Modesto is located in California’s San Joaquin Valley surrounded by an agricultural oasis with orchards, vineyards, and farms. The city has 75 parks and a thriving arts community with museums, galleries, and theaters. More information on Modesto, California.
American Legion Hall
209-577-5344
1021 S. Santa Cruz Ave., Modesto
The American Legion Hall is located in Legion Park on the Tuolumne River. The hall features a kitchen, a redwood balcony, a deck, and a lawn area. The facility can accommodate standing events with up to 550 people or seated meals with up to 311 people.
Aquatic Dreams Scuba Center
209-577-3483
1212 Kansas Ave, Modesto
Aquatic Dreams Scuba Center offers scuba instruction and supplies. The pool is available for pool parties with up to 30 people or scuba parties with up to 15 people that include scuba diving instruction.
Beyer Community Park
209-577-5344
3700 Beyer Park Drive, Modesto
Beyer Community Park features tennis courts, volleyball courts, horseshoes, a baseball field, and a playground. The park has two covered picnic pavilions that each have 14 tables and 2 barbecues and accommodate up to 112 people.
Boomers! Modesto
209-545-5248
4215 Bangs Avenue, Modesto
Boomers! Modesto is a family fun center with go carts, mini golf, laser tag, bumper boats, batting cage, an arcade, and more. Boomers! is a fun place to have parties and group get-togethers. Group packages are available for 10 or more people.
Boy Scout Clubhouse
209-577-5344
400 Enslen Ave, Modesto
The Boy Scout Clubhouse is located in Enslen Park next to Graceada Park. The clubhouse offers a small hall with a kitchen for events. The hall accommodates standing events with up to 248 people or seated events with up to 116 people.
Clarion Hotel and Conference Center Modesto
209-521-1612
1612 Sisk Rd, Modesto
The Clarion Hotel and Conference Center Modesto is located less than 5 miles from Modesto Junior College and 4 miles from Funworks. The 185 guestroom hotel’s amenities include a restaurant, a business center, a basketball court, a playground, a fitness center, indoor and outdoor pools, and a hot tub. The hotel’s dividable 5,440 square feet Vinyard room accommodates up to 604 people. The 3,500 square feet Atrium accommodates events with up to 389 people. The 960 square feet Sunset Lounge accommodates up to 107 people. The 875 square feet Sunset Lounge accommodates up to 97 people. The 312 square feet California suite accommodates up to 35 people. The 288 square feet Sierra and Pacific Boardrooms each seat 7 people.
Davis Community Park
209-577-5344
2701 College Avenue, Modesto
Davis Community Park offers a soccer field, tennis courts, horseshoes and a playground. The park has three shaded picnic pavilions available for events. The Blue picnic pavilion accommodates up to 96 people and has twelve tables and two barbecues. The Green pavilion accommodates up to 80 people and ten tables and two barbecues. The Red pavilion accommodates up to 72 people and has nine tables and one barbecue.
Days Inn Modesto
209-566-1908
1312 Mchenry Ave, Modesto
Days Inn Modesto is located blocks from downtown Modesto. The hotel’s amenities include a restaurant, a garden and an outdoor pool. The hotel has a small meeting room available for events.
Del Rio Golf and Country Club
209-545-0723
801 Stewart Rd, Modesto
Del Rio Golf and Country Club is located seven miles north of Modesto. The club’s amenities include tennis courts, a gym, and a championship golf course. The club offers outdoor ceremony settings and a ballroom for events including weddings, receptions, parties, and tournaments.
Doubletree Hotel Modesto
209-526-6000
1150 Ninth Street, Modesto
Doubletree Hotel Modesto is a 258 guestroom hotel located in downtown Modesto adjacent to the Modesto Centre Plaza. The hotel’s amenities include an onsite restaurant, a business center, a fitness center, a pool, a hot tub, and a sauna. The 16,000 square feet Harvest Hill room accommodates events with up to 1,800 people. The 9,600 square feet Tuolumne River room accommodates up to 1,000 people. The 5,600 square feet combined Stanislaus and San Joaquin rooms accommodate up to 700 people together or can be used separately for smaller events. The dividable 5,152 square feet Grand Ballroom accommodates up to 525 people. Additional event spaces range from 420 to 3,000 square feet.
Downey Community Park
209-577-5344
1200 Brighton Avenue, Modesto
Downey Community Park features tennis courts, a horseshoe pits and two children’s play areas. The park has two picnic pavilions available for events. The larger pavilion accommodates 88 people and includes eleven tables and two barbecues. The smaller pavilion accommodates 80 people and includes ten tables and two barbecues.
East La Loma Park
209-577-5344
2001 Edgebrook Dr, Modesto
East La Loma Park features tennis courts, basketball courts, and a playground. The park has a picnic pavilion available for events with up to 96 people. The pavilion includes 16 tables and four barbecues.
