San Francisco Botanical Garden

A place for everyone, especially you! 🌺 Experience all that the Gardens of Golden Gate Park has to offer in the most rewarding way. Become a member today to enjoy: 🌼 Unlimited free admission to the Conservatory of Flowers, Japanese Tea Garden, and San Francisco Botanical Garden 🌼 Reciprocal access to more than 360 gardens nationwide 🌼 Free guest entry every visit 🌼 Discounts on camps, classes, & programs 🌼 Invitations to special member events Your membership directly supports mission to connect people to plants, the planet, and each other. Become a member today at buff.ly/41rNhuf — you make all the difference! 🌿

The Gardens are here for all of us, at all times. Through all emotions, these beautiful places soothe us, offer comfort, and spark curiosity. Come take a walk in the Gardens, notice something you’ve never seen before, and take good care of yourself. Here are a few ways you can enjoy the Gardens this weekend: 🌈 Bundle up and spread out a blanket on the lawn in front of the Conservatory of Flowers for a fun evening of free music and psychedelic light art starting 30 minutes after sunset every night. The Winter Light Show begins tonight! 🪴 Bring a piece of the Gardens home with you from the Botanical Garden's Monthly Plant Sale this Saturday & Sunday. We will be featuring plants from around the world that thrive in the Bay Area’s cool foggy weather such as begonias, fuchsias, bromeliads, air plants, and more. 🍵 Meditate with cup of tea at the Japanese Tea Garden and enjoy the fall colors appearing on cherry trees and ginkgo trees as you explore the new path and Pagoda Plaza. 🎟️ Remember — Veterans, SF residents, and Museums for All participants receive FREE admission to all three gardens every day of the year. Plus, next Tuesday will be Free Day for everybody at @sfbotanicalgarden. Let us all continue being part of a bright future for people, plants, and the planet. 🌎 See you in the Gardens 💚 #EverybodysGardens Learn more at gggp.org

Over the weekend, the Gardens of Golden Gate Park collaborated with Litquake, San Francisco's Literary Festival and Villa Albertine San Francisco to host renowned perfumer Jean Claude Ellena, the creator for Hermes perfumes, in the Garden of Fragrance at San Francisco Botanical Garden over the weekend. Participants were delighted to learn from Ellena and other French perfume houses. They explored how scents can help build deep sensory connections with nature. tap in to personal memories, and more. Thank to our partners at LitQuake and Villa Albertine and everyone from the community for making this such a special event. Looking forward to visiting the Gardens again soon? Our full event calendar is at gggp.org/events Photos: Eva M.

The Gardens of Golden Gate Park are thrilled to announce that Delle Maxwell and Patrick Hanrahan will receive the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP Global) Golden Gate Chapter Outstanding Philanthropist Award! The Gardens proudly nominated Delle and Pat and we thank our colleagues at Outdoor Afro and Save the Redwoods League who supported our nomination. Delle and Pat are exemplary philanthropists whose visionary grantmaking has transformed scores of organizations, as well as impacted individual scientists, creators, and educators. The Association of Fundraising Professionals awards ceremony will take place on National Philanthropy Day on November 15, 2024, at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture from 11am-2pm. If you would like to attend this exciting event to celebrate Delle and Pat, you can purchase tickets at afpgoldengate.org Read more about Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation's transformative initiatives and dedicated service at https://lnkd.in/gyhb5ZdX

Inviting all artists and makers! This winter, Gardens of Golden Gate Park is hosting a botanical gift market called Gifts at the Garden, taking place December 14 & 15. Join us as vendors to feature your creations and connect with the community. We will be selecting 60 vendors to participate in this event. We can’t wait to see your creations this winter! Apply today: https://buff.ly/48hoGfk Learn more about Gifts at the Garden: https://buff.ly/4fdu3hT

Learn all the tips and tricks for Fall Planting at our Monthly Plant Sale & Master Gardener Talk this weekend! 🪴🌼 Shop beautiful California native plants, ornamental grasses, asters, Huecheras, Salvias and more at the Plant Sale on Saturday and Sunday, 10am-4:30pm. On Saturday, California Master Gardeners will give a FREE talk on how to attract birds and bees to your outdoor space. Both will be at the Main Entrance of the Botanical Garden and are FREE to attend! 🪴Plant Sale 🪴 Saturday & Sunday, October 12-13, 10am-4:30pm 🌼Master Gardener Talk🐝 Saturday, October 12, 11am-12pm

Flower Piano on PBS News Hour! Thank you to Mike Cerre and the team for featuring this beloved community event!

Flower Piano on PBS News Hour! Thank you to Mike Cerre and the team for featuring this beloved community event!

Bean Sprouts Family Days are back for fall! Come explore the Children's Garden at the Botanical Garden for hands-on fun as we watch the seasons change. Everybody is invited to help us plant seeds for our fall garden, create mud pies in our mud kitchen, and watch the leaves fall in our orchard. 🍁 Hours 🍁 Tuesday & Thursday, 10am-12pm First Saturday of every month, 12-4pm until December Fall Break Hours: November 25-27, 10am-2pm. No program November 28 Learn more at https://buff.ly/44Ikt2l

Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Flower Piano 2024 officially concluded over the weekend. We're in awe of this vibrant and talented community! Thank you to our amazing sponsors, especially presenting sponsor the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation, and lead sponsors the John and Marcia Goldman Foundation, the Elman Legacy Foundation, Ingrid Tauber & Frank Taforo, Outside Lands Works, Fiorella, Pacific Nurseries, True Wind Capital, the 5 Ryan Foundation, and Jennifer & Alan Peterson. Flower Piano would not be possible without your generous support. Thank you to our partners at Sunset Piano and all the musicians, performers, and community partners for sharing their art as well as all the wonderful volunteers for making this beloved event possible. THANK YOU ALL for coming out and being part of Flower Piano! Did you enjoy your experience? Help keep the music playing! Support Flower Piano and the Gardens by becoming a member or donating today. See you next year!