Our Venues

Montpelier offers the comfort, accessibility, and amenities your group needs to get away, reignite your creativity, and propel your business. Set on 2,650 acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, about 25 miles from Charlottesville and under two hours from Washington, D.C., our venues bring together modern meeting technology and the historic grounds where Madison first envisioned the American Constitution. Whether you’re planning a corporate retreat, a board meeting, a multi-day team offsite, or a family gathering, our events team will help you find the right space and keep the day running smoothly.

Montpelier’s story goes well beyond Madison and the Constitution, from the enslaved community who built and worked the estate to its years as a du Pont family home. We invite guests to explore the fuller story before or after your event.

Types of Events We Host

  • Corporate Retreats & Team Offsites, step your team away from the office without sacrificing productivity. On-site lodging for up to 36 guests means a multi-day retreat without a hotel shuttle.
  • Meetings & Conferences, from a 12-person boardroom session to a 120-person theater presentation, our spaces flex to your agenda.
  • Family Reunions & Multi-Day Gatherings, Constitutional Village’s five cottages sleep up to 36, a rare option in this area for a group that wants to stay together on-site.

David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center

The Grand Salon seats 100 for a banquet-style meal or 120 theater-style, with full A/V built in, easy to flip from a morning keynote to an evening dinner. The adjoining duPont Gallery works well as a standing-room reception, check-in, or buffet space alongside it.

Ideal for: conferences, banquets, keynote presentations, cocktail receptions.

Claude Moore Hall

Claude Moore Hall houses two distinct meeting spaces: the Potter Family Studio, which fits up to 50 people classroom-style or 70 theater-style and includes live-streaming capability and three glass dry-erase boards.

Ideal for: conferences, livestreamed sessions, board meetings, breakout groups.

Lewis Hall

Lewis Hall’s classroom space is built for day-long meetings, seminars, and lectures, with dry-erase boards for working sessions, and adjoining rooms for meals and breakouts so your group can move between working and eating without switching buildings.

Ideal for: day-long trainings, seminars, working retreats with built-in meal breaks.

Constitutional Village

Five farmhouse-style cottages sleep up to 36 guests on-site, a rare setup in this part of Virginia for a group that wants to stay together rather than split across hotels.

Ideal for: multi-day corporate retreats, family reunions, board retreats, and any gathering where the conversation shouldn’t stop when the meeting does.

Historic Core

The grounds around Madison’s Temple, the Annie duPont Formal Garden, and the historic steeplechase course offer some of the most distinctive backdrops on the property, available for select events on a case-by-case basis.

Ideal for: small ceremonies, outdoor receptions, and photography.

Plan Your Event

On-Site Event Team:

Josi Lieb, Events Manager — jlieb@montpelier.org, 540.672.2728 ext. 129

A/V & Technology:

Livestream capability, dry-erase boards, conference phones, and large-screen displays are available across our meeting spaces.

Catering:

On-site catering with preferred vendor options.



On-Site Lodging:

Constitutional Village’s five cottages sleep up to 36, ask about booking lodging alongside your meeting space.

Parking & Accessibility:

Free parking is available in the Visitor Center lot, including eight ADA-accessible spaces. Free EV charging stations.

Getting Here:

About 25 miles (a 45-minute drive) from Charlottesville, and under two hours from Washington, D.C.

GIVE TO MONTPELIER

As the lifelong home of James Madison, Father of the Constitution and Architect of the Bill of Rights, Montpelier's mission is to communicate Madison's role in creating our modern, democratic government.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Claude Moore Hall and Lewis Hall both offer meeting space, and Constitutional Village's five cottages sleep up to 36 guests on-site for multi-day retreats.

It depends on the space and setup, the Grand Salon in the Rubenstein Visitor Center holds up to 120 theater-style, while the Potter Family Studio in Claude Moore Hall holds up to 70.

Yes — Constitutional Village's five farmhouse-style cottages sleep up to 36 guests, making it possible to hold a multi-day retreat entirely on-site.

Montpelier is about 25 miles (a 45-minute drive) from Charlottesville and roughly 90 miles (under two hours) from Washington, D.C.

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