The Brazilian Room is a hillside event hall in Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley, California. It takes up to 150 seated guests or 225 standing, with an indoor hall, a flagstone patio and a full kitchen. Organizers use it for weddings, receptions, company gatherings and private parties, on a rental basis from the East Bay Regional Park District.
Seminars and company events
The hall suits a day meeting, a staff offsite or an evening reception. A projector and screen are built in, and the room has a speaker system, a wired microphone with stand and a podium. Wi-Fi is free for guests. Heating and air conditioning keep the room usable in every season, and the dimmable ceiling lights help when a session runs into the evening.
Tables and chairs are included, so a classroom, banquet or cocktail layout needs no outside furniture. A dressing room is available for speakers or performers. An upright Yamaha piano can be used indoors.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a core use of the room. The indoor hall measures 32 by 54 feet and opens onto a flagstone patio of 40 by 42 feet, with a 12 by 18 foot extension. Ceremony outdoors and dinner inside is a common sequence. The patio has landscaped gardens and four umbrellas with bases. A gas fireplace warms the hall, and the windows face the hillside and forest.
The room can be reserved until midnight every day it is open for rental: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m., Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m.
Rooms and capacities
There is one main hall plus the patio. Seated capacity is 150 and standing capacity is 225. The venue supplies sixteen 60 inch rounds, one 48 inch round, five 36 inch rounds, 24 rectangular tables of 6 feet, two of 8 feet and one 4 foot square table. Seating includes 150 fruitwood folding chairs with ivory pads, four high chairs and two booster seats. The building is ADA accessible.
Catering
The room has a full industrial kitchen and an ice machine. Food service is handled by caterers from the park district's approved list, which is shared at the open houses. Plan to choose from that list rather than bring any caterer.
History and setting
The hardwood paneling came from the Brazilian Pavilion at the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition. The building was dedicated in 1941 and remodeled in 1965. It stands inside Tilden Regional Park in the Berkeley hills, with views over the hillside and forest.
Getting there
The address is Wildcat Canyon Road at Shasta Road, Berkeley, CA 94708. The lot holds 34 cars and more than 36 street spaces are nearby. From November 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027, South Park Drive is closed, so guests should reach Shasta Road by Golf Course Drive. Fuels reduction work will also affect park roads and trails through December 2026. Tours take place only during open houses, held from 4 to 7 p.m.
