Commons Facilities
for rent by the Gabriola CommunityHost your event at the Gabriola Commons
The buildings that remain from the Commons’ time as a goat farm have been renovated to new uses.
Rental fees are minimal to foster use by any not-for-profit groups or individuals. Fees are used defray utility costs.
Main House

The original farmhouse has a variety of rentable spaces.
Commons teams and various community groups often use these spaces for meetings, workshops and recreation events.
Upstairs spaces include a large meeting room, two smaller meeting rooms, a kitchen and two bathrooms.
The ground floor provides rentable space to People for a Healthy Community (PHC), to support its programs, services and Food Bank.
To inquire about booking a space on the Commons please complete and submit the booking form.
Your inquiry will be answered as quickly as possible.
Main House – Large Room

$15/hr or $90/day
Main House – Planning Room

$10/hr or $60/day
Main House – Conversation Room

$10/hr or $60/day
Main House – Upstairs Kitchen

$5 flat fee with rental of another room
Main House Booking Form
Other Buildings
Other Community Spaces for you to rent
Community Kitchen
The Commons Community Kitchen is VIHA certified commercial kitchen, available for you to rent.
Timberframe
Suitable for open air events and displays, such as a small farmers market.
Reservoir Stage
The stage is used by multiple performing artists from May through early October depending on the weather.
Poetry Yurt
This charming yurt in its forest home with its beautiful, round shape offers a unique feel for meetings, classes and workshops.
Gabriola Commons is run solely by volunteers. Thank you for leaving the space clean and tidy.
- Return chairs and tables to the marked storage room.
- If you use the heating, turn the thermostat to zero.
- Lock all doors and windows.
- Wash dishes and leave the kitchen clean and tidy.
- Sweep any areas you have used.
- Please let us know of any problems.

A new Goat Barn Team is pursuing a comprehensive repurposing of the Commons Goat Barn to see it emerge as a functional community performance, rehearsal, storage, multipurpose cultural and recreational space. Drawing on their own experience in the Gabriola arts and performance scene, they also envisage the building itself becoming a canvas for community art.



