About Us

Welcome To The Gathering Place

Maryland Ballroom Venue & Event Rental Space

Overview

You will find this event space warm and inviting, modern, and offering a variety of flexible layouts with multiple room options.

Inside, the rich colors are welcoming and will blend seamlessly with the color palette of any event. The excellent design makes it functional and superbly spacious.

This venue offers a variety of areas that can be configured for ceremonies, receptions, and banquets, and set up classroom or theater style.

The Gathering Place is conveniently located between Baltimore & Washington DC; just off of Routes 32 and 108 in Clarksville, and only minutes from Interstate 95. There is ample complimentary parking for all of your guests.

You deserve to enjoy your event with no worries. Our dedicated team is committed to making that happen.

Frank Majerowicz
Frank Majerowicz

Patuxent Grand Ballroom

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Are you looking for a wedding venue, or an event rental space for a Mitzvah, Quinceanera, Sweet 16, Prom, High School Reunion, Fundraising Gala, or any other type of social event? Then this ballroom is something that you need to tour and consider.

You will be amazed at the twenty-five-foot-high ceiling with built-in lighting that will add ambiance to any event. Patuxent Grand Ballroom accommodates up to 265 for a seated dinner. There are dividing partitions so that the room can be set for a lovely intimate ceremony that allows guests to then flow into a cocktail hour and finally onto the reception. An oversized dance floor will provide space for all of your guests to party!

If you are planning a corporate event; from awards banquets to retirement dinners, local or regional sales meetings, holiday parties, and more, you will be happy to discover The Gathering Place offers A/V access and Guest WIFI. The Patuxent Grand Ballroom can be set up classroom-style or theater-style so up to 350 of your employees and guests will be comfortable during seminars, speeches, and training sessions.

Potomac Room

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This room is perfect for an intimate wedding ceremony, a variety of religious services, a wedding or baby shower, a birthday or anniversary celebration, or any event for up to 100 people seated at round tables, or up to 175 seated theater style. Perfect for a breakout room for a conference. This room also has access to an outdoor patio area that is surrounded by decorative brick. It is shaded by mature pine and holly trees for daytime functions, yet well-lit for evening events.

For classes of any type; from yoga to art or for weekly meetings, community gatherings, or small religious groups, consider checking into a long-term lease of the Potomac Room.

Patapsco Room

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This smaller space is a gem for wedding and baby showers, child’s birthday parties, or a hospitality suite for any type of occasion. For smaller groups, this too is a great choice for a breakout room, or a cozy VIP cocktail hour space before any event. It easily accommodates up to 60 guests and also offers an outdoor patio area that is comfortably shaded with pine and holly trees and is enhanced with brickwork and lighting.

Classrooms

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The Gathering Place has 5 classrooms available for small meetings, and breakout rooms. These rooms are also perfect for classes of any type; from tutoring academic studies, to MOPS groups (Mothers of Preschoolers) Girl Scout or Boy Scout meetings, and more. As a group or individually, these classrooms are also available for long-term lease.