Weddings & Private Events

Plan your outdoor Wedding or Private Event to be held within the 2-acre Williamsburg Botanical Garden. Enjoy your special day with a lovely venue for up to 30 guests, including all participants. The Garden offers a shaded green roof pavilion with adjacent patio and arbor, gorgeous flower beds, trees, and bushes including pathways that are perfect for romantic wedding photos at an affordable price. 

The Garden is located within Freedom Park, a public park operated by James City County Department of Parks and Recreation. Both the Park and Garden are open every day of the year from 7 a.m. to sunset. Events may be scheduled as early as 9 a.m. and must conclude a least 1 hour before sunset. Please note that Freedom Park does not allow alcohol or smoking in the park or Garden.

As the Garden is located within a public park and cannot restrict access to park visitors, your Event Reservation does not give you exclusive use of the Garden premises. A Garden Representative will be present for your Event and will provide space for your Event by reserving the main patio and pavilion, placing appropriate signage at the entrance to the Garden to notify visitors of the Private Event, and notifying Freedom Park staff of the date and times of the event. 

• Seating for up to 30 people can be arranged in and around the main pavilion and patio areas using the existing Garden furniture and picnic tables. No additional tables, chairs, tents, etc. are allowed.
• The Garden pavilion and patio area is wheelchair accessible. 
• You may provide light refreshments to your guests, but elaborate receptions are not permitted in the Garden.
• Live or recorded music is allowed. Please note that the Garden does not have electricity; you must provide your own portable power source.
• Restroom facilities are available at the Freedom Park Interpretive Center. 
• The Garden will provide an onsite Representative on the date and time reserved.

Fees

The maximum rental time is 3 hours. The Rental Fee as well as the Security Deposit must be paid at the time that the Reservation is booked. 

Rental Fee for a Wedding or Private Event:  $350 for 2 Hours  or  $475 for 3 Hours 

Plus Refundable Security Deposit (See Rental Contract Requirements):  $150

• All private events, including weddings, must be scheduled through a Garden Representative. Your event will be reserved on the Garden Calendar upon our receipt of the Rental Fee, Security Deposit and Accepted Rental Contract. You will receive a Confirmation Email from the Garden once your payment has been processed.