Venue & Events at CERES
CERES is home to vibrant, flexible hire spaces that facilitate your best thinking, discussions and celebrations. From conferences and workshops in the contemporary, architect-designed Van Raay Centre, located within 5mins walk to the 96 Tram from Nicholson St (catch it from Bourke St in the CBD), to community gatherings on the Village Green, to inspired creative and spiritual meetings in the Multicultural Village venues & beautiful celebrations in the Village Pavilion, we host unique and grounded events.
Within our 4 hectare park, CERES offers fresh air, good coffee, organic catering, picturesque farms & gardens & great value including discounts for fellow non profit organisations.
All kinds of magic happens at CERES.
Contemporary, sustainably-built series of meeting rooms.
Suitable for: Planning days, team meetings, training, workshops.
Capacity: 2 to 100 people.
Unique stand-alone venues by Merri Creek and outdoor shelters with a cultural feel.
Suitable for: workshops, art, music, dance, meditation.
Capacity: 5-80pax
A wonderful place for a birthday!
Suitable for: Birthday parties, low impact daytime events.
Capacity: Up to 80pax
Outdoor space located in the heart of CERES surrounded by gardens.
Suitable for: festivals, concerts and markets
Capacity: 200 to 1000 people
Beautiful, unique weddings & commitment ceremonies at CERES.
Suitable for: Weddings for people who love the earth.
Capacity: 150 people
Down to earth celebrations at CERES.
Suitable for: corporate christmas parties, end of year functions, private celebrations and memorials for people who love the earth.
Events in the hire spaces
Community Connections – Sounds of Africa Festival
Our community includes a range of external event organisers running amazing community music festivals in our park over summer. This month we would like to introduce Peres Zapfack, co-founder of Sounds Of Africa Festival [...]
Community Connections – Introducing Aozora Shokudo
Our community includes a range of independent organisations running their own programs, events and workshops on a regular basis in various venues across our park on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis. This month [...]
Community Connections – Introducing The Rhythm Tree
Our community includes a range of independent organisations running their own programs, events and workshops on a regular basis in various venues across our park on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis. This month [...]
Community Connections – Introducing the School of Philosophy
Our community includes a range of independent organisations running their own programs, events and workshops on a regular basis in various venues across our park on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis. This month [...]
Workshops and Training in September
When great things happen at CERES it is sometimes hard to contain our excitement, and it is only fair to note that it isn’t always one of our own programs being run, or seeing the [...]
B Corp Development Day
The Van Raay meeting rooms at CERES were recently home to the first ever B Lab Australia & New Zealand Leadership Development Day. B Corps are for-profit companies certified by the nonprofit B Lab, to meet [...]