Encore Event Center
8253 Ronson Rd, San Diego, CA
1,500 Capacity
$750 to $26,000 / Event
**WE ARE GUARANTEEING EVENTS** Encore Event Center is San Diego's newest and most versatile venue offering complete services for all occasions. Full-service catering, Bar options, uniquely decorated spaces, outdoor courtyard ceremony space, club quality audio/visual systems, professional in-house DJ's and VJ's, all-ages Nightclub on-site, large open-air space, and indoor/outdoor halls. In 2018 the Encore facility underwent a $1M renovation to transform the historic XETV studios into a full-service event center.
Each of the 7 event areas is unique in style and amenities. The Encore team has done over 1000 private events and has specialists in decor, F&B, entertainment, and coordination.
Come visit our beautiful, elegant, and flexible event venue! Spanish Speaker available
Encore Event Center
8253 Ronson Rd, San Diego, CA
1,500 Capacity
$750 to $26,000 / Event
**WE ARE GUARANTEEING EVENTS** Encore Event Center is San Diego's newest and most versatile venue offering complete services for all occasions. Full-service catering, Bar options, uniquely decorated spaces, outdoor courtyard ceremony space, club quality audio/visual systems, professional in-house DJ's and VJ's, all-ages Nightclub on-site, large open-air space, and indoor/outdoor halls. In 2018 the Encore facility underwent a $1M renovation to transform the historic XETV studios into a full-service event center.
Each of the 7 event areas is unique in style and amenities. The Encore team has done over 1000 private events and has specialists in decor, F&B, entertainment, and coordination.
Come visit our beautiful, elegant, and flexible event venue! Spanish Speaker available
Event Pricing
Wedding Ceremony
1,500 people max
$550 - $2,600
per event
Daytime Events Up to 4:00pm
1,500 people max
$750 - $5,000
per event
Evening Events 6:00pm to 12:00am
1,500 people max
$750 - $6,500
per event
SPARK pricing
400 people max
$1,250 - $3,500
per event
Entire Venue Rental
1,500 people max
$3,500 - $26,000
per event
Availability (Last updated 2/22)
Event Spaces
Recommendations
Incredible Venue
— An Eventective User
from San Diego
Encore Event Center was an incredible choice for our wedding! The venue is absolutely stunning with beautiful indoor halls and outdoor garden areas—the ceremony on the terrace felt like a dream, and the main space lit up perfectly for reception. Their all-inclusive package covered catering (food was outstanding, guests loved the options), open bar, DJ, decor, and even helped with our custom touches. Manager Charlie was responsive, professional, and made everything stress-free. Our guests are still raving about how luxurious it felt without the insane price tag. 100% recommend—best decision we made!
Thank you Encore
— An Eventective User
from Los Angeles
Attended my best friend's wedding here and was blown away! The spaces are truly beautiful—elegant decor, perfect lighting, and the flow from ceremony to reception was seamless. Food was top-notch, open bar kept everyone happy, and the energy was incredible. As someone who helped with planning, I saw how responsive the team (shoutout to Charlie!) was—transparent pricing, quick fixes, and made the couple's vision come to life. Guests kept saying it felt luxurious and fun. Encore nailed it—would choose it in a heartbeat!
Wedding
— An Eventective User
from San Diego
Had a wedding here a few months ago, I was the grooms brother. Everything went incredibly well. Pete was a pleasure to work with, he answered all our questions whenever we had them, always replied even when it was really late at night. I would highly recommend this place. The food was great too! Thanks again Encore!
Great Place for an event
— An Eventective User
from San Diego, CA
We had a Christmas 2023 Party, at the Ballroom, Encore Event San Diego, fulfilled our necessities.. Our Christmas Party turned a successful event. The location gave the opportunity to reach our goal in a fun way for families and children. Beatriz, Tanya, Corporate and Team were very great two way of communication for to accommodate and helped what we were looking for. Bar service, decoration, bathrooms, security, tables and chairs, and other necessities were great for us. Thanks Eventective, we were able to find our Venue.
Fantastic place to have an event!
— An Eventective User
from San Diego, CA
Incredible events center. Flow was perfect, as well as set up and coordination of breakouts. Tania was dynamite -- so thorough, available at all times and even the weekend. She went out of my way to make things run smoothly. THANK YOU TANIA!! I will definitely consider this location in the future.
Had our wedding here loved it
— An Eventective User
We just had our wedding here!!! From start to finish everyone was super helpful and super excited for our event. They had everything you need if you're looking for a one stop shop. Everything was beautiful and all our guests had a fantastic time. I would recommend this place 1000% Love all the staff!!!
Wonderful experience
— An Eventective User
The staff was so helpful in making sure all our needs were met. The food was great service was phenomenal I’m glad we chose this place
We enjoyed our daughter's birthday party@ encore event hall
— An Eventective User
We had our daughter's second birthday party@ cantina courtyard and all of our guests really enjoyed the place it was open celling setup perfect for evening parties. It was slightly cold evening in May and we din need any jackets. They let us customize everything we wanted. The place was super clean.
Nice place at an affordable price
— An Eventective User
Held a sweet 17 for my daughter here...nice ambiance, good catering, all at an affordable price.
Great location and themed rooms
— An Eventective User
The staff were very accommodating, and the various rooms offer great party settings. Would definitely recommend this place, and hope to be back here for future events.
Additional Info
Neighborhood
Venue Types
Amenities
- ADA/ACA Accessible
- Full Bar/Lounge
- On-Site Catering Service
- Outdoor Function Area
- Wireless Internet/Wi-Fi
Features
- Max Number of People for an Event: 1500
- Number of Event/Function Spaces: 12
- Special Features: 12 different indoor and outdoor specially themed event spaces. Privately owned San Diego venue space. Free parking. Events till 2am. Easy access to the freeway. Hotels within 1-mile radius and located in the middle of San Diego county.
- Total Meeting Room Space (Square Feet): 50,000
- Year Renovated: 2018