Town and Gown Ballroom at USC

Please note, my husband and I are DIE HARD BRUINS.
However, one of my best friends is a Trojan and he had his wedding at this venue.
My husband and I wore our finest Blue & Gold for the occasion. Unbeknownst to us, my friend had told the General Manager about my husband and I, so we were definitely given special treatment.
While everyone else got plain white china, we got plates with USC written on them.
We got a special explanation from the sommelier himself about their Cardinal Red Wine and their Gold White Wine from the USC Reserve wine selection.
Every time we were served, it was the GM (German) who came up with some sort of ribbing, we definitely felt special.
The service was very good, the ambiance is very fancy (they do charge a whole lot of money to go to this school, so they like to flaunt it). My friend hired the USC Marching Band (and we were pulled up to be serenaded next to the happy couple).
Nice venue, good service and GO BRUINS.

Great place for events. We come here each year for our company Christmas part. GREAT acoustics and now it looks like their is an open to watch something on a big screen.

USC has money and spends it. The dinner I went to with my PhD friend was no exception. Although the food was less than stellar, the venue itself was gorgeous – perfect for any high-​end event serving up to, probably, about 400 folks.

I’ve been here a couple times over the past two years because this is where my program at USC hosts our annual banquet. The venue itself is beautiful, and not very difficult to find. Of course it is USC though and the parking is horrible and I’m sure everything is expensive. There is a small outdoor area that’s a bit tucked away from main campus and has room for a bar and small table for appetizers. You can also hang out here, take pics, etc. I’ve only been inside the main room on the first floor and that space with the chandeliers is very pretty. It also is great for setting up a screen for a presentation, a podium for speakers, etc.
The food they provide is OK, I can’t remember what I had last year but it’s like the middle range of mass produced banquet food. It’s always been plated with at least 3 courses. If you’re not a vegetarian and you’ve got the option to order a non-​vegetarian menu always do non-​vegetarian because they are traditionally horrible with this particular dish. I’ve been to a bunch of USC events with plated dinners and almost all of the time they’re too lazy and not creative enough to come up with a real vegetarian dish. The «vegetarian» dish is almost always the meat entrée without the meat. For example, I had chicken and my fiancé had vegetarian. I had 3 potatoes, 2 carrots, chicken, and asparagus. Fiancé had rice with tomato sauce (gross) and one carrot on top. Last year, I believe I had chicken with mashed potatoes and carrots, and the vegetarian was mashed potatoes and carrots.
Anyway, I still consider this place a «good enough for student and south central LA» kind of venue, not «I would like to have my event here though I have many other choices». It makes sense that my program’s venue is here since I am a graduate student here and our program is based here, otherwise why?

Lovely chandeliers. I can’t help but feel like I’m in a palace each time I come here. The catering is high class as well. Definitely the most fancy and elegant place on campus. Great for hosting über special events.

This is a very lovely and elegant place for a reception. The courtyard outside is perfect for appetizers and has a nice New Orleans vibe on a nice summer evening. Indoors, the gigantic chandeliers illuminated the ballroom. The restroom area in the foyer is very accessible.
The Town and Gown Ballroom is a great place to host a big event like an awards ceremony.

A pretty nifty location to have your reception or event. The interior is amazingly decorated and the rustic outside serves as a great photo opportunity. Definitely have utilized this place for a lookbook photo shoot with one of my best friends. Check it out if you ever get the chance.

Town and Gown is hidden in a corner of the USC campus but if you have the chance to visit you should; it is a beautiful building used for fancy events. The main hall can seat a very large amount of people and it has at least 8 huge chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. The ambiance is pretty upscale and the entry hall area has nice furniture and a lot of interesting items like two big Grandfather Clocks. There is also a fireplace that they have running occasionally =) Overall pretty swanky!

Recently coordinated a wedding here and absolutely loved working with the staff, both Saori and Brian were amazingly helpful and together the wedding went off without a hitch. The USC team was very accommodating in every way. It was great to hear the groom thank them during his grooms speech. Now, it’s not often that this happens so it meant a lot to the staff their. I would definitely recommend this venue for anyone considering an alternative to the usual hotel wedding. I loved it!

I had my wedding reception here May 29, 2010, Memorial Day weekend. I was feeling extremely stressed that I would never find a venue for my reception. It was difficult to find a place for a holiday weekend and for a large number of guests (I had approximately 360 guests). This place saved the day ! It’s a great venue. The staff was great and very accommodating, especially Mark who is over catering. I loved that the beautiful ballroom and courtyard allows for both an indoor and outdoor experience. It allowed my guests to take advantage of the perfect California weather. The grounds of USC are beautiful and picturesque. There are many places to take fantastic pictures here. All my guests complimented the venue and the staff. My out of town guests were really excited to see the USC campus.
The food was great and you can choose from different wedding packages. They have audio visual acclamations for a DJ, showing videos and a stage if you want to have a band. They also offer a package that includes the Trojan Marching Band if you desire. Parking was no problem and carts can be rented to shuttle guests to and from the parking lot. You may want to rent chairs or chair coverings from an outside company if you don’t like the standard chairs offered.

*** Beautiful courtyard & ballroom for wedding. ***
This space is nice for the post-​nuptial throwdown.
The pics speak volumes actually, but drawback of
this location is that its on the campus of USC really.
For safety, USC closes many of its entrance gates
at certain times of day and it can cause problems.
Take it into consideration when planning event.
*** Now party like rock stars in and/​or out doors. ***