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Oct 15, 2025 - Feb 11, 2026
- Time 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Location Madeline Samples Exhibit Hall
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Nov 10 - Dec 19, 2025
- Time All Day
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Nov 14 - 16, 2025
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Sept 18 - Dec 7
- Location Vistas
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Nov 18, 2025
- Time 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Nov 21, 2025
- Time 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
- Location Botanical Research Institute of Texas
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Nov 22, 2025
- Time 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- Location West Entrance Lot
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Nov 22, 2025
- Time 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
- Location Leonard Courtyard
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Dec 1 - 31, 2025
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Dec 2, 2025
- Time 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
- Location Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Art Exhibition: “Natural Harmonies: Plants’ Musical Influence”
“Natural Harmonies: Plants’ Musical Influence” celebrates how the plant world has inspired music across genres and generations. Plucked from the Arader Collection of Botanical Art, these artworks depict plants and nature scenes that have motivated musicians’ melodies. Along with artworks, the exhibit boasts a curated musical playlist with a song complementing each piece of art....
Early Bird Registration: Becoming Butterflies Field Trips
Priority registration for the Becoming Butterflies Field Trip will open on Monday, November 10, 2025, and close on Friday, December 19th, 2025. Requests received after December 19th will be processed as availability allows. Pre-K through 12th Grade | $10 per Student | $15 per Adult* March 4th, 2026 – April 30th, 2026, Tuesday & Wednesday in 2-hour...
HEB Texas Recycles Day: Free Admission with Recyclable Item
Celebrate Texas Recycles Day at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden! Guests who bring a clean and dry plastic bottle or single-use plastic bag from any retailer will receive free Garden admission during the event. Join us as we help protect Our Texas, Our Future while enjoying the beauty of nature across 120 acres of gardens...
Garden Exhibit: Musical Swings
This fall, join us at the Garden and swing the day away with the Musical Swings exhibit! Designed to foster human connections in public spaces, this interactive installation invites people of all ages to create music together simply by swinging. Created by the award-winning art and design studio Daily tous les jours, each swing triggers...
Creative Explorations: Wild Tablescaping
Explore new artistic media and techniques through plant-based projects with a fun and inspiring local artist. These monthly classes are appropriate for all experience levels and promote enjoyment over perfection. Reawaken your creative spirit with our instructor’s open-ended, judgment-free approach to art! Tantalize your holiday guests with a foraged curation of compostable decor. This workshop...
Discover Ikebana
Cozy up to creative winter arrangements using seasonal flowers and plants as you explore the beautiful art of Japanese floral arrangement known as ikebana. You’ll learn about the concepts and design elements that make ikebana unique, view a live demonstration by our internationally-certified expert instructor, and get hands-on crafting your own arrangement. Class will end...
Blurred Beauty: Bokeh in Photography
Explore intentionally out-of-focus photographic elements and practice in the Japanese Garden. Discover the beauty of bokeh, a Japanese term for to the aesthetic quality of the blur created in out-of-focus parts of a photograph. Join our professional artist instructor to learn the camera settings to achieve the bokeh effect and how to recognize the light...
Members-Only Quiet Hour Walk: November 22
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...
December Member Appreciation MONTH: 20% Off Gift Shop Purchases
Members get a double-discount (20% off) in our Treasure Tree Gift Shop and Trellis Gift Shop during the entire month of December. It’s our way of saying thank you for your support! Not a member yet? Join today!
Preserving the Harvest: Pasta Sauce
Discover the age-old arts of food preservation! Learn to extend the life of fresh, seasonal bounty while enhancing flavors and maintaining nutritional content. Explore ingredient selection, food safety principles and practical tips to ensure your culinary success. With step-by-step guidance, you will complete and can your own homemade—better yet, Garden-made—preserved food during class. You will...
