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Key art for The Orchid Show: Singapore

Saturday, February 23, 2019 – Sunday, April 28, 2019

The Orchid Show: Singapore

This dazzling tribute to the “City in a Garden” soars to new heights with thousands of orchids climbing to the sky.

A couple walking by colorful flowers during Orchid Evenings

March 16, 23, 30 (SOLD OUT); April 5, 6, 12, 13 (SOLD OUT), 19, 20, 26, 27

Orchid Evenings

New York City’s most spectacular evening outings exclusively for adults 21 and over are back, bringing the color and nightlife of Singapore with them.

Woman taking photo of lilacs on path

Saturday, May 4, 2019 – Sunday, May 5, 2019

Lilac Weekend and
Plein-Air Invitational

The Burn Family Lilac Collection takes the spotlight as we celebrate this American garden favorite in all of its glorious forms, colors, and aromas with plein-air painting, music, guided tours, and talks.

A family walking through the garden on Mother's Day

Saturday, May 11, 2019 – Sunday, May 12, 2019

Mother's Day Weekend Garden Party

The most spectacular spring landscape New York City has to offer is the setting for live music, games, picnicking, and more.

WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK

Key art for The Orchid Show: Singapore

The Orchid Show: Singapore

Featured Event

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.

A mom and her son picking vegetables.

Dig! Plant! Grow!
Wake Up, Garden!

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

A child in the Adventure Garden with a caterpillar made from flowers.

Budding Botanists

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Purple and pink orchids.

Orchid Insiders Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Native Plant Garden Waterfall

Native Plant Garden Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Cherry blossoms in front of the Conservatory

Haupt Conservatory Tour

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

A woman holding vegetables harvested from a community garden.

Putting Down Roots: Celebrating 30 Years of
Bronx Green-Up

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.

Key art for The Orchid Show: Singapore

The Orchid Show: Singapore

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A couple walking by colorful flowers during Orchid Evenings

Orchid Evenings

Featured Event

Aerial view of the Barnsley Beds at the Edible Academy

Edible Academy All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A mom and her son picking vegetables.

Dig! Plant! Grow!
Wake Up, Garden!

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

A child in the Adventure Garden with a caterpillar made from flowers.

Budding Botanists

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Purple and pink orchids.

Orchid Insiders Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

The Forest in spring.

Thain Forest Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Cherry blossoms in front of the Conservatory

Haupt Conservatory Tour

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

A woman holding vegetables harvested from a community garden.

Putting Down Roots: Celebrating 30 Years of
Bronx Green-Up

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.

Key art for The Orchid Show: Singapore

The Orchid Show: Singapore

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A couple walking by colorful flowers during Orchid Evenings

Orchid Evenings

Featured Event

Aerial view of the Barnsley Beds at the Edible Academy

Edible Academy All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A mom and her son picking vegetables.

Dig! Plant! Grow!
Wake Up, Garden!

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Potted orchids at NYBG Shop.

Orchid Basics Q&A

1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Photo of a gardener spraying an orchid

Orchid Care Demonstrations

2:30 – 3 p.m., 3:30 – 4 p.m.

Crazy Real Singapore

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Library Building with blue sky

History of NYBG Walking Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Native Plant Garden Waterfall

Native Plant Garden Tour

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

A woman holding vegetables harvested from a community garden.

Putting Down Roots: Celebrating 30 Years of
Bronx Green-Up

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.

Key art for The Orchid Show: Singapore

The Orchid Show: Singapore

Featured Event

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.

A mom and her son picking vegetables.

Dig! Plant! Grow!
Wake Up, Garden!

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Potted orchids at NYBG Shop.

Orchid Basics Q&A

1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Photo of a gardener spraying an orchid

Orchid Care Demonstrations

2:30 – 3 p.m., 3:30 – 4 p.m.

The Forest in spring.

Thain Forest Tour

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Crazy Real Singapore

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

A person putting an orchid in a pot

Orchids: Divide, Repot, Rejuvenate

10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Pink rhododendrons in bloom.

Garden Highlights Tour

Native Plant Garden Waterfall

Native Plant Garden Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m., 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

A woman holding vegetables harvested from a community garden.

Putting Down Roots: Celebrating 30 Years of
Bronx Green-Up

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.

Aerial view of the Barnsley Beds at the Edible Academy

Edible Academy All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A mom and her son picking vegetables.

Dig! Plant! Grow!
Wake Up, Garden!

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

A child in the Adventure Garden with a caterpillar made from flowers.

Budding Botanists

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The Wild Wetland Trail in spring.

Wild Wetland Trail Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

A pink, flowering tree in the Ladies' Border during spring.

Ladies’ Border & Perennial Garden Tour

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

People walking through the Conservatory.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

A woman holding vegetables harvested from a community garden.

Putting Down Roots: Celebrating 30 Years of
Bronx Green-Up

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.

Aerial view of the Barnsley Beds at the Edible Academy

Edible Academy All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A mom and her son picking vegetables.

Dig! Plant! Grow!
Wake Up, Garden!

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

A child in the Adventure Garden with a caterpillar made from flowers.

Budding Botanists

1:30 – 5:30 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.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

photo of lichen

Recent Literature on Lichens

A woman holding vegetables harvested from a community garden.

Putting Down Roots: Celebrating 30 Years of
Bronx Green-Up

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.

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WHAT'S BEAUTIFUL NOW

Azalea Garden

Cherries

Conifer Arboretum

Daffodils

Ladies’ Border

Magnolias

Orchid Collection

Ornamental Conifers

Perennial Garden

Rock Garden

UPCOMING

Saturday, May 18, 2019 – Sunday, May 19, 2019

Spring Uncorked

Featuring wineries from Hudson Valley, Brooklyn, and Long Island, the spring beauty of NYBG sets the scene for this wine lover’s weekend.

Aerial shot of the Rose Garden

Saturday, June 1, 2019 – Sunday, June 2, 2019

Rose Garden Weekend

Celebrate the peak of the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden’s spring color with live music, plant care demonstrations, and expert-led tours.

Photo of Roberto Burle Marx

Saturday, June 8, 2019 – Sunday, September 29, 2019

The Living Art of Roberto Burle Marx

Discover the lush gardens and colorful art inspired by the Brazilian modernist’s love of plants.