Rhodes Hall

Capacity: 150

Location: 1516 Peachtree St

Great For: Holiday Parties, Company Parties

To Atlanta residents, it’s the “Castle on Peachtree.” To historians, it’s a furniture titan’s former home. And to event planners, it’s a house fit for the most lavish of gatherings. Rhodes Hall offers up its first floor, porch, and front lawn to event hosts, and weddings unlock additional access to a bridal suite at no additional cost. Its largest room can seat 40 for dinner, while the first floor regularly hosts cocktail parties for 150.

The Biltmore Ballrooms

Capacity: 1500

Location: 1150 Peachtree Street NE

Great For: Galas, Formal Dinners

In 1924, a hotel opened in Atlanta so prestigious it was termed the “South’s Supreme Hotel.” Sixty years later, the Biltmore Hotel closed its doors. Today, its beauty and grandeur are on full display as a part-office building, part event venue. The space has been featured in multiple Hollywood blockbusters (including Driving Miss Daisy) but its biggest claim to fame is as the preferred venue to large dinners Atlanta, accommodating crowds as large as 1500.

Canoe

Capacity: 100

Location: 4199 Paces Ferry Road SE

Great For: Team Retreats

A hidden gem in Vinings, Georgia, Canoe is a riverfront restaurant available for private events of up to 100 guests. Far from manufactured, its lush green surroundings offer picturesque views of Georgia’s natural beauty along the Chattahoochee River. Five different rooms offer accommodations for groups of any size, while prix fixe menus keep budgeting simple and ordering efficient.

The Georgian Club

Capacity: 150

Location: 100 Galleria Parkway #1700

Great For: Private Meetings, Educational Events, Team Retreats

The Georgian Club is a professional meeting venue, offering corporate clients, small businesses, and membership-based organizations a private place to meet, mingle and dine. In-house catering makes planning a snatch and comes with the service you’d expect from a venue dedicated to hosting professionals. Classic, professional, and turnkey. A solid choice for important meetings without a lot of fuss.

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center

Capacity: 200

Location: 980 Briarcliff Rd

Great For: Picnics, Musical Recordings, Receptions

12 acres in the heart of Atlanta? You read that correctly. The Callanwolde Fine Arts Center isn’t just a venue. It’s a sprawling property devoted to fine art in all its forms. An especially fitting space for creative receptions, musical events, or gallery showings, the Callanwolde is a 27,000 square-foot beauty complete with an onsite recording studio. Plus, its 12.5 acres of gardens and woods event caught the eye of the National Register of Historic Places.

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

Capacity: 2750

Location: 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway

Great For: Conventions, Performances

Primarily known among event planners as one of Atlanta’s best places for presentations and performances, the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre flanks a 2,750-seat theatre by a prestigious ballroom fit for wedding receptions, speeches, and galas of all kinds. This is where touring comedians come to share laughs, where traveling puppeteers make their mark, and where large companies make pivotal presentations.

Georgia Aquarium

Capacity: 1200

Location: 225 Baker St NW

Great For: Fundraisers, Charitable Events

We hold a soft spot in our hearts for animal-centered venues. Zoos, natural history museums, and aquariums have a way of turning stuffy events into whimsical ones. The Georgia Aquarium is no exception. Specializing in black tie events and fundraisers, the aquarium offers up to 23,000 square feet of space that can be transformed for myriad purposes. Exclusive catering by Wolfgang Puck is guaranteed to dazzle guests, while epic backdrops of undersea fish life make photo ops pop.

Westside Warehouse

Capacity: 250

Location: 996 Huff Rd NW

Great For: Receptions, Dance Parties

With 6400 square feet of dance-ready event space in midtown, Westside Warehouse is surprising to approach. Much less of a warehouse feel than one would expect, the intricate iron doors and charming potted plants put guests at ease, while the wide open floor plan beyond the threshold can be transformed into a massive dance party, colorful wedding, or minimalist fashion show in a snap.

Suada Studio

Capacity: 250

Location: 721 Miami Circle

Great For: Private Parties

Suada Studio is a Buckhead-based event space dedicated to weddings and lavish birthday parties. Its black ceiling is designed to disappear, allowing decorators to make use of the venue’s built-in drapery, uplighting, or other colorful elements to define the space according to their own visions. Suada is also among our top picks thanks to their straightforward pricing. A glance at the website tells you precisely how much a rental will cost based on day of the week, headcount, and purpose. Ten points for clarity.