Events & Exhibits
Calendar: Event Details
A Million Blooms
Wed., April 1 - Sun., June 7; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Details:
Regular Garden admission.
Celebrate spring with A Million Blooms -- offering a million ways to have fun in the Garden and featuring a spectacular succession of blooms including daffodils, cherry blossoms, tulips, iris, roses and peonies. Highlights of A Million Blooms include special events such as Easter Weekend, Mother’s Day, the Spring Plant Sale and plant shows, and activities in the Children’s Garden. On weekends, local artists are scheduled to be in the Garden working in the Impressionist tradition of "plein aire" (drawing and painting in the open air).
EVENTS
Saturday, April 4 & Sunday, April 5
Virginia Daffodil Society Show
Saturday 2 - 5 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Saturday, April 11 & Sunday, April 12
Easter Weekend with Peter Rabbit
Peter Rabbit greets visitors, a storyteller reads the classic Peter Rabbit tales, Saturday concert on the lawn at Bloemendaal House, and an Easter Sunday brunch (sorry, reservations are now full for Easter brunch.)
Saturday, April 18 & Sunday, April 19
A Blooming Anniversary Weekend
Noon - 3 p.m.
Step back in time and celebrate the Garden's 25th anniversary with activities including high-wheeled bicycle demonstrations, ragtime music by the Titanic String Band, tours of historic Bloemendaal House, book-signing of new Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden history, and a Sunday "celebration" brunch.
Thursday, April 23
Garden open til 9 p.m. in celebration of Historic Garden Week in Virginia
On this special evening, guests can drop in and chat with Garden hosts about "very Virginia" plants, enjoy tasting Virginia wines, listen to live music, tour historic Bloemendaal House, dine in the Garden Cafe and browse in the Garden Shop. Wine-tasting from 6 - 8 p.m. Cafe dining and shopping til 8 p.m.
(Also a Member Night for Garden members.)
Friday, April 24, Saturday, April 25 & Sunday, April 26
African Violet Show and Sale
Exhibit hours: Friday 1 - 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday noon - 5 p.m.
Selected plants will be on sale Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday noon - 5 p.m.
Sunday, April 26
Children's Garden Spring Fling
1 - 4 p.m.
Kick off the gardening season! This community celebration offers family-friendly music, entertainment and food. The event is the Sunday after Earth Day (April 22) and includes activities promoting environmental stewardship and highlighting the work of local "green" partners.
Thursday, April 30, Friday, May 1 & Saturday, May 2
Spring Plant Sale
Thursday 1 - 6 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Satruday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 3
Love in Bloom: A Bridal Open House
4 - 6 p.m.
Thursday Evenings in May & June
Groovin' in the Garden
May 7, 14, 21, 28; June 4, 11, 18, 25
Sunday, May 10
Mother's Day
Concert Hours: 1 - 4 p.m. ; Tea House Brunch 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Friday, May 22 through Sunday, October 11
Butterflies LIVE!
Daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The Garden celebrates its 25th anniversary with an exhibit of live butterflies, including colorful tropical butterflies, in the North Wing of the Conservatory.
Saturday, May 23
Richmond Rose Society Display
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM
Tuesday, April 28 & Wednesday, April 29
No Child Left Inside: Restoring Nature to Early Childhood
A symposium for everyone concerned about the healthy development of today's children and a chance to join the national dialogue about the critical relationship between direct exposure to nature and healthy childhood development.
SPECIAL EXHIBIT
Pinwheels for Prevention Garden
April 1 - 30
In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month, more than 3,000 pinwheels will be "planted" in the Children's Garden along the lake edge. Each pinwheel represents a child in Virginia who has been served during the past year by Prevent Child Abuse Virginia's Healthy Families program.
