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Festival on 8th

Festival on 8th

Virginia Beach, VA
4.8 out of 5 rating, 12 Reviews
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4.8 out of 5 rating
4.8 out of 5 rating
12 Reviews
97% recommend it
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    Lauren Y. Sent on 04/19/2023
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    Beautiful, Amazing, and Easy

    The staff here was so amazing. They were open with communication and did great helping make our day great!

    Festival on 8th's reply:

    Hi Lauren,

    Thank you so much for the great review! It was a pleasure working with you all to make your wedding day so special! We wish you both a lifetime full of happiness, love and laughter! Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Miller!!!

    Best,
    Krysta
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    Jennifer M. Sent on 06/23/2021
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    Adorable Venue

    AMAZING venue. I had my wedding here. The staff was so helpful and kind and did everything they could to make my day perfect. Also, the food here was soooo good!!! I got a ton of compliments about the food and the venue. It's also nice because they have plates, flatware, servers, etc included so you don't have to rent everything or have a ton of different vendors to keep track of. I really can't say enough good things about this venue!!
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    Jasmine Sent on 08/15/2020
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    Most Amazing Venue in Hampton Roads!

    Everything about this venue is amazing. Right when we stepped foot inside during our first meeting, we knew it was the one. We mainly communicated with Courtney, and then Catalina, Jessica, and Jamie along the way - and they ALL were very helpful, responsive, and organized. Especially during this COVID wedding season - they all have been a lot of help with our many many questions and inquiries. We actually had to reschedule our wedding from May to July, and it was honestly a breeze to do because of their help. On our wedding day, the venue was absolutely beautiful (it’s already beautiful on its own tbh), cocktail hour at The Shack was awesome (everybody thought it was really cool), our food (buffet) was delicious, the orange crushes (of course) were a hit, etc. etc. etc. We received so many compliments from our guests about the venue and staff. Their customer service was great! Super accommodating. One example: The staff pre-plated our dinner from the buffet before our guests went up, but by the time we would have sat down after taking pictures with each table, our food would have been cold. When we finally sat down, we didn’t even start eating yet, when Jamie came over and re-plated our dinner so that our food would be nice and warm for us, and then took our cold food to be boxed up. It was so great to experience such hospitality. She was also very accommodating with our family setting up a last minute video slideshow. Festival on 8th is the greatest wedding venue, at least in our opinion ;) We even have family members who want to inquire in holding their own events there! :) THANK YOU FOR SUCH AN AMAZING AND UNFORGETTABLE WEDDING JOURNEY
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    Amanda Sent on 03/21/2020
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    Dream come true

    We had our wedding here 2/22/2020 and it was THE BEST DAY EVER!!! Catalina helped us start planning this special day a year in advance before we even moved to Virginia Beach. She is AMAZING and was so responsive and helpful to my many (and I mean MANY) emails. The space is absolutely beautiful on its own and so versatile!! A little bit of greenery and the space was as beautiful as all the Pinterest photos I had been dreaming of. The location is perfect for all of your out of town guests!! Literally the hotels were all directly across the street and the parking garage conveniently right next door. And the food!!!! A month later and our guests are still calling to rave about how delicious the food was and how attentive the staff were!!!! Do yourself a favor and make sure you order the fried shrimp appetizers and the mini crab cakes (or full size!!!), I’m still drooling. Not only was the food spectacular, they packaged up all the left over food from the Buffett and we had dinner for the next week, score! And lastly, the open concept of the space is just amazing. We had kids join us for our celebration and we had room to dance and for them to run around and have fun with out worrying about anything breaking or being too crowded. You also have the benefit of having an out door space to use to to get some fresh air! Our wedding day was so special and I mean it when I say, the BEST DAY EVER!
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    Torey Sent on 07/22/2019
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    Best venue!!!

