Celebrate your event at the Garden!
This spring and summer, the Garden is allowing small outdoor gatherings up to 50 people outdoors, or 25 people indoors at the North Carolina Botanical Garden property and at our other rental properties, Forest Theatre or Coker Arboretum. Currently, we are no longer accepting applications for any facility for May or June 2021, and we are beginning to book for summer/fall 2021 events and are booking into 2022. Due to the high demand of event requests at the moment, please allow 3-5 business days for a response from our time. Thank you!
Whether it’s a small wedding ceremony, a family picnic on the porch, or a socially-distanced happy hour with friends, the Garden makes for a beautiful venue for your next event. Take advantage of the cooler fall weather, our annual sculpture show, and our native plant landscapes, and book your private event today!
We are taking many precautions to ensure your the safety of our guests and community, including enhanced cleaning efforts, requiring masks in shared spaces, and limiting all private gatherings to outdoor-only spaces where air ventilation and spacing are optimal.
Find out more about our event spaces and availability, and contact our events team today at 919-537-3819 or by email at jstarr@unc.edu.
If you are interested in booking an indoor or outdoor event for 2021 or 2022, please reach out to our team and we can discuss availability with you and find a date that works for your group.
Host your next event at our LEED Platinum Certified venue! Open breezeways, comfortable porches, natural light in every room, beautiful native plant landscaping, and educational exhibits invite visitors into the Garden and miles of nature trails. Host your next green event at our venue, and enjoy indoor and outdoor spaces.
We have a number of spaces available to rent for your next green meeting, wedding or special event. Use the sidebar menu to explore the types of events that can be held and different room options at the Garden. Rental rates vary depending on a number of factors, including purpose of use, day of the week, and the space used.
In addition to the Allen Education Center at the North Carolina Botanical Garden, we have two on-campus, outdoor venues; the Forest Theatre at Battle Park and the Coker Arboretum.
If you’re interested in holding an event at the Garden, fill out the event request form below, and our events team will contact you with more information and availability. If you have additional questions about facility rentals, please contact Janna Starr, Facilities and Events Manager, at jstarr@unc.edu or call 919-537-3819.
