Desert Botanical Garden

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1201 N. GALVIN PARKWAY
Phoenix, AZ 85008 United States Get Directions
Phone (480)941-1225
Website https://dbg.org

Events at this venue

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  • Storytime

    Recurring
    Desert Botanical Garden 1201 N. GALVIN PARKWAY, Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Humanities

    DATE: April 25, 27 | May 2, 4 TIME: 9:30-10 a.m. PRICE: Included with Membership or General Admission Join Desert Botanical Garden for Storytime. Introduce your child five and younger to the beauty and wonder of nature through engaging books, songs, activities and play. Designed for children and caretakers, each session leads children through an immersive experience of nature learning in the Garden. Storytime attendance is first come, first serve. Space is limited. Storytime will take place in Weisz Learning Center April 25 & 27 | Love, The Earth by Frances Stickley May 2 & 4 | Can You Hear the Plants Speak? by Nicholas Hummingbird with Julia Wasson 

  • Desert Sol

    Recurring
    Desert Botanical Garden 1201 N. GALVIN PARKWAY, Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Humanities

    DATE: April 22, May 13 TIME: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. PRICE: Included with Membership or General Admission Experience healing and mindful activities that deepen your connection with nature and rejuvenate your soul. Immerse yourself in music, art and community as you embark on a journey toward balance and fulfillment. April 22 | Earth Day 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Ullman Terrace Celebrate Earth Day at the Garden and learn about fun ways to make your old clothes feel new again! Bring an old t-shirt or denim jacket for a fun (and complimentary) clothing up-cycle activity. May 13 | Full Moon Ceremony Ullman Terrace 6-9 p.m. Connect your mind and body to the power of the full moon with this traditional ceremony hosted by Karla Vergopia. The ceremony will start promptly at 7 p.m. and late arrivals are discouraged.

  • The Leaf Connection

    Desert Botanical Garden 1201 N. GALVIN PARKWAY, Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Visual Arts

    DATES: Now through Aug. 24 TIMES: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. PRICE: Included with Membership or General Admission. The Leaf Connection showcases the vibrant plant diversity of the Phoenix metro area through an intricate display of hand-made, ceramic leaves at Webster Center. With more than 1,000 ceramic pieces, each leaf’s design is influenced by observations community scientists record on iNaturalist, an established online platform where nature lovers share information on biodiversity. During the course of the exhibit, local artist Mary Meyer will periodically add new ceramic leaves as more people contribute observations on iNaturalist. The Garden invites guests to engage with this distinctive art installation, offering a captivating opportunity to reconnect with nature. Exhibition unavailable during private events. Mary Meyer is a sculptor and mixed media artist whose work utilizes systems of carved components that investigate the intimate connections between community and botanicals. Originally trained in stone carving, she is drawn to meditative processes and materials such as clay, wood and metal that foster the intuitive exploration of form. Meyer has lived in Arizona for more than 28 years. She holds a BFA in sculpture from Arizona State University where she studied foundry casting methods and metalworking. She completed her graduate studies […]

  • Toward 2025

    Desert Botanical Garden 1201 N. GALVIN PARKWAY, Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Humanities

    DATE: Now - June 1 TIME: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. PRICE: Included in Membership and General Admission Explore an engaging exhibit led by textile-based artist Ann Morton, centered on community and environment. TOWARD 2050 invites the public to craft handmade artworks that express their views on the environment. These unique creations will come together in a captivating labyrinth installation at the Garden that encourages visitors to take steps towards addressing climate change. About the Artist Ann Morton is a textile-based artist, educator and social practitioner ​living in Phoenix, Arizona. Her work utilizes traditional fiber techniques as conceptual tools for aesthetic, social communication to examine a society of which we are all a part — as bystanders, participants, victims and perpetrators. She is driven by a desire to employ her art as a voice for advocacy. The work reflects her own handwork, but also orchestrates the handwork from a variety of community participants through public interventions that seek to harness the power in the act of making for social purpose. View additional exhibit information here. May 3, 2025 is World Labyrinth Day Guided Labyrinth Experience 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. at Sunset Plaza with artist Ann Morton and labyrinth expert […]