Fire Halls and Banquet Halls for Rent in Berks County
Where a Berks County family can rent a fire hall, a community center or a banquet hall for a party, what the halls print as their rates, deposits and alcohol rules, and how to book one.
If you're renting a hall in Berks County for a graduation party, a shower, an anniversary or a reception, the halls that print a flat rate for a party charge between $100 and $400 for the room as of 2026, two charge by the hour, Earl Township prints $325 in its linked rental agreement, and the rest give the figure when you call. The rules about tables, the kitchen, alcohol and the deposit decide the rest of your budget, and the halls print some of them; the rest are questions for the call. Start with the full list of event venues in Berks County, then call with a date and head count.
Where can you rent a hall in Berks County?
Families here rent four kinds of building. The first is a fire company's hall: Oley and West Wyomissing rent the hall of their social quarters, the members' bar, and Ruscombmanor, Earl Township and Virginville rent a hall. The second is a township or borough building: Exeter Township's Dunn Community Center, West Reading's Bicentennial House and Fleetwood's community center café. The third is a private banquet hall, Fish Pond West in Reading. The fourth is a church or community hall: Kraras Hall of Wyomissing, on East Wyomissing Boulevard in Reading, and up north the Kempton Community Center's banquet hall, seating 300.
83 Community Center Dr, Kempton, PA
So which do you call first? Up to 40, the Bicentennial House; up to 50, Dunn's lower level; up to 100, Oley's social quarters hall; up to 145, Dunn's upper level; up to 150, Ruscombmanor, West Wyomissing or Earl Township; 250 or more, Kraras, Kempton or Virginville. The county parks are separate; see how to rent a pavilion in a Berks County park.
Two halls just over the Lancaster County line also print their terms. The Reinholds Fire Company rents its banquet room for $175, the kitchen for $50 more and permission to serve alcohol for $75, with a $100 cash deposit. Weaver's Banquet Facility seats 25 to 350 and serves its own menu with the room included, so no outside food or drink, and a $500 non-refundable deposit holds a Saturday.
What does a fire hall or banquet hall rental cost in Berks County?
Prices come three ways, flat, hourly or by phone, and the table below is what each hall prints.
| Hall and town | Capacity, rate and rules, as of October 2026 |
|---|---|
| Oley Fire Company Social Quarters hall, Oley | 100 people; $300; tables and chairs; all beverages bought from the social quarters; catering required on a Saturday evening. |
| Oley Fair Centre, Oley (the fire company's second hall) | $200 for a third of the hall, $325 for two thirds, $400 for the whole; head count and party deposit aren't on its page; your own caterer and beverages; out by 11 p.m. Weddings $1,500 a day or $2,200 for two days, plus a $500 security and cleaning deposit. |
| Ruscombmanor Fire Company social hall, Fleetwood | Holds 100 to 150; $100 an hour while you're there; $150 security deposit. |
| Dunn Community Center, Exeter Township (rented in a block, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. or 3 to 9 p.m.) | Upper level 145 people with the kitchen, $300 for township residents or $400 for others, $200 refundable deposit; lower level 50 people, $200 or $300, $100 deposit. Tables and chairs; you set up and clean up inside the block; no alcohol. |
| Bicentennial House, West Reading | 40 people; residents $210 for a weekend or holiday day, $100 Monday to Thursday; non-residents $390 or $175; $100 cash deposit, returned after inspection. Full kitchen, ten tables, 40 chairs; no alcohol; done by 10:30 p.m. |
| Fleetwood Community Center café, Fleetwood (borough residents, the Fleetwood school district and Fleetwood addresses only) | Up to 120 people; $38.50 an hour for borough residents, $125 for school-district and Fleetwood-address renters; $50 if staff set up the tables; $40 for security for the first four hours and $10 an hour after, on a Saturday after 4 p.m., a Sunday or a holiday; no alcohol without a special event permit. |
| Kraras Hall of Wyomissing | 250 with a dance floor, 300 without; rate by quote; tables and chairs; one of its caterers, whose bartender pours the alcohol; a one-day insurance policy, about $120; out by 11 p.m. |
| West Wyomissing Fire Company Social Quarters, West Lawn | Up to 150; rate by quote; your own food or caterer; a private bar with a bartender and every drink bought from the club; no kitchen. |
| Earl Township fire company social hall, Boyertown | 150 people; by the day; $325 plus a $75 security deposit in its linked rental agreement, which says the fee can change; out by 11:30 p.m.; tables, chairs, full kitchen. |
| Kempton Community Center banquet hall, Kempton | Seats 300; rate by quote; stage, full kitchen. |
| Community Fire Company of Virginville hall | Up to 350; rate by quote; tables and chairs. |
| Fish Pond West, Reading | 175 with a band and dance floor, 240 for a meeting; rate by quote. |
Capacity, rates and rules, as each hall prints them on its own page.
