Wedding Reception Venues in Gungahlin

Choosing the Right Wedding Reception Venue

Gungahlin couples choose between two very different receptions. In Nicholls, The George Harcourt Inn is a pub on Gold Creek Road with a rear courtyard, a marquee and an enclosed pergola; in Mitchell, Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) offers a self-contained wedding room at the showground.

Nicholls or Mitchell, compared:

Setting: tables around a stage and fountain in the pub's courtyard, or The Terrace with tall windows onto the main arena.
Food: platters at the pub, from a farm platter to seafood with prawns and oysters, or a menu from the showground's own caterer.
Dancing: The Terrace has a parquetry dance floor; at the pub, ask how the courtyard can be set for dancing.
Cold weather: the pub offers gas heaters and wood fires on request, a heated marquee and the curtained Queen Pergola.
Price: neither lists a starting figure, so ask each for a quote.

You deal with a single functions manager throughout the planning.
The rear courtyard mixes low, high and standing tables, which suits a relaxed cocktail-style reception.
Dessert can be a pavlova or fruit platter, and vegan and coeliac options are on the platter list.
Wheelchair users have an accessible front entrance and bathroom.

The Terrace at the Mitchell showground

Self-contained, with its own bar, toilets and commercial kitchen.
An outdoor viewing deck takes drinks and canapés before dinner when the weather allows.
Outside catering is not permitted; the venue's caterer supplies all food.
For a very large guest list, the pavilions take groups of up to 3,000.

Common Questions About Wedding Reception Venues

Which Gungahlin reception venue has a dance floor?

The Terrace at Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) has a parquetry dance floor.

Could a winter wedding work at The George Harcourt Inn?

Yes. The Queen Pergola is a closed-in room heated from above with curtains that drop in cold weather, and the front marquee is a heated tent.

Can we choose our own caterer in Gungahlin?

Not at the Mitchell showground, where the venue's caterer supplies everything. The George Harcourt Inn builds functions around its own platters, so ask the functions manager about anything else.

Where would a wedding of 300 go in Gungahlin?

Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC), whose spaces range from about 20 guests to 3,000; the sales team matches a room to the numbers.

Wedding Reception Venues in Gungahlin