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Featuring multiple beautiful outdoor green spaces in the heart of the city, Excelsior is a premier wedding & event venue located in Downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Our eclectic & unique space hosts indoor & outdoor weddings, cocktail parties, corporate parties & more.

Bride and Groom dancing in front of green succulent wall at Excelsior venue

Bride resting head on groom shoulder in eclectic industrial chic space

Classic bride with bouquet of white flowers looking at ground in front of black doors of Excelsior wedding venue

Bride and groom exchanging vows in front of green succulent wall on Terrace of Excelsior venue

Bride and groom seated at table with large display of baby's breath and candles

Violinist playing for a wedding ceremony

Bride and groom in front of black doors of Excelsior wedding venue in Downtown Lancaster

Pastel colored rose eclectic ceremony set up

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Couple embracing in the eclectic historic space at Excelsior wedding venue

Elegant and extravagant wedding dinner set up in Empire Room of Excelsior wedding venue

Couple descending the grand historic staircase in the Grand Salon of Excelsior wedding venue

Bride and groom in front of white background and greenery

Pink roses and greenery in floral centerpiece for wedding reception

Eclectic and sophisticated wedding reception set up with brown wood chairs and beige linens

Groom leaning against the bar in dramatic black and white

Bride and groom smiling in front of the green wall in the Garden Courtyard of Excelsior wedding venue

Bride descending grand staircase black and white

Greenery and white themed ceremony space

Bride and groom dancing in Garden Courtyard in black and white

Bride and groom sipping cocktails in front of a green wall in the Garden Courtyard of Excelsior

Living room inspired set up with a couch and coffee table for corporate event

Sweetheart table with piles of roses and large greenery circle display behind

Bride and groom looking into each other's eyes on the roof top deck overlooking the Terrace

Guests serving themselves from a food station featuring a large realistic boat with oysters

Couple walking out front of Excelsior in downtown Lancaster

Large crowd of event guests during cocktail hour in the Garden Courtyard of Excelsior

Bride and mother looking at each other in Empire Room of Excelsior

Couple walking away from the camera in black and white

Groom and bride laughing during wedding reception black and white

Bride and groom waving to crowd as they descend grand staircase

Bride and groom smiling at Excelsior wedding venue

Bride and groom reflected in glass black and white

Bride and groom cutting cake in Grand Salon of Excelsior

Couple kissing in Empire room Excelsior Lancaster PA

Groom waiting at bottom of grand staircase for bride

Bride and groom kissing on victorian couch in eclectic room

Couple kissing in front of black exterior doors of Excelsior in Lancaster PA

Dessert display at bottom of staircase in Grand Salon at Excelsior wedding venue

Portrait of couple on roof top deck downtown at Excelsior

Dessert display for wedding reception lit up

Cocktail display lit up at Excelsior event venue

Wedding reception at night in the Empire Room of Excelsior

Bride partying at wedding reception with hand up in air

Groom twirling bride around colorful dance floor

Bride and groom dancing on packed dance floor

Corporate event taking place in the Garden Courtyard of Excelsior in Lancaster PA

Groom & Groom smiling for portrait in the Empire Room of Excelsior

Blue & gold wedding cake with white flowers next to a floral lined staircase

Professional event behind large glass windows

King Excelsior surrounded by ivy and vines in the Garden Courtyard facade

Bride and groom kissing in catacombs of Excelsior

Bride and groom walking down aisle after being married indoor ceremony

Beautiful wedding reception set up in Empire Room of Excelsior lancaster PA

Outdoors on the Terrace looking inside black and white photo

Edison bulb lights against greenery in outdoor event space

Bride and groom in front of green succulent wall

Bride in front of large window in black and white

Bride and groom dancing first dance in Grand Salon of Excelsior in black and white

Empire Room wedding dinner set up with hanging greenery

Bride posing in eclectic, unique and historic space

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Bridesmaids walking with bouquet in outdoor patio downtown Lancaster PA

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Excelsior facade lit up night downtown Lancaster PA

Excelsior is the Latin word translated as “Ever Upwards”. And how befitting a name for this majestically chic event space! Excelsior invites you inside and outside to take your event “ever upward” at this enchanting, sophisticated destination venue.

OUTSIDE: Excelsior’s impressive French 2nd Empire Style façade is quite remarkable with its ornate details starting at the top with in the Mansard roof flanked with ocular windows and continuing downward with elongated windows and decorative architectural details. Greenery explodes at Excelsior with an impressive two-story-high living green wall studded with flowering succulent plants! This offers a dramatic experience for outdoor wedding ceremonies, cocktail parties, etc.. The Red Wall Virginia Creeper totally ensconces four-stories upward, a water urn and and flowering lily pad basin bubble with tranquility, large hanging ferns softly drape the Courtyard. Excelsior’s outdoor spaces makes for a perfect alfresco green-and-serene setting for your guests.

INSIDE: Excelsior’s impressive French 2nd Empire details of white fluted columns, ornate tin ceilings, grand sweeping staircase and elegant hardwood floors, blend eclectically to create elegance with historic charm. The magnificent venue is a complex of several buildings and outdoor spaces that exude sophistication with luxurious ambience that is steeped in history dating back to 1852. The classic architecture combined with outdoor greenery is the perfect backdrop to host an event with refined elegance at Excelsior!

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