Wild Goose Creative

Packages

Guest capacity

Up to 100 seated guests

About this venue

Perfect for couples looking for a cozy spot for a smaller wedding surrounded by art! Our 3,000+ square foot venue provides the perfect opportunity for the artsy, smaller wedding. For additional fees, we offer bar services, sound and lighting to amplify your party vibes, and event planning services!

Seated guest capacity

  • 1-100

Venue type

  • Industrial Spaces
  • Museums, Galleries

Venue setting

  • Indoor
188 McDowell St, Columbus, OH 43215

Our event spaces

Community and Performance Rooms

Let the best of Central Ohio art be the backdrop for your next event.

When you book with our space, you get the entire building. Our building has over 3,000 square feet for your entire wedding party and guests, and provides opportunities for more casual brunches or parties for your wedding, all the way up to the ceremony and reception.

Guest capacity

1-100 Seated

1-100 Standing

Square footage

3,000

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Cocktail hour, Engagement party, After party, Elopement, Other

Guests often feel this space is

“Warm and cozy”

Included in this room:

- Light dimmers for track lights - Overhead fluorescent lights for set-up and clean-up - Chairs - 8-foot seated tables - Pub-top standing tables - Area for catering or food set-up - ADA-accessible bathrooms and stage - Stage with ramp and stairs - Couches and chairs for casual lounging spaces - Wifi

Room cost

$15o per hour, minimum of 4 hours, additional costs for additional services

Community and Performance Rooms

Let the best of Central Ohio art be the backdrop for your next event.

When you book with our space, you get the entire building. Our building has over 3,000 square feet for your entire wedding party and guests, and provides opportunities for more casual brunches or parties for your wedding, all the way up to the ceremony and reception.

Guest capacity

1-100 Seated

1-100 Standing

Square footage

3,000

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Cocktail hour, Engagement party, After party, Elopement, Other

Guests often feel this space is

“Warm and cozy”

Included in this room:

- Light dimmers for track lights - Overhead fluorescent lights for set-up and clean-up - Chairs - 8-foot seated tables - Pub-top standing tables - Area for catering or food set-up - ADA-accessible bathrooms and stage - Stage with ramp and stairs - Couches and chairs for casual lounging spaces - Wifi

Room cost

$15o per hour, minimum of 4 hours, additional costs for additional services

Wild Goose Creative packages

Sound and Lighting Systems

Peak pricing $75

Off-peak pricing $75

Description

Access to stage lighting and our building-wide sound system to customize your ceremony or celebration to your liking.

What’s included
  • Stage lighting system
  • Building-wide sound system

Projector and Projector Screen

Off-peak pricing $25

Description

Access to projector and projector screen for showing pictures, videos, or a slideshow.

What’s included
  • Projector
  • Projector screen

Bar Service (Cash and Open Bar Options)

1-100 guests

Off-peak pricing $240-960

Description

Cash and open bar options available for wedding parties who want beer, wine, and cocktails. Either 1 or 2 bartenders dependent on party size. Featuring our in-house specialty beer brew, Flock, an American Pale Ale with apricot and blueberry in collaboration with Thunderwing Brewing.

What’s included
  • Cash bar
  • Open bar
  • Specialty craft beers
  • Domestic beer
  • Domestic wine
  • Imported wine
  • Cocktails

Available services that can be provided by Wild Goose Creative

Services & amenities

  • Bar services
  • Dance floor
  • Dressing room / Bridal Suite
  • Event coordinator
  • Event rentals
  • Event staff
  • Lighting/Sound
  • Pet friendly
  • Service staff
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Wifi

Transportation & access

  • Self parking - free
  • Self parking - paid

Rentals

  • Linens
  • Sound / AV
  • Standard Chairs

Reviews

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Rating: 5.0

5.0 out of 5

2 reviews

  • MR

    Measurement R.

    Rating: 5
    •May 20, 2025

    End of year party with WGC

    We have loved our rental experiences with Wild Goose Creative! We’ve used their studio space for our end-of-year party and other company events, and every time has been fantastic. The team is always responsive, helpful, and easy to work with. The space itself is clean, flexible, and located in a beautiful area in the Franklinton Arts District downtown, perfect for both casual and professional gatherings. We highly recommend Wild Goose Creative for any organization looking for a welcoming, creative venue!

  • SJ

    Scott J.

    Rating: 5
    •May 20, 2025

    Wild Goose Creative is AWESOME!

    We recently hosted an evening community event at Wild Goose Creative that was very successful. The staff was helpful and the space was ideal for this particular event. We will be back!

Preferred vendors of Wild Goose Creative

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Our peak season for weddings is March through September, but we do not increase prices for peak season!
Our off-peak season is October through February.
Due to our liquor license, we do not allow guests to bring their own alcohol. We do, however, provide bartender services!
There is free, first-come, first served, parking behind the building on Lucas and Walnut Streets. If this parking is full, there is ample paid street and garage parking within walking distance.
Yes, we strive to make our space as accessible to all. Our front door facing McDowell Street meets with the sidewalk and has no gap. We have two ADA-accessible bathrooms with ample space and transport bars on the side of the wall for ease in and out of mobility devices. Our stage has a ramp to include wedding parties and performers of all abilities.
Our starting rental fee includes a 4 hour minimum, our refundable $250 cleaning deposit, private access to all areas of the building, the stage, chairs, and both types of tables.
Your reservation is a minimum of 4 hours with $150 per hour being our price point, but your rental can go all day!
If cancelled within 3 weeks of the rental, you will receive back 100% of the paid total. After 3 weeks, your rental is subject to a 50% cancellation fee.
We are 9.1 miles away from John Glenn International Airport. The quickest way to the space is via I-670 West and OH-315 South.

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