Venues Types: Downtown & Central Areas

Located in Balboa Park, the San Diego Air & Space Museum is perfect for a unique and historic venue space. Surrounded by some of history’s greatest planes and an art deco architecture, this space is truly one-of-a-kind for your event. Events at the Air and Space Museum also offer: Surround Sound, Stage and Audio Visual available, Interactive and Simulator Rides and Docent Tours of the Museum.

Quartyard is about bringing people together & celebrating our community. Located just blocks from the San Diego convention center, Quartyard boasts a vibrant and versatile layout for clients looking to host a corporate event, company picnic, holiday party, fundraiser, wedding, and much more. Quartyard is a full service outdoor special events space with various rental packages to consider. Quartyard has etched it’s 22,000 square foot imprint into the bustling East Village community and has quickly become a city staple.

Located in the Downtown area, the San Diego Central Library opened its doors in 2013, making it one of San Diego’s newest libraries and architectural marvels. Designed by the architect Rob Quigley, the San Diego Central Library is nine stories tall with an iconic steel-and-mesh lattice dome roof. The San Diego Central library also houses the IDEA lab, an art gallery, a two-story rare book section, and the second largest collection of baseball memorabilia in the world. The San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common features highly desirable special event spaces for rent whether it is for a business meeting, a wedding or holiday party.

The Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier is a cruise ship terminal, an event venue, a public gathering space and a scenic viewpoint of San Diego Bay ideally situated on the Embarcadero. This flexible space honors the water through its artistic design and environmentally-friendly features, welcomes residents and visitors to our dynamic waterfront, and promises a vibrant and eco-conscious experience for all. Cruise in or out and back again. Host an event for family, colleagues or friends. Or, just sit back, relax and watch the ships roll in and out against the backdrop of the setting San Diego sun.

Have a splash! Welcoming residents and visitors alike, the newly constructed Waterfront Park is the most significant waterfront open space in downtown San Diego.

The existing historic landscape and landmark County building form the park’s center, while an interactive splash fountain extends from the building and into the park defining a large civic green. Kids enjoy having a splash, while cooling off on warm days.

The park also features intimate garden rooms with distinct themes, a vibrant children’s play zone, and several picnic areas.

The Waterfront Park’s diverse spaces can accommodate public and private special events of various sizes, festivals, farmers markets, and active or relaxed family recreation. It’s also an ideal venue for a bayside wedding in downtown San Diego.

Nestled atop San Diego’s prestigious Cortez Hill, the Don Room at El Cortez opened on Thanksgiving Day in 1927 and has become a carefully restored landmark for San Diego’s finest events for nearly 100 years. The classic and stunningly beautiful octagon shaped Don Room with 24k gold leafed ceiling, is an ideal setting for events and flexible to host any format. Adjoining the Don Room is a 10,000 square foot outdoor Terrace. The area comes alive with exquisite lighting, and our first class bar service offers drinks to delight and warm the spirits. Whatever the occasion our pre-determined layouts offer ease when planning your special event!

Located at the historic Liberty Station, BRICK is a vibrant, versatile, and unique venue space for weddings, intimate gatherings, or corporate events. BRICK brings to life a dynamic and modern venue and event space with red brick walls, ample natural light and expansive ceilings, create a stunning ambiance that needs very little, if any, decor.

San Diego’s premier venue, Skybox is located on the top floor of DiamondView East Village, and is perfect for amazing and unforgettable events. Whether you are planning an exquisite wedding, corporate meeting, client appreciation dinner, non-profit fundraiser, birthday party, rehearsal dinner, pre-game party, reunion, bat or bar mitzvah or just getting 220 friends together for a Padres game, this venue is the place to be and experience! With breathtaking views of the San Diego Skyline, San Diego Bay and Coronado, as well as direct views into Petco Park, The Skybox is downtown’s ‘ultimate’ venue location.

Have your next event on the immensely popular, USS Midway Museum. Our unique downtown San Diego location, convention center proximity, and 360-degree panoramic view make it an unparalleled venue for every occasion! The USS Midway Museum’s unique setting includes three possible event spaces:

• The Hangar Bay: Two enclosed hangar bays, each approximately 17,000 square feet.
• The Flight Deck: A four-acre outdoor deck with more than 50,000 square feet of dramatic event space.
• The Fantail Sponson: Semi-private outdoor covered patio overlooking San Diego Bay, the Coronado Bridge and downtown skyline, available for smaller early-evening events.