Orpheum Theater

Ceremony Capacity: 225
Reception Capacity: 225
Space Offerings: Indoor

Events that engage, Parties that rock.

Located in the heart of downtown Madison, the iconic Orpheum Theater has been a centerpiece of the community since 1927. This historic landmark has its original features thoughtfully preserved – the French Renaissance-inspired interior showcases intricate, foliated moldings, brass scones, and touches of gold-toned ornamentation throughout for an aesthetic like no other.

Celebrate with your name in lights on the venue’s original marquee, showcasing a brand-new replica of the historic theater’s original Orpheum blade sign. The Orpheum Theater provides an exceptional space that will leave your guests with the gift of an unforgettable experience.

“We were incredibly happy with The Orpheum as our wedding venue! We had many friends and family from New York and it gave them the opportunity to stay downtown and walk to the venue (rather than renting a car) and also gave them an elegant and unique wedding experience. The balcony was the perfect place to have our ceremony, the lobby was a fantastic cocktail hour location, and the pit area was amazing to host our reception. Our guests couldn’t stop talking about how cool it was that we got married in a historic theater for weeks after the wedding! Being able to have the venue completely to ourselves was extremely helpful: it allowed us multiple areas to change beforehand, made it easier for our vendors to access, and made it feel extra special too. Having our name on the theater marquee was also such a cool touch. Paige, our venue coordinator, was very helpful throughout the whole process. We had numerous zoom and in-person meetings to view the venue, discuss the day, make changes, and talk through situations. We had a lot of unique requests for the style of wedding that we wanted and were able to work through those to make it everything that we wanted! The flexibility to bring in all of our own caterers and food is what solidified our decision to go with The Orpheum. This allowed us to really cater to our guests, budget, and way in which we ran the event. Separately, having AV, lighting, and a sound engineer come with the venue helped us limit some of the things we needed our DJ to do and things that we needed to get to make all the things happen the way that they were supposed. Overall, we were tremendously happy with the venue, bar staff, and everyone else involved with our wedding. It was as perfect as we could have imagined. There isn’t anything that can really match the uniqueness of the The Orpheum and we are so happy we decided to get married there. The pictures, videos, and memories will live with us forever.”


Adam D.