About
Rio Salado Audubon Center is a banquet hall, museum, and park wedding venue located in Phoenix, Arizona. The talented team of event professionals at this venue specializes in creating extraordinary weddings without adding any stress. The team can create a timeless and unforgettable wedding just for you.
Facilities and Capacity
Rio Salado Audubon Center offers indoor and outdoor settings with scenic views of the desert and city. Couples can host up to 150 guests at the venue. The Dorrance Skyline Room is a beautiful event space with glass doors that open up to an outdoor terrace with picturesque views and a shaded ramada. The Arthur C. and Elaine V. Johnson Center for Bird Conservation sits over the center’s wetlands and pond. This space offers a panoramic view that showcases the serene desert habitat and cityscape.
Services Offered
Rio Salado Audubon Center services wedding ceremonies, receptions, and other special events. Couples have the option to use in-house services or outside vendors. A variety of different event items are also available, including audio equipment, centerpieces, chairs, decor, lighting, and tables. Wedding services offered include the following:
- Event planner
- Event rentals
- Lighting/sound
- Setup
Cuisine
Rio Salado Audubon Center gives couples the opportunity to choose from plated, buffet, and family-style dinners. In addition to dinner services, hors d’oeuvres will be passed around during the cocktail reception. As for the bar, couples can choose to have an open bar with bartenders. Wedding catering and bar services offered include the following:
- Servers
- Stations
- Tastings
- Champagne toast
- House beer, liquor, wine
- Premium liquor
- Signature drink
- Specialty beer, wine
Other Services
This venue is available to host any of your wedding-related events, including your ceremony, reception, elopement, bridal shower, engagement party, and rehearsal dinner. In addition, they are also available to host holiday parties, staff retreats, corporate events, meetings, luncheons, and more.
Location
Rio Salado Audubon Center is conveniently located just two miles south of Downtown Phoenix. The combination of the beautiful Arizona desert landscape and the eye-catching lines of modern architecture creates a beautiful backdrop of a desert oasis.
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Audubon Arizona is our sister property and one of the most unique venues in Downtown Phoenix. This venue offers a desert oasis set to the backdrop of Arizona's beautiful desert landscaped mixed with the stunning lines of modern architecture. We love managing events at Audubon Arizona, it has the perfect touch of the Arizona Desert with a dash of love and unforgettable moments.
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- Chairs
- Clean Up
- Linens
- Parking
- Set Up
- Tables
- Cake Cutting
- Server(s)
- Bartender(s)
- House Wine
- Banquet Hall
- Museum
- Park
- Indoor
- Covered Outdoor
- Uncovered Outdoor
- Ceremony
- Reception
- Bridal Shower
- Engagement Party
- Elopements
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Bar Services
- Catering Services
- Clean Up
- Event Planner
- Event Rentals
- Outside Vendors
- Audio Equipment
- Centerpieces
- Chairs
- Decor
- Lighting
- Tables