Allerton

Park & Retreat Center

Wedding Spaces

The Mansion

Capacity: 80

The historic Allerton Mansion features exquisite wood floors, marble fireplaces, elegant furnishings, and breathtaking views of the surrounding Meadow, Reflecting Pond, and woodlands. Mansion rental includes the first floor as well as the outdoor spaces directly adjacent to the building. Click here for a virtual tour of the Mansion.

Your reservation includes:

  • Exclusive use of the Allerton Mansion for the designated day and time
  • Assistance from Allerton staff during the planning of your event
  • On-site assistance the day of your event
  • Tables and chairs for dining
  • All set-up and clean-up of Allerton equipment
  • Tables for guest book, gift table, and desserts
  • One complimentary overnight stay in the Wedding Suite (when a block of 10 guest rooms are booked)

Catering costs are additional.

For more information please fill out a Request for Information or contact our Sales Team at 217-333-3287 or allertonevents@illinois.edu.

Sunken Garden

Capacity: 500

Each of our Formal Gardens creates a unique, magical space, featuring extensive plantings and over 100 ornaments and sculptures.

Outdoor garden events may be reserved in one of the following 3-hour time slots: 9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or 5-8pm. Because others may be using the same area on the same day, all activities (including photography and decorating) must begin and end within the rental period. If your event requires more than three hours, an additional three-hour time slot should be reserved. All garden events must end by 8pm unless prior approval is granted.

Your reservation includes:

• Site for designated day and time
• Use, set-up, and tear-down of up to 200 chairs (Additional chairs are $3/chair)
• Complimentary on-site parking

Tents are not permitted in any of the Formal Gardens. In the case of inclement weather, tents can be rented for an additional fee and placed in the Meadow as a back-up location. (There is an additional fee for tent rentals.)

For more information please fill out a Request for Information or contact our Sales Team at 217-333-3287 or allertonevents@illinois.edu.

Please note that the Formal Gardens and other outdoor locations are open to the public and therefore setting-up a formal tour is not necessary. Click here to view a Park map.

 

Brick Wall Garden

Capacity: 250

Each of our Formal Gardens creates a unique, magical space, featuring extensive plantings and over 100 ornaments and sculptures.

Outdoor garden events may be reserved in one of the following 3-hour time slots: 9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or 5-8pm. Because others may be using the same area on the same day, all activities (including photography and decorating) must begin and end within the rental period. If your event requires more than three hours, an additional three-hour time slot should be reserved. All garden events must end by 8pm unless prior approval is granted.

Your reservation includes:
• Site for designated day and time
• Use, set-up, and tear-down of up to 200 chairs (Additional chairs are $3/chair)
• Complimentary on-site parking

Tents are not permitted in any of the Formal Gardens. In the case of inclement weather, tents can be rented for an additional fee and placed in the Meadow as a back-up location. (There is an additional fee for tent rentals.)

For more information please fill out a Request for Information or contact our Sales Team at 217-333-3287 or allertonevents@illinois.edu.

Please note that the Formal Gardens and other outdoor locations are open to the public and therefore setting-up a formal tour is not necessary. Click here to view a Park map.

Pathway to the Brick Wall Garden

Capacity: 200

Each of our Formal Gardens creates a unique, magical space, featuring extensive plantings and over 100 ornaments and sculptures.

Outdoor garden events may be reserved in one of the following 3-hour time slots: 9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or 5-8pm. Because others may be using the same area on the same day, all activities (including photography and decorating) must begin and end within the rental period. If your event requires more than three hours, an additional three-hour time slot should be reserved. All garden events must end by 8pm unless prior approval is granted.

Your reservation includes:
• Site for designated day and time
• Use, set-up, and tear-down of up to 200 chairs (Additional chairs are $3/chair)
• Complimentary on-site parking

Tents are not permitted in any of the Formal Gardens. In the case of inclement weather, tents can be rented for an additional fee and placed in the Meadow as a back-up location. (There is an additional fee for tent rentals.)

For more information please fill out a Request for Information or contact our Sales Team at 217-333-3287 or allertonevents@illinois.edu.

Please note that the Formal Gardens and other outdoor locations are open to the public and therefore setting-up a formal tour is not necessary. Click here to view a Park map.

Fu Dog Garden

Capacity: 250

Each of our Formal Gardens creates a unique, magical space, featuring extensive plantings and over 100 ornaments and sculptures.

Outdoor garden events may be reserved in one of the following 3-hour time slots: 9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or 5-8pm. Because others may be using the same area on the same day, all activities (including photography and decorating) must begin and end within the rental period. If your event requires more than three hours, an additional three-hour time slot should be reserved. All garden events must end by 8pm unless prior approval is granted.

Your reservation includes:
• Site for designated day and time
• Use, set-up, and tear-down of up to 200 chairs (Additional chairs are $3/chair)
• Complimentary on-site parking

Tents are not permitted in any of the Formal Gardens. In the case of inclement weather, tents can be rented for an additional fee and placed in the Meadow as a back-up location. (There is an additional fee for tent rentals.)

For more information please fill out a Request for Information or contact our Sales Team at 217-333-3287 or allertonevents@illinois.edu.

Please note that the Formal Gardens and other outdoor locations are open to the public and therefore setting-up a formal tour is not necessary. Click here to view a Park map.

Meadow

Capacity: 500

Each of our Formal Gardens creates a unique, magical space, featuring extensive plantings and over 100 ornaments and sculptures.

Outdoor garden events may be reserved in one of the following 3-hour time slots: 9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or 5-8pm. Because others may be using the same area on the same day, all activities (including photography and decorating) must begin and end within the rental period. If your event requires more than three hours, an additional three-hour time slot should be reserved. All garden events must end by 8pm unless prior approval is granted.

