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

What’s your criteria for a Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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 fifteen unique event spaces, the Overture Center for the Arts has the site you seek. From the sizable Capitol Theater that seats 1,089 for large-group presentations to the intimate Promenade Terrace that seats 80 dinner guests enjoying the views of the State Capitol, the center has the space that’s just right for your group. Catering a Fresco, the exclusive caterer for the center, offers a wide range of culinary delights.

If your gang would get into getting back to nature, Badger Farms, LLC or The Florian Gardens Conference Center are the places to be. Tucked away in the Wisconsin countryside, Badger Farms is rustic chic, with charming buildings that accommodate 200 and a full kitchen that your caterer will love. The Florian Gardens can has capacity for as many as 524 guests in their beautifully-appointed conference center, which is surrounded by exquisite gardens.

Located in the heart of Milwaukee, the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center boasts dramatic views of Lake Michigan, a stunning selection of banquet spaces, and the freedom to choose from some of the finest caterers in the area.

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 La Crosse Center, a multi-purpose arena in downtown La Crosse. The center’s airy ballroom is 6000 square feet with room for as many as 480 to attend your banquet and admire the spectacular views of the Mississippi River. The center is within easy walking distance of some of the city’s finest hotels. 

The Wisconsin Center can seat up to 3150 diners in its architecturally stunning facilities located in the heart of Milwaukee. Home to a renowned art collection, advanced IT infrastructure, and access to Milwaukee’s flourishing metropolis, the Wisconsin Center is one of the most diverse and contemporary banquet facilities in the Midwest.

Finally, the good folks at the Green Lake Conference Center offer a warm midwestern welcome to those who meet there. Located on 900 scenic acres and nestled on the shores of Wisconsin’s deepest lake, the conference center offers lodging, dining and meeting space for up to 1000.

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

Bus your bunch to the Shenanigan's Entertainment Center + Sports Bar | Celebrations on the River for an indoor or outdoor banquet, riverside tiki bar, and coming early in 2017, an enclosed 1600 square foot outdoor patio with floor-to-ceiling windows. Your crew can get a little crazy with an abundance of arcade games, paintball, laser tag, rock climbing wall, multi-sport simulator and more.

Or, hit the gas and cruise on over to Road America with banquet facilities for up to 1000, plus group adventure programs like racing, motorcycling, pace car rides, paintball, zip lining, disc golf and much, much more.

You might just decide to take off to the Experimental Aircraft Association, or EAA. Multiple on-site spaces range from the Eagle Hangar with 40,000 square feet and seating capacity for 1000, to Fergus Plaza, with a two-story panoramic view located on the lower level of the EAA Center with room for 112. A variety of aviation adventure experiences is sure to leave your guests flying high.

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