A Sneak Peek at What’s Coming to the Botanic Garden in 2024!
The new year is bringing even more wonder and excitement to the Fort Worth Botanic Garden! Here’s a peek at the upcoming exhibits and events for 2024.
Family Workshop: Sugar Skulls
Registration for this event is now closed. We hope to see you next time! This beloved ¡Celebramos! classic is back: children aged 6-12 years and their families are invited to join us in making unique sugar skulls! A local artist will help guide children and their families as each participant receives a sugar skull to […]
Girls’ Nature Workshops Share a Love of Nature with the Next Generation of Young Women
Think back to your own childhood: How much time did you spend outside? Now think about how much time the children you know and love spend outside. No matter how much or how little time you enjoyed in nature, it’s likely the kids of today are outside much, much less. The result is an entire generation suffering from what some scholars call “nature deficit disorder.” Education experts at the Garden have been working in partnership with the Fort Worth Garden Club since 2018 to remedy this deficit for as many area girls as possible through the Girls’ Nature Workshop series.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage with Your Family during a Full Day of Activities at the Garden
Our four-week festival of Hispanic heritage, ¡Celebramos!, begins Sept. 15, and our calendar is packed with events that range from a Quinceañera community celebration to an outdoor market to an art exhibit of depictions of the plants of Latin America. Families looking to celebrate Hispanic Heritage with their children should highlight Saturday, Oct. 1 on their calendars and plan to attend Día de la Familia. The day is packed with educational programs and performances and culminates with movie night at the Garden.
Ethnobotany and the Study of Plants, Cultures and Communities
Imagine you lived exactly where you live today–but five hundred years ago. If you’re hungry, you can’t go to the grocery store. If you’re tired, you no longer have a foam mattress. If you have a headache, you can’t pop an Advil. Yet the people of the past ate, slept and treated their ailments just as we do. How? They used plants.
Celebrate Color and Culture with Marigolds
As FWBG | BRIT begins its ¡Celebramos! events, you might notice one flower taking center stage: marigolds. These brightly colored yellow or orange blooms are closely associated with Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebrations in Mexico, Texas and throughout the world on November 1 and 2.
The Mexican or Aztec marigold has been used for centuries in Mexico to represent the fragility of life. Known in the Nahuatl language spoken by the Aztecs as cempasuchil, the flowers are native to Central Mexico and have been cultivated since ancient times.
Enjoy ¡Celebramos! with Our Fun and Festive Family Events
¡Celebramos! is underway, and our campus is filled with swirls of color from ballet folklórico dancers and the trumpeting of mariachi bands. Bring your family and share your traditions with the community or learn more about Hispanic culture through art, music, food, dance and flowers.
Unplug and Unwind or Engage and Enjoy this Fall in the Garden
The cool days of October have finally arrived, ushering in one of the best times of the year to visit the Garden.
Seeking calm and beauty? We invite you to unplug and unwind with a peaceful walk through the Rose Garden or ;a moment of contemplation in the Japanese Garden. The Garden’s 110 acres provide plenty of room to withdraw from the world for a while and take a deep breath in nature.