Venue Rental

Short & Sweet Party:  $500 ($500 calendar reservation fee/security deposit) 2 hour rental including set up and break down.

Intimate Elopement: $1000 ($500 calendar reservation fee/security deposit)—Perfect for the couple that wants to keep it quick and simple. 4 hour rental  including set up and break down.

Partial Day Rental: $2500 ($500 calendar reservation fee/security deposit) 6 hour rental including setup and breakdown.

Full Day Rental: $5000 ($500 calendar deposit/security deposit) 8am-Sunset including setup and breakdown.

Your calendar deposit is due immediately to reserve your date.  The venue rental fee is due 90 days before your event. 
Prices are firm.

• Complimentary Docent tour of the historic Stow House based upon availability

• One hour tractor rides for $100 based upon availability

• 10% discount offered to nonprofits

Our venue is available for events from 8:00am-Sunset with a strict policy that all vendors and guests need to be off property by nightfall.  The venue has no lighting so when the sun goes down it gets very dark.  We recommend all events end an hour before sunset to allow for breakdown and clean-up.

Calendar Deposit

Venue Rental Fee

Event Insurance (can be obtained by any insurance provider)

Event Layout Diagram

Vendor Contact List

Timeline of Event (day-of and any set-up/rehearsal days)

Day of Event Contact Person(s)

Yes, catering must be brought in! We provide a list of recommended caterers.  If you wish to bring in your own caterer they must be licensed, insured and approved four months in advance.

We do not have an onsite kitchen; however we have a designated space for caterers and their satellite kitchen.

The venue provides:

Parking for up to 100 participants.

Bathroom facilities for up to 200 guests.

Power outlets scattered around the property.

Pre- and post-event storage (when available and coordinated with the Site Manager)

Yes.  We provide a simple, air-conditioned room with mirrors for the bride. Sorry guys!

Yes. We provide clean restrooms that accommodate groups of up to 200 people. Groups exceeding this limit are required to bring in additional restroom facilities.  Please inquire for specific requirements.

A calendar deposit fee is due at the time you book your event, this guarantees your date and if you cancel this fee is non-refundable.  However if you do not cancel the calendar deposit fee is transferred into you security deposit fee and will be returned to you if the property is left in great shape (no trash, vendors/guests off property before dark, etc.)  The rental fee is due three months (90 days) prior to your event. The cleaning deposit will be returned approximately three weeks after the event.  A credit card may be used for the deposit.

The deposit is non-refundable. The facility fee will be waived if the event is canceled six months in advance.

All amplified music is allowed. The Site Manager may request that the volume of music be turned down if there are complaints from neighbors; this is not, however, a common issue.

Yes.  If you intend to rent a large tent, you may be required to rent the facility for additional day for set up/tear down/ fire permits.  The cost for the additional day of rental time is $500.  Please inquire for further details.

Your event must end by sunset, or as stated in your contract. Only the caterer and rental company will be permitted to clean up briefly after the designated time.

The applicant must provide a Certificate of Insurance in the amount of $1,000,000. This event liability insurance can be obtained through your home-owners policy or a private event insurance carrier such as Wedsafe.com.

The number depends on how you plan to design the layout of your event.  Our main lawn can fit up to 600 for a “ceremony only” or 450 for a seated reception.  Like many facilities, our most common reception size is approximately 200 guests and we often host smaller events and even elopements as well.

No. We only host your wedding that day!

If you would like to secure a date for your rehearsal, you may do so for $500.  (However, we will do our best to accommodate you and we do not charge an extra fee if no other events are reserved for your preferred rehearsal date.)

Yes, we offer a 10% discount to nonprofits.

If you are a certified non-profit please send an email inquiry to:

Denise Sanford at [email protected]

Clean Up!

Your calendar deposit becomes your security deposit if you do not cancel your event.  Common ways to NOT get your deposit back:

• You, your guests, or a vendor arriving BEFORE the designated rental time, or staying/leaving LATER than the designated rental time.  You will forfeit your ENTIRE deposit if this happens.  Please keep that in mind when you choose the amount of hours you want to rent.  Example: if you choose a 6 hour rental, and your rental vendor drops off at 8am, and your event is from 4pm-7pm and you and your vendor picks up from 7:30pm-8:00pm you have now been on the property for 12 hours and you lose your entire deposit.
• You do not take out the trash to the proper dumpsters.  Your site manager will provide trash cans and trash bags for you if you do not rent them, but you or a vendor are responsible for making sure the trash is thrown away in the dumpsters and the trash cans are returned to the shed.  If this is not done, you lose your entire deposit.
• The police are called to the property.  If the noise level of your event, or the behavior of your guests causes the police to show up on property you will lose your entire deposit.
• You borrow/use something on the property without asking, and/or you do ask to use something and then do not return it or return it broken.  If you do this you will lose your entire deposit.
• If you have an event with a large number of people and do not plan accordingly with the additional bathrooms, parking attendants, etc. you will lose your entire deposit.

Contact the Executive Director at [email protected] for date availability. Goleta Valley Historical Society reserves your date with a completed contract and deposit fee to hold the date.

If you are renting during the rainy season you should create a backup plan of tenting the event space.