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Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Long-Range Calendar
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Last updated: 5.9.13
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2013 CALENDAR
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Mother’s Day
Concert Hours: 1 – 4 p.m.; Tea House Brunch 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Regular Garden admission
Treat Mom to a special day! Enjoy a free concert in the Garden (included in admission). Brunch is available in the Robins Tea House by reservation; food also available for purchase in the Garden Café or a la carte in the Garden.
May 16, 2013
Groovin' in the Garden: Iron & Wine
Saturday, May 18
Armed Forces Day Concert
1 – 2 p.m.
Concert by the Thomas Jefferson Cadet Corps Alumni Band in front of Bloemendaal House in honor or Armed Forces Day.
May 22, 2013
Groovin' in the Garden: Josh Ritter
Friday, May 24 –Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013
Hundreds of live butterflies take flight in Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden's glass Conservatory. The Butterflies LIVE! exhibit is back by popular demand and features showy tropical species. Visitors can walk among the butterflies in the North Wing of the Conservatory. The exhibit also features special plantings to provide food for the butterflies, allowing visitors to get an "up-close" and personal view of these fascinating creatures.
May 25 & 26, 2013
Auditorium, Education and Library Complex
Included with regular Garden Admission
Displays of specimen roses and seminars by consulting experts.
May 30, 2013
Groovin' in the Garden: Carbon Leaf
June, July & August Thursdays
June 6, 13, 20, 27; July 11, 18, 25; August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2013 ( there is no Flowers After 5 on July 4)
Relax on summer evenings; stroll through the gardens; enjoy wine-tasting, music, outside dining and shopping. Music ranges from opera to jazz to bluegrass. Garden partners with Richmond SPCA on second Thursdays of each month and allows leashed pets (Fidos After 5).
Second Thursdays of each month during Flowers After 5
June 13, July 11, August 8, 2013
The Garden partners with the Richmond SPCA and leashed pets are allowed during Flowers After 5 on these special nights (second Thursdays).
June 15, 2013
Richmond Area Daylily Society Show and Sale
Open free to the public / regular admission to visit the Garden
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Celebrate Father's Day in the Garden with entertainment and garden-related activities. Enjoy a free concert (included in Garden admission). Food will be available for purchase.
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Fourth of July FREE admission
Guests are invited to wear red, white and blue and bring wagons and strollers to decorate for a “parade.” Enjoy music, WaterPlay and fun activities in the Children’s Garden.
July 26, 2013
Groovin' in the Garden: Yonder Mountain String Band
August 6, 2013
Groovin' in the Garden: Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
Friday, September 20 & Saturday, September 21, 2013
Fall Plant Sale
Friday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Avid gardeners know fall is a great time for planting. The Fall Plant Sale features vendors selling plants ranging from well-known favorites to rare exotics. Presented by Garden volunteers.
October 1 – 31, 2013
October Oddities
This October, refresh your “garden spirit” at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden with displays and activities for all ages. Enjoy vignettes designed to provoke a sense of curiosity and wonder using underappreciated oddities of nature and ‘horti-torture.' Every Saturday in October from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. the Garden presents opportunities to explore “Oddities and Curiosities” in the Children’s Garden and Anderson Wildflower Meadow.
October 2 & 3, 2013
Garden Club of Virginia Rose Show
Saturday, October 5 and Sunday, October 6, 2013
Rose Fest
Rose Garden in full bloom with informal tours, live music and more.
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Goblins and Gourds
Harvest celebration with live music, pumpkin decorating, good green fun in the Children’s Garden. Live concert by the Richmond Indigenous Gourd Orchestra.
Friday, November 8 & Saturday, November 9, 2013
9 - 5 both days
Museum Stores of Richmond Holiday Shoppers Fair
Glen Allen Cultural Arts Center
(Member Night: Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013)
Richmond-area museum gift shops sell their wares, including many specialty items. Proceeds benefit the museums.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Holly Jolly Christmas on Lakeside Avenue
Lakeside-area merchants, including the Garden Shop, stay open late for holiday shopping.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Champagne ‘n’ Shopping
The Garden hosts a special evening of shopping just in time for the holidays. Guests are greeted with a glass of champagne or sparkling cider; live music and door prizes.
Friday, November 29 – Monday, Jan. 13, 2014
Dominion GardenFest of Lights
Dominion GardenFest of Lights is a holiday tradition featuring more than a half million lights, botanical decorations, trains, holiday dinners, family activities and more.
GardenFest for Fidos: Dec. 5, 2013 & Jan. 9, 2013
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
New Year’s Eve Family Frolic
Family activities in the afternoon with live entertainment and crafts. (GardenFest of Lights in the evening from 5 – 10 p.m.)
2014 CALENDAR
2014 is Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden's 30th Anniversary Year!
FEBRUARY
Valentine’s Dinners
Friday, February 14, 2014
Winter Symposium
February 12 – 14, 2014
MARCH
Orchids Galore!
March 1 – April 20, 2014
March Madness discounts in Garden Shop & Café
March 1 – 31, 2014
APRIL
A Million Blooms
April 1 – June 1, 2014
Pinwheel Garden
April 1 – 30, 2014
Tentative location to be announced.
Virginia Daffodil Society Show
April 5 & 6, 2014
Richmond African Violet Society Show and Sale
April 11, 12, 13; Show is April 12 & 13, 2014
Heritage Weekend
April 12 & 13, 2014
Easter Weekend with Peter Rabbit
Saturday, April 19 & Sunday, April 20, 2014
Historic Garden Week Extended Hours
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
(Historic Garden Week is April 26 - May 3, 2014.)
MAY
Spring Plant Sale
May 1, 2 & 3, 2014
Mother’s Day
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Butterflies LIVE!
May 23 – Oct. 12, 2014
JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST
Flowers After 5
Thursdays, June 5, 12, 19, 26; July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014
Fidos After 5
June 12, July 10 & Aug. 14, 2014
JUNE
Richmond Daylily Society Show & Sale
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Father’s Day
Sunday, June 15, 2014
JULY
All-American Fourth of July Celebration
Wednesday, July 4, 2014
SEPTEMBER
Fall Plant Sale
Sept. 19 & 20, 2014
OCTOBER
October Oddities
Oct. 1 – 31, 2014
RoseFest
October 4 & 5, 2014
Richmond Rose Society Show
Oct. 4 & 5, 2014
Goblins & Gourds
Oct. 26, 2014
NOVEMBER
Museum Stores of Richmond Holiday Shoppers Fair
Nov. 6, 7, 8, 2014
Location: Library of Virginia
Champagne & Shopping
Nov. 20, 2014
GardenFest of Lights Grand Illumination
Friday, November 28, 2014
GardenFest of Lights
November 28, 2014 – January 12, 2015
DECEMBER
GardenFest for Fidos
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015
New Year’s Eve Family Frolic
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
