Renaissance Center is an elegant, historic venue located in the heart of Joliet, Illinois. The center offers gorgeous, recently renovated banquet space along with classic, yet modern dining rooms for you and your guests to enjoy the delicious food that Renaissance Center’s in-house chef provides. Renaissance Center plays an important part in the history of the city of Joliet and continues to be a significant landmark in the town.

Facilities and Capacity
Renaissance Center is complete with five spaces, including dining rooms and a full banquet hall. The Renaissance Center is a lovely option for those seeking a larger wedding, as it can accommodate up to 450 guests. This venue also features a full-size cocktail bar that you and your guests can enjoy. The gorgeous full banquet hall is complete with a wide variety of decor, linens, and seating. The space is characterized by its funky chandeliers and its beautiful large windows which provide fantastic lighting for a daytime affair.

Services Offered
Renaissance Center offers many different services for your wedding day and their dedicated team of servers and the wedding specialist will be with you every step of the way to make sure your day unfolds as planned. The Renaissance Center provides the following services:

• Onsite wedding planner
• Set-up
• Clean-up
  
• Event planning
• Event rentals
  
• In-house bar
  
• In-house catering
  
• Liability insurance
• Outside vendor referrals

Cuisine
Renaissance Center has a talented in-house catering team that will provide you with a variety of food options. The Renaissance Center offers butlered appetizers, plated and buffet style dinner. If you and your guests desire some after hours fare, the Renaissance Center also offer a late night snack menu.

History
Originally built in 1924 and was designed by the legendary architect Daniel Burnham. Renaissance Center originally operated as the home of the Joliet Chamber of Commerce along with housing the legendary D'Amico's 214. At the time, Renaissance Center was famous for hosting some of the 20th century's most well-known musicians and performers. Renaissance Center is owned by the Joliet Junior College and in 2015, they began renovations before re-opening in 2017.