The Wayne G. Sanborn Activity Center is one of DeLand’s finest rental venues and activity facilities, located at 815 South Alabama Avenue. The state of the art Sanborn center is located on the South end of the beautifully renovated Earl Brown Park. This location provides the ideal setting for business meetings, weddings, receptions, banquets, parties and retreats.
The Sanborn Center includes banquet facilities and meeting rooms, a stage, audio/video, and a large catering kitchen available to any of our preferred caterers. Guided tours of the building may be arranged.
The Sanborn Activity Center rental options include the Grand Ballroom, which is divisible into Ballrooms A & B. Our meetings rooms can be divided into one, two or three spaces with up to a 50 person capacity per space. Our pre-function reception area boasts a beautiful 22 foot Atrium. Rentals are available on a daily, hourly or block basis.
Rooms may be rented on an hourly basis weekdays, with a two-hour minimum rental period.
Reservations for hourly on Friday evenings, Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays cannot be reserved more than 60 days in advance; only block rates can be booked at this time.
Friday evenings, Saturdays, Sundays or Holiday Rentals
Full building rental (if fewer than 60 days before the date of your event, hourly rates may be available)
Rental includes Grand Ballroom, Meeting Rooms and Atrium.
All Room Rental Fees include sales tax.
Friday Evening Block Rental
Friday Evening Block Rate
Full Building Rental 5 PM to midnight
$1,500
Saturday Rentals
Daily Rate
Any 8 hour block between 10 AM to midnight
$2,000
Sunday/Holiday* Rentals
Daily Rate
Any 8 hour block between 10 AM to 11 PM
$1,600
Sunday Rentals** prior to Monday Holiday
Daily Rate
Any 8 hour block between 10 AM to 11 PM
$2,000
*Holidays include: New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Veteran’s Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after Thanksgiving. (If a holiday falls on a weekend, the holiday rate is applied to previous Friday or Monday.) The Sanborn Center is closed on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day. These days however, are considered holidays and holiday rates will apply when these days fall on a weekend...
**These Sundays are the Sunday prior to: Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Columbus Day. (If any other holiday (listed above) falls on a Monday or Friday, the holiday rate of $2,000 would apply – i.e. 4th of July, Veteran’s Day, etc.)
8 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Thursday and 8 AM to 2 PM Friday
Daytime Block Rental
Daytime Block Rental Rates
Grand Ballroom
$850
Ballroom A
$510
Ballroom B
$425
One meeting room
$255
Two meeting rooms
$410
All three meeting rooms
$510
6 PM to 10 PM Monday through Thursday
Monday through Thursday evening block
Evening Block Rates
Grand Ballroom
$400
Ballroom A
$240
Ballroom B
$200
One meeting room
$120
Two meeting rooms
$190
All three meeting rooms
$300
Catering, Food and beverages
CATERED EVENTS
All catering services must be provided by one of the following Select Caterers. The Select Caterers have been chosen to provide a wide variety of menus and services and to accommodate diverse tastes, budgets, and occasions. Please contact one of them to help plan your event.