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Cas di Cultura

• Cas di Cultura is Aruba’s main theater and cultural center, presenting films, lectures, concerts, dance performances, folkloric shows, and art exhibits. The facility and its performances can be rented for groups and meetings. Its exposition hall can host 100 attendees sitting or 150 standing, the foyer accommodates up to 200, while its patio fits 80 standing and 40 sitting. The center’s auditorium can hold up to 572 people. http://casdicultura.com.

• Close to the California Lighthouse on the hill of Hudishibana sits La Trattoria el Faro Blanco Restaurant in the building that used to serve as the residence of the lighthouse keeper. The Italian eatery offers five group menus or the option to create a custom menu. Groups can use any of the three indoor, semi-private dining areas or host receptions on the upper terrace, lower terrace or garden. www.aruba-latrattoria.com.

• De Palm Island is a small barrier island just minutes by ferry off the coast of Aruba. The private island, which can host up to 600, features water activities, namely snorkeling in its protected lagoon. De Palm Tours arranges access to the island and can organize activities like Sea Trek, where it’s possible to walk around underwater and see various submerged wrecks, including a Cessna 414 plane. De Palm leads island Jeep safaris. www.depalm.com.

• Groups can host outdoor receptions at the Balashi Beergarden, located next to the Balashi Brewery. The Beergarden provides live musical entertainment on Fridays. Tours of the brewery showcase the production process of Aruba’s only local beer. As part of the tour, visitors can peek into the laboratory, where the quality of the beer is constantly being tested. www.balashi.com.

• For an outdoor off-site, Arikok National Park nature preserve features more that 20 miles of hiking trails, natural pools, Arawak Indian petroglyphs, divi-divi trees, and remains of an early Dutch settlement. Along the trails there are occasional sightings of native species like the Kododo Blauw lizard, Cascabel rattlesnake and the Aruban rattlesnake. Meet Aruba, the group marketing division of the Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association, can help organize outings to the park. www.meetaruba.com.