Extreme Paintball
209-571-0210
7336 Dusty Ln, Modesto
Extreme Paintball is an outdoor paintball park with a supply store. The park offers party packages for groups and is available for private rental for games with 15 or more players.
Fruit Yard
209-577-3093
7948 Yosemite Blvd, Modesto
The Fruit Yard Restaurant is located on a 44 acre orchard 9 miles east of downtown Modesto. The restaurant has banquet rooms and outdoor event spaces and can accommodate groups with up to 500 people.
Funworks Modesto
209-549-7888
4307 Coffee Rd, Modesto
Funworks Modesto is a place for families to play with bowling, mini golf, batting cages, a climbing wall, a go-cart track, bumper cars, pirate ships, an arcade, and more. Funworks offers party packages and group rates. The entire park is available to rent for larger events.
Galletto Ristorante
209-523-4500
1101 J Street, Modesto
Galleto Ristorante is an Italian restaurant located in downtown Modesto. The restaurant offers banquet facilities for events and can accommodate standing receptions with up to 250 people or seated meals with up to 120 people.
Gallo Center for the Arts
209-338-2100
1000 I St, Modesto
The Gallo Center for the Arts includes two theaters: the Mary Stuart Rogers Theater and the Foster Family Theater. The Mary Stuart Rogers Theater seats 1,251 people and has a proscenium stage and an orchestra pit. The Foster Family Theater seats 440 people and has a proscenium stage and an orchestra pit. The theaters are available for public events such as concerts, theater productions, dances, and other performances. Private events may also be accommodated.
Graceada Park
209-577-5344
401 Needham St, Modesto
Graceada Park includes tennis courts, a wading pool with a fountain, and a playground. The park has two picnic pavilions available for events. Each picnic pavilion area accommodates up to 168 people with 104 seated underneath the pavilion and the remainder seated outside. The pavilion areas each include 21 tables and two barbecues.
Graceada Pool
209-577-5344
401 Needham St, Modesto
Graceada Pool is a 20’ pool located in Graceada Park. The pool is available to reserve for pool parties. Parties are two hours long and can include up to 30 children.
Holiday Inn Express and Suites
209-543-9009
4300 Bangs Ave, Modesto
Holiday Inn Express and Suites is a 95 guestroom hotel with 33 suites. The hotel’s amenities include a business center, a fitness center, an outdoor swimming pool, and a hot tub. The hotel has three meeting rooms and can accommodate events with up to 120 guests.
John Thurman Field
209-572-4487
601 Neece Dr, Modesto
The John Thurman Field is a minor league baseball stadium with fixed seating for up to 4,000 people, party decks, sponsor suites, a concessions area, a children’s play area, and a covered picnic area. The field can accommodate baseball games with up to 4,000 people and concerts and other events with up to 7,500 people.
King-Kennedy Memorial Center
209-577-5344
601 S. Martin Luther King Drive, Modesto
The King-Kennedy Memorial Center offers an auditorium, a classroom, and a kitchen for events. The auditorium accommodates standing events with up to 338 people or seated events with up to 158 people. The classroom seats up to 35 people.
Maddux Youth Center
209-341-2950
615 Sierra Dr, Modesto
The Maddux Youth Center is located next to Cesar E Chavez Park. The center includes a youth boxing facility, a basketball court, a library, computer rooms, and a game room. The center’s multipurpose room is available for events with up to 50 people.
Mancini Bowl
209-577-5344
401 Needham St, Modesto
The Mancini Bowl is an open air amphitheater located in Graceada Park. The amphitheater can accommodate concerts, performances, and other events with up to 1,200 people. The park also offers a group picnic area with barbecues for events.
Mancini Park
209-577-5344
1204 River Road, Modesto
Mancini Park features a softball field, two soccer fields, volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, and a playground. The park has a group picnic area available for events with up to 100 people. The picnic area features 4 barbecues and shade trees.
McClatchy Square
209-577-5344
1010 10th Street, Modesto
McClatchy Square is an outdoor rose garden with two shade structures located across the street from the McHenry Mansion. The garden is available for wedding ceremonies and receptions with up to 250 people standing or seated events with up to 100 people.
McHenry Mansion
209-549-0428
906 15th Street, Modesto
The McHenry Mansion is a Victorian Mansion with antique furnishings and lovely gardens. The main floor of the mansion is available for standing receptions with up to 120 people, standing weddings with up to 60 people or seated events with up to 45 people. The basement is available for seated events with up to 72 people. The garden can accommodate seated events with up to 200 people.
McHenry Museum
209-577-5344
1402 I Street, Modesto
The McHenry Museum was originally the 1912 Modesto City Library and was restored and converted to a museum in 1972. The museum’s main floor is available for standing events with up to 300 people or seated events with up to 200 people. The auditorium is available for seated events with up to 90 people.
Mellis Park
209-577-5344
601 S. Martin Luther King Drive, Modesto
Mellis Park features ball fields, horseshoe pits, and a playground. The park has a group picnic area available for events with up to 112 people. The picnic area include sixteen tables and two barbecues with shade trees.
