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Event Venues in Ashland, Oregon

Ashland, Oregon is an artistic oasis surrounded by a beautiful landscape of mountains, rivers, and creeks. While Ashland is small, the town offers great dining, unique shopping, and live theater, and music. The town is home to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Southern Oregon University. More information about Ashland.

Amuse Restaurant
541-488-9000
15 N First Street, Ashland
Amuse is a fine French and Northwest restaurant located in downtown Ashland. The restaurant has an elegant atmosphere and patio for summer dining. Amuse can accommodate parties with up to 20 guests.

Ashland Parks and Recreation
541-488-5340.
340 S Pioneer St, Ashland
Ashland Parks has multiple facilities available to rent for indoor and outdoor events. The Grove can accommodate up to 290 people or seats 135 at tables. The Grove also has a conference room that can accommodate 49 people. The Ashland Community Center can accommodate up to 186 people or seats 100 at tables. Hunter Park Senior Center can accommodate up to 98 people or 46 people seated at tables. Pioneer Hall can accommodate up to 99 people or 56 seated at tables. Lithia Park has group picnic sites that accommodate between 25 and 250 people. Lithia Park also has a Bandshell for concerts and can accommodate weddings. Sports fields are also available to rent.

Ashland Springs Hotel
888-795-4545
212 East Main Street, Ashland
Ashland Springs Hotel is a restored 1925 hotel located just one block from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The hotel makes a wonderful setting for weddings, meetings, and other group events. The 2,340 square feet Grand Ballroom can accommodate up to 360 people. The elegant Ballroom is adjacent to the Conservatory and the English Garden and Courtyard. The 1,365 square feet Conservatory can accommodate up to 180 people. The 2,280 square feet English Garden and Courtyard can accommodate up to 180 people. The 1,405 square feet Crystal Room can accommodate up to 100 people.

The Bayberry Inn
541-488-1252
438 N Main St, Ashland
The Bayberry Inn is a 1925 Craftsman Home decorated with country Irish charm. The house has six bedrooms with queen sized beds. Additionally the Bayberry Inn offers two 2-bedroom cottages. The Inn welcomes groups and makes a lovely setting for reunions and other get-togethers.

Buck Horn Springs
541-488-2200
2200 Buckhorn Springs Rd, Ashland
Buckhorn Springs Historic Lodge was built as a home in 1864, expanded into a lodge in 1892 and restored in 1992. The lodge includes eight guestrooms with private baths. The Lodge has an L shaped meeting and dining area that can be used for group events, yoga, meditation, and business functions. The meeting area measures 780 square feet and the dining room measures 375 square feet. The lodge also has 1,200 square feet of decks and is situated on 120-acres including a 10-acre meadow.

Callahan’s Siskiyou Lodge
541-482-1299
7100 Old Highway 99 S, Ashland
Callahan’s Siskiyou Lodge is located off I-5 in the Siskiyou Mountains. The lodge has 19 guestrooms, a restaurant, an outdoor dining deck, a game room, and lovely landscaping. Callahan’s offers banquet facilities for weddings, meetings, and other group events. The lodge accommodates up to 200 people, the deck accommodates up to 160 people, and the lawn accommodates up to 250 people.

Emigrant Lake Recreation Area
541-774-8183
5505 Highway 66, Ashland
Emigrant Lake Recreation Area is a popular park located 6 miles southeast of Ashland. The park includes a RV Park and a campground. Activities at Emigrant Lake include swimming, boating, fishing, and picnicking. Emigrant Lake has four covered picnic areas with barbecues and picnic tables available for events such as weddings and reunions.

Comfort Inn & Suites
434 S. Valley View Road, Ashland / 541-482-6932
Comfort Inn and Suites in Ashland is located 2.5 miles from downtown Ashland. La Quinta has an indoor swimming pool and spa. The Inn has a 544 square feet meeting room that accommodates events with up to 20 people.

Lithia Springs Resort Hotel and Inn
800-482-7128
2165 W Jackson Rd, Ashland
Relax. Soak. Dream. Stay in Ashland Oregon’s only Luxury Hotel with in-room hot springs baths, HDTV, and WiFi. USA Today called it Oregon’s best kept Romantic Secret. Lithia Springs Resort is located just three minutes from downtown Ashland. The resort includes four acres with English Gardens, organic gardens, Koi ponds, and a natural Hot Springs. Lithia Springs has indoor and outdoor settings available for all sorts of events with up to thirty people. Weddings can take place in the lovely gardens with arbors surrounded by flowers.

Oregon Cabaret Theatre
541-488-2902
241 Hargadine Street, Ashland
Oregon Cabaret Theater performs live theater in an elegant, renovated 1911 church with tiered seating, stained glass windows and a chandelier. The theater has 140 seats and makes a lovely setting for group events. Special group rates are available for groups of fifteen or more. Dining is also available.

Take Home Gifts
Once you decide on a venue for your event, there are lots of other decisions that you will need to make. Here is a suggestion: instead of the usual goody bags, why not send guests home with something that will really provide them with a memory of your event? Photos from one of our photo booths and the always fun flip-books make great take-home souvenirs.

More Locations
Have a recommendation for a great place to hold an event? Send it over to submissions@gophotoevents.com. Let us know why this particular place is special. We’ll add worthy venues to our lists. Event venue listings are free.

