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YWCA Durham

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Last reviewed: August 10, 2026 | Oshawa | Mansion Weddings |

Business status: Active.

Last reviewed: August 10, 2026. Business status: Active.

YWCA Durham offers event-room rentals in Oshawa, including space it describes as suitable for small weddings. Couples looking for Oshawa wedding venue rentals can inquire about the Drawing Room and Oak Room at Adelaide House, along with current dates and rental arrangements.

The organization states that revenue from its meeting and event-room rentals contributes to its essential services. This profile focuses on the documented venue-rental offering, separate from YWCA Durham’s shelter, housing and support programs.

About YWCA Durham

YWCA Durham is a charitable organization in Oshawa. Its official website identifies venue rental as one of its activities and describes rooms for weddings, showers, sporting activities and other special events.

For couples, the relevant offering is the Venue Rentals program. The organization’s rental page identifies Adelaide House at 33 McGrigor St. as the location of the Drawing Room and Oak Room, while its Community Enrichment Centre at 1 McGrigor St. contains the Gymnasium and Club Room.

Services and specialization

The official rental page presents the Drawing Room in historic Adelaide House as a space for formal social affairs and small weddings. It has a decorative marble fireplace, bay window facing a courtyard, hardwood flooring, crown moulding, a period chandelier and air conditioning. The site lists the room at 64 theatre-style and 50 tables/chairs.

The adjacent Oak Room is air-conditioned and has wall-to-wall windows, dark oak panelling and a decorative plaster ceiling. YWCA Durham describes it as suitable for intimate gatherings and as an overflow space beside the Drawing Room; for small weddings, it recommends booking both rooms together.

The rental offering also includes a Gymnasium and Club Room at the Community Enrichment Centre. Those spaces are documented for a range of events, but the official site specifically identifies the Drawing Room as suitable for small weddings.

Drawing Room and Oak Room: Adelaide House, 33 McGrigor St.
Gymnasium and Club Room: Community Enrichment Centre, 1 McGrigor St.
The grand wrought-iron staircase at Adelaide House is complimentary with a Drawing Room or Oak Room rental.

Service area and who it may suit

The venue spaces are in Oshawa, Ontario. YWCA Durham describes its properties as being in the heart of Oshawa; it does not publish a geographic booking boundary for renters, so couples outside the city should ask directly about their event plans.

The documented room descriptions may suit couples planning a small wedding or wedding-related gathering who prefer an hourly room rental rather than a published all-inclusive package. The Drawing Room’s stated 64 theatre-style and 50 tables/chairs arrangements provide a useful starting point, but couples should confirm the maximum guest count for their proposed layout and event format.

Confirmed strengths and practical limitations

Confirmed venue features include free parking, free WiFi and table linens across YWCA Durham’s properties. For the Drawing Room, the site lists free round tablecloths in white, navy, grey, lilac or dark purple. The venue also allows clients to use a caterer of their choice, although it says it does not provide catering or supplies.

Alcohol may be served with the proper permit and insurance, and YWCA Durham says it can guide renters through that process. These are documented operational features, not a promise that every event request will be approved.

The public information does not set out a wedding package, a food-service package, an event-day staffing plan, accessibility information, parking quantities, a floor plan or ceremony and reception timelines. Confirm those details directly before committing to other suppliers.

Documented: free parking, WiFi and table linens.
Documented: outside catering is welcome; YWCA Durham does not provide catering or supplies.
Limitation: confirm current capacity, layout, accessibility and event-specific inclusions.

Pricing

Current pricing is published on the official Venue Rentals page. The Drawing Room is listed at $80 per hour, plus a $25 to $50 room set-up fee, with a two-hour minimum. The Oak Room is also listed at $80 per hour, plus a $25 to $50 room set-up fee and a two-hour minimum.

For small weddings, YWCA Durham lists a special combined Drawing Room and Oak Room rate of $120 per hour. The page does not specify whether taxes, permits, insurance, catering costs or other event-specific costs are included in these rates, so request a written quote for the planned date and setup.

For context, the Gymnasium is listed at $70 per hour plus a $25 setup fee, and the Club Room at $35 per hour plus a $25 setup fee. Those spaces have a two-hour minimum as well.

Contact and booking

YWCA Durham asks clients to book at least two weeks in advance and says last-minute bookings cannot be accommodated. Venues are described as available any day and time of the week, subject to staffing and availability.

The organization requires full payment upon booking and a signed room-rental agreement. It states that a booking is not reserved until payment is received. Call the listed phone number or use the request-to-book form on the official Venue Rentals page to discuss a wedding date.

Phone: 905-576-6356.
Email: info@ywcadurham.org.
Official booking page: ywcadurham.org/venue-rentals/.

What couples should confirm

Ask which room or room combination is available, whether the proposed ceremony and reception layout fits within the current limits, and how much booked time is needed for décor, vendors and cleanup. If considering the Gymnasium, note that the official page says it is not available on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

Confirm the total written price, taxes, setup charge, alcohol permit and insurance requirements, furniture and linen selections, catering access, event end time, music policy, accessibility needs and cancellation terms. These practical checks are important because availability is subject to staffing and the public page does not publish a complete wedding agreement.

Availability for the preferred date and alternate dates.
The permitted guest count and layout for the chosen room.
Included furniture, linens, setup, access times and cleanup expectations.
Alcohol, catering, insurance and agreement requirements.

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Frequently asked questions

Does YWCA Durham host weddings?

Yes. Its official Venue Rentals page says the Drawing Room is suitable for small weddings, and it recommends booking the Drawing and Oak rooms together for small weddings.

What does YWCA Durham charge for the Drawing Room?

The official page lists the Drawing Room at $80 per hour, plus a $25 to $50 room set-up fee, with a two-hour minimum. Confirm the full current quote directly with YWCA Durham.