14 park and pavilion wedding venues in Columbus
Park district pavilions and shelters are rented by the hour or the half-day at rates set in a public fee schedule, which is why they undercut dedicated wedding venues so badly. Every listing below is a real Columbus area site with a price published by the venue itself or in a public fee schedule, checked in August 2026. We do not publish estimates, and we do not take a cut of what you book.
- Listings
- 14
- Cheapest
- $50 to $520
- Median start
- $106
- Highest start
- $1,200
Cheapest is Amberleigh Pavilion at $50 to $520. Prices last verified against their sources in August 2026.
The mix here is 14 park & pavilion, spread across 7 cities in the metro. Filter by price tier, guest count, indoor or outdoor, and ceremony versus reception below, then open any listing to see its source link.
Amberleigh Pavilion
$50 to $520Pavilions: Dublin Resident $25/hour or $200/day; Non-resident $65/hour or $520/day. Facility rentals are hourly with a 2-hour minimum, so the cheapest resident booking is $50.
Hoover Reservoir Open-Air Shelter
$75 to $180Open Air Shelters, Half Day (10 a.m.-3 p.m. or 4-9 p.m.): Columbus Residents $75, Non-Residents $90. Full Day: Residents $150, Non-Residents $180. Rental period April 1-October 31. "Rental fees are non-refundable."
Friendship Park Shelter
$90 to $315April-Oct Weekends: $210 Resident / $315 Non-resident. April-Oct Weekdays and Nov-March: $90 Resident / $112.50 Non-resident. Rental blocks are 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or 4-8 p.m. Refundable deposit of 50% of the rental fee required.
Frank Fetch Park Wedding Site
$100 to $120Outdoor Wedding Sites: Columbus Residents $100 per block, Non-Residents $120 per block. Available April-October, Saturdays only.
Goodale Gazebo Wedding Site
$100 to $120Outdoor Wedding Sites: Columbus Residents $100 per block, Non-Residents $120 per block. Available year-round, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. or 4-9 p.m. blocks.
Griggs Park Amphitheater Wedding Site
$100 to $120Outdoor Wedding Sites: Columbus Residents $100 per block, Non-Residents $120 per block. Available year-round, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. or 4-9 p.m. blocks.
Topiary Gatehouse
From $100Tuesday-Sunday: $100/hour Resident, $120/hour Non-resident. Minimums: All Day (Tue-Sat, 8 a.m.-11 p.m.) 8-hr min; All Day (Sun, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.) 4-hr min; Daytime (8 a.m.-4 p.m.) 4-hr min; Evening (5:30-11 p.m.) 4-hr min.
Hannah Park Shelter
$112.50 to $450April-Oct Weekends: $300 Resident / $450 Non-resident. April-Oct Weekdays and Nov-March: $112.50 Resident / $135 Non-resident. Rental blocks are 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or 4-8 p.m. Refundable deposit of 50% of the rental fee required.
Lakeside Pavilion - Homestead Metro Park
$115 to $255Half Day: $115 Resident / $140 Non-resident. All Day: $230 Resident / $255 Non-resident.
Shelter House - Roger A. Reynolds Municipal Park
$150 to $225Residents: $150 per day. Non-residents: $225 per day. Hours 10 a.m.-8 p.m. "There are no kitchen amenities available for public use at the facilities."
Butternut Shelter - Blacklick Woods Metro Park
$175 to $200All Day Shelter, 7:30AM to 1 hour before park closes: Resident $175 per day, Non-resident $200 per day. (Franklin County Metro Parks Reservation Fees, June 2022 schedule.)
North Bank Park Pavilion
From $175Off-Peak (Nov 1-Mar 31), capacity 100: Tue-Thu $175/hr Resident, $210/hr Non-resident (4 hr min); Fri-Sat $275/$330 (6 hr min); Sun $275/$330 (6 hr min). Peak (Apr 1-Oct 31), capacity 200: Tue-Thu $225/$270 (4 hr min); Fri-Sat $375/$450 (6 hr min); Sun $275/$330 (6 hr min). Weekend bookings require a $1,000 non-refundable deposit at booking.
Beech-Maple Lodge - Blacklick Woods Metro Park
$250 to $275Lodges (all day only), 7:30AM to 1 hour before park closes: Resident $250 per day, Non-resident $275 per day. Same rate applies to Cedar Ridge Lodge (Battelle Darby Creek), the Multipurpose room (Highbanks, Mon-Fri only), and Spring Hollow Lodge (Sharon Woods).
The Grove Lodge Weekend Wedding Package - Scioto Grove Metro Park
$1,200 to $1,300Weekend Wedding Package: 4 hours Friday evening + 10 hours Saturday. $1,200 Resident / $1,300 Non-resident. (Hourly and all-day rates also published: Mon-Thu hourly $80/$90, 3 hr min, all day $800/$900; Fri-Sun hourly $100/$110, 4 hr min, all day $1,000/$1,100.)
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Common questions
- How much do park and pavilion venues cost in Columbus?
- Across the 14 Columbus listings on this page, published starting prices run from $50 to $1,200, with a median starting price of $106. The cheapest is Amberleigh Pavilion in Dublin at $50 to $520. Every figure comes from the venue's own pricing page or a public fee schedule, checked in August 2026.
- What is the cheapest of the park and pavilion venues in Columbus?
- Amberleigh Pavilion in Dublin, at $50 to $520. Rental fees do not include the marriage license, an officiant, or anything you bring in.
- Which parts of Columbus have park and pavilion venues?
- The 14 listings here sit across 7 cities in the Columbus area, including Columbus, Gahanna, Hilliard, Reynoldsburg, Dublin, and Westerville. Some rates are lower for residents of the city or county that owns the site, so check whether a resident rate applies to you.
- Can any of these Columbus venues hold 50 or more guests?
- Yes. 3 of the 14 listings on this page publish a capacity of 50 or more. The rest are sized for smaller ceremonies, and a few courthouse and garden sites cap guests in the low single digits.
- Are these Columbus venues indoor or outdoor?
- Both. 12 of the 14 have an outdoor ceremony or reception area and 5 have indoor space. Outdoor sites almost never include a rain backup, so ask what happens to your fee if the weather turns.
- Are these prices current?
- Each listing shows the date its price was checked against the source, most recently August 2026, and links straight to that source so you can confirm it yourself. Fee schedules change, peak-season and weekend surcharges are common, and nothing here is a quote. Confirm with the venue before you book.
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