Hold your wedding or event in one of VanDusen's elegant indoor facilities

Make your event memorable by renting our beautiful indoor spaces. Ample free parking, wheelchair accessibility, and direct access to this unique garden setting make this an ideal location. 

We have two indoor facilities available for rent.

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  Visitor Centre

  The architecturally stunning and award-winning Visitor Centre – one of the world's most environmentally advanced buildings – offers picturesque views of Livingstone Lake and Woodland Garden.

   The Visitor Centre includes the BMO Great Hall and Peggy Gunn Woodland Hall A and B. These rooms can be rented as one large space or separated into various combinations depending on the needs and size of your event.

  All rates subject to GST. Rates are subject to change. Proof of non-profit status is required for the non-profit rate.

  Information icon Capacity is limited based on current Phase 3 COVID-19 Provincial Health Orders. 

  Room(s)	Capacity	Time of rental	Standard rate	Non-profit rate
  BMO Great Hall	60 seated 80 lecture style 40 workshop	8am to 4pm or 5pm to midnight	$970	$645
  BMO Great Hall	60 seated 80 lecture style 40 workshop	8am to midnight	$1,580	$1,050
  Peggy Gunn Woodland Hall A and B (2 rooms combined)	60 seated 80 lecture style 40 workshop	8am to 4pm or 5pm to midnight	$970	$645
  Peggy Gunn Woodland Hall A and B (2 rooms combined)	60 seated 80 lecture style 40 workshop	8am to midnight	$1,580	$1,050
  Peggy Gunn Woodland Hall B (1 separate room)	30 seated 50 lecture style 20 workshop	8am to 4pm or 5pm to midnight	$465	$323
  Peggy Gunn Woodland Hall B (1 separate room)	30 seated 50 lecture style 20 workshop	8am to midnight	$790	$525
  BMO Great Hall and Peggy Gunn Woodland Hall A (2 rooms combined)	90 seated 120 lecture style 60 workshop	8am to 4pm or 5pm to midnight	$1,455	$970
  BMO Great Hall and Peggy Gunn Woodland Hall A (2 rooms combined)	90 seated 120 lecture style 60 workshop	8am to midnight	$2,370	$1,575
  BMO Great Hall and Peggy Gunn Woodland Hall A and B (3 rooms combined)	120 seated 150 lecture style 75 workshop	8am to 4pm or 5pm to midnight	$1,940	$1,285
  BMO Great Hall and Peggy Gunn Woodland Hall A and B (3 rooms combined)	120 seated 150 lecture style 75 workshop	8am to midnight	$3,160	$2,100

  Information icon On weekends (Saturday and Sunday) only from April to October, if you would like to rent the Visitor Centre Halls, you must book all three rooms combined (BMO Great Hall, Peggy Gunn Woodland Hall A and B).

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  Floral Hall and Cedar Room

  The Floral Hall is a charming, post-modern style room, and is located in one of the original buildings on site. The Cedar Room is a smaller classroom sized space, and is situated across the hall from the Floral Hall. 

  All rates subject to GST. Rates are subject to change. Proof of non-profit status is required for the non-profit rate.

  Information icon Capacity is limited based on current Phase 3 COVID-19 Provincial Health Orders. 

  Room	Capacity	Time of rental	Standard rate	Non-profit rate
  Floral Hall	120 seated 135 lecture style 70 workshop	8am to 4pm  or  5pm to midnight	$855	$570
  Floral Hall	120 seated 135 lecture style 70 workshop	8am to midnight	$1,395	$930
  Cedar Room	20 seated 50 lecture style 20 workshop	8am to 4pm or 5pm to midnight	$280	$185
  Cedar Room	20 seated 50 lecture style 20 workshop	8am to midnight	$470	$315

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  Garden access and indoor and outdoor booking combo

  Garden access

  If you are booking an indoor only event and wish to have garden access for your guests, we offer garden admission packages. You are welcome to take wedding photos in the garden, with the addition of the admission package.

