Bristol Event Center

About us

The Bristol Event Center is a stylish events venue located in Bristol, CT, just 19 miles outside of the capital city of Hartford, CT. offering a range of spaces where you can hold wedding, milestone or corporate events, as well as conventions, tradeshows and exhibitions. With its contemporary design, it's ideal for to-be-weds who've envisioned a sleek, modern celebration of their love and for corporations and business’, it is the perfect venue for them to host any sized company event. There are over 50,000 square feet of versatile indoor and outdoor event space at Bristol Event Center available for you to create the event you desire. This includes the Century Ballroom, a pre-function area, two hospitality suites, a state-of-the-art lecture room and a spacious outdoor terrace. The spaces are interconnected, allowing your gathering to flow seamlessly between stages. The reception space crosses two levels and opens onto a picturesque patio, perfect for photo ops. Floor-to-ceiling glass walls fill the indoor rooms with natural light for a sunlit event. You can pull up the retractable doors that connect the ballroom to the patio for a flexible floor plan and larger space. Weddings and sit-down galas with up to 500 guests can be comfortably accommodated at this venue, so you can celebrate with all of those around you. The same space is so versatile, that the floor plans can be configured to hold large conventions, tradeshows, meetings, auto/boat/RV and other large-scale exhibitions. The diversity of our venue and location lends itself to most any event you can imagine. On-site accommodations are available in the award-winning Bristol DoubleTree by Hilton and the new Bristol Home2 Suites by Hilton. There are plenty of covered and uncovered complimentary parking spaces to offer for your guests to use. The team at Bristol Event Center is on hand to support you as you plan your special event. They understand that no two events or weddings are alike and will go the extra mile to understand the unique vision of each event. Your catering and menu selections will be prepared by the exceptional in-house culinary team. In order to stay ahead of our competition, our team will cater to your wants and desires to stay in step with your vision. We feel it is important to be laser focused on the consumer's ever-changing needs and to be in touch with the latest trends.