Evergreen Brick Works

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

About the venue

Evergreen, a not-for-profit, opened Evergreen Brick Works in 2010. Koerner Gardens can be tented and heated, and The Pavilions are a covered outdoor space. Managing and preferred caterers are named; outside caterers are allowed with a landmark fee. On-site parking is paid and first come, first served.

On EventPlans.ca it is listed as a unique venue in Toronto, at 550 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON M4W 3X8.

Event spaces

The venue lists these spaces. Capacities are the venue’s own figures and change with the layout you choose.

• CRH Gallery & Koerner Gardens: 100-2,000 (27,344 sq ft)
• The Pavilions: 1,400 (25,000 sq ft, covered outdoor)
• BMO Atrium: 250 (2,800 sq ft)
• Frances and Tim Price Terrace: 250 (add-on to indoor wedding receptions)
• Young Centre: 250
• Picnic Cafe: 210 full venue, 65 seated indoor, 55 seated outdoor
• Children’s Garden: 120 seated, 600 standing
• Meeting rooms (4): 12-60

Capacity

The venue does not publish a single maximum for every room, so ask for the capacity of the specific space in the layout you want: seated dinner, standing reception, theatre or classroom.

A useful rule: a seated dinner at rounds of ten needs about 1 to 1.2 square metres per guest, a standing reception about 0.7, and theatre seating about 0.6, before you add a stage or dance floor. The venue capacity calculator does the arithmetic for your room.

Events it hosts

According to its own event pages, the venue hosts weddings, corporate events, conferences and meetings, galas and fundraisers and private social events.

For timelines, budgets and checklists, start with the wedding planning hub, corporate holiday party hub, conference planning hub.

Questions to ask on your site visit

Bring these to your walk-through. Get the answers in writing before you sign.

• Which spaces are included in the rental, and which are shared?
• Are caterers and bar services in-house, approved-list, or bring your own?
• What are the rules on décor, rigging and open flame?
• What time must music stop and the space be cleared?
• How do vendors load in?
• What is the weather or overflow plan?

Planning entertainment here

Unique venues have their own rules, so send any performer’s technical needs (ceiling height, floor space, power, sound) to the venue before you book the act.

Send every performer’s technical needs to the venue before you book: floor space, ceiling height, power, sound and changing room.

Getting there

Check the venue website for directions, parking rates and accessible entrances, and send the details to guests with the invitation.

Official website: evergreen.ca/evergreen-brick-works/host-your-event/event-spaces