Party Plot in Vadodara for Weddings and Events
Shivmahal Palace, near Chakli Circle on Old Padra Road, Alkapuri. An open lawn and an air-conditioned heritage hall on one 1936 palace property.
Most party plots in Vadodara are a plot of ground with a boundary wall and a shed. This one is the garden of a palace built in 1936 for Shivajirao Gaekwad, still owned by the family, ten minutes from the centre of the city. You are booking the lawn, the hall and the building that stands behind both of them, which is the part that ends up in every photograph.
Families in Vadodara call this several things depending on which part of the city they grew up in: a party plot, a party venue, a marriage lawn, a wedding lawn, or a function hall if they mean the indoor room. They are describing the same two spaces, and the only question that changes the answer is whether your function sits outdoors on the grass or indoors under air conditioning.
Open-Air Party Plot and Wedding Lawn
One uninterrupted lawn rather than partitioned patches, so the baraat, the mandap and the dinner counters are not competing for the same ground. 700 to 800 guests seated once the stage and buffet are placed, up to 1,200 as a floating reception. Open-air suits the November to February season, when Vadodara evenings need no cooling and no tenting. Full detail on the wedding lawn.
Heritage Banquet Hall
The interior of the palace, air-conditioned, at ground level. It carries ceremonies, seated dinners, corporate functions and exhibitions, and it is what makes the property usable outside the winter season and in daytime heat. Families regularly split a wedding across both: ceremony in the hall, reception on the lawn once the evening cools. Full detail on the banquet hall.
Capacity, Parking and Facilities
- Guest capacity
- Up to 1,200
- Floating. Around 700-800 seated once the stage, mandap and buffet counters are placed.
- Parking
- 100 vehicles
- On-site and valet-attended, so guests are not parking on Old Padra Road.
- Spaces
- Open lawn + royal hall
- Lawns for the baraat, sangeet and reception; the heritage hall for ceremonies and dining.
- Air conditioning
- Hall is air-conditioned
- The lawns are open-air - comfortable through the November to February season.
- Catering
- Outside caterers welcome
- Bring your own caterer; our staff coordinate service on the day.
- Power backup
- Two generators
- Cover the full event, lighting and sound included.
- Guest rooms
- 2 on site
- Location
- Near Chakli Circle, Alkapuri
- Centre of Vadodara, in the Racecourse area - roughly 15 minutes from the railway station.
Catering and Event Services
Outside caterers are welcome; bring the one your family already trusts and our staff coordinate service, counters and clearing on the day. Decor, mandap and stage design can be handled by JJ Events & Decor, run by the same family, or by your own decorator. Note that alcohol is not permitted: Gujarat is a dry state.
Events We Host
Weddings and receptions, engagements, sangeets and haldi functions, birthdays and anniversaries, corporate annual days and dealer meets, and lifestyle and jewellery exhibitions. See what each function looks like here.
How to Reach Us
Near Chakli Circle on Old Padra Road, Alkapuri, in the Racecourse area. Roughly 15 minutes from Vadodara Junction and 20 from the airport, with 100 vehicles parked inside the grounds by valet staff. Map and directions.
Comparing Us With Other Party Plots
We publish an honest comparison of fifteen Vadodara venues on capacity, spaces, parking and catering policy, including the categories where another venue beats us. Read the party plot comparison.
Tariff and availability
Tariff depends on the date, the guest count and whether you take the lawn, the hall or both, so it is quoted rather than listed. Dates are confirmed on a call and the terms stay flexible. November 2026 to February 2027 is booking now.
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