Hosting Events

Outdoor Wedding Venues

Museum Re-openings

Dundurn National Historic Site and the Hamilton Military Museum
Will reopen for indoor and outdoor rentals on Friday, July 16, 2021. The facility will reopen for indoor tours on August 10, 2021.

Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology
Will reopen for indoor and outdoor rentals on Friday, July 16, 2021. The facility will reopen for indoor tours on August 10, 2021.

Fieldcote Memorial Park & Museum and Battlefield House Museum & Park
Will reopen for outdoor rentals on Friday, July 16, 2021.  Ancaster Old Town Hall will open for indoor rentals on Friday July 16, 2021.

Hamilton Children's Museum, Whitehern Historic House & Garden and Griffin House
Will remain closed due to capital project work.

Battlefield Park

Battlefield Park is nestled under the Niagara escarpment with its acres of forest, parkland and heritage gardens. You can choose this breathtaking Stoney Creek landmark for your wedding ceremony. A sheltered pavilion with kitchenette, two early-nineteenth-century homes, a small creek that meanders through the park and a magnificent stone monument create multiple settings to exchange your wedding vows.

  • Tranquil setting
  • 100 guests seated theatre style
  • Free parking
  • Just minutes from the QEW
  • Multiple locations to choose from

For bookings and information contact:
Battlefield House Museum & Park
77 King Street West
Stoney Creek, Ontario L8G 1H9
Phone: 905-662-8458
[email protected]

Maple Walk and The Cockpit at Dundurn

Choose from two beautiful outdoor settings for your wedding ceremony. Celebrate your special day on Maple Walk under a canopy of maple trees overlooking Burlington Bay or say your vows in front of the classical Cockpit overlooking the bay, with the magnificent Italianate architecture of Dundurn Castle in the background.

  • Scenic setting
  • Activities on-site
  • Up to 120 guests seated theatre style
  • Just minutes from the QEW
  • Multiple locations to choose from

For bookings and information contact:
Dundurn National Historic Site
610 York Boulevard
Hamilton, Ontario L8R 3E7
Phone: 905-546-2872
[email protected]

Fieldcote Memorial Park

Imagine your wedding ceremony in a lovely seven-acre secluded oasis of green in this picturesque natural setting, surrounded by tall fir trees and award-winning eco-friendly perennial gardens. Walk down the "aisle" under the woodland canopy, on our spacious lawn under tents, or on one of the lovely flagstone patios with the charming Tudor cottage architecture of Fieldcote as your backdrop. Tents are permitted at this location and are the responsibility of the client.

  • Tudor cottage architecture
  • Beautiful natural setting
  • Woodland canopy
  • Unlimited guests seated theatre-style
  • Minutes from Highway 403

For bookings and information contact:
Fieldcote Memorial Park & Museum
64 Sulphur Springs Road
Ancaster, Ontario L9G 1L8
Phone: 905-648-8144
[email protected]

Whitehern Garden and Grounds

Experience formal elegance and charm on the grounds of Whitehern Historic House & Garden. Walk down the aisle over a flagstone pathway surrounded by boxwood hedges and spectacular perennial gardens and say your vows on the steps of the Whitehern summerhouse, with the architecture of the Gothic church as your backdrop.

  • Elegance and charm in the Heart of the city
  • Historic garden setting
  • Flagstone pathway
  • Spectacular perennial gardens
  • 120 guests seated theatre style

For bookings and information contact:
Whitehern Historic House & Garden
41 Jackson Street West
Hamilton, Ontario L8P 1L3
Phone: 905-546-2018
[email protected] 

Venue capacities are presented at pre-COVID-19 levels. Please note that current actual capacities are 30% of the number published.

Venue Historic Site Ceremony - Theatre style with middle aisle Reception - Banquet style with head table
Maple Walk Dundurn National Historic Site 120 NA
The Cock Pit (as your backdrop) Dundurn National Historic Site 120 NA
Whitehern Garden and Grounds Whitehern Historic House & Garden 120 NA
Battlefield Park Battlefield House Museum & Park 100 NA
Fieldcote Park Fieldcote Memorial Park & Museum 200 150
Venue Historic Site Grounds Use Fee
Maple Walk Dundurn National Historic Site $650 (Day Use)
$725 (Evening Use)
The Cock Pit (as your backdrop) Dundurn National Historic Site $650 (Day Use)
$725 (Evening Use)
Whitehern Garden and Grounds Whitehern Historic House & Garden $425 (Day Use)
$725 (Evening Use)
Battlefield Park Battlefield House Museum & Park $425 (Day Use)
$725 (Evening Use)
Fieldcote Park Fieldcote Memorial Park & Museum $650 (Day Use)
$425 (Half day use)
$725 (Evening Use)

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