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Groovin' in the Garden concert photo by Richard MacDonald

GROOVIN’ IN THE GARDEN
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS: SOUTHERN ROCK OPERA REVISITED 2024 TOUR

Our 2024 Groovin’ in the Garden concert continues on Monday, June 10 with Drive-By Truckers: Southern Rock Opera Revisted 2024 Tour. On this very special tour, Drive-By Truckers is commemorating the reissue of their landmark Southern Rock Opera album by performing the work in its entirety. Released in 2001, Southern Rock Opera was the first in a string of […]

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Genworth Free Community Day
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Juneteenth
FREE COMMUNITY DAY

Admission to Lewis Ginter Botanical is FREE on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 in honor of Juneteenth! The Garden also has extended hours (9 a.m.-9 p.m.) on this evening as part of Waterway Wednesdays when the grill is hot and the splash pad is open late (weather dependent). FREE admission to the Garden on this day […]

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Daylily and iris come see more at the Richmond Daylily Show
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RICHMOND AREA DAYLILY SOCIETY
SHOW AND SALE

Come see hundreds of unique daylilies at their finest during the Richmond Area Daylily Society (RADS) Show and Sale! Join us to see this unique bloom in an array of colors, shapes and sizes available for sale. Save

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Humans in the Landscape: Heal the Land, Heal Ourselves image of the Garden with a rainbow showing the beauty of the natural world.
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CELEBRATE
LGBTQ+YOUTH

We're celebrating LGBTQ Pride all month long! Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden will be celebrating LGBTQ youth and their families on Sunday, June 23, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Come and enjoy special performances, including the exhilarating Jonathan Austin and our fabulous DJ! Make crafts, participate in the lip-sync competition, and shop local while supporting the community at our TransJam Makers […]

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CarMax Free Fourth of July in the Children's Garden

Free Fourth of July

FREE admission to the Garden on this day includes Women's Work: The Lee Park Collection and Flourish: 40 Years and Growing, a horticulture exhibit that consists of 4 main displays in the Central Garden, Flagler Garden, the Children's Garden, and Flagler Garden. For our 40th anniversary, we are celebrating our Horticulturists, who are our main artists. […]

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An image of a concert happening outside Bloemendaal House at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. People are sitting in the grass, walking around, eating, drinking, and enjoying the music.
Featured Featured Event Series Flowers After 5

FLOWERS
AFTER 5

Relax on Thursday evenings mid-May through October at Flowers After 5. 2024 Performance Dates: May 16, 23*, (no Flowers After 5 concert May 30**) June 6, 13*, 20, 27* July (no concert July 4***), 11*, 18, 25* August 1, 8*, 15, (no concert Aug. 22**), 29 September 5, 12*, (no concert Sept. 19****), 26* October […]

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Kids play in the Waterway at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garde
Featured Featured Event Series Waterway Wednesdays

WATERWAY
Wednesdays

Bring your family and escape to a tropical paradise at Waterway Wednesdays this summer (June-August)! The Waterway splash pad, a feature designed with our youngest guests in mind, will be open until 8 p.m. on Wednesdays nights (weather dependent). Please check website for Waterway hours and to make sure a date is not pre-empted by […]

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Dogs, like Jozy enjoy Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden with their owners. Her she is on one of our Butterfly chair
Featured Featured Event Series Fidos After 5 2024

Fidos
AFTER 5

The Garden partners with the Richmond SPCA allowing leashed dogs during Flowers After 5 on these special nights only: May 23; June 13 & 27; July 11 & 25; August 8; September 12 & 26; October 10 & 24. All dogs must be leashed and current on rabies vaccinations. Please Note: We welcome dogs in […]

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Librarian Kat Spears reading to children for Storytime at the Garden
Featured Featured Event Series Storytime in the Garden

STORYTIME
IN THE GARDEN

Included in regular Garden admission; free for members Storytime is hosted in the Lora M. Robins Library every Friday and Saturday morning at 10 a.m. After reading two of our favorite books about plants, nature, and everything, there will be a craft activity in the Library that everyone can enjoy. Storytime is held outside the […]

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