  Visitor Centre packages cover all of your guests garden entry on the day of your event (during garden hours, 10am to 5pm), with entry through rental hall doors. No guest list required. 

  BMO Great Hall or Woodland Hall A and B

  All rates subject to GST. Rates are subject to change. 

  Room	Price
  Woodland Hall A or B	$100 per day
  BMO Great Hall or Woodland Hall A and B	$200 per day
  BMO Great Hall and Woodland Hall A	$300 per day
  BMO Great Hall and Woodland Hall A and B	$400 per day

  Floral Hall and Cedar Room

  For Floral Hall and Cedar Room, a guest list is required. All attendees will need to have their names checked off at admission desk prior to entering the garden.

  All rates are subject to GST. Rates are subject to change.

  Room	Price
  Floral Hall (up to 75 guests)	$200 per day
  Floral Hall (up to 76 - 135 guests)	$400 per day
  Cedar Room (up to 20 guests)	$60 per day
  Cedar Room (up to 21 - 50 guests)	$120 per day

  Indoor and outdoor booking combination

  When renting both an outdoor ceremony site and an indoor hall, we offer a special combination rate that gives you the halls for the full day starting at 8am, but at the half day rate (when available).

  Hall and capacity	Standard rate - full day booking	Special rate - halls booked with an outdoor venue
  BMO Great Hall and Peggy Gunn Woodland Hall A and B 90 person ceremony 60 seated reception	$3,160	$1,940
  Floral Hall  75 person ceremony 60 seated reception	$1,395	$855

Additional guidelines and details

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  COVID-19 Phase 3 indoor guidelines

  • Dancing: Only first dance permitted. No group dancing or congregating allowed.
  • Receptions: Seating must be available for each participant.
  • Masks are mandatory indoors at all times, with the exception of those under the age of 5. 
  • Proof of vaccination is required for indoor events of 50 people or more, with the exception of those under the age of 12.
  • Self-serve food and beverage stations must have alcohol-based sanitizers within easy reach. Include signs reminding participants to wash or sanitize their hands before touching self-serve food, drink, or other items.
  • Signage to be organized by renter or caterer.
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  Indoor rental details

  • Booking confirmation: A $200 or $500 (if serving alcohol) reservation fee or deposit is required to confirm a booking, and a $10.00 SOCAN fee is charged if music is played.
  • Our unique garden setting is wheelchair accessible, and has ample free parking. We also have a lovely Garden Shop, Truffles Fine Foods café, and catering located on site. Shaughnessy Restaurant is also a short walk away at the northwest side of the parking lot.
  • When renting the Visitor Centre Halls, a 12% catering fee applies on the food and beverage costs. If you use Truffles Fine Foods, who are located on site, the 12% does not apply. There are no additional catering fees for Floral Hall or the Great Lawn.
  • All events require liability insurance with the “City of Vancouver and its Board of Parks and Recreation” named as additional insured. If alcohol is being served at your event, $5 million in liability coverage is required. If you will not be serving alcohol, $2 million in liability coverage is required.
  • A special occasion license is required for any events serving alcohol. Renters are responsible for set up and take down within their booking time frame, and garbage is to be taken to the garbage bins located outside of the building.
  • Our indoor halls have free WiFi accessibility, however as it is a public network, we cannot guarantee that it will be strong enough for video conferencing style events. It can be accessed on the VanWiFi or VanDusen networks. No password is required.
  • Included items upon request for indoor rentals:
    • 2.5 feet by 6 feet tables
    • Sound system (Visitor Centre and Floral Hall only)
    • Black chairs
    • Podium
    • LCD projector (available for rent)
    • Coffee and hot water urns
    • Microphone (Visitor Centre and Floral Hall only)
    • Kitchenette area (Floral Hall only)
  • Drone photography and videography is not permitted on site. Ensure that your photographer is aware prior to your event. Pets are not permitted. Working guide and service dogs are welcome.

  Review the 2021 wedding brochure for details PDF file (1.6 MB)