Weddings at The Yard
The Yard wedding enquiries should start with the event format: its official site describes two outdoor areas, a beer garden and mini golf, with food, drinks and live entertainment. Vale do Lobo lists ordinary opening hours of 16:00–24:00. A seated wedding capacity, private-hire tariff and covered alternative were not verified on the official pages checked.
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Marry at The Yard
Three of our packages to start from; we confirm the fit with The Yard for your guest number. Each price is the package total for the guests shown, with VAT included.
The Dream
€7,500 for 20 guests, VAT included
A small wedding for 20 guests, with the ceremony and the celebration planned as one day
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The Fairytale
€11,000 for 40 guests, VAT included
A relaxed wedding for 40 guests, with a ceremony and a long dinner planned together
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The Luxury Dream
€16,000 for 60 guests, VAT included
A bigger wedding for 60 guests, with room for the whole family to be there
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The Yard wedding plans need to begin with a conversation about the kind of gathering you want. The official site presents an open-air beer garden and an outdoor mini-golf area in Vale do Lobo, with food, drinks and entertainment.[1][2] These are useful details for discussing a relaxed wedding-weekend gathering, but they do not establish a complete ceremony-and-reception package.
Which of the two areas could suit our group?
The beer garden centres on eating, drinking and entertainment, while mini golf offers an outdoor activity alongside it.[1][2] Decide whether you want a seated meal, informal drinks or an activity followed by food. Send that brief with your guest count, rather than asking only for a general hire price.
| Space | Setting | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| Beer garden | Open-air dining/drinks[1] | Capacity unconfirmed |
| Mini golf | Outdoor activity[2] | Group limit unconfirmed |
The food, entertainment and screens are part of the venue's published ordinary offering.[3][4][5] Ask which elements would be available for your own event and whether any scheduled public programme would continue alongside it.
How many guests can attend?
A seated wedding capacity was not verified on the official pages checked. Ask for a layout showing your whole group, including the space needed for food service and anyone moving between the beer garden and mini golf.
Clarify whether your booking would reserve tables, a defined area or the whole venue. These arrangements create different guest experiences. If you want speeches, ask how they would be heard and whether the screens and other entertainment can be paused.
For a family gathering, discuss children's seating and the route to the activity area. Ask about access for guests who would prefer to stay at the table rather than join the game.
What food and price information is useful?
The official food offering includes sharing dishes, burgers, baps, sides and desserts.[3] This helps you describe the style of meal you have in mind, but the ordinary menu does not establish a wedding package.
A verified official private-hire wedding tariff was not found. Request a dated euro proposal covering reserved space, food, drinks and service, with VAT treatment stated. Ask whether the arrangement uses a minimum spend, a fixed group menu or individual ordering, and what happens if fewer guests attend.
If you want a toast, cake or specific dietary alternatives, include them in the brief. Agree when food arrives and how long the tables are available so the activity and meal fit together comfortably.
The ordinary menu includes Double Smash, the Plant Power bean-and-quinoa burger and House Guacamole; burgers and baps come with fries.[7] Children's choices include chicken strips, Single Smash and Mini Plant Power.[8] These help you discuss what the group might eat, while a private gathering still needs its own service agreement.
Burgers and baps include fries, as does the children's chicken-strip meal.[7][8] These are individual restaurant orders, not a group tariff or minimum-spend promise.
What should we ask about weather and months?
Both areas are described as outdoor experiences.[1][2] A covered alternative for a full wedding group was not established. Before choosing a date, ask what shelter is available, its usable capacity and the terms if weather prevents the planned gathering.
No month-specific private-event terms were verified. Ask which dates the venue can accommodate, how shade and evening lighting work, and whether extra cover is possible. Do not rely on a normal restaurant reservation to settle these event requirements.
How do timings, travel and accommodation work?
Vale do Lobo's official page places The Yard in the Praça and lists daily opening hours of 16:00–24:00.[6] Those are ordinary opening hours, so obtain separate written timings for any private celebration. Include setup, entertainment, drinks service and final departure.
No on-site guest bedrooms or verified Faro airport drive time were established from the checked sources. Arrange accommodation separately and have a transport provider confirm the closest suitable collection point. If the gathering follows a wedding elsewhere, price the journey from that venue as well.
Compare other Algarve venues, read Algarve wedding costs and use the planning questions to define the rest of your weekend.
For Algarve-wide weather context, Faro's historical June and September daytime averages are 26.8°C and 26.4°C; monthly rainfall averages 5.1 and 21.5 mm.[9] These regional figures make both months worth discussing, but do not establish shelter for a group. The Vale do Lobo guide provides the nearest location context for a gathering before or after the wedding.
Next step: See wedding package prices, then request a specific group proposal from The Yard for the gathering you want.
Questions and answers
Does The Yard publish a wedding guest capacity?
The official pages checked do not establish a seated wedding capacity. Request a plan for your group and confirmation of which area, if any, can be reserved exclusively.
Could we include mini golf in a gathering?
The official site presents mini golf alongside the beer garden. Ask how group play, food service and use of both spaces would be booked and timed.
Is midnight the wedding finishing time?
Vale do Lobo lists midnight as the end of ordinary daily opening hours. A private event needs its own written agreement for music, drinks and guest departure.
Sources
- The Yard — venue information, accessed . The Yard's official site describes an open-air beer garden in Vale do Lobo.
- The Yard — venue information, accessed . The site presents two areas: the beer garden and an outdoor mini-golf experience.
- The Yard — venue information, accessed . The official food offering includes sharing dishes, burgers, baps, sides and desserts.
- The Yard — venue information, accessed . The venue advertises live music, DJ sets and other scheduled events.
- The Yard — venue information, accessed . Live sports are shown on large screens.
- The Yard — venue information, accessed . Vale do Lobo's official restaurant page places The Yard in the Praça and lists ordinary opening hours of 16:00–24:00 daily.
- The Yard — official venue information, accessed . The official ordinary menu includes Double Smash, a Plant Power bean-and-quinoa burger and House Guacamole. Burgers and baps are served with fries.
- The Yard — official venue information, accessed . The official children's menu offers chicken strips with fries, Single Smash with fries and Mini Plant Power.
- IPMA — Faro climate normals 1991–2020, accessed . Faro 1991–2020 normals give June average daytime high 26.8°C with 5.1 mm monthly rain, September 26.4°C with 21.5 mm. Algarve-wide context, not venue-specific measurements.