with the option to add a tent on the lawn for larger outdoor gatherings. Upstairs, the Private Event Loft offers a more intimate setting for up to 50 guests, centered on a historic 22-foot table, and can serve as a standalone space for private dinners and showers or as an add-on to a ceremony held on the main level. The property includes an on-site kitchen, two changing suites, and an open vendor policy that allows clients to bring in their own caterer or licensed vendors of choice.

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  The Muse Knoxville

  516 N Beaman St, Knoxville, TN 37914, USA

  • Spaces for 175 Guests
  • 1 Museum
  • 1 Event Space

  Muse Knoxville is a children's science museum in Knoxville, Tennessee, built around hands-on STEAM exhibits spanning science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Located on Beaman Street next to the Knoxville Zoo, the museum traces its roots to 1960 and today includes exhibits like Weather Wonders, Mini Food City, Tech Play, and the USS Muse Planetary Explorer, its updated planetarium. Beyond daily visits, Muse Knoxville opens its galleries for private rentals, from birthday celebrations to family fun nights, end-of-school-year gatherings, and corporate social events. A private party room comes with built-in decor, table coverings, and a dedicated Party Host who handles setup, refreshments, and cleanup, while access to the play floor and planetarium can round out the celebration. For groups that want the run of the place, the museum can be booked in full, with a building capacity of about 175 people. The museum also hosts team building sessions for up to 50 or more guests, with hands-on activities built around communication, problem-solving, and leadership.

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  Franklin Mercantile Deli

  100 4th Ave N, Franklin, TN 37064, USA

  • Spaces for 80 Guests
  • 1 Restaurant
  • 1 Event Space

  Franklin Mercantile Deli has served Historic Downtown Franklin, Tennessee since 1999, when owners Graeme and Corrie Asch opened its doors. The menu blends Graeme's Louisiana-influenced "zing" with Corrie's Southern comfort cooking, offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner alongside a fresh salad bar, fruit tea, coffee, and homemade desserts. The deli's dining room is furnished with wingback chairs, a well-loved sofa, and homestyle wooden tables, with artwork from local artists on the walls. Beyond its daily service, the deli hosts private events in a space of about 2,000 square feet that seats up to 80 guests, available by the hour with a three-hour minimum. Past gatherings have included wedding rehearsal dinners and receptions, birthday celebrations, bridal and baby showers, music showcases, church gatherings, office parties, and private video shoots. The room comes equipped with a sound board, speakers, monitors, and a flat-screen TV with DVD player, and can be set up for a casual buffet or traditional table service using the deli's standard or custom catering menus.

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