Bonsai 100 Opening Day - Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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Bonsai 100 Opening Day

Bonsai 100 Opening Day

Special Events

Saturday, June 14, 2025 | 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Drop-in

Due to rain, the outdoor performances originally scheduled for today are cancelled.

Join us to celebrate 100 Years of Bonsai at Brooklyn Botanic Garden! You’ll find new interpretive signage in the C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum, a gallery exhibit, and an outdoor bonsai display on Magnolia Plaza. Interpretive programs and musical performances help launch this special anniversary.

All programs free with Garden admission.

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Opening Day Activities

  • A manga drawing of a man holding a tree with a mountain in the background.

    11 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
    Conservatory Gallery

    The Mountain, the Tree, and the Man

    In this manga exhibit by Misako Rocks!, a bonsai shares memories of its life and the story of BBG’s first bonsai gardener, Frank Okamura. Plus, learn from Okamura in a 1971 training video.

  • In a room with glass walls, people look closely at small trees growing from pots on tall tables.

    11 a.m.–1 p.m.
    Bonsai Museum

    Bonsai Mini Tours

    Drop in to the Bonsai Museum to learn about the art, history, and care of bonsai from trained Garden Guides, and get a close look at a tiny tree from BBG’s Education collection.

Support

Friends of Japanese Collections and Programs at BBG
J.C.C. Fund of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York
MUFG Bank, Ltd.

Bonsai Collection Centennial

Bonsai 100th Anniversary Badge

Brooklyn Botanic Garden is celebrating 100 years of its incredible Bonsai Collection with an expanded display of bonsai specimens along with new interpretive signage plus special tours, exhibits, and workshops. Celebrate a century of tiny trees with us!

Image, top of page: Yui Kitamura