Rent our facilities for your social event

The Ginkgo Veranda is just one of many locations you can host your event. Weddings, showers, club meetings, children's parties...the sky's the limit at the Arboretum. We can help you plan any kind of luncheon, meeting, celebration, reunion, or event involving groups of people, young or old. Remember the Arboretum when you plan your next social event.

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Casual Catering
Hors d'oeuvres Reception
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Special Occasion Plated

Featured Wine of The Morton Arboretum:

Party in Arbor Court When you get together with friends or relatives, your time together is special. A place of beauty, like The Morton Arboretum, augments the occasion by providing magnificent vistas, beautiful landscapes, and a backdrop of stately trees that deliver visual memories of the time you spent together.

There are plenty of trails for an easy stroll with friends, miles of hiking paths for vigorous exercise, and exhibits that will stimulate conversation and expose you to something new. Of course, the location is easily accessible from all over the Midwest and is near many hotels and restaurants.

Why not book your next party or reunion at The Morton Arboretum and take some beautiful visual memories with you when you leave?

The Morton Arboretum does require using our in-house caterer for all events.

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Casual Catering
Breakfast & Brunch
Hors d'oeurve Reception
Specialty Station
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Special Occasion Plated

Rental Rates

November-April
May-October

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Shower Package at The Morton Arboretum

Shower Family and Friends at The Morton Arboretum

Rental Rates:

Chestnut Room $275 for up to 40 people
Sycamore Room $550 up to 70 people
Founder's Room $550 up to 60 people

Rental provides for Gate Fees, Set Up/Breakdown, Tables & Chairs

Menu to Include:

Starters
(1 piece per person)
Displayed on Tiered Trays, Select Three
Vegetarian Sushi, Smoked Salmon on Cucumber Slices, Parmesan Cheese Cones filled with Micro Greens, Balsamic Glace, Chicken Salad in a Blue Corn Cup, Fresh Fruit Skewers

Entrees
(Select One)
Quiche, Fresh Fruit Garnish
Select From: Spring Vegetable, Ham & Cheese, Asparagus, Blue Cheese & Bacon
or
Salad with Goat Cheese, Dried Cranberries and Walnuts Topped with Grilled Chicken
or
Vegetable Tangine Purse on a Bed of Cous Cous with Tarragon Cream Sauce
Assorted Rolls & Mini Muffins with Honey Butter Rosettes

Assorted Miniature Pastries
(Two Pieces per Person)
Displayed on Tiered Trays, Select Four
Vanilla Cream Puff, Tulip Cup, Passion Fruit Tuille Roll, Banana Cupcake, Chocolate Dipped Strawberries, Cheesecake Square, Brownies, Lemon Squares, Brandied Cherry Cup, Lime Tart, Strawberry Macaroon, Turtle, Apricot Sacher Torte

Beverages
Freshly Brewed Coffees and Teas, Iced Tea, and Soft Drinks

Menu: $35.00 per Person

Floor Length Linens and Napkins; Array of Colors Available

All Food and Beverage Subject to a 21% Service Charge and 7.25% Sales Tax

Have a picnic at The Morton Arboretum During picnic season (May through September), The Morton Arboretum invites you and your group to enjoy your picnic in a delightful open grassy area, surrounded by a canopy of trees. We can accommodate a very large number of people in one or more tents.

The Arboretum supplies the tents, tables and chairs. Our caterer can offer you picnic fare including onsite grilling and full beverage service.

Talk to our Catering Department about providing group activities.

The Morton Arboretum does require using our in-house caterer for all events.

Picnic menu
Bar Menu

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Picnic in the Children's Garden April through October
The upper deck of the Children's Garden picnic area can be reserved for parties (up to 50 people) from April through October. Party reservation includes admission to the Arboretum for party guests, use of the picnic space for two hours (10:00 a.m.-noon or 1:30-3:30 p.m.), and optional party activities for an additional fee. Outdoor party hosts may use Arboretum catering or bring their own food (no deliveries allowed).

To plan your party, call 630-725-2038.

November through March
Children's winter parties are held November through March at the outpost at Thornhill Education center. They are 2 hours in length, include admission for up to 40 guests (children and adults), and a 45 minute outdoor/indoor activity. The cost of the party is $275 for members and $335 for non-members. Parties are held everyday, subject to room availability. For more information please call 630-725-2038

Additional Options

April through September Activities
30 minutes of themed activities and a take home craft, led by Garden Staff.

Enchanted Garden—Embark on a scavenger hunt to uncover all of the tiny treasures that a garden can hold and create an enchanted garden of your own.
Bug Bash—Explore the world of our six-legged friends as you engage in an insect investigation!
Party Animals—Play "Party Animal Hide and Seek," touch real animal specimens, and make your own garden critter mask to take home.

Basic Party Rental Cost

Weekends and Holidays: Member $300, Non-member $375
Weekdays: Member $240, Non-member $300

Activities

Up to 20 children: $75
More than 20 children: $100
(Free with winter program rental)

Party Favor Bags: $5 per bag
Catering: Call 630-719-2457 for the Arboretum's Classic Fare Catering

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Take your guests on a scenic tram tour of The Morton Arboretum Take your guests on a scenic ride aboard the Acorn Express open-air tram and learn about key points of interest along the way. Our driver will stop to allow you to take photographs at either West Side gardens or the serene shores of Lake Marmo. We'll provide background music or bring along your favorite CD to enjoy along the way.

For weddings, we have a Wedding Photo Tram Tour that can take your guests on a one-hour, narrated tour of the Arboretum grounds while they take in the scenery and the views. Your private wedding tram makes one scenic photo stop of your choice along the way.

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