The $100 is the Bicentennial House's resident weekday rate, and the $400 is the whole Oley Fair Centre or Dunn's upper level for a non-resident. The hourly halls charge for the hours you're there, so count the setup and cleanup hours too. Oley prices a wedding separately, at $1,500 a day; its party rates are for everything else, and wedding pricing has its own post, what a wedding venue costs in Berks County. Fleetwood Borough's community center café charges by the hour and rents only to borough residents and the Fleetwood area; borough residents pay less.
110 W Arch St SUITE 209, Fleetwood, PA
What comes with the room: tables, kitchen and cleanup?
Tables and chairs come with most halls. A kitchen comes with Dunn's upper level, the Bicentennial House, Earl Township and Kempton; at West Wyomissing there's no kitchen and a steam table rents for $25, and the rest don't print one. Kraras Hall sets out tables and chairs but no tablecloths and no kitchen use; its caterers bring the food.
1001 E Wyomissing Blvd, Reading, PA
Who sets up and who cleans? At the township and borough buildings you do both, and the Bicentennial House lets you in two hours early. The Oley Fair Centre and Kraras Hall end at 11 p.m., Earl Township's agreement says 11:30, Dunn's evening block ends at 9, and the Bicentennial House's party is over by 10:30; ask about the rest on the tour. The Earl Township fire company's hall in Boyertown comes with the full kitchen, and the company gives tours on Monday evenings.
1340 Ironstone Dr, Boyertown, PA
Can you bring your own alcohol to a hall in Berks County?
It depends on the kind of building. A fire company's social quarters that holds a club license sells drinks to its members, and a club licensed to cater can sell to your guests at an event booked at least a day ahead. So at Oley's social quarters hall and West Wyomissing's, all beverages are bought from the club's bar.
At a township building or a church hall, the question is BYOB, bringing your own alcohol. That's the state's rule for a hall with no license: you may give away alcohol you bought legally in Pennsylvania to invited guests who are 21 and not visibly intoxicated, as long as nothing is charged for it: no ticket, no donation, no required purchase. The building adds its own rule on top: Dunn and the Bicentennial House allow no alcohol, and Fleetwood's café needs a permit for the event. The Oley Fair Centre's page says you supply your own beverages, and Ruscombmanor's doesn't address alcohol, so at both the rule is one to settle with the fire company.
What if you want drinks sold there? A caterer that holds a restaurant or hotel liquor license can do that under its own catering permit, the permit that lets it sell drinks at a hall with no liquor license, for a function arranged at least thirty days ahead. The alcohol and the paperwork are the caterer's, and what wedding catering costs in Berks County explains how a caterer prices a bar. The State Police's liquor enforcement bureau enforces these rules and a municipality may restrict BYOB, so settle the rule with the hall first; a question past that goes to the bureau.
What deposit is normal, and when do you get it back?
A security deposit is money the hall holds and returns if the room comes back as it was. The printed deposits run $100 to $200 at the township and borough buildings, $150 at Ruscombmanor's fire hall, $75 at Earl Township's, and $500 at the Oley Fair Centre for a wedding. Oley's page prints no party deposit. Kraras prints no deposit either; it asks for a one-day event insurance certificate, about $120. Fleetwood prints no deposit, and a cancellation more than 60 days ahead gets the rental back.
