As a VENUE: Host your event…
Whether you are planning your wedding ceremony, corporate outing, or family event, Maymont is the perfect backdrop for memories that will last a lifetime. Let our event planners help you customize a unique experience – the possibilities are endless! Eight distinctive event spaces are offered:
- 1000 Westover: This Mediterranean-style building includes two unique rental spaces, breakout rooms, and a manicured courtyard garden. The perfect spot for weddings and corporate/private meetings and events!
- Capacity: 100 guests
- Garden Hall: This elegant facility features two charming rooms and a courtyard and is located near Maymont Mansion and the Italian Garden.
- Capacity: Entire Building Seated – 80 guests; Entire Building Buffet – 150; Peacock Room Seated – 80 guests; Magnolia Room Seated – 50 guests
- Italian Garden: A picture-perfect outdoor wedding venue brimming with roses and romance.
- Capacity: Seated – 32 guests; Standing – 168 guests
- The Robins Nature Center: A new James River experience with interactive exploration, giant aquariums of native wildlife, meeting rooms, a reception room and a tented terrace with magnificent views. This building includes the Environmental Education Center and West Terrace, the Robins Room, and a Conference Room.
- Capacity: Entire Building – 500 guests; Education Center and West Terrace Seated – 150 guests; Education Center and West Terrace Buffet – 250 guests; Robins Room Seated- 40 guests; Conference Room Seated – 16 guests.
- Carriage House Lawn: Sprawling open space dotted with trees in view of the historic estate buildings and Italian fountain.
- Capacity: 5,000 guests
- Maymont Farm: The Farm, including two indoor rooms, provides a unique and adaptable space for client appreciation events, product launches and family gatherings. Farm Classroom Capacity: Two rooms connected by a covered vestibule. 40 per classroom.
- Blue Atlas Cedar: A state champion evergreen with broad, sweeping limbs located near the Maymont Mansion.
- Capacity: 250 guests
- Maple Row: Two rows of maples, showing dramatic yellow and orange color in the fall, separated by a paved lane.
- Capacity: 250 guests
Support Maymont …by simply booking your next special occasion here:
https://maymont.org/facility-rental/venues/
Be a DONOR: Show that you care…
Membership:
Maymont is an extraordinary gift – your membership helps you make the most of it. Not only will you create memories with your loved ones to cherish for a lifetime, your support helps keep Maymont beautiful and accessible to all. Join, renew or give the gift of Maymont today! Gift memberships are also encouraged. Memberships at specified levels are offered: * Family (1 Year) * Family (2 Years) * Individual (1 Year) * Individual (2 Years) * Senior Family (1 Year) * Senior Family (2 Years) * Senior Individual (1 Year) * Senior Individual (2 Years) * Student (1 Year) * Teacher (1 Year), and * Teacher (2 Years).
Donations:
At Maymont, it’s the most wonderful time of the year all year long. There’s joy in your smiling faces and exuberant glee. There’s love amid your shared moments with friends, family and the community. And there’s hope in your new beginnings and treasured traditions at the park and estate. This enchanting place is so special because it’s ours for personal experiences that delight, educate and inspire us each day. Maymont belongs to all of us, and it depends on all of us, too. Please donate to nurture the joy, love and hope found within our shared community treasure. Suggested are a range of donation amounts.
- Adopt an Animal: Your Adopt an Animal donation helps to provide a healthy diet, veterinary care, enrichment activities and habitat maintenance to the hundreds of animals who live at Maymont, including injured and orphaned wildlife, friendly farm animals, and aquatic species of the James River. Plus you’re helping us offer environmental and animal-related education to thousands of children who visit during school field trips, public programs, summer camps and outings with family and friends.
- Memorial Gifts: Honor loved ones, commemorate special occasions, or proclaim your family’s affection for Maymont with a memorial gift. The purchase of farm pavers and tree memorials are fully tax deductible.
- Planned Giving (Bequests, Retirement Plan Assets, Charitable Remainder Trust, Charitable Lead Trust): Your planned giving contribution will help Maymont to build steady and sustainable financial resources that are crucial for the estate’s present needs, future enhancements, and its commitment to provide enriching experiences for all guests. Through planned giving, you can minimize your tax obligations while maximizing benefits to your heirs and Maymont.
- Capital and Endowment Campaign: The “Spirit of Generosity Capital and Endowment Campaign” to addresses a wide range of capital needs across the estate as well as to build its endowment.
- Corporate Partners: More than 80% of Maymont’s funding comes from private sources. Corporate contributions help to make Maymont a remarkable treasure for the Richmond Region and beyond. There are many ways for your company to give:
- Sponsorship: Sponsor a popular annual event, a free day at the Nature Center, or something unique to your company goals. You will link your business to one of the area’s favorite attractions and have the opportunity to connect with a large, enthusiastic audience.
- Charitable Giving: Support our mission to preserve and celebrate Maymont for everyone. Make an annual donation. Does your company offer a matching gift program? Doubling your donation to Maymont can be as simple as filling out a form! Many businesses will match charitable donations, and the tax-deductible portion of a Maymont membership may also be eligible for matching. Your donation will be recognized at the amount of your individual donation plus the gift match.
Volunteer: Whether you can give a few days a year or a few hours each week, your contribution will help this American estate to thrive. And few organizations offer such a wide variety of volunteer opportunities! Volunteer hours provide Maymont with the equivalent of 11 full-time staff members. They are an integral part of our organization and serve in a number of capacities. Time commitments vary; special events volunteers may work only one or two days a year, while other volunteers work several hours a month.
Support Maymont …by simply joining, giving, and volunteering here:
https://maymont.org/support/