Laurel Packinghouse Weddings
Built in 1917, the oldest packinghouse in BC and Kelowna's first designated heritage building — saved from demolition by the community in 1982. 5,000 square feet of brick, timber and open floor in the downtown Cultural District. Every rental supports heritage preservation through the Kelowna Museums Society.
Laurel Packinghouse — Venue Film
The spaces
Where the day happens at Laurel Packinghouse
- Main hall
- 5,000 sq ft of open floor under original timber beams and brick. Roughly 250 seated for dinner, up to 300 standing.
- Orchard Room
- Smaller museum gallery space suited to intimate gatherings.
How we work it
What we've learned here
Brick and exposed timber with soaring ceilings is a beautiful room and an acoustically demanding one. Hard parallel surfaces mean a long reverb tail — speeches turn to mush if the system isn't controlled, and an over-loud dinner set becomes a wash. We use a more directional setup here than we would in a carpeted ballroom, aimed to cover the guest area without exciting the brick. The upside is that once the floor opens, the room's natural energy works for you: a well-tuned system in a 5,000 sq ft brick hall sounds enormous without needing to be punishingly loud.
Planning notes
Three things worth knowing
- It's a heritage building downtown, which is fantastic for guest accommodation — most Kelowna hotels are walking distance — and it means load-in works on city-street timing. We plan around that.
- The open floor plan is a blank canvas, which is freedom and responsibility in equal measure. Lighting does more work here than at a venue with its own built-in atmosphere.
- A lot of couples pair a winery ceremony with a Laurel reception. Two locations means two systems and a transport window — easy to do well, easy to underestimate.
How it works
Our Process
Check Availability
Tell us your date and Laurel Packinghouse as your venue — we'll confirm our DJ availability and review the space with you.
Package Match
We recommend the right setup options for your space and style.
Music Planning
Music, timeline, and flow are dialed in with our SongChecklist.
Execution
Seamless sound, smooth transitions, and a busy dance floor.
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FAQ
Laurel Packinghouse FAQ
Live. Original brick walls, exposed timber and high ceilings create a long reverb tail, which is gorgeous for atmosphere and unforgiving for speeches. We run a more directional system here and tune for intelligibility first — the room supplies plenty of size on its own.
Frequently — it's one of the more common Kelowna combinations. It means two independent setups and a planned transport window between them, which we build into the day rather than improvising.
We serve Kelowna and the Central Okanagan on select dates rather than as our home market — our base is Kamloops. If you have a Kelowna date, checking availability early matters more than it would for an Interior venue.
