Oakville is in Step 3 of the provincial reopening plan. Please be patient as we follow Provincial orders to reopen our facilities and services safely.
The Town of Oakville is pleased to offer outdoor wedding ceremony permits at Nottinghill Park for the 2021 season. In addition to permits at Nottinghill Park, outdoor wedding ceremony permits are available for Town Hall for weddings using a Municipal Officiant. For more details about Town Hall wedding ceremony permits, please visit our Marriage page. Wedding ceremonies taking place on private property are permitted, as long as provincial regulations, restrictions and guidelines are followed, and do not require a permit from the town.
Outdoor Wedding Ceremony Permits are available for Nottinghill Park with the following availability:
If you are interested in requesting an outdoor wedding ceremony permit, please submit an application form.
It is recommended that anyone interested in booking a Town of Oakville location for their wedding visit and familiarize themselves with the location prior to submitting a booking request. Check out our Wedding Timelines Checklist (pdf) and our Wedding Site Inspection Checklist (pdf).
For more information, please contact the town's Special Events Service by phone, 905-845-6601 or email, events@oakville.ca.
All wedding ceremonies using Town of Oakville facilities or held on town property, when permitted, must provide the town with a certificate of Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance in the value of $5 million. Clients requiring insurance coverage may add an insurance premium to their event permit for an additional fee.
All rental companies and suppliers providing materials and/or services to the event must be approved by the Town of Oakville, and must provide to the town a certificate of Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance in the value of $5 million naming “The Corporation of the Town of Oakville, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville Ontario, L6H 0H3” as an Additional Insured. This includes, but is not limited to, chair rental companies, florists, decorators, photographers, videographers, DJs, sound equipment companies, etc.
The Town of Oakville retains the right to prohibit the delivery, installation or use of any items or materials on municipal property.
The Town of Oakville typically offers a small number of outdoor locations available for wedding photography permits. Due to the popularity of our waterfront spaces, we are not issuing permits for any activities in our waterfront parks this summer. Given the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions to many recreation amenities, this ensures that our waterfront parks are available to all Oakville residents to casually visit with their families when safe to do so.
Nottinghill Park and Shell Park are destination parks that do not require a permit:
These parks are available for our entire community to enjoy. We cannot guarantee that these spaces will not be accessed by other residents during your visit.
For more information, please refer to the Wedding Photography page.
For information about fees, please contact events@oakville.ca. Please note that applications for the 2022 season will not be accepted until January 2022.
To request a permit for a wedding ceremony, please complete and submit a Special Event Application.
A marriage license is required to get married in Ontario. For more information about obtaining a marriage license in Oakville, visit the Marriage License page.
Alcohol is not permitted in the gazebo or the parks without permission from the town and the necessary licenses.
Decorations and chairs may be set up at the designated ceremony space. Candles, flame or fire of any kind is not permitted in the gazebo or the parks. The use of nails to affix decorations to any surface is not permitted. The permit holder is responsible for ensuring that all decorations and materials are removed from the location after the event, and the site is left free of garbage and damage.
All deliveries are to be received and removed during designated permit times. If additional delivery/set up time is required, please ensure these times are indicated on the booking request form.
Staking or spiking anything into the ground at any event site is not permitted.
The Town of Oakville typically offers a small number of outdoor locations available for wedding photography permits. Due to the popularity of our waterfront spaces, we are not issuing permits for any activities in our waterfront parks this summer. Given the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions to many recreation amenities, this ensures that our waterfront parks are available to all Oakville residents to casually visit with their families when safe to do so.
Nottinghill Park and Shell Park are destination parks that do not require a permit:
These parks are available for our entire community to enjoy. We cannot guarantee that these spaces will not be accessed by other residents during your visit.
For more information, please refer to the Wedding Photography page.
The cancellation of any permit or booking will be accepted in writing at Town Hall within 14 days of the event by emailing bookafacility@oakville.ca.
The town will credit any fees paid toward the event booking to the client’s account upon confirmation of the cancellation of the event. To receive a refund of any fees paid, an administrative charge of $10+HST will apply.
If it rains on your event date, the town is unable to issue a credit or refund.