Experience Small Town Beach Charm to the Fullest

Fresh seafood. Sunshine on every block. Ocean breeze blowing through your hair. Experience Ventura, home of endless summers and the perfect destination to host your meetings. With our affordability and proximity to the beach, hosting your groups and meetings in Ventura means warm California sunshine and views that look like they’re straight out of a postcard. The hardest part about bringing your group to Ventura to work/play? Leaving…

Adventurous, Affordable, and Accessible

These three attributes alone set Ventura apart as a leading destination for groups and meetings. This colorful seaside city just 60 miles north of Los Angeles is ushering in a new era for meeting venue excellence and convenience, making hosting corporate events in Ventura convenient.

Indeed, the city of Ventura – officially named San Buenaventura, or the City of Good Fortune – today offers a wealth of downtown attractions, recreational adventures, and historic sights. Host your groups and meetings in Ventura, and we promise you’ll have a hard time leaving after the last presentation is finished.

Why Host Your Groups and Meetings in Ventura?

Experience something new and fun in Ventura, where you can choose your own adventure.

Hosting your groups, corporate events, business meetings, symposiums, or conventions in Ventura is a breeze. Get free planning advice from our team and find the hotel property, meeting space, and activity that best fits your needs.

Looking to have a beachside wedding that won’t break the bank? Looking to host a family reunion in a destination that has activities for everyone? Ventura awaits you!

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How to Get to Ventura

Major airlines serve Ventura through nearby Santa Barbara Airport, Burbank Airport, and Los Angeles International Airport. Regular shuttle, rental car, and bus services are readily available while Amtrak stops right in the heart of town.

Accessibility and affordability, along with our exquisite coastal views, beaches, and convenient Amtrak service, remain some of the biggest advantages for hosting groups and meetings in Ventura.

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It’s not hard to figure out why conferences, groups, and meetings organizers love to host their events in Ventura. From our sunny weather year-round and endless supply of fun outdoor activities, Ventura is the perfect place to host your next event. Our team is ready to support you and plan a memorable meeting or gathering in Ventura.

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Groups and Meetings in Ventura

Whether you’re looking for a meeting venue to host ten to a thousand, Ventura has an amazing variety of hotels, restaurants, and other meeting spaces perfect for your group or gathering. Looking for a cozy space to host your colleagues or a hotel with an ocean view? Ventura has it all. Click below to learn more about our meeting facilities. Hosting your groups and meetings in Ventura has never been so easy.

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X Games 2023

From Kevin Peraza, pro-BMX rider—“I have been having so much fun here in Ventura! Taking home three medals this weekend is still the most insane feeling, and this is possibly the best X Games experience so far!”

 

From Valerie Ryan, X Games vice president of fan experience and hospitality —”It’s such a perfect venue. Right there on the beach. Whether you’re there live or you’re watching on air, the beach is right there as your backdrop. You can’t beat that setting. It’s so beautiful.”

 

From Jason Jewell, Managing Director of the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency —”We are thrilled to partner with X Games this summer and offer fans a 15 percent savings on train travel to the venue. We are also proud to unveil the first train wrap on the Pacific Surfliner in recent years in partnership with the X Games and Visit Ventura. This is an exciting new venture for us and we hope to partner with other brands and events similarly in the future.”

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“Working with your team at Visit Ventura was such a pleasure. Many thanks to Marlyss who was able to secure all of the hotel rooms we needed. We’re not always an easy group to house as the teams have specific needs and without the hotels!”

 

From Zach – “Ventura was great! Throughout the 2018 Amgen Tour of California planning, they [Ventura CVB] developed and executed marketing initiatives that were beyond expectations, elevating the Amgen Tour of California’s brand presence and race awareness, resulting in one of the best host city experiences the race has seen.”

 

From Elaine – “Marlyss Auster and Cheryl Bagby significantly impacted our highly successful Ventura race accommodations. They absolutely know their hotel properties – coupled with their developed understanding of the race’s needs – and they paired us perfectly with the properties in their market. We contracted with almost all of their hotel suggestions, and we were extremely happy with the venues and corresponding service. What really struck me was their commitment to our project and the long-term assistance over many months up until the race arrived and departed Ventura. They even posted welcome signs in all of the race hotels. We could not have asked for more from them. Using hotel lingo – I give them five stars. Many, many thanks to your team and we look forward to working with you all again soon in the very near future!”

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