Flora

Packages

Guest capacity

Up to 150 seated guests

About this venue

An event at Flora presents itself polished and turnkey with features like wainscot walls, custom doors, and bespoke furnishings. Visualize lofted ceilings, a 70-foot long living wall, two 12-foot custom skylights, hanging garden chandeliers, and over 130 plants. The amenities give the venue a life of its own with a state of the art sound system, wooden house tables, chairs, movable partitions, and built-in color LED lighting. To top it off, Flora blends an entirely renovated interior with original, exposed wood beams from its initial construction in 1922 as a tribute to our past. We invite you to walk the botanically-lined path of Flora’s entrance and into a space unlike that of any San Diego event venue before it - we have made a statement; make yours at Flora.

Seated guest capacity

  • 150

Venue type

  • Ballrooms, Banquet Halls
  • Historic Estates, Mansions
  • Industrial Spaces
  • Museums, Galleries
  • Parks, Gardens
  • Restaurants, Breweries
  • Urban Locations
  • Vineyards, Wineries

Venue setting

  • Indoor
1040 7th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101

Our event spaces

Flora

Flora is polished & turnkey — truly an event-ready space. It is a dynamic & versatile venue that allows you to put your own personal touch.

An event at Flora is polished & turnkey — truly an event-ready space. Flora distinguishes itself with features like wainscot walls, custom doors, bespoke furnishings & the amenities of built-in ambient lighting, a state-of-the-art sound system, movable partitions & color LED lighting. Visualize lofted ceilings, a 70-foot long living wall, two 12-foot custom skylights, hanging garden chandeliers, and over 130 plants.

Guest capacity

Up to 200 Seated

Up to 200 Standing

Square footage

3,900

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Baraat, Cocktail hour, Engagement party, After party, Elopement

Guests often feel this space is

“Luxurious and chic”

Included in this room:

- Wood tables & chairs, Mobile bar, Custom moving partitions, Catering kitchen, Premier sound system, Auxiliary port for DJ plugin, Projector & projection screen, Dimmable ambient lighting, & Color LED lighting

Flora

Flora is polished & turnkey — truly an event-ready space. It is a dynamic & versatile venue that allows you to put your own personal touch.

An event at Flora is polished & turnkey — truly an event-ready space. Flora distinguishes itself with features like wainscot walls, custom doors, bespoke furnishings & the amenities of built-in ambient lighting, a state-of-the-art sound system, movable partitions & color LED lighting. Visualize lofted ceilings, a 70-foot long living wall, two 12-foot custom skylights, hanging garden chandeliers, and over 130 plants.

Guest capacity

Up to 200 Seated

Up to 200 Standing

Square footage

3,900

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Baraat, Cocktail hour, Engagement party, After party, Elopement

Guests often feel this space is

“Luxurious and chic”

Included in this room:

- Wood tables & chairs, Mobile bar, Custom moving partitions, Catering kitchen, Premier sound system, Auxiliary port for DJ plugin, Projector & projection screen, Dimmable ambient lighting, & Color LED lighting

Flora packages

Beverage & Bar

Description

Flora’s beverage program resembles the taste and style of the craft beer and distilled spirits movement in San Diego. Our curated menu is a selection of beer, wines and spirits emblematic of region and season. Choose between Beer & Wine or Full Hosted Bar.

Event Coordination & Design

Description

From concept to creation, Flora is looking to facilitate a progression of activities where you choose to be as much or as little involved as you want. Flora's team encapsulates your vision into a narrative & your aesthetic into a matching storyboard. We want you to see & review the look-and-feel where we can continue to maximize the vision into form & function. Flora focuses on ensuring success while you focus on celebrating.

Venue Rental

Description

Flora is a dynamic and versatile venue decorated with high-end furnishings and a thoughtful design, sprinkled with a bit of flair for the dramatic. All-Inclusive Features & Amenities include: chairs, in-house tables, mobile bar, premier sound system, auxiliary port for DJ plugin, projector & projection screen, color LED lighting, security, catering kitchen, site manager, and Optional valet service.

Available services that can be provided by Flora

Services & amenities

  • Bar services
  • Clean up
  • Dance floor
  • Event coordinator
  • Event rentals
  • Event staff
  • Lighting/Sound
  • Pet friendly
  • Set up
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Wifi