Your reservation includes:
• Site for designated day and time
• Use, set-up, and tear-down of up to 200 chairs (Additional chairs are $3/chair)
• Complimentary on-site parking

Tents are not permitted in any of the Formal Gardens. In the case of inclement weather, tents can be rented for an additional fee and placed in the Meadow as a back-up location. (There is an additional fee for tent rentals.)

For more information please fill out a Request for Information or contact our Sales Team at 217-333-3287 or allertonevents@illinois.edu.

Please note that the Formal Gardens and other outdoor locations are open to the public and therefore setting-up a formal tour is not necessary. Click here to view a Park map.

Annual Garden

Capacity: 100

Each of our Formal Gardens creates a unique, magical space, featuring extensive plantings and over 100 ornaments and sculptures.

Outdoor garden events may be reserved in one of the following 3-hour time slots: 9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or 5-8pm. Because others may be using the same area on the same day, all activities (including photography and decorating) must begin and end within the rental period. If your event requires more than three hours, an additional three-hour time slot should be reserved. All garden events must end by 8pm unless prior approval is granted.

Your reservation includes:
• Site for designated day and time
• Use, set-up, and tear-down of up to 200 chairs (Additional chairs are $3/chair)
• Complimentary on-site parking

Tents are not permitted in any of the Formal Gardens. In the case of inclement weather, tents can be rented for an additional fee and placed in the Meadow as a back-up location. (There is an additional fee for tent rentals.)

For more information please fill out a Request for Information or contact our Sales Team at 217-333-3287 or allertonevents@illinois.edu.

Please note that the Formal Gardens and other outdoor locations are open to the public and therefore setting-up a formal tour is not necessary. Click here to view a Park map.

Bulb Garden

Capacity: 200

Each of our Formal Gardens creates a unique, magical space, featuring extensive plantings and over 100 ornaments and sculptures.

Outdoor garden events may be reserved in one of the following 3-hour time slots: 9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or 5-8pm. Because others may be using the same area on the same day, all activities (including photography and decorating) must begin and end within the rental period. If your event requires more than three hours, an additional three-hour time slot should be reserved. All garden events must end by 8pm unless prior approval is granted.

Your reservation includes:
• Site for designated day and time
• Use, set-up, and tear-down of up to 200 chairs (Additional chairs are $3/chair)
• Complimentary on-site parking

Tents are not permitted in any of the Formal Gardens. In the case of inclement weather, tents can be rented for an additional fee and placed in the Meadow as a back-up location. (There is an additional fee for tent rentals.)

For more information please fill out a Request for Information or contact our Sales Team at 217-333-3287 or allertonevents@illinois.edu.

Please note that the Formal Gardens and other outdoor locations are open to the public and therefore setting-up a formal tour is not necessary. Click here to view a Park map.

Avenue of the Chinese Musicians

Capacity: 75

Each of our Formal Gardens creates a unique, magical space, featuring extensive plantings and over 100 ornaments and sculptures.

Outdoor garden events may be reserved in one of the following 3-hour time slots: 9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or 5-8pm. Because others may be using the same area on the same day, all activities (including photography and decorating) must begin and end within the rental period. If your event requires more than three hours, an additional three-hour time slot should be reserved. All garden events must end by 8pm unless prior approval is granted.

Your reservation includes:
• Site for designated day and time
• Use, set-up, and tear-down of up to 200 chairs (Additional chairs are $3/chair)
• Complimentary on-site parking

Tents are not permitted in any of the Formal Gardens. In the case of inclement weather, tents can be rented for an additional fee and placed in the Meadow as a back-up location. (There is an additional fee for tent rentals.)

For more information please fill out a Request for Information or contact our Sales Team at 217-333-3287 or allertonevents@illinois.edu.

Please note that the Formal Gardens and other outdoor locations are open to the public and therefore setting-up a formal tour is not necessary. Click here to view a Park map.

Music Barn

Capacity: 200

Set amid the beauty of an idyllic nine-acre farmstead, this converted two-story Dutch hay barn, with its exposed timbers and 30-foot ceiling, offers a rustic and charming atmosphere unlike others found in Central Illinois.

(Because the Barn is not heated or air conditioned, it is only available for events between April and October.)

Your reservation includes:

  • • Site for designated day and time
    • Use, set-up, and tear-down of up to 200 chairs
    • Complimentary on-site parking

For more information or to schedule a tour, please fill out a Request for Information or contact our Sales Team at 217-333-3287 or allertonevents@illinois.edu.

Koi Pond

Capacity: 200
* This location is only available to those renting the Mansion

Each of our Formal Gardens creates a unique, magical space, featuring extensive plantings and over 100 ornaments and sculptures.

Outdoor garden events may be reserved in one of the following 3-hour time slots: 9am–12pm, 1–4pm, or 5-8pm. Because others may be using the same area on the same day, all activities (including photography and decorating) must begin and end within the rental period. If your event requires more than three hours, an additional three-hour time slot should be reserved. All garden events must end by 8pm unless prior approval is granted.

Your reservation includes:
• Site for designated day and time
• Use, set-up, and tear-down of up to 200 chairs (Additional chairs are $3/chair)
• Complimentary on-site parking

Tents are not permitted in any of the Formal Gardens. In the case of inclement weather, tents can be rented for an additional fee and placed in the Meadow as a back-up location. (There is an additional fee for tent rentals.)

For more information please fill out a Request for Information or contact our Sales Team at 217-333-3287 or allertonevents@illinois.edu.

Please note that the Formal Gardens and other outdoor locations are open to the public and therefore setting-up a formal tour is not necessary. Click here to view a Park map.