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Party Favors Should Not Be Disposable
What did you take home from the last wedding you attended? Can you even remember? When people hold events, especially weddings, a lot of thought usually goes into all of the details. Yet, so many times, the party favors end up in the trash soon after the event. Or if they are edible, they get eaten. So what’s the point? Why spend so much time and money on trinkets that are going to be forgotten? Party favors should not be disposable. They should be something that guests will cherish; a treasured memory of an event.

Instant Photos Make Great Gifts
How do you stay in a reasonable budget for your event, entertain your guests, and still give them a party favor that they will treasure? Instant Photos are an entertaining party activity, and they make great party favors for your event. Whether you are having a wedding, a reunion, a dance, a fundraiser, or any other event in Scottsdale (or anywhere else), instant photos are a great addition. Photos are the perfect party favor, sure to be treasured and help bring back memories of the event. And since they are instant, guests can take them home when they leave the party, so you don’t need to track each person down to send them their photos.

Entertaining and Useful Photo Options
Instant Photo options range from basic pictures with a plain background, to fun poses and themes including Old Time pictures, and photos with celebrity impersonators. Pictures can include all sorts of backgrounds, props, and costumes. Instant pictures are great fun for all sorts of events including weddings, reunions, store openings, dances, parties, and picnics. Instant pictures can also be used for school pictures, id badges, sports team, and yearbook photos.

Scottsdale Is A Great Place For An Event
Looking for a place to hold an event? Scottsdale is close to Phoenix and is full of beautiful resorts, golf courses, and other exceptional venues to hold events. Whether you are looking for an outdoor setting or an indoor setting, Scottsdale has places to pick the bill. You may want to rent a tent to get out of the sun for summer events, but Scottsdale has great, mostly sunny Arizona weather, year round.

Event Venues in Peoria, Arizona

Peoria, Arizona is located northwest of Phoenix. The city covers 176 square miles of Sonoran desert and is one of the fastest growing cities in the nation. Lake Pleasant, the second largest lake in Arizona, is located in Peoria. Other attractions include the Peoria Sports Complex, the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts and Rio Vista Community Park and Recreation Center. Peoria offers shopping, dining and entertainment, plus 35 miles of hiking trails. More information on Peoria.

An Old Town Wedding and Event Center
623-412-7797
8276 West Monroe Street, Peoria
An Old Town Wedding and Event Center is a 1940’s red brick house on over ½ acre of gardens with fountains, flowers, lawns and mature trees. The Event Center specializes in weddings and receptions. The Center has a gazebo, a covered patio and a lighted, covered dance floor. The outdoor garden will accommodate over 275 people.

Comfort Suites
623-334-3993
8473 W. Paradise Lane, Peoria AZ 85382
The Comfort Suites in Peoria is located next to the Peoria Sports Complex. The hotel has 79 guestrooms and a heated outdoor pool. The hotel has a 783 square feet Sedona Room for meetings that can accommodate up to 53 people.

Hampton Inn
877-529-5007
8408 W. Paradise Lane, Peoria
The Hampton Inn in Peoria has 112 guestrooms. The hotel has a pool, a fitness room, and three meeting rooms. The AmericanNational room is 1,250 square feet and will accommodate up to 100 people. The American and National League Rooms are each 625 square feet and will accommodate up to 50 people each.

Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites
623-853-1313
16771 N. 84th Ave, Peoria
The Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites in Peoria is located twenty minutes northwest of the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, close to the Spring Training home of the San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners. The hotel has a pool and fitness center. The hotel has a 325 square feet meeting room that will accommodate up to 35 people.

La Quinta Inn & Suites West Peoria
623-487-1900
16321 North 83rd Ave, Peoria
The La Quinta Inn and Suites in Peoria is located across the street from the Peoria Sports Complex. The hotel has a fitness center and a private courtyard that encloses a pool and spa. The hotel has a 675 square feet meeting room that accommodates up to 45 people.

Peoria Sports Complex
623-773-8700
16101 N. 83rd Ave, Peoria
Peoria Sports Complex is the spring training and player development facility shared by the San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners. The Complex includes a main stadium and twelve practice fields. The facility is available to rent for events such as baseball tournaments, concerts, art shows, weddings, and private parties.

Residence Inn by Marriott
623-979-2074
8435 W. Paradise Lane, Peoria
The Residence Inn by Marriott is located next to the Peoria Sports Complex, within walking distance of many Peoria restaurants. The hotel has a heated outdoor pool and hot tub, and an onsite fitness center. The 90-suite hotel has one 450 square feet meeting room that will accommodate up to 25 people.

Rio Vista Recreation Center
623-773-8600
8866 West Thunderbird Road, Peoria
The Rio Vista Recreation Center is located in the 52-acre Rio Vista Community Park. The center includes a public gym, indoor racquetball courts, and a climbing wall. The Lakeview Room is 4,650 square feet and will seat up to 300 people. Three smaller rooms are also available for events.

Take Home Gifts
Once you decide on a venue for your event, there are lots of other decisions that you will need to make. Here is a suggestion: instead of the usual goody bags, why not send guests home with something that will really provide them with a memory of your event? Photos from one of our photo booths and the always fun flip-books make great take-home souvenirs.

More Locations
Have a recommendation for a great place to hold an event? Send it over to submissions@gophotoevents.com. Let us know why this particular place is special. We’ll add worthy venues to our lists. Event venue listings are free.

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