Private Functions at the Garden

Available facilities include the gardens and grounds, plus the Exhibit Hall and Center House. Click here if you are a non-profit organization.

Outdoor facilities include our display gardens, pathways, open lawns, and picnic tables.

The Center House, a charming 1790 vintage farmhouse surrounded by display gardens, is suitable for smaller meetings and functions.  Maximum capacity is 40 auditorium-style, 30 when set up with tables and chairs.  Restrooms and a small kitchen are available spring through fall.

Our recently renovated Exhibit Hall is a multi-purpose building suited to large and small group meetings, receptions, programs and exhibitions.  Fully accessible restrooms and limited kitchen facilities are available year-round.  Maximum capacity is 150.

• No more than 150 people may attend any private outdoor function.
• No signs may be installed on the grounds, buildings or road-side without advance approval.
• Driving on grass anywhere on the grounds is not permitted without prior approval.
• All parking must be in designated areas, and no parking is permitted on roadsides.
• Facilities are rented “as is” – we will advise you what is included, additional equipment and supplies (e.g. tents, tables, chairs) are the responsibility of the renter.
• Special or outdoor power requirements must have prior approval and may be subject to additional charges.
• The Garden will not accept or handle deliveries prior to the reserved time.
• No alcoholic beverages are to be served unless the event is catered; the caterer must provide a licensed and insured bartender, as well as proof of liquor liability insurance (see below).
• Music must be kept at a moderate volume, as determined by the Facilities & Grounds Manager.  Outdoor music is permitted only between 5 and 9 p.m.  Dancing outdoors must be done on a dance floor provided by the user.
• All furnishings, equipment and supplies not belonging to the Garden must be removed promptly following the function.
• Excessive litter or damage to gardens, grounds or buildings may be subject to additional charges.

Toward that end, you agree to obtain, at your own expense and with a company satisfactory to the Botanical Garden, bodily injury and property damage liability insurance with a minimum limit of $1,000,000 naming the Berkshire Garden Center, Inc. d/b/a Berkshire Botanical Garden as an Additional Insured.  If tents or any other equipment or supplies are to be delivered or set up on site in advance of the event, insurance coverage must begin the day such equipment or supplies are delivered and continue in effect until all such equipment and supplies are removed.

In addition, if you intend to serve alcoholic beverages at your event, you agree that either you or your caterer will obtain liquor law liability insurance with a minimum limit of $500,000 naming the Berkshire Garden Center, Inc. d/b/a Berkshire Botanical Garden as an Additional Insured. 

All required certificates of insurance must be presented to the Garden at least seven (7) days before the function.  Exceptions to the above insurance requirements may be considered for very small functions not involving alcohol.

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