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The Gardens Wagga
- From: From $52 p/head
About
Overview & Vibe
A function centre and cafe inside the Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens — which is the whole proposition. The reception room seats 160 under high ceilings with natural light and full-height glass onto the gardens; the ceremony happens a short walk away among the plantings. The venue has been doing this “for more than five years” and calls itself award-winning.
Setting & Style
Three named outdoor settings sit within the gardens: the Tree Chapel, the Bamboo Gardens and the tranquil waters of Brolga Pond. Inside is a clean, contemporary room rather than a heritage one — pale walls, festoon and fairy lighting, long tables, and year-round air conditioning. The gardens do the decorating.
Ideal For
Couples who want a garden ceremony and a proper catered sit-down reception within a few minutes’ walk of each other, in Wagga itself rather than half an hour out of town — and who would rather not hire a marquee, a caterer and a bar separately.
The Need-to-Knows
- Catering is in-house and priced per head. Served meals run $61 for two courses, $72 for three and $84 for four; canapés are $52 for seven, $62 for ten, $72 for twelve; street-food service is $52 for five items, plus $7 per additional item. All prices are GST-inclusive, which the venue states explicitly.
- Your wedding cake can be dessert for $4 a head, served with chantilly cream and berry coulis — or sliced onto platters with tea and coffee at no charge.
- 160 seated, 200 standing. No minimum guest number is published.
- No venue hire fee, minimum spend or beverage package is published anywhere. Everything on the site is food pricing; the cost of the room itself comes on enquiry.
- The menus live on Canva, not the website — four share links off the Menus page. They are current, titled for 2026/27, and they are the only place the prices appear.
- It is a working public cafe as well, open seven days inside the gardens, so the site is not exclusively a wedding venue.
Standout Feature
A ceremony in the Botanic Gardens’ Tree Chapel or beside Brolga Pond, and a 160-seat reception room a few minutes’ walk from it.
Amenities
- Inside Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens
- Tree Chapel Ceremony Site
- Bamboo Gardens
- Brolga Pond
- High Ceilings
- Natural Light
- Year Round Air Conditioning
- Onsite Kitchen And Catering
- Bar Service
- Experienced Events Team
- Run Sheet Preparation
- Styling And Decor Service
- Festoon And Fairy Lighting
- Onsite Cafe
- All Day Parking Within The Gardens
- Venue Tours By Appointment
- Garden Photo Locations
- Grazing And Platter Service
- Wedding Cake Cut And Served
Ceremony Setting
- garden
- outdoor
- waterfront
- indoor
- lawn
Dietary Options Supported
- Gluten Free
- Dairy Free
- Vegetarian
Nearby Landmarks
- Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens – The venue is inside it
- Brolga Pond – A ceremony site within the gardens
- Tree Chapel – A ceremony grove within the gardens
- Turvey Park – The suburb the gardens sit in
- Wagga Wagga CBD – A few minutes north
- Murrumbidgee River – Runs along the city's northern edge
- Charles Sturt University – North of the river
- Lake Albert – South-east of the gardens
On Site Accommodation
No details available.
Price Notes
- All prices are GST-inclusive and the venue says so — worth noting, because a $52 GST-inclusive figure is not comparable with a $52 figure that excludes it.
- Served meals, per head: '2 COURSE - $61 / 3 COURSE - $72 / 4 COURSE - $84'. Entree and main are each 'choose two to be served alternately'.
- Canapes, per head: 'CHOOSE 7 CANAPES - $52 / CHOOSE 10 CANAPES - $62 / CHOOSE 12 CANAPES - $72'. The served-meals menu also offers a canape round as a first course, 'choose six canapes'.
- Street food, per head: a selection of five items is $52 per person, with additional selections $7 each. The venue describes it as "a relaxed and interactive dining experience, ideal for casual events and social gatherings."
- Your wedding cake as dessert is $4 a head served with Chantilly cream and berry coulis, or free if simply sliced and served on platters with tea and coffee.
- Late-night and grazing add-ons are priced per platter rather than per head: a sticks and sliders platter $180 (ten each of pulled pork and slaw sliders, honey soy chicken skewers, lamb kofta and beef meatball skewers), an entertainer platter $180, and an epic eats platter $180.
- No venue hire fee, minimum spend, deposit or beverage package is published — every figure the venue gives is food. Everything else routes to an enquiry or a venue tour, so ask early.
- The venue's four menus — served meals, canapés, street food and café — are dated 2026/27 and are the only place per-head prices are set out.
- Two phone numbers are published: (02) 6925 1767 and 0407 966 861. The landline is the one on the venue's contact details, along with thegardenswagga@gmail.com.
- The address is given two ways — 43 Tom Wood Drive, Wagga Wagga, and the same street inside the Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens at Turvey Park. Turvey Park is the suburb and Wagga Wagga the postal city; it is one address.
- It is also a public cafe. 'Nestled within the beautiful Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens, our cafe is the perfect place to relax and enjoy great coffee, fresh food and a peaceful garden setting... Opening Hours Monday to Friday - 9am - 3pm, Saturday and Sunday - 8:30am - 4pm. Walk-ins Welcome.' 'All day parking available within the gardens.' So the grounds are public and in use during the day.
Price Per Head
- From $52 p/head
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Contact
- Website
- thegardenswagga.com.au
- Phone
- (02) 6925 1767
- Address
- 43 Tom Wood Drive, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650, Australia
43 Tom Wood Drive, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650, Australia
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