Thank you for choosing Woodward Park for your Special Event! Woodward Park is operated by the City of Tulsa's Park and Recreation Department. To ensure use of your desired location, an Event Permit must be purchased.
Once permit is issued no changes May be made.
Permit Fees for desired locations are as follows:
$100 for a one (1) hour Event.
$250 for a three (3) hour Event.
$100 for each additional hour used for an Event.
$70 fee for the Shelter and Restroom for time desired.
The person named on the permit will use only the location assigned to them and shall understand that other visitors to the park may observe their event.
If you will be using a commercial photographer, they will need to obtain a Commercial Photography Permit which shall be attached to their camera during the event. This permit is purchased at Tulsa Garden Center. Please call 918-746-5125 for further information.
Take your Permit(s) with you to the Event.
100 people maximum attendance for the following locations:
Rose Garden Levels I, II, III, IV, and V; Overlook; Bridge; Great Spirit Statue; Shelter and Restroom; The Green; Anne Hathaway Herb Garden; Grotto; The Allee'; Arboretum; Azalea Beds; Front Lawn; and Oasis.
25 people maximum attendance for the following locations:
Sunken Garden; The Rock Garden; and the Conservatory
Wedding and Event attendees MAY NOT use the Tulsa Garden Center facilities or its parking area unless center is open for a public event.
The Shelter restrooms are closed November 1 - April 1.
Vehicles are allowed in the Woodward Park parking lot only.
By city ordinance no amplified sound is allowed.
The use of tents and awnings must be approved in advance and must be freestanding. Stakes are not to be used in the ground.
Tables and chairs are allowed on hard surfaces (cement/pavement) only. Exceptions will be made for handicapped or elderly individuals. A maximum of 100 chairs is allowed.
Only birdseed may be thrown in Woodward Park.
Generators are not allowed.
Candles must be protected (i.e. Hurricane globe).
Soil may be wet during spring and summer when Park Department personnel water turf areas.
Management reserves the right to assign alternate locations based on projected attendance and to protect the turf and other plant material.
Permits will be issued no more than six (6) months in advance of the event and will be issued on a first-come first-served basis.
To obtain a Woodward Park Event Permit submit an application form to Tulsa Garden Center.
To submit your application you may:
1. Bring application with full payment to Tulsa Garden Center (2435 S. Peoria )
2. Mail application with full payment (do not mail cash) to Tulsa Garden Center
(2435 S. Peoria, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114)
3. E-mail application with credit card information (Visa or Mastercard only)
4. Fax application with credit card information (Visa or Mastercard only) to
746-5128
For additional information please call (918) 746-5125.