Event Calendar
Categories
- learn
- lectures & talks
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Date
Jul 18, 2026
- Time 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
- Location The Commons at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas
- free for members
- health & wellness
- members-only events
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Date
Jul 18, 2026
- Time 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
- Location Leonard Courtyard
- adult education classes
- events
- free
- learn
- lectures & talks
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Date
Jul 21, 2026
- Time 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
- Location Hybrid Seminar: BRIT Commons & Online
- art exhibitions
- events
- exhibits
- free for members
- lectures & talks
- members-only events
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Date
Jul 24, 2026
- Time 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Location Botanical Research Institute of Texas
- free for members
- health & wellness
- members-only events
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Date
Jul 25, 2026
- Time 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
- Location Leonard Courtyard
- art exhibitions
- exhibits
- learn
- tours
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Date
Aug 1, 2026
- Time 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
- Location Madeline Samples Exhibit Hall
- dog-friendly events
- events
- free for members
- members-only events
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Date
Aug 7, 2026
- Time 6:45 PM - 9:45 PM
- Location Adelaide Polk Fuller Garden
- free for members
- health & wellness
- members-only events
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Date
Aug 8, 2026
- Time 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
- Location Leonard Courtyard
- members-only events
- plant sales & shopping
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Date
Aug 8, 2026
- Time All Day
- Location Trellis Gift Shop & Treasure Tree Gift Shop
- dog-friendly events
- events
- family-friendly events
- free for members
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Date
Aug 8 - 9, 2026
- Time 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
SOLD OUT – Members-Only: Botanical Waltz Across Texas
A Botanical Waltz Across Texas highlights the state’s extraordinary plant diversity shaped by its role as a biological crossroads. This lecture offers a broad overview of Texas’ major landscapes, vegetational regions, and remarkable native and endemic plants that make the Lone Star State botanically unique. This is an exclusive event for FWBG members. Not a member...
Members-Only Quiet Hour Walk: July 18
Step into serenity every Saturday with our new weekly Members-Only Quiet Hour Walk. It’s a peaceful start to your weekend at FWBG! What to Expect: A 60-minute silent walk led by a mindfulness guide Gentle movement breaks using easy-to-follow practices A peaceful, grounding experience focusing on the senses Note: The path includes uneven...
Lunchtime Lecture: The Urban Wildlife Information Network
The Urban Wildlife Information Network (UWIN) is an international research project started by the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. The focus is monitoring wildlife along the urban to rural gradient using camera traps. The Fort Worth UWIN project began in 2021 and uses the TX-199 corridor as a transect to collect data in Tarrant and...
Expeditions through the Lens: Staff Gallery Talk
Curious about the research side of BRIT? Join research staff for a deeper look at the ambitious digitization and collection project that produced the current exhibit “Expeditions through the Lens: Botanical Photographs of Sherwin Carlquist.” You’ll hear insights and stories from the team that lead the project, be introduced to the new imaging lab, and...
Members-Only Quiet Hour Walk: July 25
Step into serenity every Saturday with our new weekly Members-Only Quiet Hour Walk. It’s a peaceful start to your weekend at FWBG! What to Expect: A 60-minute silent walk led by a mindfulness guide Gentle movement breaks using easy-to-follow practices A peaceful, grounding experience focusing on the senses Note: The path includes uneven...
Art in the Garden Tour: Sherwin Carlquist & BRIT Library – August
Peer behind-the-scenes at BRIT Library’s latest art exhibit, “Expeditions through the Lens: Botanical Photographs of Sherwin Carlquist.” Learn more about the people, plants, and places on view through a guided walk-through of the exhibit along with a tour of the imaging studio where the U.S. National Science Foundation-funded Carlquist team makes digitization magic happen. Tours...
Members-Only: Hop into Learning Movie Night
Close out summer with a free movie night under the stars. Bring a blanket, spread out on the lawn, and enjoy this year’s feature, Hoppers (2026), the story of a young girl who uses new technology to inhabit robotic animals and talk with the wildlife around her. Heaven’s Cakes food truck will be on-site with...
Members-Only Quiet Hour Walk: August 8
Step into serenity every Saturday with our new weekly Members-Only Quiet Hour Walk. It’s a peaceful start to your weekend at FWBG! What to Expect: A 60-minute silent walk led by a mindfulness guide Gentle movement breaks using easy-to-follow practices A peaceful, grounding experience focusing on the senses Note: The path crosses several...
August Member Appreciation Day: 20% Off Gift Shop Purchases
Members get a double-discount (20% off) in our Treasure Tree Gift Shop and Trellis Gift Shop every second Saturday of the month. It’s our way of saying thank you for your support! Not a member yet? Join today!
Dog Days: August
Please note that the hours for dog days are reduced to 8 AM – 1 PM during July and August. This weekend is bound to be a doggone good time! Enjoy two full days of hanging out with your pup in the beauty of the Garden. Dog Days will be held during regular Garden hours,...
