Kernels of Culture: Maize Around the World
May 03 2024
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March 31 2025
11:30 AM - 4:30 PM

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Fall Class Registration
August 01 2024
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November 30 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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Advance Inquiry Program Registration
October 01 2024
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February 15 2025
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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Indigenous Peoples' Day
October 14 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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2024 American Bamboo Society Conference
October 17 2024
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October 20 2024
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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Advance Inquiry Program Online Information Session
October 21 2024
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Around the World Wine Dinner: Argentina
October 23 2024
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

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Spirits in the Garden
October 25 2024
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

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SOLD OUT Ghouls in the Garden
October 27 2024
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

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Member Speaker Series: Planting Clues: How Plants Solve Crimes
October 29 2024
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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Seasonal Closures: Children's Garden and Tram Tours
November 03 2024
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Member Appreciation Days
November 11 2024
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November 17 2024
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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Member Speaker Series: Holiday Decorating
November 12 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Member Speaker Series: Holiday Decorating
November 12 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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Advance Inquiry Program Online Information Session
November 12 2024
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Garden Glow Member Preview Night
November 15 2024
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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Garden Glow
November 16 2024
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January 04 2025
5:00 PM - 9:30 PM

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Holiday Flower and Train Show
November 16 2024
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January 01 2025
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Thanksgiving Hours
November 28 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Santa's Stop at the Garden for Members
December 07 2024
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM

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Closed Christmas Day
December 25 2024
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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Advance Inquiry Program Online Information Session
January 15 2025
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Advance Inquiry Program Online Information Session
February 03 2025
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Valentine's Day Dinner
February 14 2025
6:15 PM - 9:00 PM

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Orchid Show
(February – March)
$5 (ages 3 & over)
in addition to Garden admission 
Free Garden members

Cymbidium Red BeautyA once-a-year opportunity to see 800 exotic, fragrant winter-blooming orchids displayed among tropical plants. A welcome mid-winter break! Theme changes annually. — Learn more.


Grapes in the Garden
(May)

$45 Adults

 

$35 Garden members

$15 Designated drivers

Grapes in the GardenSample more than 100 international and domestic wines and enjoy hors d’oeuvres on a beautiful spring evening in the Garden. — Learn more.


Whitaker Music Festival
(June – July)
Free admission after 5 p.m.

Whitaker Music FestivalA ten-week Wednesday evening outdoor concert series held each summer. The concert series features artists performing blues, jazz, rock, band and more. Pack a picnic or purchase sandwiches and beverages on site. Lawn seating at the Cohen Amphitheater; bring chairs or a blanket. Music begins at 7:30 p.m.; last entry at 9 p.m. A limited number of wheelchairs are available for use on a first-come, first-served basis. Motorized scooters and strollers are not available for rent on Whitaker performance evenings. Sponsored by the Whitaker Foundation. — Learn more.


Green Homes Festival
(June)
at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House

Painting a Metro bus muralHelp your family live green – and live healthier! Celebrate sustainable living and explore ways to maintain a healthy you and a healthy planet. Bring your home improvement ideas and talk with over 100 green product and service exhibitors.—Learn more.


 Japanese Festival
(Labor Day weekend)
$15 adults (ages 13–64)
$5 children (ages 12 & under)
$5 Garden members
Free members' children
(ages 12 & under)

TaikoCelebration features taiko drummers, sumo wrestlers,  candlelight walks through the 14-acre Japanese "garden of pure, clear harmony and peace," kimono fashions, bon odori dancing, ikebana and bonsai demonstrations, outdoor marketplace and food court. No trams.  — Learn more.


Best of Missouri Market® and More
(October)
$12 adults (ages 13–64)
$5 children (ages 12 & under)
$5 Garden members
Free members' children
(ages 12 & under)

Best of Missouri MarketMore than 140 Missouri food producers and craftsmen offer specialty foods, baked goods, fresh and dried flowers, herbs, handcrafted items, baskets, custom jewelry and much more. Live music, cooking demonstrations by master chefs, and a Kids' Corner with cow milking and pumpkin decorating. No trams.  — Learn more.


Spirits in the Garden
(October)

Flowering cactusCelebrate All Hallows' Eve with the spirit of Henry Shaw while sampling botanical spirits from local distilleries. — Learn more.


Gardenland Express
(November– December)
$5 (ages 3 & over, daytime)
in addition to Garden admission 
$2 (ages 3 & over, evening)
when combined with same-date Garden Glow admission

Free Garden members

Gardenland ExpressThis nostalgic show appeals to all generations, with G-scale trains of many eras traveling through a miniature landscape of fresh plants, accented by beautiful poinsettias and flowers. — Learn more.


Garden Glow
(November-January)
$16/18* adults (ages 13 and older)
$12/14* members
$10 children (ages 3 to 12)
$6 member children
*adult ticket prices increase by $2 after December 18           

Climatron illuminated for Garden GlowStroll the Garden at night surrounded by unique lighting installations, entertainment and surprises throughout the grounds. —Learn more.

Sake and Sakura

Grapes in the Garden

Whitaker Music Festival


June-August
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Japanese Festival


Labor Day Weekend
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Fest-of-Ale


October
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Orchid Show and
Orchid Nights


February-March
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Garden Glow


November-December
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Garden Gallop

Chinese Culture Days

Green Living Festival

Best of Missouri Market®


October
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Spirits in the Garden


October
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Gardenland Express Holiday Flower & Train Show


November-December
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