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Plan an Event at the Marquette Park Pavilion

With a wide range of special event venue options, Marquette  Park provides a grand backdrop for business and social events. Whether it's an exclusive event for 350  people or an intimate gathering for ten specially invited guests, Marquette  Park offers options for any type of gathering. The grand facilities, unparalleled  natural setting, excellent service, and first-class cuisine offer the perfect  balance of comfort and luxury within a relaxed atmosphere, which will impress  your guests and guarantee a successful event. For hosting a special event in  Northwest Indiana, there's nowhere else like Marquette Park. The Marquette Park  Pavilion can accommodate up to 500 guests, and offers a range of interior and  exterior event venues.

Marquette Park Pavilion and Grounds

The historic Marquette Park Pavilion is home to a number of event venues  capable of hosting  events year  round.  In addition to the event spaces  listed below, the first floor of the Pavilion has a welcoming vestibule and  lobby with separate men’s and women’s restrooms. A coat check room is located  off the lobby with a service counter, built-in wood shelves, and cabinets for  coat storage during events. Venue spaces to rent include:

BALLROOM

Dance Pavilion

Formal Lounge

Lower Terrace

North Garden

Outdoor Ceremonies

Picnic Pavilion

A small open air Picnic  Pavilion, built in the mid-1990s, is located north of the Marquette Park  Pavilion, across the lagoon. It is a brick masonry structure with limestone  trim and a clay tile roof. Its style and detail are similar to the Marquette  Park Pavilion. The Picnic Pavilion contains public restrooms and the grounds are a  designated picnic and grilling area, it may be reserved for outdoor special  events.

Two small covered picnic structures and one large covered picnic structure are located between the Gary Bathing Beach Aquatorium and the Marquette Beach Concession building on the north side of Oak Avenue. The structures are designated grilling areas. The large picnic structure is ADA accessible.

Outdoor Ceremonies

Marquette Park offers many venue options for outdoor wedding ceremonies.

We can also accommodate beautiful beach ceremonies