Civic Park Community Center 1375 Civic Drive • Walnut Creek • CA 94596

Renting the Assembly Hall at Civic Park Community Center in Walnut Creek includes in-house tables and chairs, Wi-Fi, a commercial kitchen, a dance floor, speakers and a microphone (request them in advance) and facility staff for setup and breakdown. You'll bring your own caterer, and linens and silverware come from your caterer or from you, along with any other AV. Adding the gazebo is $700, and tables and chairs aren't provided out there. If you're serving alcohol, budget for a $200 permit.

Yes, you can do both at Civic Park Community Center, and the key spots sit close together. Say your vows at the white gazebo in the park, which seats up to 300 and is available during daylight hours, then head inside to the Assembly Hall for dinner and dancing. The hall seats 225 at full-room seating, 200 with a small dance floor or 175 with a bigger one. Prefer to stay inside? The hall also hosts ceremonies for up to 250 guests in chairs-only seating.

Bring the caterer you love: Civic Park Community Center lets you choose your own, and your caterer (or you) handles cleanup. You can also bring your own beer, wine and champagne with a $200 alcohol permit. Hard liquor isn't allowed, and alcohol stays indoors, since it isn't permitted in the park or at the gazebo. If you're expecting 200 or more guests, security is required.

Renting the Assembly Hall at Civic Park Community Center in Walnut Creek costs $280 an hour on Saturdays with a nine-hour minimum, so a Saturday starts at $2,520. Fridays are $225 an hour and Sundays $230 an hour, each with a seven-hour minimum, and Monday–Thursday is $165 an hour with a three-hour minimum (private event rates). Your booked hours have to cover setup and cleanup, so build those in. Adding the gazebo for your ceremony is $700. Plan for a $250 non-refundable date hold fee, a refundable cleaning and damage deposit of $500 ($750 with alcohol) and a $200 alcohol permit. Since you bring your own caterer and drinks, the rest of your budget is yours to shape.

At Civic Park Community Center, your rental can start as early as 8am and run until 10pm Monday–Thursday, 11pm on Sundays and midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. Your booked hours need to include setup and cleanup, so plan for the music to wrap before your cleanup window. Amplified music is allowed indoors only, and the gazebo is available during daylight hours. Minimums run three hours Monday–Thursday, seven on Fridays and Sundays and nine on Saturdays.

If it rains, your ceremony can move inside the Assembly Hall at Civic Park Community Center, which seats up to 250 guests in chairs-only rows. The hall's sliding glass doors open to the outdoors, with the park's redwoods and oaks just beyond. Just know the hall is then doing double duty, so plan your timeline for the switch from ceremony seating to dinner tables.

Civic Park Community Center gives you a park setting among redwood and oak trees, right next to downtown Walnut Creek, with the freedom to bring your own caterer and your own beer and wine. It's run by the City of Walnut Creek, so pricing is hourly and published, starting at $165 an hour Monday–Thursday. The Assembly Hall seats up to 225, the gazebo seats up to 300, and the Social Hall and Conference Room work for a rehearsal dinner. The hall's interior is a blank slate, so you can decorate it to match your vision.

Yes, Civic Park Community Center works well for a small wedding. Monday–Thursday, you can rent the Assembly Hall for as little as three hours at $165 an hour, and the gazebo can be rented on its own for a daylight ceremony (bring your own chairs, since none are provided out there). The Social Hall and Conference Room also host smaller gatherings like rehearsal dinners. Bring your own caterer and keep the guest list as short as you like.