Meeting Rooms/Auditorium

The Town of Carleton Place offers a wide variety of community halls that are available for rent both from the municipality, but also from area churches and organizations. Below is a list of venues available, as well as pictures, with applicable contact information. Please note that all venues are non-smoking.

Carleton Place Arena Reception Hall

Host to many events from wedding receptions to fundraisers, the reception hall at the Carleton Place Arena is the ideal place for large groups, offering many amenities which allow the organizers the freedom to run their event.

The reception hall offers:

Banquet Facilities for up to 405 people
Air Conditioning
Round Tables
PA System
Spacious Kitchen
Wet Bar Facilities
Fully licensed
Wheelchair accessibility

Groups wishing to rent the Arena reception hall have the option of operating the bar and obtaining the profits from the bar to offset the cost of the rental.

Please call Joanne for more information (613) 257-1690.

Town Hall Auditorium

Located in our historic Town Hall overlooking the Mississippi River, the Town Hall Auditorium is the ideal venue for concerts, plays and community events. Carleton Place Town Hall Auditorium

The Auditorium offers:

Theatre type venue with a spacious backstage area
Capacity of 240
Round Tables
PA System
Wheelchair accessibility
Please call Joanne for more information (613) 257-1690.

Carleton Place Canoe Club

This historic Town-owned facility is leased to the Canoe Club Executive for programs and events. The picturesque location offers the following:

Meeting room provides capacity for 30 people

Hall provides capacity for 210 or for seminars, 240
Large deck overlooking the Mississippi River
Large kitchen with bar service area
Can be licensed by Special Occasion Permit (license includes the deck)
Non-smoking facility
Not wheelchair accessible

The cost to rent the hall is $500 per event. The meeting room is available for $20 per hour. For more information, please call (613) 257-1838.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

Beautiful and historic St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, located downtown Carleton Place, is available for concerts, theatre and other appropriate community ventures. Located at 39 Bridge Street.

The Church offers the following:

Capacity of 450
Organ
Choir area
Elevator
Parking lot
Fee structure to be negotiated according to the requirements

St. Andrew’s Church also boasts a hall which would be ideal for group functions.

The hall offers the following:

Capacity of 200-220
Kitchen
Curtain and removable partition walls
No alcohol

If you’re interested in obtaining more information, please call the Church office at (613) 257-3133.

St. James Anglican Church

St. James Church, located on the corner of Edmund and Bell streets (225 Edmund Street), offers not only the church and hall amenities, but also St. James Park, located opposite the church on the banks of the Mississippi River.

Church features:

Capacity of 200
Elevated pulpit
102 year old organ
Choir area

Parish Hall features:

Main Hall capacity of 150
Lower Hall capacity of 110
Kitchen
Catering Available from Women’s Auxiliary – Contact: Eleanor Code 257-3588
Located Across the Street from St. James Anglican Church with Parking Lot
Elevator
Building licensed by Special Occasion Permit (SOP)

If you’re interested in obtaining more information, please call (613) 257-3178.