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Woman looking at Georgia O'Keeffe paintings

FINAL WEEKS: CLOSES OCT. 28

Georgia O’Keeffe:
Visions of Hawai‘i

Discover the artist’s rarely seen works from Hawai‘i—reunited in New York for the first time since 1940—and the plants and flowers that inspired them.

Photo of a boy in the Spooky Pumpkin Garden

Saturday, September 22, 2018 – Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Spooky Pumpkin Garden

The Everett Children’s Adventure Garden gets a spooky Halloween makeover with eye-popping pumpkins, silly scarecrows, and plenty of fun!

Photo of a giant pumpkin

October 20 & 21, 2018

Giant Pumpkin Weekend

Monstrous pumpkins from around the country—some weighing in at more than a ton—once again arrive at the Garden, arranged in collaboration with the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth.

WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK

Woman looking at a few of Georgia O’Keeffe’s works on display in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library Art Gallery.

Georgia O’Keeffe:
Visions of Hawai‘i

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Stacks of vegetables at the Greenmarket.

NYBG Farmers Market

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

An NYBG employee working in the Edible Academy's kitchen.

Edible Academy Fresh from the Garden Tastings

2 – 2:30 p.m., 4 – 4:30 p.m.

Photo of a boy in the Spooky Pumpkin Garden

Spooky Pumpkin Garden

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Vegetables on a table

Wellness Wednesdays

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Aerial view of the Barnsley Beds at the Edible Academy

Edible Academy All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The Mertz Library in fall.

Mertz Library Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Photo: Dig! Plant! Grow! Goodnight, Garden

Dig! Plant! Grow! Goodnight, Garden

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

A visitor taking a photo of one of O'Keeffe's paintings.

Georgia O’Keeffe in the Library Art Gallery

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Photo of the Native Plant Garden

Native Plant Garden Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Woman looking at a few of Georgia O’Keeffe’s works on display in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library Art Gallery.

Georgia O’Keeffe:
Visions of Hawai‘i

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo of a boy in the Spooky Pumpkin Garden

Spooky Pumpkin Garden

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Aerial view of the Barnsley Beds at the Edible Academy

Edible Academy All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo: Dig! Plant! Grow! Goodnight, Garden

Dig! Plant! Grow! Goodnight, Garden

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

A herbarium specimen of a rhododendron.

Virtual Expedition:
Botanical Exploration of Hawai‘i

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo of the book: American Eden by David Hosack

Andrew Carnegie Distinguished Lecture 2018
with Author Victoria Johnson

Photo of the Native Plant Garden

Native Plant Garden Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Woman looking at a few of Georgia O’Keeffe’s works on display in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library Art Gallery.

Georgia O’Keeffe:
Visions of Hawai‘i

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo of a boy in the Spooky Pumpkin Garden

Spooky Pumpkin Garden

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Aerial view of the Barnsley Beds at the Edible Academy

Edible Academy All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo: Dig! Plant! Grow! Goodnight, Garden

Dig! Plant! Grow! Goodnight, Garden

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

A herbarium specimen of a rhododendron.

Virtual Expedition:
Botanical Exploration of Hawai‘i

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Trees in the Ross Conifer Arboretum in fall.

Ross Conifer Arboretum Tour

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Woman looking at a few of Georgia O’Keeffe’s works on display in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library Art Gallery.

Georgia O’Keeffe:
Visions of Hawai‘i

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

An NYBG employee working in the Edible Academy's kitchen.

Edible Academy Fresh from the Garden Tastings

2 – 2:30 p.m., 4 – 4:30 p.m.

Photo of a boy in the Spooky Pumpkin Garden

Spooky Pumpkin Garden

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Image of staff on laptop computer.

Citizen Science Workshop:
Botanical Exploration of Hawai‘i

11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Hawaiian musicians performing.

Hawaiian Performances & Demonstrations

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Aerial view of the Barnsley Beds at the Edible Academy

Edible Academy All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo: Dig! Plant! Grow! Goodnight, Garden

Dig! Plant! Grow! Goodnight, Garden

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Photo of a giant pumpkin

Giant Pumpkin Weekend

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A visitor scouting for birds with binoculars.

Bird Walks

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Woman looking at a few of Georgia O’Keeffe’s works on display in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library Art Gallery.

Georgia O’Keeffe:
Visions of Hawai‘i

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

An NYBG employee working in the Edible Academy's kitchen.

Edible Academy Fresh from the Garden Tastings

2 – 2:30 p.m., 4 – 4:30 p.m.

Photo of a boy in the Spooky Pumpkin Garden

Spooky Pumpkin Garden

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Hawaiian musicians performing.

Hawaiian Performances & Demonstrations

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

An event in Ross Hall.

Film Screenings: Hawai‘i Past and Present Series

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Aerial view of the Barnsley Beds at the Edible Academy

Edible Academy All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo: Dig! Plant! Grow! Goodnight, Garden

Dig! Plant! Grow! Goodnight, Garden

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

A herbarium specimen of a rhododendron.

Virtual Expedition:
Botanical Exploration of Hawai‘i

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo of a giant pumpkin

Giant Pumpkin Weekend

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

NYBG is closed on Mondays with the exception of special dates.

Woman looking at a few of Georgia O’Keeffe’s works on display in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library Art Gallery.

Georgia O’Keeffe:
Visions of Hawai‘i

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo of a boy in the Spooky Pumpkin Garden

Spooky Pumpkin Garden

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Sakkonnet Garden

Landscape Design Students & Alumni Series 2018 – 2019

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Aerial view of the Barnsley Beds at the Edible Academy

Edible Academy All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo: Dig! Plant! Grow! Goodnight, Garden

Dig! Plant! Grow! Goodnight, Garden

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Photo of the Native Plant Garden

Native Plant Garden Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m., 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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WHAT'S BEAUTIFUL NOW

Home Gardening Center

Native Plant Garden

Perennial Garden

Seasonal Walk

UPCOMING

yellow and orange painting of old woman / young woman

Friday, October 26 & Saturday, October 27

Aloha Nights Encore

Celebrate Georgia O’Keeffe: Visions of Hawai‘i on this final weekend with the return of two spectacular Aloha Nights honoring Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanoes.

A leaf on a brown background.

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Sustainability Summit 2018

Join NYBG CEO and President Carrie Rebora Barratt, Ph.D., and a powerful lineup of visionary leaders forintimate evening of thought-provoking dialogue and actionable ideas about how environmental stewardship is catalyzing industry innovation and investment.

Two kids looking at a model train during the Holiday Train Show in the Conservatory

Saturday, November 17, 2018 – Monday, January 21, 2019

Holiday Train Show^®

Enchanting model trains zip through a display of more than 175 New York landmarks, each re-created with bark, leaves, and other natural materials—all under the twinkling glow of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.