The Event Center

The Event Center at Prairie's End

The Event Center is a day-use venue on our 40 acres in Osage County — a barn-style building with wooden beams, string lights, and windows that look straight out into the trees. Inside, it seats up to 40 comfortably, which is the right size for a gathering where everyone can hear each other. It's about twenty minutes off Highway 412 and a short drive from Keystone Lake, close enough to be easy and far enough that the noise drops away when you pull in.

Inside, there's a full commercial kitchen, so you can cater, cook, or bring a family potluck without working out of coolers. The kitchen comes stocked with cookware and serving equipment, but not place settings — plates, glassware, flatware, and linens are yours to bring or rent. There's a wood stove for cold months, shaded picnic tables, and an open lawn for warm ones, which means the party can move outdoors when the weather cooperates. Weddings and receptions, family reunions, birthday parties, showers, workshops, church and community meetings — the space adapts to what you need it to be.

One thing worth knowing before you book: the Event Center is for daytime use and does not have guest rooms. Overnight stays are available next door at our Guest House, which sleeps six and can be booked separately through Airbnb. Plenty of families book both—the venue for the celebration and the Guest House for the out-of-town relatives. To check on a date, fill out our event request form, and Tchinina will get back to you.

FAQ

The Space

The Event Center seats 40 inside as set, with tables and chairs provided. Outdoors, there's seating for 24 at shaded picnic tables, and you're welcome to bring your own tables and chairs to expand your event further.
Weddings and receptions, family reunions, birthday parties, showers, workshops and classes, church gatherings, and community meetings. The space is a barn-style building with wooden beams, string lights, and windows that open onto the trees — it adapts to what you need it to be.
Yes. The Event Center has a full commercial kitchen, so you can cater, cook on site, or bring a family potluck without working out of coolers. It's stocked with cookware and serving equipment.
No. Cookware and serving equipment are included, but place settings are not — plates, glassware, flatware, and linens are yours to bring or rent.
Yes. There's an open lawn and shaded picnic tables, so the party can move outdoors when the weather cooperates. For cold months, there's a wood stove inside.
We're on 40 acres in Osage County, about twenty minutes off Highway 412 and a short drive from Keystone Lake.

Food & Drink

Yes. Under Oklahoma's Marissa Murrow Act (House Bill 2369), effective July 1, 2026, all alcoholic beverages served at a venue like ours must be poured by an ABLE-licensed beverage licensee, caterer, or event bartender.
Prairie's End owner Tchinina Rayburn is licensed through the Oklahoma ABLE Commission as an Event Bartender and is fully insured, so you don't need to go find and hire an outside bartender. Your event stays in compliance and your guests are looked after.
No — and that's unusual. Most venues this size leave you to find a licensed bartender yourself, which typically runs $250 or more. Because Tchinina holds the license herself, bar service is available on site.
Yes.
Alcohol service stops one hour before the end of your event, along with the music.

Booking & Payment

Fill out the Event Request Form on this page. Submitting it starts a conversation rather than reserving the date — Tchinina will get back to you by email or phone to confirm availability and walk you through the details.
A $100 deposit is due at booking, with the remaining balance due the day of your event on arrival.
Full refund if you cancel 30 or more days before your event. Half refund at 10 days. No refund on the day of the event.
Yes, a card is kept on file for the day of the event to cover any damages.

Rules & Logistics

Your choice. You can clean the space yourself using the checklist provided in your contract, or pay a $150 cleaning fee and leave it to us.
Yes, plenty — no need to arrange overflow parking or shuttles.
Setup time is negotiable. Let Tchinina know what you need when you book and she'll work it out with you.
Yes, a card is kept on file for the day of the event to cover any damages.
Yes, bring your own music. Music stops one hour before the end of your event, along with alcohol service.
Yes, weather permitting — fire availability depends on conditions on the day. We have straw bales and blankets available.
Two pets are welcome, on leash.

Lodging

No. The Event Center is a day-use venue with no lodging inside. Overnight guests stay next door at our Guest House, which sleeps six and is booked separately through Airbnb.
Many families book both — the Event Center for the celebration and the Guest House for out-of-town relatives. The Guest House sleeps six and has its own fenced yard and full kitchen.