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.

  See brochure for details.

  Room(s)	Standard capacity	Time of rental	Standard rate	Non-profit rate
  BMO Great Hall	60 seated 80 lecture style 40 workshop	8am to 4pm	$970	$660
  		5pm to midnight	$1,195	$815
  		8am to midnight	$1,950	$1,325
  Peggy Gunn Woodland Hall A and B (2 rooms combined)	60 seated 80 lecture style 40 workshop	8am to 4pm	$970	$660
  		5pm to midnight	$1,195	$815
  		8am to midnight	$1,950	$1,325
  Peggy Gunn Woodland Hall B (1 separate room)	30 seated 40 lecture style 20 workshop	8am to 4pm	$485	$330
  		5pm to midnight	$710	$485
  		8am to midnight	$1,075	$730
  BMO Great Hall and Peggy Gunn Woodland Hall A (2 rooms combined)	90 seated 120 lecture style 60 workshop	8am to 4pm	$1,455	$990
  		5pm to midnight	$1,680	$1,140
  		8am to midnight	$2,820	$1,920
  BMO Great Hall and Peggy Gunn Woodland Hall A and B (3 rooms combined)	120 seated 180 lecture style 75 workshop	8am to 4pm	$1,940	$1,320
  		5pm to midnight	$2,165	$1,470
  		8am to midnight	$3,695	$2,515

  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.

  See brochure for details.

  Room	Capacity	Time of rental	Standard rate	Non-profit rate
  Floral Hall	120 seated 135 lecture style 70 workshop	8am to 4pm	$855	$580
  		5pm to midnight	$1,080	$735
  		8am to midnight	$1,740	$1,185
  Cedar Room	20 seated 50 lecture style 20 workshop	8am to 4pm	$285	$195
  		5pm to midnight	$510	$345
  		8am to midnight	$715	$485

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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, a discounted admission package is available. You are welcome to take wedding photos in the garden, with the addition of the admission package.

  The discounted admission packages cover all of your guests garden entry on the day of your event (during garden hours).

  A guest list is required for all events.

  Visitor Centre Halls (BMO Great Hall or Woodland Hall A and B) – entry available through rental hall doors.

  Floral Hall and Cedar Room - entry through the Visitor Centre.

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

  Season	Price
  October 1 to March 31 (fall and winter rate)	$4 per person
  April 1 to September 30 (spring and summer rate)	$5 per person

  Indoor and outdoor booking combination

  For all outdoor ceremony events that wish to add an indoor hall option for their reception, we offer special discounted rates. For Heron Lake or Great Lawn events, we offer 40% off of the indoor hall rental portion when booking a full day.

  This is a great option to ensure you have rain back-up during your ceremony, and ample time for reception set-up as well. For Heron Lake or Great Lawn events that book an indoor hall for a partial day booking (8am to 4pm, or 5pm to midnight only), we offer a 25% discount on the hall fee.

  For Meadow Pond events we offer a 10% discount on all hall rental options.

  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).

Additional guidelines and details

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  COVID-19 indoor guidelines

  • Dancing: Dancing is permitted.
  • Masks are no longer mandatory in all indoor public spaces in alignment with updates to the public health orders issued by the Provincial government. You are welcome to keep wearing masks, depending on your level of comfort. Please be respectful of each other.
  • 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.
  • Any tenting over 20 feet × 30 feet (60m²) must have a building permit from City of Vancouver Planning and Development Services 
  • 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.