Consider our beautiful and unique, LEED Gold Certified event venue for your next corporate event. With an outdoor fireplace, rooftop deck, and gorgeous views of our 100-acre Angelica Creek Park, the possibilities are endless!
Rentals of The Rookery & The Nature Place
Berks County’s Most Unique Event Venue
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The Rookery Event Space
Recommended for larger field trips, corporate retreats, conferences
- Capacity: 150 seated (112 if room for a dance floor, activities, food stations, etc. is desired)
- 150 Chairs
- 20 60” Round Tables that seat 8 per table
- 6 Rectangle Tabletops
Corporate/General Rate
Private: $1,000
Two-hour kid’s (ages 3-13) birthday party package up to 50 people (including a Berks Nature staff present, program add-ons available for additional cost): $450
Education & Non-Profit Rate
Private: $860
Hours of Availability
Monday through Friday, 8am to 7pm
Saturday, 10am to 7pm
*Kid’s birthday parties Saturdays only at 10AM and 1PM
The Rookery Rooftop Deck
Recommended for cocktail-style parties/receptions
- Capacity: 150 (not seated)
- 16 Chairs
- Two lounge sets including 2 chairs and 1 table per set
- 3 Square Tables with 4 chairs at each table
- Cocktail tables (6 total) may be rented from our a la carte list for an additional fee
Corporate/General Rate
Private: $660
Education & Non-Profit Rate
Private: $525
Hours of Availability
Monday through Friday, 8am to 7pm
Saturday, 10am to 7pm
The Rookery Event Space & Rooftop Deck
- Capacity: 300 (not all seated)
Corporate/General Rate
Private: $1,540
Education & Non-Profit Rate
Private: $1,275
Hours of Availability
Monday through Friday, 8am to 7pm
Saturday, 10am to 7pm
The Rookery Breezeway with Fireplace
Recommended for smaller private/social events, cocktail hours, as an add-on to any event in the second floor Event Space & Rooftop Deck
- Capacity: 50 (not seated)
- Outdoor fireplace
- 3 round outdoor tables
- Cocktail tables (6 total) may be rented from our a la carte list for an additional fee
Corporate/General Rate
Stand-Alone: $395
Add-on to Event Space or Rooftop Deck Rental: $130
Education & Non-Profit Rate
Stand-Alone: $265
Add-on to Event Space or Rooftop Deck Rental: FREE
Hours of Availability
Monday through Friday, 8am to 7pm
Saturday, 10am to 7pm
The Bird Nest (Meeting Room)
Recommended for smaller meetings
- 10 Chairs around table
- 90” Round Table
- 80” Smart TV with “casting” through WiFi connection via laptop
- Telephone with single line conference calling
- Whiteboard
Corporate/General Rate
$55 per hour, up to 4 hours
Full-day rental: $315
Education & Non-Profit Rate
$40 per hour, up to 4 hours
Full-day rental: $210
Hours of Availability
Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm
Saturday 10am to 3pm
The Forest (Board Room)
Recommended for larger meetings, lectures, smaller company retreat day
- 20 chairs around table, 26 Chairs total
- 1 conference table that seats 20 comfortably around the table and 6 additional chairs around the room
- 80” Smart TV with “casting” through WiFi connection via laptop
- Polycom Conference Calling Equipment
Corporate/General Rate
$80 per hour, up to 4 hours
Full-day rental: $525
Education & Non-Profit Rate
$65 per hour, up to 4 hours
Full-day rental: $420
Hours of Availability
Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm
Saturday 10am to 3pm
The Pond Classroom
Recommended for kid’s birthday parties, presentations, team-building activities, smaller field trips/classes
- Capacity: 25 “lecture” style
- 25 Chairs
- Rectangle Tables
- Telephone (local or toll-free calls only)
- 80” Smart TV with “casting” through WiFi connection via laptop
Corporate/General Rate
$70 per hour, up to 4 hours
Full-day rental: $420
Two-hour kid’s (ages 3-13) birthday party package up to 25 people (including a Berks Nature staff present, program add-ons available for additional cost): $225
Education & Non-Profit Rate
$55 per hour, up to 4 hours
Full-day rental: $315
Hours of Availability
Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm
Saturday 10am to 3pm
*Kid’s birthday parties Saturdays only at 10am and 1pm
RATES ADDENDUM
• Rates listed above for The Rookery rentals (event space, rooftop deck, and breezeway) reflect up to a 4-hour rental with 1 hour prior for setup and 1 hour after for breakdown time. An additional $75 per hour will be charged beyond the initial rental times listed. NOTE: Hourly rates available for rentals that are only 1 to 3 hours long. Please email
Kaitlyn.tothero@berksnature.org for more details and exact pricing.
• For meeting room and classroom rentals, you may arrive and stay 30 minutes before and after your allotted event time for setup and breakdown. An additional $25 per hour will be added to any meeting room rental outside of regular business hours (Monday thru Friday 8AM to 4PM or Saturday 10AM to 3PM) or for any additional 30 minutes of setup and breakdown time.
• A 25% deposit is due with Signed Rental Contract. Balance is due two weeks before date of event.
• Kid’s birthday party package rates are for children ages 3 to 13 ONLY.
• The deck will remain open to the public during your indoor event rental of The Rookery unless you rent both the indoor space and rooftop deck. Public hours of the rooftop deck are Tuesday and Saturday 10AM to 3PM.
• Rentals of meeting rooms and classrooms over 4 hours are considered a full-day rental and will be charged accordingly.
