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Corporate · how to plan in Toronto & the GTA

Holiday parties, team building, conferences, trade shows, launches, galas, picnics, retreats and hybrid events.

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Everything tagged for corporate events. Executive assistants and HR leads start with the holiday party hub; marketers with trade shows; and anyone reporting upward with the ROI calculator.

Everything on EventPlans.ca for Corporate: planning guides, ideas, lessons from the free Academy and the vendors who work these events in Toronto and the GTA.

Where to start

Set the budget with the budget calculator (it shows HST and contingency).
Build the dates backwards with the timeline generator.
Shortlist rooms in the venue directory and acts with the entertainment finder.
Run the day from a run of show.

Line drawing of an event tent layout for Toronto Botanical Garden, a garden in Toronto

Toronto Botanical Garden

North York, Toronto · 150–299 guests

Near transit · Outdoor space

The Garden is a registered charity, and its event building is LEED Silver certified.

Line drawing of a lighting plot with beams on the floor for Hart House, an event space in Toronto

Hart House

Downtown, Toronto · up to 350 guests

Near transit

Hart House is a University of Toronto building that opened in 1919 and was designed by architect Henry Sproatt.

Line drawing of an art deco frame for Art Gallery of Ontario, a museum in Toronto

Art Gallery of Ontario

Downtown, Toronto · up to 450 guests

In-house catering

The gallery runs its own food and beverage service from three on-site kitchens.

Line drawing of an art deco frame for Aga Khan Museum, a museum in Toronto

Aga Khan Museum

North York, Toronto · up to 400 guests

Outdoor space

The museum offers indoor rooms, an auditorium and outdoor spaces for private hire.

Line drawing of theatre-style seating rows facing a stage for Metro Toronto Convention Centre, a conference centre in Toronto

Metro Toronto Convention Centre

Downtown, Toronto · up to 6,500 guests

In-house catering · Near transit

The centre is split between a North Building on Front Street West and a South Building on Bremner Boulevard.

Line drawing of theatre-style seating rows facing a stage for Beanfield Centre, a conference centre in Toronto

Beanfield Centre

Toronto · up to 3,750 guests

In-house catering

The centre occupies a historic Art Deco building on the Exhibition Place grounds.

Line drawing of an art deco frame for Royal Ontario Museum, a museum in Toronto

Royal Ontario Museum

Toronto · up to 2,500 guests

The museum rents gallery and event spaces mainly for evening events, with some rooms available in the daytime.

Line drawing of an art deco frame for Gardiner Museum, a museum in Toronto

Gardiner Museum

Toronto · up to 250 guests

The Gardiner Museum rents its Terrace Room for private events.

Line drawing of a stage plot with three spotlights for The Royal Conservatory – Koerner Hall (TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning), a theatre in Toronto

The Royal Conservatory – Koerner Hall (TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning)

Toronto, Yorkville · up to 400 guests

Koerner Hall is a concert hall inside the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning.

Line drawing of a lighting plot with beams on the floor for Evergreen Brick Works, an event space in Toronto

Evergreen Brick Works

Toronto · 300+ guests

Outdoor space

The site was home to the Don Valley Pressed Brick Works Company, which operated for over 100 years and closed in 1984.

Line drawing of a lighting plot with beams on the floor for The Great Hall, an event space in Toronto

The Great Hall

Toronto · 300+ guests

Near transit

The Great Hall is at Queen Street West and Dovercourt Road and contains four function rooms totalling about 20,000 sq ft.

Line drawing of a banquet table setting for Luma, a restaurant in Toronto

Luma

Downtown, Toronto · up to 200 guests

In-house catering · Licensed bar

Luma is a restaurant on the second floor of the TIFF Lightbox at King and John Streets.