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6/2/2025 |
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On Saturday, June 7, visitors of the Missouri Botanical Garden can explore local, sustainable businesses and discover new, eco-friendly home solutions while enjoying live music and outdoor activities at the 24th annual Green Living Festival.
The Green Living Festival features over 60 local businesses and organizations offering sustainable products and services, interactive workshops, specialized tours and plenty of nature-focused activities like yoga, forest bathing and tree canopy climbing.
The Green Living Festival is the signature event of the Garden’s Sustainability Division, also known as the EarthWays Center. This year, the EarthWays Center is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the Garden, highlighting its decades-long efforts to create a greener, more sustainable city for St. Louisans through programming, education, and events like the Green Living Festival.
This festival is included in Garden admission and is free for St. Louis City and County residents before Noon. For more information, visit mobot.org/greenlivingfest
Festival highlights
Over 60 local businesses and organizations: Discover and support St. Louis’ growing network of businesses and organizations offering sustainable products and services. Vendors will be selling and demonstrating their eco-friendly products including home goods, beauty products, pet toys and food, clothing, home improvement services and biodiverse landscaping.
Ten Free interactive workshops and tours: Green living experts from the Garden and local community will be offering free workshops, demonstrations, and specialized tours of the Garden throughout the day. Offerings include workshops on mushroom foraging and chicken tending, along with expert presentations on practical uses for invasive plant species and sustainable tiny houses.
NEW Two-Hour Forest Bathing Experience: New this year, guests can immerse themselves in the restorative embrace of the Garden and explore the art of shinrin-yoku, the Japanese art of forest bathing, under the guidance of a local, certified forest and nature therapy guide. With limited capacity for an intimate experience, this class is being offered at reduced price and prior registration is required.
NEW Free Tree Canopy Climbing Experience: New this year, the Green Living Festival is offering free tree climbing in the Garden led by expert instructors. This offering is free for the first 100 qualifying guests of the festival thanks to a generous donation from our friends at Great Rivers Greenway. Participants must be at least 8 years old.
Free Yoga: Free yoga in the Garden returns to the Green Living Festival, kicking off the festival at 10 a.m. This open-level class is welcome to all, and participants simply need to bring a personal yoga mat, water, and any props for their practice. This class is free, but prior registration is encouraged.
Family Friendly Activities: The festival will provide activities that inspire your small learners to think naturally by creating a mandala and sensory engagement activities with the Garden’s Therapeutic Horticulture team. Swing by the Brookings Exploration Center offering plant pressing and nature masks to make and take. Head to the historic Tower Grove House to take a self-guided tour of the sustainable features.
Fun and Entertainment: From 11 a.m.—1 p.m., the lit-up Butterfly Beauties will be roaming the event and posing for photos with guests. Patio relaxation will provide access to cool off with snow cones or iced coffee and enjoy afternoon tunes with bands FIRE DOG and Devon Cahill bringing creative sound full of energy and optimism.
For more information to plan your day reserve tickets, please visit mobot.org/greenlivingfest