Josephine Butler Parks Center

"If you're searching for a truly one-of-a-kind venue for your wedding, look no further than the Josephine Butler Parks Center. Nestled in the heart of Washington D.C., this stunning mansion and gardens offer a timeless and elegant setting for your special day. The experienced event team is dedicated to bringing your vision to life, ensuring that every detail is perfect and your wedding is an unforgettable experience. From the historic charm of the mansion to the lush gardens, the Josephine Butler Parks Center is a truly magical setting for your nuptials. Whether you're planning an intimate ceremony or a grand celebration, this venue has everything you need to make your dream wedding a reality. ig @iamthesam"

"This venue is used by many. On Tuesday evenings it is for SWING DANCING! The New Columbia Swing Dance group does lessons and a drop-in DJ dance on Tuesdays. This is a great space - for just about any group."

"Attended a wedding here and had such a blast. The building is beautiful and a great canvas for party decorations. Lots of different spaces available to use. The second floor ceremony room is beautifully intimate and wonderfully lit."

"We had our wedding here in April 2023. It’s a beautiful, early twentieth century mansion overlooking Meridian Hill / Malcolm X Park. The history of the building as the headquarters of Washington Parks and People adds extra meaning to the venue. We rented the Terrace and initially the South Gallery for our small wedding of 20-25 guests. We had a wonderful time. Our event contact at JBPC, Ashleigh, was very flexible and even found us some extra space in the Ballroom when it looked like it might rain (thankfully, it did not). JPBC’s onsite coordinator, Katrina, took care of all the details the day of the event. In retrospect, we would have hired our own day-of coordinator (as is expected by the venue) - it was a very small wedding but there were still a lot of details that came up on the big day!"

"We checked out multiple venues in DC, but none captured the vision we had for our October 19, 2019 wedding like the Josephine Butler Parks Center. The space is beautiful enough to not need too much decoration but simple enough to be a blank canvas if you wanted to go big. We had 120 guests and it felt both spacious and intimate. Malina was very informative and helpful and has done the wedding rodeo enough times to have answers to every question we threw at her. And we felt especially great about using the Center because we knew we were supporting the Washington Parks!"