Private Event Venues

Private Event Venues

Find the perfect space for your next Private Event

Every private event starts with a reason to gather. A couple to celebrate. A milestone to mark. A family tradition to honor. The right venue should make that moment unforgettable, not make it fit inside a standard room.

NPU offers iconic private event venues in Denver and San Francisco with flexible layouts, rich histories, and architecture that gives each celebration its own sense of place. All supported by an experienced team that understands how personal these events need to be. From vendor coordination to room builds, timelines, and permitting and compliance, we are here to make your special private event one worth remembering.

Whether you are planning a wedding, prom, mitzvah, milestone birthday, retirement party, or private celebration, our approach is simple: bring us the occasion, and we will work with you to find the space, structure, and support to shape it into something extra special.

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Iconic San Francisco Event Venues

Find the perfect setting for your next event.

The Mint

The Mint brings the timeless character of San Francisco to memorable private events. The building has the kind of presence people notice right away: Greek Revival columns, ornate double ballrooms, and a central courtyard tucked inside the venue.

Inside, the ballrooms carry much of the venue’s character. Ornate details, generous scale, and a sense of old San Francisco make them well-suited for the parts of the event that call for a little more polish. The courtyard adds another strong gathering space, with an optional tented roof for events that need more coverage or flexibility. You can even utilize the historic gold vaults for your event.

52,000 SQ/FT | SAN FRANCISCO | 999 GUESTS

The Mint

Palace of Fine Arts

The Palace of Fine Arts is one of the most iconic venues in the country. The rotunda, the lagoon, the Marina District setting. It is one of the few private event venues in San Francisco with enough recognition, scale, and architectural presence to match a large celebration built to impress.

Inside, the building gives large events the room they actually need. The main hall offers more than 140,000 square feet of event space, with a broad open floor, tall ceilings, and a large mezzanine. Dinner, dancing, staging, production, bars, lounges, and guest flow can all be planned with space to breathe.

140,000 SQ/FT | SAN FRANCISCO | 5,000 GUESTS

The Palace of Fine Arts

SVN West

SVN West has a different kind of San Francisco history. Before it became one of the city’s most adaptable private event venues, the building was known for live music, packed crowds, and unforgettable nights. That energy still echoes through the space today.

The venue spans three floors and more than 100,000 square feet, with a highly flexible open floor plan, a legendary ballroom, and one of the largest rooftop patios in San Francisco.

100,000 SQ/FT | SAN FRANCISCO | 4,500 GUESTS

SVN West
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Why Event Planners Choose NPU

More than a venue. A partner in executing exceptional events.

Iconic Spaces

Whether Historic San Francisco landmarks or distinctive industrial spaces in Denver, each of our venues has that extra something special. They are carefully curated to turn heads and create memorable guest experiences for any events within their walls

Planner-First Support

From site tour to final execution, our team of event experts works closely with you to coordinate logistics, permitting & compliance, vendor management, and more to ensure a smooth and successful execution of your private event.

Flexible Floorplans

Private events rarely fit one standard setup. Our venues give you the flexibility to build the night around your guest list, your style, and your plans, whether that means a seated dinner, a lively reception, a dance floor, or more.

We Say Yes

We Say Yes

Most private event venues come with a strict set of rules around layouts, décor, and what is or is not allowed in their space. At NPU, we work with you to shape the space around your event, always pushing for what is possible and helping navigate the details so you can fully execute your vision.

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Recent Events hosted by npu

Private Event - Bat Miztvah - The Brighton - Denver

Pink Vegas Bat Mitzvah

DENVER | THE BRIGHTON | BAT MITZVAH | 500 GUESTS

The Brighton took on a full Vegas lounge treatment for this private celebration, with custom decor, live performances, gourmet food, and a room full of friends and family gathered around the guest of honor. Designed with the energy of the Strip and the intimacy of a personal milestone, the evening made full use of one of Denver’s most flexible event venues.

