“I can’t express in one review just how fantastic my experience was hosting an event at The Depot venue space! The staff were extremely friendly and always prompt in their communication. I have to give a special shoutout to Bailey and Kelly for all their efforts in making my pharmacy school graduation celebration so special! If you are looking for a venue spot in the Gainesville area, I highly recommend you look into hosting at The Depot!”

-Ciera I.

“I hosted a graduation party here and had an amazing experience! Bailey was easy to contact for any questions and organized a tour of the space prior to booking. The venue was very clean, air conditioned, and nicely decorated! I would recommend this spot to anyone!”

-Mary W.

“Last month was my graduation, and months before I had been searching for places to host a dinner for my family and friends, around 35-40 people. When I found the Depot Event Space, I was immediately attracted to it, the scenery, the ambience, rustic, vintage, just what I was looking for. Things got even better when I contacted Bailey, she was extremely helpful and detailed with everything, she provided options, solutions with any accommodations needed, and everything with the best attitude and energy.
My graduation dinner was exactly what I had envisioned, and it wouldn't have been that way without Bailey and her staff.
I totally recommend catering from The Top, The Depot Event Space, and Bailey is amazing!”

-Elena M.

“We threw our son’s birthday party here and had an incredible experience! Bailey is great to work with and super responsive. The space is beautiful and easy to decorate. We had catered through the Top and our guests raved about the food after the party. Could not recommend enough! Thank you so much!”

— Arushi T.

“…If you are looking for a venue that you can turn into your own vision then this is a great place. It was everything that I was looking for with a great atmosphere. I had a vision of our reception and this place made it happen. Everyone, especially Bailey was very helpful. And because they have another event space and a restaurant it makes everything even easier… Everything with The Depot went smoothly and all my guest thought it was beautiful and intimate.”

— Holly B.

“We recently held our wedding at the Depot Event Space and we cannot believe how incredible they were. From the very beginning they were attentive to our needs and concerns (COVID). It was such a pleasure to work with their staff, they were so accommodating and amazing. They met all of our guests differing dietary needs in addition to providing the most delicious wedding cake of all time! We still have people raving about the food. We could not imagine a better (more beautiful) location to host our wedding/reception than the Depot Event Space. We highly recommend this place to anyone seeking to host any type of event...”

— Jason P.

“Fantastic experience with Bailey and the crew at the Depot Event space- Bailey made planning the rehearsal dinner a breeze- and offered wonderful suggestions- the food was amazing and the staff was fantastic and the space was beautiful- I would not hesitate to recommend this team and space to anyone- it was a magical evening we never could have created without the help of Bailey and her team- thank you!”

— Mary C.

“… I worked with Bailey on our wedding for almost two years due to the pandemic and having to reschedule not once, but twice! We chose the depot park to host a small, intimate wedding of about 50 people. We loved the rustic charm of the boxcar & our favorite restaurant in town is the Top so it felt meant to be. Everything for our wedding was perfect. The depot team worked with our vendors to create the boho, dreamy setting we had envisioned. The catering by the Top was phenomenal. We had both vegan and non-vegan options and received so many compliments from guests about the food - especially the cake. I will forever be grateful to Bailey and the team for making our dream wedding. You will not regret booking here!”

— Kate T.

“We had the absolute pleasure of working with Bailey for an event on June 8th at Boxcar Beer & Wine Garden and couldn’t speak more highly of her or The Top Secret Events! Bailey was responsive and exceedingly helpful throughout the entire planning process and everyone enjoyed the space, food and beverages at Boxcar in collaboration with Humble Wood Fire Pizza. On top of the unparalleled atmosphere of Boxcar’s authentic outdoor space, we were also very impressed with the service provided during our event. We will definitely be booking future events with The Top Secret Events, as our recent event was well-received by UF neuroscience faculty & students!”

— UF Neuroscience

“Holy cow, we thought we were constantly asking too much of The Depot team, but we received nothing but ‘that sounds great’ and ‘we'll see what we can do’ responses. How relieving! My wife and I had the utmost confidence in Bailey and her team and everything went off without a hitch on our wedding day. We couldn't be happier with this team and would highly recommend them for anyone looking to do an event at The Historic Depot Building, The Top, or The Wooly in Gainesville, FL.”

—Joshua J.