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A Natural Sanctuary

The John James Audubon Center is a nonprofit nature center and wildlife sanctuary focused on protecting ecosystems, biodiversity and natural habitats and reconnecting people with nature. Set within 175 acres of forests, meadows, and stream valleys, it includes a modern welcome center, a museum, and a number of historic buildings. Indoor event spaces include the antique Fieldstone Barn, featuring hand-hewn beams and a soaring wooden ceiling, and a newer Pavilion with glass walls openable to the breezes on both sides.

Modern event spaces meld with the natural world of outdoor lawns, gardens, and apple orchard to offer a truly lovely setting for weddings large and small.

Event Spaces

  • Outdoor and indoor ceremony options
  • Separate cocktail hour and reception dinner spaces
  • Private get-ready suite
  • Fire pit adjacent to the pavilion
  • Air conditioned throughout

Catering & Event Planning

  • Event planning and management
  • Full-service onsite catering with all necessary staff
  • Extensive food, beverage, and décor rental packages

Fast Facts

  • Address: 1201 Pawlings Rd, Audubon, PA 19403
  • Seated Dinner Capacity: 230 guests in the pavilion (or 300 with addition of tent) or 120 in the fieldstone barn
  • ADA-compliant accessibility
  • Onsite parking for about 70 vehicles + handicapped access spots
Envision Your Wedding Day at John James Audubon Center
A deer stands in a grassy area surrounded by trees. Blurred flowers in the foreground partially frame the scene.

PHOTO BY Lindsey Ford Photography

Modern event spaces meld with the natural world of outdoor lawns, gardens, and apple orchard to offer a truly distinctive getaway space for corporate and non-profit events like meetings, holiday parties, and more.

Event Spaces

  • Two separate spaces, useful for dividing meetings, presentations, and breakout sessions
  • Private lounge usable as a green room or for other purposes
  • Meeting equipment like projection screen, TVs, sound system, and podium available for rent
  • Fire pit adjacent to the pavilion
  • Air conditioned throughout

Catering & Event Planning

  • Event planning and management
  • Full-service onsite catering with all necessary staff
  • Extensive food, beverage, and décor rental packages

Fast Facts

  • Address: 1201 Pawlings Rd, Audubon, PA 19403
  • Seated Dinner Capacity: 230 guests in the pavilion (or 300 with addition of tent) or 120 in the fieldstone barn
  • ADA-compliant accessibility
  • Onsite parking for about 70 vehicles + handicapped access spots
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Abstract line art on glass with a criss-cross pattern in the background, and a softly lit ceiling visible through the glass.

PHOTO BY Morby Photography

Modern event spaces meld with the natural world of outdoor lawns, gardens, and apple orchard to make the John James Audubon Center a lovely backdrop for special events like baby and wedding showers, celebrations of life, proms, mitzvahs and many others.

Event Spaces

  • Outdoor and indoor ceremony options
  • Separate cocktail hour and reception dinner spaces
  • Private get-ready suite
  • Fire pit adjacent to the pavilion
  • Air conditioned throughout

Catering & Event Planning

  • Event planning and management
  • Full-service onsite catering with all necessary staff
  • Extensive food, beverage, and décor rental packages

Fast Facts

  • Address: 1201 Pawlings Rd, Audubon, PA 19403
  • Seated Dinner Capacity: 230 guests in the pavilion (or 300 with addition of tent) or 120 in the fieldstone barn
  • ADA-compliant accessibility
  • Onsite parking for about 70 vehicles + handicapped access spots
View Sample Menus
A stone fireplace decorated with greenery, pink and white flowers, and lit candles.

PHOTO BY Pat Robinson Photography

Conserving Lands and Habitats, for Birds and People

The John James Audubon Center (JJAC) is a nonprofit nature center and bird and wildlife sanctuary with 175 acres of forests, meadows, and stream valleys, plus a number of historic buildings, including the first American home of John James Audubon (1785–1851). Audubon was the ornithologist, naturalist, conservationist, and bird portrait painter who’s influential 1827 Birds of America pictorial guide became helped inspire the formation of the National Audubon Society.

JJAC's programming reflects that of the National Audubon Society in general, focusing on conserving ecosystems and biodiversity, protecting natural habitats, and reconnecting people with nature. One popular exhibit is “safe housing” for a group of magnificent owls and other birds unable to be released back into the wild due to injury or illegal human imprinting. There’s also the “Fledgling Trail,” an interactive playground where children can enjoy mimicking the stages of being a baby bird—hatching from an egg, being in a nest, and finally leaving the nest to fly away through the forest on a zip line!

An owl perches on a wooden fence in the foreground, while a couple dressed in formal attire kisses in the blurred background within a sunlit park.

PHOTO BY Nina Lily Photography

A large stone house with multiple chimneys and dormer windows sits amidst a green lawn and trees under a clear sky.

PHOTO BY Melissa MacDonald Photography

JJAC's numerous educational and outreach activities have earned it an "Outstanding Environmental Education Program" award from the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators. In nearby Norristown, for example, JJAC has introduced native plants programming to numerous local schools, enhancing science classes through hands-on, exploratory learning that can’t be replicated inside classrooms.

Backed by Audubon's century of conservation history, the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove is a great place to keep abreast of efforts to conserve nature and protect and restore the habitats we share with birds and other wildlife.

learn more about the audubon society at jjac

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Your Celebration Awaits

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PHOTO BY Zac Allen

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Take a peak into a wedding day at John James Audubon Center

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PHOTO BY Sarah Canning Photography

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📘 Officiant: @journeysoftheheart

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All my heart and then some 🧡 📸 Photography: @dmpfamilylife 📹 Videography: @tljstudiosvideography 💐 Florals: @molesflowers 🎶 Entertainment: @bachelorboysband 📘 Officiant: @journeysoftheheart #jamvenues #weddinginspo #pawedding #pennsylvaniaweddings #phillyinlove #pennsylvaniaweddingvenue #paweddings

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Golden hour on the horizon. ✨ The light softens, the air stills, and love takes center stage. 📸 Photography: @newpaceweddings 💐 Florals: @bloomsbyjg 🎶 Entertainment: @ebetalent #jamvenues #weddinginspo #pawedding #pennsylvaniaweddings #phillyinlove #pennsylvaniaweddingvenue #paweddings

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Want to learn more about hosting your event at John James Audubon Center? Our team is here to help!

Venue Manager: Shelley Kratz

1201 Pawlings Road Audubon, PA, 19403

267-609-5766

 

 

 

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