Events Calendar
Spring Weekend Discovery Workshops
April 13–June 2, 2013 | Drop in Saturdays, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Sundays 1–3 p.m.
Drop in for these free family nature workshops and watch the Garden come to life! Children learn about garden plants and animals and explore the springtime world through Discovery stations, scavenger hunts, story time, crafts, and plantings to take home!
Exhibits
Locally Sourced: Rare Plants, Rare Places
April 22–September 22, 2013
This exhibits celebrates the opening of the Native Flora Garden with photographs of beautiful and rare native plants by Uli Lorimer, curator of BBG’s Native Flora Garden.
Tree House Installation
Opening Saturday, April 6, 2013
This spring, tree house architect Roderick Romero is creating a new site-specific installation using wood from trees felled by Hurricane Sandy.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Tour
Spring in Bloom Guided Tour
Saturdays, May 4, 11, 18, 25 | 11 a.m.
Wednesdays, May 8, 15, 22, 29 | 1 p.m.
Catch BBG’s burgeoning blossoms at their best in this Garden-wide guided walk.
Discovery Workshop
Spring Weekend Discovery Workshops
April 13–June 2, 2013 | Drop in Saturdays, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Sundays 1–3 p.m.
Drop in for these free family nature workshops and watch the Garden come to life! Children learn about garden plants and animals and explore the springtime world through Discovery stations, scavenger hunts, story time, crafts, and plantings to take home!
Tour
Seasonal Highlights Guided Tour
Saturday and Sunday, 1–2 p.m. | Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center.
Free guided tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m.; no registration necessary. (Custom group tours are available for a fee; call 718-623-7220 or visit the group tours page for information.)
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Tour
Seasonal Highlights Guided Tour
Saturday and Sunday, 1–2 p.m. | Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center.
Free guided tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m.; no registration necessary. (Custom group tours are available for a fee; call 718-623-7220 or visit the group tours page for information.)
Discovery Workshop
Spring Weekend Discovery Workshops
April 13–June 2, 2013 | Drop in Saturdays, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Sundays 1–3 p.m.
Drop in for these free family nature workshops and watch the Garden come to life! Children learn about garden plants and animals and explore the springtime world through Discovery stations, scavenger hunts, story time, crafts, and plantings to take home!
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Tour
Spring in Bloom Guided Tour
Saturdays, May 4, 11, 18, 25 | 11 a.m.
Wednesdays, May 8, 15, 22, 29 | 1 p.m.
Catch BBG’s burgeoning blossoms at their best in this Garden-wide guided walk.
Hours
For BBG Members: Members’ Summer Evenings
Wednesday, May 29–Wednesday, September 4 | 6–8:30 p.m.
On these special summer evenings, BBG remains open an extra two and a half hours for members only! Enjoy a twilight stroll and dine al fresco at the Café.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Tour
Cool City, Cool Trees!
Thursdays, May 30, June 27, July 25, August 29 | 1 p.m.
Especially for families, this series of tours explores the amazing tree collections at BBG. Meet at the Fragrance Garden.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Discovery Workshop
Spring Weekend Discovery Workshops
April 13–June 2, 2013 | Drop in Saturdays, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Sundays 1–3 p.m.
Drop in for these free family nature workshops and watch the Garden come to life! Children learn about garden plants and animals and explore the springtime world through Discovery stations, scavenger hunts, story time, crafts, and plantings to take home!
Tour
Seasonal Highlights Guided Tour
Saturday and Sunday, 1–2 p.m. | Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center.
Free guided tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m.; no registration necessary. (Custom group tours are available for a fee; call 718-623-7220 or visit the group tours page for information.)
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Tour
Seasonal Highlights Guided Tour
Saturday and Sunday, 1–2 p.m. | Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center.
Free guided tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m.; no registration necessary. (Custom group tours are available for a fee; call 718-623-7220 or visit the group tours page for information.)
Discovery Workshop
Spring Weekend Discovery Workshops
April 13–June 2, 2013 | Drop in Saturdays, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Sundays 1–3 p.m.
Drop in for these free family nature workshops and watch the Garden come to life! Children learn about garden plants and animals and explore the springtime world through Discovery stations, scavenger hunts, story time, crafts, and plantings to take home!
Monday, June 3, 2013
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Hours
For BBG Members: Members’ Summer Evenings
Wednesday, May 29–Wednesday, September 4 | 6–8:30 p.m.
On these special summer evenings, BBG remains open an extra two and a half hours for members only! Enjoy a twilight stroll and dine al fresco at the Café.