When do you pay? West Reading prints the whole schedule: half the rental at booking, the rest when you pick up the key, and a cash deposit returned after the borough inspects the building.
Frequently asked questions about hall rental in Berks County.
Can a non-resident rent a township or borough hall?
At Dunn and the Bicentennial House, yes, at the higher of the two rates in the table. Fleetwood's café rents only to borough residents and people in the Fleetwood school district or with a Fleetwood address.
How far ahead should you book a fire hall?
Ruscombmanor asks for one or two backup dates when you call, which is the best guide, since most halls don't print their open dates; Virginville's page embeds its calendar and Exeter's booking site shows Dunn's taken blocks.
Can you hire a bartender for a hall that has no bar?
The state's rule: you may pay someone to pour what you bought, but that person can't supply or sell it, and nothing can be charged for a drink.
What to do this week to book a hall.
Pick a date, a head count and two backup dates, and open the list of event venues in Berks County to pick three halls the right size. Call each and ask four things: the price for your day, what comes with it, the alcohol rule and how the deposit comes back. Write the answers down, then go see your pick. December's office party has its own post, holiday party venues in Berks County. A fire hall or township room for a few hundred dollars fits a family budget.
Sources
- Oley Fire Company, "Hall Rental" (read October 2026): the social quarters hall and Oley Fair Centre capacities, rates, beverage and catering rules, the 11 p.m. end and the wedding deposit.
- Ruscombmanor Fire Company, "Rent Our Social Hall" (read October 2026): 100 to 150 people, $100 an hour, the $150 security deposit.
- Exeter Township, "Dunn Community Center" (read October 2026): capacities, resident and regular rates, refundable deposits, the no-alcohol and setup rules.
- Borough of West Reading, "Bicentennial House" page and its resident and non-resident rental agreements (July 2026): capacity, fees, the $100 cash deposit, hours, cancellation and alcohol rules.
- Fleetwood Borough, "2025 / 2026 Park and Community Center Rental Rates" and the community center use-of-facility form: hourly rates by residency, the setup and security charges, the 120-person cap, the alcohol permit rule, the 60-day refund policy.
- Kraras Hall of Wyomissing, home and FAQ (read October 2026): capacities, tables and chairs, approved caterers, the bartender, the insurance certificate, setup and the 11 p.m. end.
- West Wyomissing Fire Co. Social Quarters, "Banquet Hall Rental" (read October 2026): 150 people, the private bar, beverages through the club, the kitchen and steam table lines.
- Earl Township Vol. Fire Co. No. 1, "Social Hall" and its linked Social Hall Agreement (read October 2026): 150 people, daily rental, the $325 fee and $75 deposit, the 11:30 p.m. end, tables, chairs and kitchen, tours Monday evenings.
- Kempton Community Center, "Facility Rentals" (read October 2026): the 300-seat banquet hall, stage and kitchen.
- Community Fire Company of Virginville, "Hall Rentals" (read October 2026): up to 350 guests, tables.
- Fish Pond West (read October 2026): 175 with a band and dance floor, 240 for meetings, sound and projection.
- Reinholds Fire Company, "Our services" and the banquet room rental agreement (revised January 2023): the $175, $50, $75 and $100 lines, the half-at-signing schedule, the cleaning charge, the 30-day cancellation rule, tables and chairs.
- Weaver's Banquet Facility, banquet page and "Entertaining Brochure" (October 2024): 25 to 350 guests, the per-person menu with the room included, the $500 Saturday deposit, the no-outside-food rule, tax and gratuity.
- Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, legal FAQs on BYOB and free alcoholic drinks (May 2017), special events (February 2020) and mobile bartending (February 2024): what an unlicensed hall and a hired bartender may and may not do, the corkage and house-rules lines, who enforces.
- Liquor Code, 47 P.S. § 4-406(f) (as amended through December 2025): the off-premises catering permit, the thirty-day definition of a catered function, the caterer's notices to the board and the police.
- Pennsylvania State Police, Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement, license guidelines (read October 2026): the club and catering club license, the 24-hour catered event for non-members, the bylaws rule.