Private Garden Venue · Santa Barbara
Private celebrations,
under the oaks.
A secluded garden for showers, parties, weddings, and meaningful gatherings with the people you want closest.
YOUR 2027 CELEBRATION
A date for something beautiful.
Now booking showers, weddings & receptions for February through November 2027, including weekends.
Save 10% on weekday venue rentals.
Planning a shower, wedding, or reception? Enjoy 10% off weekday venue rentals from February through November 2027.
Subject to availability.
Check Your DateA QUIET PLACE TO GATHER
A garden that already feels special.
Behind its gates, Islay Gardens trades ballroom scale for dappled light, mature trees and a setting that lets your guests settle in. It is a flexible canvas for a ceremony, dinner, shower or celebration.
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GATHER YOUR WAY
For the good kind
of small.
Private events
A private garden for showers, dinners, birthdays, and celebrations that deserve a little room to linger.
Small events
A thoughtful garden setting for lunches, intimate dinners, and the people you want close.
Baby showers
A relaxed setting for gifts, lunch, and time with the people closest to you.
Birthday parties
Celebrate with cocktails, dinner, and a garden that makes the occasion feel like its own.
Showers & garden parties
Long tables, good conversation, and an afternoon worth keeping.
Weddings
A private garden for a ceremony, cocktails, dinner, and the people who matter most.
Wedding receptions
Gather after the vows for a dinner that feels personal from the first toast to the last.
Rehearsal dinners
Bring both families together beneath the oaks before the wedding day arrives.
Small weddings
A setting made for an intimate wedding that still feels like a full celebration.
Courthouse receptions
Bring everyone together after you say “I do” downtown.
THE DETAILS MATTER
Beautifully simple to make your own.
Two garden areas, a fountain, porch access, music streaming, restrooms and a separate space for catering make planning feel less complicated.
View RatesUPCOMING EVENT
Mocktails and Mahjong in the garden.
Join us Sunday, October 18 from 2 to 4 PM for relaxed Mahjong, handcrafted mocktails, French macarons and garden time.
PLAN A GATHERING
Let’s make space
for it.
See the garden, share what you have in mind, and start with the setting.
A limited number of celebrations are hosted each season to preserve the intimate experience of the gardens.
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