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Friendship Park Conservatory
4.7 ★★★★★ 316 Google reviews · Garden wedding venue in Des Plaines, Illinois
Events space featuring an atrium, a banquet hall & a greenhouse, plus outdoor gardens & a courtyard.
Plan your tour
- Capacity couples mention 50–80-guest events in reviews — ask the venue for their stated maximum
- Catering in-house catering & bar — confirm the policy (and any fees) before you book your caterer
- Today see hours ·
- Phone +1 847-298-3500
- Website mppd.org — most venues book tours right on their site
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 10 am–4 pm |
| Wednesday | 10 am–4 pm |
| Thursday | 10 am–4 pm |
| Friday | 10 am–4 pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The setting
“I would highly recommend this place for the service from staff and the beautiful greenhouse full of flowers for year round photography!”
“Thoroughly enjoyed the Pollinator Garden seminar I recently attended.”
Amenities couples mention
“I would highly recommend this place for the service from staff and the beautiful greenhouse full of flowers for year round photography!”
“The venue is beautiful with three areas for guests: the hall, the outside terrace with running fountain, and conservatory.”
What couples say again and again
“I would highly recommend this place for the service from staff and the beautiful greenhouse full of flowers for year round photography!”
“Yessica Alonso, rental coordinator, went beyond the call of duty for some of our best customers for our biggest event of the year, over 80 people.”
From the reviews
Fabulous place to hold our baby shower. The staff is more then accommodating and helpful with planning and staging the event. The venue is beautiful with three areas for guests: the hall, the outside terrace with running fountain, and conservatory. Our guests were extremely impressed with the venue and raved about it!
I had my wedding ceremony on September 21 2019 for 20 people inside the atrium. Rebecca coordinator at Friendship Park was just so great! She was very professional, flexible and so helpful. This place was beautiful and perfect for my small ceremony, in my price range, very affordable and I was on a tight budget.
This is a beautiful conservatory that is located in Des Plaines, but it is part of the Mount Prospect Park District. My father and I usually go there for the spring flower and plant sale that they have in the greenhouse. It is a wonderful selection. They also periodically host cultural festivals there.
We had my bridal shower here which was beautiful! Sadly it was raining so we had to move in inside but luckily the lobby area was bright enough to make it just as stunning. We catered in Avanti (Italian food) and it was delicious, the owner Tony is fantastic to work with!
Getting married at Friendship Park Conservatory
Friendship Park Conservatory comes up for weddings — confirmed on their own site. Two things make the tour worth it. First, see the garden at the time of day and season you'd actually get married — a garden that glows at golden hour in June can look very different at noon in March, so ask what's in bloom for your date and walk the path your guests take from parking to ceremony to reception. Second, bring your real questions: the rain plan (where does the ceremony move, and does it hold everyone?), shade and bugs for a summer afternoon, the catering and bar policy, the music curfew, and exactly what's included — tables, chairs, setup, and teardown are where quotes quietly diverge. Popular garden dates book 12–18 months out, so if the tour feels right, ask what's open in your season before you leave.
Corporate events & private parties at Friendship Park Conservatory
Reviews and the venue's own info mention corporate events, retreats, or private parties at Friendship Park Conservatory — garden venues often have real weekday availability since weddings claim the weekends. A quick call answers the three things that matter: weekday and off-season rates, whether the space works for your headcount and A/V needs, and what catering is allowed. If your event lands on a Friday or Saturday in wedding season, ask early.
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