Modesto Centre Plaza
209-577-6444
1000 L Street, Modesto
The Modesto Centre Plaza is a convention center with meeting, and event space to accommodate groups with up to 2,500 people. The convention center includes the 16,000 square feet dividable Harvest Hall, the 6,300 square feet Grand Lobby, the 4,000 square feet Arbor Theater, and meeting rooms ranging from 800 to 4,000 square feet.
Stanislaus County Library
209-558-7800
1500 I Street, Modesto
The Stanislaus County Library has meeting and conference rooms available for events. The Salida Room accommodates up to 259 people. The Modesto Auditorium accommodates up to 140 people. The Newman Room accommodates up to 80 people. The Empire Room accommodates up to 45 people. The Oakdale Room accommodates up to 36 people. The Riverbank Room accommodates up to 30 people. The Modesto Conference Room seats 12 people.
The Post Restaurant & Bar
209-543-6180
5801 Stoddard Rd, Modesto
The Post Restaurant & Bar is a restaurant serving American and Mediterranean cuisine. The restaurant has banquet space available and can accommodate events with up to 200 guests. Outdoor event space and barbecues are also available.
Senior Citizens Center
209-577-5344
211 Bodem Street, Modesto
The Senior Citizens Center offers its facilities for rent for events on weekends and weeknights when not in use for senior and community functions. The center has a large auditorium that accommodates up to 515 people and a dining room that accommodates up to 269 people. A kitchen is available for food prep.
Skewers Kabob House
209-525-3611
821 L Street, Modesto
Skewers Kabob House is a Mediterranean restaurant specializing in meats prepared over an open flame. The restaurant has two banquet rooms that will can accommodate events with 50 to 100 people.
SpringHill Suites Modesto
209-526-2157
1901 W Orangeburg Ave, Modesto
SpringHill Suites Modesto is located off Highway 99 near downtown Modesto. The 11 suite hotel’s amenities include a fitness center, a swimming pool, and a hot tub. The hotel has a 669 square feet meeting room available for events with up to 40 people.
The State Theatre of Modesto
209-527-4697
1307 J Street, Modesto
The State Theatre of Modesto is a historic 1934 movie theater located in downtown Modesto. The theater’s amenities include 35 mm, digital, and DVD projection equipment with a huge screen, a sound system, theatrical lighting, and plush seating for up to 550 people. The theater is available to rent for film screenings, theater performances, concerts, recitals, and other events.
Stonehenge Indoor Climbing Gym
209-521-3644
500 9th St, Ste L2, Modesto
Stonehenge Indoor Climbing Gym is a climbing facility offering lessons and a climbing space for climbers of all skill levels. The gym offers climbing parties for groups and can be rented overnight for events.
Sylvan Improvement Club
209-395-1004
2545 Sylvan Ave, Modesto
The Sylvan Improvement Club is available events with up to 150 guests. The club’s facilities include a dance floor, a dining area, a kitchen, an outdoor grill, a patio and lawn space.
Tenth Street Plaza
209-342-4701
1010 10th Street, Modesto
Tenth Street Plaza includes the block between J and K Streets in downtown Modesto. The space is blocked off for events to allow pedestrian traffic only. The space can accommodate concerts, performances, fund raisers, rallies, receptions, and other events.
Tresetti’s World Caffe
209-572-2990
927 11th St, Modesto
Tresetti’s World Caffe serves food from around the world in downtown Modesto. The restaurant is available for banquets and other events.
Tuolumne River Lodge
209-537-6651
2429 River Rd, Modesto
Tuolumne River Lodge is a event facility that is available for events with up to 200 guests. The lodge offers indoor and outdoor event settings. The Main Hall accommodates up to 200 people. The Garden Room accommodates up to 50 people.
Tuolumne River Regional Park
209-577-5344
1200 Tioga Dr., Modesto
Tuolumne River Regional Park features horseshoe pits, trails, fishing areas, and a playground. The park has six tree shaded picnic areas available for events. The largest picnic area accommodates up to 96 people and has one barbecue. The capacities of the other picnic areas range from 48 people to 72 people. For larger events, the entire area A accommodates up to 232 people and the entire area B accommodates up to 208 people.
USA Elite Gymnastics
209-571-9127
4801 Stratos Way C, Modesto
USA Elite Gymnastics is a gym that focuses on gymnastics for children and teens. The gym is available for birthday parties and other events. Party packages include 10 children and more children can be added.
Vintage Gardens
209-545-9232
4342 Dale Rd, Modesto
Vintage Gardens includes a café and an elegant garden that serves as outdoor wedding and event venue. The garden features a lovely gazebo and can accommodate events with up to 300 guests.
Yosemite Lanes
209-524-9161
2301 Yosemite Boulevard, Modesto
Yosemite Lanes is a bowling alley with an arcade. The bowling alley is available for events including birthdays, office parties, and fundraisers.
Take Home Gifts
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