Birthdays
Dinner, drinks, music, and time with your favorite people—without hosting everyone at home.
Private Parties
Host your celebration at The Mockingbird
A warm private event venue in Graytown, Ohio, with flexible spaces, from-scratch food, drinks, and optional enhancements—all coordinated through one planning process.
Gather your people
What Will You Celebrate?
Picture the people you care about sharing good food, conversation, and a celebration shaped around your reason for gathering.
Graduations
Give family and friends a relaxed place to eat, visit, take photos, and celebrate the graduate together.
Bridal showers
Create a welcoming afternoon with food, drinks, photos, and room for gifts, games, and meaningful time.
Baby showers
Bring everyone together in a comfortable setting with flexible food, drink, and activity options.
Rehearsal dinners
Spend the evening before the wedding with your closest people in a setting that feels warm and personal.
Anniversaries
Celebrate the years and memories with dinner, drinks, and an experience designed around your group.
Retirement parties
Honor a career well spent with a gathering that feels celebratory and personal.
Family reunions
Reconnect over a shared meal without asking one family member to host everyone at home.
Corporate gatherings
Create a relaxed setting for team celebrations, appreciation events, holiday gatherings, or client dinners.
Holiday parties
Bring your group together for food, drinks, and seasonal celebration without arranging the space and catering separately.
Celebration of Life gatherings
Offer family and friends a welcoming place to share memories and support one another.
Community events
Host club gatherings, organization dinners, fundraisers, or appreciation events in a flexible local setting.
More than a room
Why Hosts Choose The Mockingbird
Private events should feel special without becoming a second job. We help simplify the available pieces so you can spend more time with your guests.
Food without a separate caterer
Explore homemade food options coordinated as part of your event plan.
Drinks that fit the gathering
Ask about available beer, wine, sangria, cider, and non-alcoholic choices.
Room to gather your way
Indoor and outdoor possibilities can give guests space to move and visit during warmer-weather events.
Atmosphere made personal
Optional music, audio, and uplighting can help the celebration feel like yours.
Something memorable to do
A Photo Booth or Wine & Canvas activity can give guests another way to enjoy time together.
One coordinated conversation
Share what you are imagining and we’ll help organize the available options into a clear event plan.
Note: Our event calendar and pricing tool are currently a work in progress and not yet finalized. Availability, pricing, and options may change as we continue refining the experience. Please reach out with any questions — we’re happy to help.
Private Event Reservations
A $250 reservation fee is required for private events, with a $100 deposit due to secure your date and time. The remaining balance is applied to your final event total.
Request received
Your Event Request Has Been Sent
Thank you for considering The Mockingbird. We’ve received your event details and will review your preferred date, guest count, and selections before following up with the next steps.
Submitting this form does not officially reserve your date. Your event is confirmed only after availability, pricing, and reservation requirements have been reviewed and completed.
Questions in the meantime? Call 419-504-4900.
How booking works
How booking works
- Send your preferred date and details using the form below.
- We’ll review your request and follow up about availability and next steps.
- Once confirmed, we’ll send you a link to reserve your date with a deposit.
Choose the pieces that fit
Build an Event That Feels Like You
Start with the space, food, and drinks, then ask about adding the details that fit your celebration.
Private event spaceHomemade foodBeer, wine, sangria, cider, and available beveragesIndoor and outdoor gathering areasPhoto BoothUplightingIndoor and outdoor audioLive musicWine & Canvas activityCustom event ideas
Available options may vary by event, date, setup, and selected package.
Event enhancements available through Frank Creations LLC
Enhance Your Event
Through our partnership with Frank Creations LLC, you can add entertainment, atmosphere, and interactive experiences without coordinating several separate vendors. Choose from the options below or tell us what you have in mind.
Optional enhancement
Photo Booth
Give guests a fun way to capture the celebration with a digital photo booth from Frank Creations LLC. A custom event template can be created for your party, and guests can receive and share their photos instantly.
Optional enhancement
Uplighting
Add color and atmosphere to the room with uplighting selected to complement your event theme, décor, or preferred mood.
Optional enhancement
Indoor & Outdoor Party Audio
Looking for more of a true party atmosphere? Add a professional line-array speaker outside while an approved or custom playlist plays throughout both the indoor and outdoor gathering areas.
Optional enhancement
Live Music
Bring live music into your celebration with The Mockingbird’s house band, A Change of Plans. Their familiar mix of acoustic guitar, piano, and vocals can help create the right atmosphere for dinner, drinks, and special moments. Have another musician in mind? We can help coordinate with your preferred performer, subject to venue approval and production requirements.
Optional enhancement
Wine & Canvas Activity
Turn part of your event into a creative shared experience with Wine & Canvas Toledo. Guests can enjoy a guided painting activity designed around your group, occasion, and available event time.
Optional enhancement
Have Something Else in Mind?
Every gathering is different. Tell us what would make your event feel more personal, memorable, or convenient, and we will explore what can reasonably be accommodated through The Mockingbird, Frank Creations LLC, or one of our trusted partners.
Optional enhancements are not included in the preliminary event estimate unless specifically selected. Availability and pricing vary based on the event date, length, setup requirements, staffing, and selected services.
A more complete celebration
One Celebration. One Easy Planning Process.
Instead of coordinating the room, food, drinks, music, lighting, and entertainment through several different contacts, tell us what you are imagining. We’ll help organize the available options into one clear event plan.
You do not need every detail figured out before submitting an inquiry.
Request Availability
A flexible middle ground
More Than a Restaurant Reservation. Easier Than Renting an Empty Hall.
Every venue works differently. This overview shows how The Mockingbird can help bring more event pieces into one planning conversation.
Typical Restaurant
- Gathering space
- Private space may be limited
- Food and drinks
- Generally available
- Enhancements
- Often limited
- Entertainment
- May be limited
- Planning
- Primarily centered on the dining reservation
Empty Rental Hall
- Gathering space
- Usually available
- Food and drinks
- Often arranged separately
- Enhancements
- Separate vendors may be needed
- Entertainment
- Usually coordinated separately
- Planning
- Multiple contacts may be required
The Mockingbird
- Gathering space
- Available for private events
- Food and drinks
- Available options coordinated with the event
- Enhancements
- Optional enhancements available
- Entertainment
- Live music and audio options may be available
- Planning
- One coordinated planning process
Food, spaces, and atmosphere
Picture Your Celebration Here
From relaxed dinners and milestone celebrations to outdoor gatherings and special activities, every event can take on a different feel. Here is a look at The Mockingbird’s food and gathering spaces.
More private-event photographs and verified guest stories will be added as owner-approved material becomes available.