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Private Events We Help Bring to Life

NPU Wedding Venues

Weddings

The right wedding venue has to be two things at once. Beautiful enough to carry the photos, the ceremony, the dinner, and the feeling of the day. Practical enough for guests, vendors, catering, family moments, and a dance floor that does not feel squeezed in at the end. NPU venues give couples both: real visual character, enough room for the day to unfold under one roof, and central locations with nearby hotel access for guests traveling in.
Mitzvah Event Venues

Mitzvah's

The best mitzvah celebrations feel personal to the family, which means the venue has to leave room for more than a basic reception layout. NPU spaces provide highly flexible floor plans that can be shaped around meaningful traditions, custom décor, dinner, dancing, games, music, and entertainment, helping the space feel like it was built just for the people in the room.
Graduation Venues

Graduations

Graduation does not have to be split between a standard ceremony space and a separate afterparty. NPU venues can hold the speeches, seating, photos, family, classmates, catering, and the celebration afterward in one stronger setting. With striking architecture and rooms that actually look good in photos, the milestone feels less like a schedule of stops and more like a real occasion.
NPU Prom Venues

Proms

Proms work best when the room feels like a real departure from the school day, with a setting that has its own personality. A dramatic ballroom. A rooftop. A courtyard. A space where photos, dinner, dancing, music, entertainment, and the theme can all feel like part of the same night. NPU’s private event venues give prom that extra level of atmosphere students deserve for the occasion.
Birthday Party Venues

Birthdays

Some birthdays are dinner with close friends. Some are a packed dance floor. Some start at 50 guests and somehow become a party for hundreds. Our private event venues can handle that range and more, with memorable spaces for music, toasts, photos, food, dancing, and the personal details that make the celebration all the more special for the guest of honor.
Retirement Parties

Retirement Parties

A retirement party is more than just a sendoff. It is stories, speeches, photos, dinner, drinks, coworkers, friends, and family all coming together to celebrate that person’s next chapter. The room should feel warm enough for conversation and polished enough for the moment. NPU venues give retirement celebrations a setting that can hold the formal thank-yous without losing the personal, social parts of the night.

How We Bring Your Event to Life

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    Tell us what you're celebrating

    Tell us what you have in mind. From the occasion and guest count to design ideas, family traditions, entertainment needs, and one-of-a-kind requests, this is where we start shaping the event around what matters most to you.

  2. 02

    Explore venues

    Once we understand the celebration, we will help match you with the right space. We will review venue and floor plan options, check availability, and schedule a walkthrough, either in person or virtual, so you can get a feel for each venue and how it might support the day.

  3. 03

    Plan the event experience

    With the venue selected, our team stays involved to help make the planning process easier. We help handle permitting and compliance needs, coordination with vendors, and act as a resource for anything venue-related that comes up along the way.

  4. 04

    Execute a flawless event

    When it is time to bring everything together, our production team is on-site from start to finish. We support load-in, setup, and testing so the space is ready when guests arrive, while our staff handles beverage service throughout the event. Afterward, we help manage teardown and load-out so the celebration wraps smoothly.

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Meet the team behind exceptional events

Kimberly Jaramillo

Kimberly Jaramillo

Sales Manager

Part event expert, part chaos coordinator, Kimberly Jaramillo is a toddler-mom and dog lover who believes the best events feel a little magical and a little chaotic. She’s happiest when the venue is full and the energy is high.

Heidi Larson

Heidi Larson

Sales Manager

Heidi turned decades of event management into a career in venue sales, where her creativity, connections, and knack for unforgettable experiences shine. When she’s off the clock, you’ll find her carving through the Rockies, collecting passport stamps, or unwinding with her husband and their two Boston Terriers.

Katy Sue

Katy Sue

Sales Manager

Part dream-maker, part cat mom, Katy loves helping people turn their dream events into reality. When she’s not making event magic happen, she’s probably lifting weights, cooking something delicious, finding style inspiration, or dancing her heart out at a concert.

Yesenia Russo

Yesenia Russo

Sales Coordinator

Yesenia (Yesi) has a gift for creating moments people remember, whether she’s bringing an event to life or sharing something homemade around the table. Outside of work, she’s usually in the kitchen cooking, baking pastries, testing a new recipe, or finding another reason to gather people over good food.

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