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short term rentals

Wedding Venue in beautiful Elora Ontario

Host your one-of-a-kind wedding at the Elora Centre for the Arts in beautiful historic Elora, Ontario.  Steps from the Grand River, this 2-acre picturesque park-like location is a versatile and affordable canvas to create the wedding masterpiece that fits your dreams, and budget.  Let the unique and charming heritage stone building be the setting for your exceptional and distinctive day.  Our indoor gallery space is approximately 1100 square feet.  Soaring 12-foot ceilings, vintage school light fixtures and gorgeous windows in this restored former schoolhouse creates an authentically vintage “old school” charm.  The space can accommodate an intimate gathering from 10 – 75 guests. Our outdoor green space and surrounding 2-acre property  hold endless possibilities for your wedding ceremony, photographs, cocktail reception or large tented sit-down reception for up to 200 guests. 

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Other Venue Rentals & Special Events

Our gallery spaces can be rented for private events, meetings, training space, unique functions, live music performances and family celebrations or memorial services.

For weddings we are not currently accepting bookings until after January 1, 2025.

classroom rentals

Rent our Classroom

Our classroom space is ideal for meetings, training, team building or strategic input sessions!  Sometimes getting “off site” and into a creative space is just what you need to encourage healthy engagement!

The room fits up to 16 comfortably, but depending on the configuration it could accommodate more. If you would like to inquire about booking the classroom here at the Elora Centre for the Arts for your next corporate meeting, please use our contact form below.

Yard & Pavilion Rentals

Yard & Pavilion Rentals

Our 2-acre property in historic Elora is available for rent at the Elora Centre for the Arts

  • Pavilion stage (approx. 26 feet wide x 16 feet deep)
  • Storage closet for event use
  • Removeable side walls (wood slats)
  • Moveable yard fencing, stage risers and event stanchions available
  • Full yard maximum capacity for a performance in the pavilion =  20 – 700 chairs/blankets.
  • Smaller events most welcome!
  • Perfect for all kinds of performances and activities!  Puppet show, storytime, choral singing, acoustic performances, community theatre,
  • This area features and art pathway with sculptures, picnic tables and benches
  • Directly across the street from Bissell Park, on the Grand River

We live and work in a beautiful historic community, and we love our neighbours!  There are some sound guidelines and restrictions in place for anyone booking the pavilion.  We will provide a full Sound Agreement to all users, however please be mindful that events in the pavilion have sound restrictions:

  • Regular “Type 1” performances or events in the pavilion must be in the range of 80-100 DBA (maximum 100 DBA, averaged over several minutes and measured from between 50-100 feet from the stage).  Sound meter tests are required.
  • Performances with little/no amplification are welcome.  This “Type 2” performance or event (if amplified at all) must stay within the range of 60DBA-89DBA (averaged over several minutes and measured from between 50-100 feet from the stage).  Sound meter tests are required.
  • “Type 3” performances or events are limited to 3 per year (events/performances up to 105 DBA) .  Please inquire.  In this case, there are special requirements to notify our neighbours.
  • ECFTA requires that all amplified performances (all 3 Types above) end by 10PM.

Please contact us for inquiries and reservations by filling out the form below.

Long term rentals

spaces for arts-based rentals

Within our building, we have spaces for arts-based tenant rentals. At the moment, we have no vacancies.

To inquire, or to be added to our wait list, please use our contact form below.

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