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Celebrate the Garden’s 90th Birthday and See How We’ve Grown!

Celebrate 90 years of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden with your photos and memories.

BRIT Staff June 6, 2024

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Catch Dinos in the Garden Before They Go Extinct!

We’re not expecting a six-to-nine-mile-wide meteorite, but the presence of dinos at the Garden will be wiped out on May 30. So plan your visit today!

BRIT Staff May 9, 2024

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Countdown to the Total Solar Eclipse: Prepare for an Unforgettable Experience

April 8 promises to be an extraordinary day for Fort Worth residents–a day when the wonders of nature will leave us all breathless.

BRIT Staff March 27, 2024

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Dinos, Butterflies and Sculptures: 2024 is Immense, Iridescent and Iconic

Excitement is growing in the Garden with with events and exhibits that will amaze, impress and educate!

BRIT Staff February 7, 2024

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Reserve Your LIGHTSCAPE Tickets Today for a Magical Holiday Experience

LIGHTSCAPE is underway at the Garden, and guests are loving the new experiences and new pricing options. Top of the list is the all-new “Christmas Village,” complete with fire pits, s’more-roasting, hot cocoa, holiday music and photo opportunities with Santa Claus! Reserve your tickets today.

BRIT Staff November 30, 2023

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Explore New Installations and Magical Experiences as Lightscape Returns

Bring your whole family to visit Lightscape, the immersive holiday experience featuring more than one million lights. Guests will be enchanted by custom-designed installations that come alive with color, imagination and sound. Each light installation is expertly choreographed to holiday-themed music to create a magical atmosphere.

BRIT Staff November 8, 2023

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Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Japanese Garden at the Fall Japanese Festival

It was 1973. “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” and “Killing Me Softly with His Song” played on the radio, “The Exorcist” terrified theater audiences and the Japanese Garden opened its doors. Join us Nov. 4 and 5 for a special Fall Japanese Festival to celebrate one of Fort Worth’s most beloved places.

BRIT Staff October 5, 2023

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Garden Hosts Texas Plant Conservation Conference to Advance Protection of Threatened Native Plants

Texas is home to more than 400 species of plants at risk of extinction, including 163 considered “critically imperiled” within the state, according to data from Texas Parks & Wildlife. The Garden is committed to protecting the rare plants of Texas. This sort of work requires the cooperation of scientists, state and federal agencies, land owners and members of the public. To coordinate their efforts and exchange information on research progress and best practices, the Garden is hosting the 2023 Texas Plant Conservation Conference Aug. 14 and 15.

BRIT Staff July 5, 2023

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Beauty Bus an Immediate Hit with Guests Excited to Visit the Garden in Comfort

The Garden’s new free shuttle service, the Beauty Bus, has been celebrated as a wonderful addition by guests, who are taking to social media to share their excitement. “Just what the Garden needed!,” wrote one poster on Facebook. “Wonderful!” said another, and “Wow! That’s awesome!” wrote a third poster.

BRIT Staff June 7, 2023

The gates of the Japanese Garden decorated for the Festival

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Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Japanese Garden at the Japanese Spring Festival

In 1973, Richard Nixon began his second term, Pink Floyd released “Dark Side of the Moon” and “The Exorcist” beat out “The Sting” and “American Graffiti” as the highest-grossing films. Also, the Japanese Garden opened its gates. Come celebrate this milestone at the Spring Japanese Festival.

BRIT Staff April 5, 2023

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