Feast Your Eyes on This — What to Look for in a Iowa Banquet Event Venue

What’s your criteria for a Iowa banquet event venue? Does the site need to be memorable or do you just need an expansive space for your guests? Are you in search of a location that offers entertainment options in addition to a meal, or is the entertainment primary and the banquet secondary? Or are you simply hungering for a really great dining experience for your guests? Whatever your requirements for a premier banquet event facility, we know of more than a few in Iowa to meet your specific needs.

Event venues that are destinations in and of themselves are every planner’s dream come true. Elegant surroundings, an intriguing history, stunning architecture, or interiors that rival ordinary venues can help bring an event to life and make it memorable.

Offering stunning surroundings and located in Urbandale, Tuscany Event Center is the site you seek. The Florence Room seats up to 250 guests, the Tuscany Room 320, and the Sierra Room accommodates 50. The site’s parent company, Food with Flair, is the exclusive caterer for the elegant venue.

You might just decide to let sophistication take center stage at The RiverCenter | Adler Theatre in the Quad Cities. The RiverCenter offers two large exhibit halls for gatherings with 100.000 square feet of space, while the beautifully restored Adler Theater provides an historic and dramatic backdrop to any event.

Planning a large banquet? Go where there’s room for everyone as well as some seriously good eats available.

There’s no shortage of great places to go, including the Bridge View Center, a unique 92,000 square foot venue nestled on the banks of the Des Moines River in the city of Ottumwa.  Expo Hall, conference/meeting space, state-of-the-art theater, and grand lobby make it a popular venue choice for any size group.  

Clay County Regional Events Center can seat more than 900 guests in its Ballroom and accommodate more than 2500 in its exhibit hall, plus features an attractive, open atrium in the main lobby. Possessing a renowned culinary team and chef, the site is known for its mouthwatering cuisine whether early morning breakfasts or elegant fine dining in the evening.

The good folks at Fairfield Arts + Convention Center offer a friendly, professional welcome to all those who meet there. Choose from multiple room options, including the stunning Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts. Located in the heart of downtown Fairfield, the center was designed to showcase a world of arts and culture.

A world-class facility, the Grand River Center located on the riverfront of the Mississippi River, offers both stunning architecture and unique spaces that make it ideal for attendees. The all glass River Room is breathtaking with floor-to-ceiling windows and space for up to 150. The full-service, in-house catering team offers a grand cuisine with a focus on delivering superior customer service.

Enjoy stylish surroundings, a variety of spaces for thousands of guests, and on-site catering at the Iowa Events Center and the Mid-America Center.  Both venues offer state-of-the-art facilities, delicious on-site catering, and reputations for offering nothing less than superior service for every event.

What can be better than a great space and delicious fare? Fun and games!

No need to look anywhere else than Isle Casino Hotel Bettendorf + Waterfront Convention Center. From on-site banquet facilities that cater groups of 50 to 1400, to luxurious accommodations in a 500-room hotel, to slots, poker and table games in the exciting casino, your guests have everything they could ever want or need right in front of them.

With winter slipping away and spring just around the corner, it must be time to tee up and love the links. Many popular local facilities have gorgeous club houses with mouthwatering menus, perfect for a bountiful banquet after playing a round.

Willow Creek Golf Course features an 18-hole and two 9-hole golf courses, along with a first-class banquet facility with stunning course views from the club house deck. On-site catering offers an exciting menu of culinary delights.

No matter what your needs, from soup to nuts, Iowa has some of the finest banquet facilities around for you and your guests to enjoy.