    I absolutely loved working with Catalina and her team. Everything was amazing, from their communication, to the service on the day of, to the food and cleanliness of the venue. I reached out to Catalina MANY times and she was always prompt in her responses, helpful, understanding and honest. I highly recommend Festival on 8th for any event.
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    Elena B. Sent on 06/01/2019
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    Weding Venue

    The Festival on 8th was a perfect venue for a bigger wedding. Courtney Whitby worked with us and ensured everything went well along the way as we planned. The day of the wedding was more perfect than I ever could have imagined thanks to the amazing staff of this establishment. All of our guests continue to comment on how great the food was and how beautiful the venue was. Thank you Featival on 8th for providing us with an unforgettable wedding venue!
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    Chelsea W. Sent on 05/18/2019
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    Simply amazing!

    I got married at The Festival Center last month and am so happy I chose this venue! The staff are amazing, Catalina is personable, easy to contact, informative, and so helpful. I loved the location, perfect for all of our traveling guests. Options for Hotels and restaurants are endless and within walking distance. The food was beyond delicious!! The price is also very competitive and reasonable. What more could you ask for?
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    Jessica Sent on 04/14/2019
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    Amazing venue and staff:)

    Venue was great! From the attentive staff to the wonderful decor, our wedding day went great. It's so spacious and the bar was in a great location. They really did an awesome job in every way. Catalina was easy to contact, got back to me quickly and always polite and helpful. Jen did great with the management the day of the wedding along with my day-of coordinator, which helped everything go smoothly.
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    Nicole M. Sent on 10/26/2018
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    Festival on 8th was an amazing wedding venue

    The venue was amazing. The staff was helpful, friendly and acommodating. Catalina was knowledgable and had great input. The food and service was outstanding. I can't think of anything that I would have done different. A great experience on a very special day!

    Festival on 8th's reply:

    Hi Nicole,
    Thank you so much for the great review! It was a pleasure working with you and your mom to make your wedding day so special!
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    Josh J. Sent on 05/15/2019
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    A great Venue

    The venue was incredible. From the service down to the presentation. Very prompt and responsive. Catalina met us quite a few times to do venue walkthroughs, some at a moments notice. Allowed for easy planning and set up.
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    Jessica Sent on 09/28/2018
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    I am blown away by how reasonably priced this venue was and with how attentive all of the staff were for us. They served my husband and I dinner before anyone else. They continually ensured we had full drinks and they were very discreet when informing me of any information I needed to know during the reception. The only negative thing I have to say is that our ceremony ended at 9:30pm and we had to be out right away due to the venue booking another DJ at 10pm. We were told about this during our ceremony and made it a bit hectic when we were packing up to leave. Otherwise everything was beyond perfect and the venue was beautiful!

    Festival on 8th's reply:

    Hi Jessica,
    Thanks so much for the great feedback! I'm so sorry it was a bit hectic getting everything cleaned up and we will work on this in the future!
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    Mallory T. Sent on 06/11/2019
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    Music issues with no one experienced to help.

    During my first dance with my wife shack music started to play over my music. Workers frantically ran around trying to find out what was going on during my first dance. Also, we tested the music the day before and played the entire playlist the day before the wedding and it worked. The day of the wedding the audio would not play from my phone. Again, no one working knew what to do so we listened to a pandora station that would not get loud at all. Very disappointed that no one working could fix it. Also I requested workers release my guests by tables and no one working knew that’s what was requested. Extremely disappointing.

    Festival on 8th's reply:

    Hi Mallory,
    I am so sorry to hear about the technical difficulties with the sound system during your first dance. This isn’t something that has happened to us before, but I can assure you that the event supervisor responded quickly and tried her best to resolve the issue. We are discussing a better solution to prevent this from happening again. I know it won’t change what happened on your wedding day, but we appreciate your feedback so we can improve and I know that future brides appreciate it as well.
    I apologize the tables were not released for dinner service and we will talk with the events team to ensure all the details that we discuss while planning your event are executed.
    Thank you for your feedback. We hope that you still had an amazing ceremony and reception and that you and your guests enjoyed the evening. It was wonderful planning your wedding with you and we wish you and Ariana all the happiness!

    Cheers,
    Catalina and the Festival on 8th Team