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Host Your Next Event with Fontenelle Nature Association
Surround your guests with the unforgettable beauty of nature for holiday parties,
meetings, corporate events, picnics, weddings and prenuptials.


Fontenelle Forest Nature Center
Katherine and Fred Buffett Forest Learning Center


Walk-in Tours available:
Saturdays from 12:00-3:00 p.m.
You may also schedule a private tour.
(Tours will not be available Saturday Aug. 14)

Contact our Private Events Coordinator:
402-731-3140 ext. 253 sregan@fontenelleforest.org

The rates listed below apply to non-business events. Please call for corporate rates.

Click here to view our private events policies.
       Spaces Available:
       Reduced Rates apply to our off-season
      (November 1 - April 30)
  • The Forest Room - The Forest Room is a spacious room with a dramatic stone fireplace and large windows that offer a panoramic view of Fontenelle Forest. Whether you are looking for a special intimate setting for a wedding reception or a dynamic technologically enhanced space for a large corporate retreat, this is an ideal choice. This multi-purpose 3,000 square foot room can accommodate up to 200 guests; it can also be subdivided into three areas for breakout sessions or smaller events. It is equipped with adjustable lighting; Internet access; an audio/visual system with sound, projector and screen; a wet bar; and easy access to the adjacent catering kitchen.
    Fee: Monday - Friday $1,500/$1,200;
    Saturday & Sunday $1,800/$1,500


    Forest Room
  • Dennis Plaza - The Dennis Plaza is an inviting outdoor area available after-hours for parties, weddings, and other special celebrations. Rustling leaves, the fragrance of the forest, the moon framed by branches – all of these splendid natural elements combine to create a unique event venue. The Plaza, which is adjacent to the main building, is a semi-circular concrete patio inlaid with brick and surrounded by a low stone wall. It can accommodate up to 200 guests and serves as the entrance to the Riverview Boardwalk and trails. If the weather requires you to move your event indoors, there is no additional cost to you.
    Fee: $1,100/$800; $450 if rented with the Forest Room or Great Hall


Plaza

Rental Rates Include:
* Set up and take down of all tables and chairs

* Twenty 60" round tables that seat 8 guests each
* Four 72" round tables that seat 10 guests each
* Four 48" round tables
* Eighteen 6' rectangular tables
* 200 padded chairs

*
A private dressing room
* On-site FNA representative
* 98 parking spaces with additional street parking
* With Forest Room Rental: LCD projector,             drop-
down screen, CD/DVD player, cordless          microphone and sound system


All Fontenelle Nature Association properties
are smoke-free.

 
  • The Great Hall - The Great Hall is our showpiece and signature space. The two-story wall of windows frames an inspiring and ever-changing view of Fontenelle Forest . The soaring ceiling is supported by naturally hewn pillars of Douglas fir logs accented by the hall's distinctive wrought iron, earthenware tile, ornamental brass accents, and original art. This unique and beautiful room, which is available after-hours, accommodates up to 180 guests with auditorium seating or 80 guests with banquet seating. The Great Hall is the perfect setting for a wedding ceremony or an elegant private party.
    Fee: $1,100/$800; if rented with the Forest Room, $450


    Great Hall
  • Conference Room - Escape from the office and inspire your team members to think more creatively when you hold your next meeting in this room with a view! Our conference room is surrounded on three sides with views into the upper canopy of Fontenelle Forest. The room is equipped with a cherry-wood conference table, eighteen leather chairs, Internet access, a monitor for videos and presentations, and counter space for food service.
    Fee: $50/hour


    Conference Room
  • Camp Brewster - Located in Fontenelle Forest and just up the road from the main nature center building, Camp Brewster offers a tranquil indoor/outdoor setting for retreats, picnics, and informal celebrations. The Kiewit Inspiration Lodge is a rustic log cabin that rests under an arching canopy of 200-year old oak trees. The lodge can accommodate up to 80 people and has a stone fireplace, wooden planked floor, porch, modern kitchen, and indoor restrooms. The surrounding clearing provides ample space for outdoor recreational activities.
    Fee: Monday - Friday $500,
    Saturday & Sunday $800/$500

    Camp Brewster


    Cost to rent the entire first floor of Fontenelle Forest Nature Center: $3,000

FNA Recommended Caterers:

Catering Creations        
(402) 558-3202
www.cateringcreationsomaha.com


HyVee Papillion Shadow Lake Towne Center
(402) 597-5790

www.hy-vee.com/stores/catering/Default.aspx?s=504

Patricia Catering            
(402) 733-6733
www.patriciacatering.com
    

Upstream Brewing Company
(402) 344-0200
www.upstreambrewing.com  

Villamonte's Cuisine
(402) 614-3663
www.v-cuisine.com


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Fontenelle Nature Association 1111 North Bellevue Blvd.
Bellevue, NE 68005 (402) 731-3140 private events