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Tour
Seasonal Highlights Guided Tour
Saturday and Sunday, 1–2 p.m. | Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center.
Free guided tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m.; no registration necessary. (Custom group tours are available for a fee; call 718-623-7220 or visit the group tours page for information.)
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Tour
Seasonal Highlights Guided Tour
Saturday and Sunday, 1–2 p.m. | Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center.
Free guided tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m.; no registration necessary. (Custom group tours are available for a fee; call 718-623-7220 or visit the group tours page for information.)
Monday, June 10, 2013
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Hours
For BBG Members: Members’ Summer Evenings
Wednesday, May 29–Wednesday, September 4 | 6–8:30 p.m.
On these special summer evenings, BBG remains open an extra two and a half hours for members only! Enjoy a twilight stroll and dine al fresco at the Café.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Spring Gala 2013
5 :30 p.m. –11:30 p.m.
The Trustees and President of Brooklyn Botanic Garden request the pleasure of your company at an evening honoring extraordinary environmental leadership and celebrating the opening of BBG’s expanded Native Flora Garden.
Spring Gala After Party 2013
9 p.m. –11:30 p.m.
Celebrate spring with a magical garden party under the stars. Beginning just as the Spring Gala winds down, the After Party will usher in the night with dancing, drinks and dessert.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Tour
Seasonal Highlights Guided Tour
Saturday and Sunday, 1–2 p.m. | Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center.
Free guided tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m.; no registration necessary. (Custom group tours are available for a fee; call 718-623-7220 or visit the group tours page for information.)
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Tour
Summer Fauna Walk: Native Flora Garden
10 :30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Take a Father’s Day stroll through the newly expanded Native Flora Garden with an eye for fauna, both native and exotic.
Yoga at the Garden
June 16, July 13, August 11 | 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Sarah Schumann, owner of Prospect Heights’ Shambhala Yoga and Dance Center, will lead an outdoor class that emphasizes warming and opening the body through yoga postures (asanas), breathing exercises (pranayama), and guided meditation.
Tour
Seasonal Highlights Guided Tour
Saturday and Sunday, 1–2 p.m. | Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center.
Free guided tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m.; no registration necessary. (Custom group tours are available for a fee; call 718-623-7220 or visit the group tours page for information.)
Monday, June 17, 2013
Gotham Chamber Opera: La hija de Rappaccini
Monday, June 17, and Monday, June 24, 2013 | 7 p.m.
This special performance of La hija de Rappaccini (Rappaccini’s Daughter) by Gotham Chamber Opera takes place outdoors on Cherry Esplanade. Advance tickets are required.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Event
Members’ Native Flora Garden Expansion Celebration
6 p.m. –8 p.m. | RSVP Required
Members: Be among the first to help BBG celebrate the opening of this magnificent new garden, with an early-summer-evening stroll through the Native Flora Garden expansion followed by cocktails and music on Osborne Garden. RSVP required.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Tour
Hot at BBG: Summer Guided Tour
Begins June 19
Wednesdays at 1 p.m., Saturdays at 11 a.m.
Discover what’s new at BBG, including our latest interactive art installation and the recently expanded Native Flora Garden.
Hours
For BBG Members: Members’ Summer Evenings
Wednesday, May 29–Wednesday, September 4 | 6–8:30 p.m.
On these special summer evenings, BBG remains open an extra two and a half hours for members only! Enjoy a twilight stroll and dine al fresco at the Café.
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Tour
Hot at BBG: Summer Guided Tour
Begins June 19
Wednesdays at 1 p.m., Saturdays at 11 a.m.
Discover what’s new at BBG, including our latest interactive art installation and the recently expanded Native Flora Garden.
Tour
Seasonal Highlights Guided Tour
Saturday and Sunday, 1–2 p.m. | Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center.
Free guided tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m.; no registration necessary. (Custom group tours are available for a fee; call 718-623-7220 or visit the group tours page for information.)
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Tour
Seasonal Highlights Guided Tour
Saturday and Sunday, 1–2 p.m. | Meet at the corner of Cherry Walk adjacent to the Visitor Center.
Free guided tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m.; no registration necessary. (Custom group tours are available for a fee; call 718-623-7220 or visit the group tours page for information.)
Monday, June 24, 2013
Gotham Chamber Opera: La hija de Rappaccini
Monday, June 17, and Monday, June 24, 2013 | 7 p.m.
This special performance of La hija de Rappaccini (Rappaccini’s Daughter) by Gotham Chamber Opera takes place outdoors on Cherry Esplanade. Advance tickets are required.
