Conference & Event Services

McMaster Catering Services is proud of its excellent service, exquisite cuisine, and professional staff who will do the utmost to please you and your guests in every way possible.

We will work with you to put together a perfect package, whether it is for a meeting, reception, small informal dinner or full service banquet.

Parking lots are conveniently located throughout campus and we are happy to arrange special parking packages and rates for your event.

Leisure activities provide the necessary break from any conference. Come out and enjoy our indoor and outdoor recreational facilities, as well as The Pulse, an active living facility with state-of-the-art equipment. If your group would like exclusive use of an area (for example, gymnasium, swimming pool, the outdoor track or playing fields), you can rent these facilities by the hour or by the day.

In addition to the above, we can arrange for your group to try out Canada’s first Alpine Tower Challenge Course, located behind the Ivor Wynne Centre. Outdoor wilderness activities can also be arranged, just let us know and we’ll make it happen!

McMaster is excited to offer a Planetarium where images of stars, planets, and constellations are projected on the inner surface of a dome. Our private shows are geared toward educating the audience about the earth and its relationship to the solar system and the rest of the universe. Shows are primarily facilitated by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at McMaster and occasionally by faculty.

No visit to the McMaster campus is complete without a trip to the McMaster Campus Store! Here you will find unique gifts, McMaster souvenirs, and gifts for conference speakers.

Explore the unique exhibits within McMaster’s own Museum of Art. The Museum serves as a cultural hub for the University campus and the region through dynamic and multi-disciplinary exhibitions and programs, scholarly interpretation and preservation of collections, and innovative practices in museology.

MPS Print Group provides published material from state-of-the-art facilities. Our capabilities run the gamut from electronic desktop printing, copy duplicating, offset printing and full bindery services. MPS Design Group provides graphic design, copywriting, illustration and new media design services for a wide range of print and electronic needs.

McMaster Nuclear Reactor offers complimentary tours of the nuclear reactor facility. Each tour is conducted by a trained guide or MNR staff member and is approximately 30 minutes in duration.

The McMaster Biology Department Greenhouse is an expansive space located centrally on main campus. Spanning 780 square metres, the greenhouse is a facility dedicated to research and training purposes.

Visit to feel inspired and discover everything the collection of live plant species have to offer. Plant selections are exceedingly diverse and constantly changing or expanding. Drop by for activities, events, tours, and more.