The Venue CU

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Guest capacity

Up to 325 seated guests

About this venue

The Venue CU is an upscale urban wedding and event space located in the resurging east end of downtown Champaign, Illinois. We offer a wide range of event services, allowing you to create the event you desire in our modern, industrial setting. Our team truly believes each event should be an elegant representation of the people being celebrated. The Venue CU provides accommodations that will fit the vision of any wedding day!

Seated guest capacity

  • 35-325

Venue type

  • Ballrooms, Banquet Halls
  • Industrial Spaces
  • Urban Locations

Venue setting

  • Indoor
  • Outdoor
Champaign, IL 61820

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Varsity Ballroom

The Varsity Ballroom is the primary event space at The Venue CU. Long sight lines, updated vintage brick, renewed original tin ceilings, and beautiful wood floors are just a few of the design elements you are greeted with as you walk through the grand entryway. The space is yours to decorate any way you like for your special event! With reception-style table and chair seating. Our unique, modern, one-of-a-kind lighting fixtures within the space not only provide ambiance for the event, but also stand as pieces of art as secondary decorations.

Guest capacity

300-400 Seated

Available services that can be provided by The Venue CU

Services & amenities

  • Bar services
  • Clean up
  • Dance floor
  • Dressing room / Bridal Suite
  • Event coordinator
  • Event rentals
  • Event staff
  • Liability insurance
  • Lighting/Sound
  • Service staff
  • Set up
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Wifi

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  • Great Day and Experience

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    •Alizabeth Taubert•Nov 4, 2023

    We loved working with the Venue CU. They were really helpful during the entire planning process and have great local connections with vendors in the area. We did the Platinum package and it was worth it. Our coordinator was Rylee and she was amazing at communicating with the vendors the week of and helping us out on the day of.

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