The White Oak Pavilion: Weddings & Rentals

We can hold your desired date for you for a few days without a contract or deposit. To hold a reservation permanently, you must pay a deposit (which is half of the rental fee).

Feel free to call or email our Venue Manager with questions any time, or to schedule a tour of the site. Also, please feel free to visit the site on your own, but do not disturb other events or enter the building when it is being used for events, or school group lunches.

Yes, there are four private restrooms at the Pavilion.

We do have one private dressing room that is available for use.

The Pavilion and the bathrooms are both very well lit. A complete lighting package is included with bistro lanterns, and walkway lights.

200 persons

No. Garbage and recycling cans are provided for your convenience. The Arboretum will take care of waste left in those bins.  You are required to pick up any garbage from the Pavilion and dispose of it in the proper receptacles. Any excessive clean up required by Arboretum staff will result in a charge to your credit card (this includes picking up confetti or other thrown debris).

The Arboretum provides beautiful wedding furniture (tables, chairs, banquet tables) for up to 200 guests. We also provide 25 round reception tables that are 60″ in diameter, 200 taupe folding chairs, eight 6-foot-long and eight 8-foot-long rectangular tables for your food, drinks, cake, DJ’s, gifts, etc.. Our facilities staff will set up the tables and chairs for the reception area and ceremony if they are provided a layout design ahead of time. We do not supply linens.

Items that are rented from outside companies may be left in the Pavilion overnight, provided they are picked up the following morning no later than 9 am. Although the Arboretum is not liable for anything left overnight, theft or vandalism in the Pavilion has not been a problem in the past.

OLCC licensed servers may serve beer, wine, or liquor to your guests. You can either purchase your own alcohol, or go through a caterer.

Propane and gas grills are permitted (no charcoal or fire). These must be used only on the gravel surrounding the Pavilion, and not on the grass, cement, or pavers.

Yes. You may drive to the White Oak Pavilion during set-up to unload. There are two parking spaces at the Pavilion for vehicles with permits for persons with disabilities.

Yes, there are 13 electrical outlets inside the building, and outdoor outlets on the four corners of the building. There is a drinking fountain, indoor two sinks, and four potable water spouts. There are also four private restrooms located at the Pavilion.

Yes, renters must provide proof of day-of-event insurance coverage naming Mount Pisgah Arboretum as an additional insured site for the day of your wedding. A licensed server is required for all events serving alcoholic beverages.

If a renter chooses to cancel or change a reservation or fails to make full payment as required, the Arboretum will retain the full deposit and make a good faith effort to re-book the original date to a new renter. The Arboretum cannot guarantee that a date will be re-booked. If a date is not re-booked, the Arboretum will retain the full deposit. If a canceled rental date is successfully re-booked, the Arboretum will refund the balance of the deposit minus a $250 processing fee. Full refunds are not available after final payment. Refunds may take up to 30 days to process after a date is re-booked. Failure to comply with deposit and final payment requirements will be considered a cancellation of the reservation.

Review the full venue brochure for a complete list of rules.

Review the full venue brochure and/or contact the Venue Manager.