Rentals

  • Sound / AV
  • Standard Chairs

Reviews

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  • Bride

    •Verified review
    •Hannah M.•Mar 26, 2023

    Choosing Flora as our venue was by far one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. We initially had viewed other downtown San Diego locations and just happened to find them and get them on the schedule, and it was absolutely the right decision. Full disclosure up front, they do have a relatively strict contract regarding the rules and regulations of the venue. With that being said, their team was incredibly open and responsive in having conversations about the contract, and personalized it when we identified some very specific circumstances as it related to us. Due to a smaller guest count we were owed money after the wedding, and we received the check in the mail, along with the security deposit, two days after the event had taken place which was a great weight off our shoulders. The venue itself is absolutely stunning. The live foliage indoors with the skylights immediately sold us as soon as we entered the building. The floor layout is perfect for small to mid-sized guest counts, with ours seating 80 people perfectly. With the gorgeous tables, chairs, and other décor housed on-site it makes planning rentals and decorations that much easier not needing to deal with outside vendors. The staff could not have been more professional if we had asked. Katherine, Jameson, Erin, and the rest of their team were consistently responsive in the planning and execution of the wedding, constantly providing feedback and information when it was required. We had a handful of elderly/handicapped guests, and Jameson personally went to each and every one of them throughout the night to ensure that if there was anything they needed it would be taken care of. Especially on the day-of the wedding, Jameson was absolutely exceptional along with the bar staff in ensuring that transitions went smoothly and the guests had a great experience. He was always available for a phone call or email, and worked with us directly in problem solving and brainstorming ideas to make our day as special as possible. There have been countless guests who have given us feedback on how great the bar service was, which we could not have been happier with. All-in-all, Flora was an incredible venue to host our special day. We cannot give their team and the location better recommendations for couples looking to have a downtown San Diego wedding.

  • Flora in Downtown San Diego is Amazing!

    •Verified review
    •Kalani M.•Oct 21, 2022

    Our venue was absolutely gorgeous and exactly how we hoped and envisioned it would be for our special evening. The partitions were a game changer and definitely an extra special touch. Our guests had a plethora of compliments about all the different facets and how well every inch is utilized within the space. Also, all of the staff was amazing, from the start of our tour to the breakdown at the end of the wedding. The bartenders were especially awesome. We are also so happy we went with the wedding coordinator through the venue, Jillian. She was very friendly but still professional. She kept the night in a good flow and executed the transitions excellently considering ceremony, cocktail hour and reception were all in essentially the same space and she had 100 people to work around. She also made sure to check on us throughout the evening to make sure everything was good for us and if we needed anything. Overall, our experience was amazing, the venue was stunning and the evening was everything we dreamed of. So incredibly happy with our choice and highly recommend using Flora for any event, not just a wedding.

  • Flora - Downtown San Diego's Hidden Gem

    •Verified review
    •Anna & V.•Oct 3, 2020

    I have so many positive things to say not only about Flora, but also about the wonderful people who work there, that I just don't know where to start. My now fiancé and I moved to San Diego a little over two years ago and while exploring our new neighborhood we walked past this somewhat nondescript building with interesting metal gates and lettering in greenery, but we had no clue what the building was for. Being curious, I immediately went home and did some research and what I found can only be described as a hidden gem. Inside the building is a room full of beautiful greenery, a live tree, and the best bathroom wallpaper I've ever seen. Safe to say I was obsessed; however, I was not engaged yet so I tried to play it cool. Fast forward a few months and a ring later, we went to see Flora in person and it was everything I imagined and more (custom lighting options I didn't even know I needed until I saw them). It was the only venue we toured and we haven't looked back. Beyond the beautiful space are all the beautiful people who are part of the Flora team. Everyone we have met with at Flora has been kind, encouraging, and excited to be a part of our big day. We have been fortunate enough to work with them even more closely than originally planned. Part of the Flora venue contract requires each couple to have a day of coordinator which was fine with us (we need all the help we can get). While couples have the option of bringing in an outside coordinator, Flora does offer full and month of coordination services through the venue. Considering my fiancé and I both work in industries that leave us incredibly busy for large chunks of the year, I was immediately interested in a full service coordinator and who better to do it than someone already familiar with our chosen venue. My fiancé was not as easily convinced and was not sure we would get huge value out of paying for full service coordination versus a day of coordinator. However, he was eventually convinced and we chose to do the full service coordination through Flora. Enter Elena who has been nothing short of a saving grace. Not only is she incredibly sweet, but she has worked so hard answering all the questions we have had, updating floor plans for us, creating short lists of vendors to choose from, working with vendors to create quotes that matched our vision at different price points, and so many other things behind the scenes I'm sure I can't even begin to articulate. Working with Elena has even convinced my dubious fiancé full service coordination is so worth it! While I don't think there is another space in San Diego that can check as many boxes as Flora can, there is one item I do want to note about the space to couples who are planning weddings with a larger guest count. In the initial stages of our planning we had anticipated inviting around 150 guests for both the ceremony and reception. While Flora can definitely comfortably accommodate that many guests, in the process of discussing our floor plan options with Elena we realized in order to best utilize some of the wonderful and unique features in Flora's space, notably the moving partitions, a guest count closer to 130 would be a better fit. To us it is worth having a few less guests in order to use some of the features that made us fall in love with the venue! This turned into a much longer narrative than intended, but I hope this helps someone in the planning process. If you choose Flora I'm sure you won't regret it.

  • Exquisite Venue that Includes Everything!

    •Verified review
    •David Holtze•Oct 2, 2020

    Flora is like a wormhole that takes you from the urban vibe of downtown san diego to a peaceful private garden sanctuary. The owners are awesome and have put every detail in the space, from including tables, chairs, decor, even to a Flora specific scent when you enter! This place is awesome, we love hosting events here.

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