Port N Starboard is one of the region's largest year-round banquet facilities, located within Ocean Beach Park in New London, Connecticut. Overlooking the Long Island Sound, the venue features three banquet rooms, an outdoor pavilion, a sugar sand beach, and boardwalk, accommodating events from 30 to 1,200 guests. With in-house catering by Centerplate offering multiple wedding package tiers and bar options, it provides a complete waterfront wedding experience.
Pricing
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Guests
Package
Bar package
Your estimate · Food & Bar Est.
$15,581
100 guests · Ocean View Buffet · Full Open Bar 4 Hours · taxes & fees included
Assumes 100 guests until you change it.
Taxes & fees: A 20% taxable event management fee is applied to all food and beverage costs. The 7.35% CT state sales tax is then applied to the base cost plus the event management fee. Gratuity is separate and additional.
Estimates use publicly available pricing and may not include every cost. Confirm final pricing with the venue.
Pricing your day
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The property
A large banquet facility situated within a beachfront park, featuring three indoor banquet rooms and an outdoor pavilion overlooking the Long Island Sound.
The setting
The venue overlooks the Long Island Sound with a sugar sand beach and boardwalk.
The waterfront setting provides ocean views and a natural coastal landscape.
Numbers are the capacity the venue states for that part of the day. Tap a space to read about it.
Planning details
Vendor policies, timing and house rules to plan around.
Rain plan
Backup plan in place
The venue has three indoor banquet rooms available, which could serve as backup for outdoor ceremonies or events held in the pavilion.
Drinks served
Beer, Wine & Spirits
If that's a dealbreaker
This venue requires its own catering. Alcohol has to come through the venue.
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On the property
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