Make your event memorable at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. Venue Sites include stunning garden displays and historic structures which provide a fabulous backdrop to your special event.
Opened in 1980, the San Antonio botanical Garden is a 38-acre living museum of plants. For large outdoor and small indoor settings, you’ll discover a variety of venues to choose from throughout the year. Conveniently located in the heart of San Antonio, the garden offers you and your guests an escape from the hustle and bustle of city life and an invitation to a peaceful world of beauty and wonder.
FACILITY OPTIONS
Education and Event Center
(Coming 2020) With nearly 4,000 square feet, this great hall will accommodate up to 600 guests lecture style or up to 250 for a seated dinner. Surrounding windows, sliding glass doors and wraparound patio overlook the beauty and uniqueness of the Garden.
Lucile Halsell Conservatory Courtyard
The glass pyramids of our signature landmark Lucile Halsell Conservatory surround an interior courtyard centered around a serene water garden. The courtyard and adjacent covered walkways will accommodate up to 300 seated. Guests have access to five exhibit rooms featuring a collection of tropical and desert plants. The dramatic setting is an excellent location for a ceremony, strolling reception, a seated dinner.
Historic Amphitheater
This historic above-ground water reservoir has been converted into a beautiful setting for an afternoon or evening gathering. Wisteria and crossvine adorn columns surrounding the venue creating a picturesque atmosphere. This site filled with Tuscan ambiance can accommodate up to 300 seated.
H-E-B Discovery Center Classrooms
The Discovery Center Classrooms overlook the vibrant culinary garden and an orchard of citrus and olive trees. A wraparound patio curves the beautiful wooden sinker cypress walls. With two classrooms to choose from, each seats up to 50 or can be combined to create a space for up to 100 guests. These modern classrooms are equipped with state of the art audio visual and projection screen.
Goldsbury Pavilion & Outdoor CHEF Teaching Kitchen
The outdoor CHEF Teaching Kitchen adds opportunities to bring a wealth of information on good nutrition and healthy living through educational cooking programs, events, corporate team building and classes. This state of the art teaching kitchen offers seating for up to 50 guests. With ample counter space and two 40” flat screen TV’s, this is a perfect site for a demo, garden-totable dinner or cocktail party.
Auld House and Patio
This historic Hill Country cabin with outdoor covered patio accommodates up to 70 guests in the combined indoor/outdoor space, with seating up to 50 indoors. An adjoining full kitchen and private restrooms are available for use. This quaint dwelling is perfect for intimate gatherings.
Recommended by 92% of couples
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Lindsey · Married on 05/13/2017
Wow! This place was amazing!! We had a pretty small group about 60-70 and they all have told us how beautiful it was. We were so excited to see everything blooming and super green. Shimeyka was honestly the reason we chose the gardens. We had gone to another botanical gardens in Austin and although it was beautiful the staff seemed so rude and unhelpful! We were so excited to meet Shimeyka and so pleased with her assistant Priscilla, who took over the day of the wedding, was also so helpful! She was a rock star! I have been recommending the gardens to every new bride i meet. Seriously, amazing!
Sent on 05/17/2017
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Eva · Married on 11/10/2018
We hosted a bridal shower in The Auld house at The Botanical Garden in May and everything was beautiful The staff is helpful and friendly. Our guests were very impressed with the whole experience. Thank you for having such a lovely place for us to share with our friends!
Sent on 06/20/2018
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Samantha · Married on 10/20/2018
The San Antonio Botanical Gardens provided a beautiful setting for our wedding. We had the ceremony at the conservatory and the reception in the arbor area around the fountains. Our guests really enjoyed having the opportunity to walk around the gardens before and after the ceremony; many had never visited the gardens before so it was an added bonus to our guests. We chose this venue because it was where we had one of our first dates, and the price was more reasonable than others we had looked at. The event coordinator Shimeyka was very sweet and was very responsive with all my questions via email. I would definitely recommend this venue to any future brides who are wanting a garden/outdoor wedding, it's beautiful. Just be aware that you will have to use their preferred vendors because the gardens want people who are familiar with the grounds. I had no problems with any of the vendors listed, all were wonderful.
Sent on 11/13/2017
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We've had the pleasure of creating stunning one of a kind invitations for several brides using this facility. We have heard nothing but great reviews about them...I would recommend calling them sooner than later to tour before your special day is all booked up!
Such a beautiful venue with many options to choose from is just one of many reasons I love this venue. Then add an amazing staff that will help and assist the couple, wedding party, family, and myself is a huge added bonus! Working with Shimeyka throughout every wedding makes my job easier and so much fun. She is wonderful! Day of I also had Pricella there helping in any way she could which is a huge help. Overall an amazing venue and Staff! Love them!
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