Events Calendar What's happening at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens. Image Breadcrumb Home See & Do Events Calendar Garden Highlights Tour Monday, March 17 – Sunday, December 14 • Weekdays 10:30 am • Weekends 1:00 pm Meet at Welcome Center Our knowledgeable guides will design a tour around the interests of the attendees. Every tour is different so come back as many times as you’d like. Free with general admission. 18th Annual Scarecrow Design Contest Wednesday, August 27 – Sunday, September 28 Registration is OPEN! The theme is CARTOONS at this year's 18th Annual Scarecrow Design Contest. September Storytime Wednesday, September 17 • 10:30 am Outdoor Classroom (Widener Tent in the event of rain) This month we’re reading Magnolia Flower, a folktale written by Zora Neale Hurston and adapted by Ibram X. Kendi. Free with general admission. Shrubs For All Seasons Saturday, September 27 • 11 am Meet at Welcome Center NEW for 2025 - This tour focuses on evergreen and deciduous shrubs for the home gardener. Free with general admission. Goodbye Pollinators, Hello Autumn! Tuesday, September 30 • 11 am Whimsical Woods As the weather turns, we’ll take this opportunity to say goodbye to our migrating butterflies and hummingbirds with songs, poems, and crafts — and make room for a new season! Fall First Fridays for Kids and Families: Botanical Potions Friday, October 3 • 11 am Meet at the Pumpkin Cottage Make your own botanical potion for the spooky season! Free with general admission. Fall First Fridays for Adults: Seasonal Pause Friday, October 3 • 12 pm Meet at the Outdoor Classroom A moment to process and reflect together in the Garden as we move through a change of seasons. Free with general admission. Oaks of the Mid-Atlantic Tour Saturday, October 11 • 11 am Meet at Welcome Center Join an experienced Garden Educator in discovering and identifying the Mid-Atlantic oaks around us and in the Morris’s extensive collection. Free with general admission. Pagination Previous page Current page 1 Page 2 Next page
Garden Highlights Tour Monday, March 17 – Sunday, December 14 • Weekdays 10:30 am • Weekends 1:00 pm Meet at Welcome Center Our knowledgeable guides will design a tour around the interests of the attendees. Every tour is different so come back as many times as you’d like. Free with general admission.
Garden Highlights Tour Monday, March 17 – Sunday, December 14 • Weekdays 10:30 am • Weekends 1:00 pm Meet at Welcome Center Our knowledgeable guides will design a tour around the interests of the attendees. Every tour is different so come back as many times as you’d like. Free with general admission.
18th Annual Scarecrow Design Contest Wednesday, August 27 – Sunday, September 28 Registration is OPEN! The theme is CARTOONS at this year's 18th Annual Scarecrow Design Contest.
18th Annual Scarecrow Design Contest Wednesday, August 27 – Sunday, September 28 Registration is OPEN! The theme is CARTOONS at this year's 18th Annual Scarecrow Design Contest.
September Storytime Wednesday, September 17 • 10:30 am Outdoor Classroom (Widener Tent in the event of rain) This month we’re reading Magnolia Flower, a folktale written by Zora Neale Hurston and adapted by Ibram X. Kendi. Free with general admission.
September Storytime Wednesday, September 17 • 10:30 am Outdoor Classroom (Widener Tent in the event of rain) This month we’re reading Magnolia Flower, a folktale written by Zora Neale Hurston and adapted by Ibram X. Kendi. Free with general admission.
Shrubs For All Seasons Saturday, September 27 • 11 am Meet at Welcome Center NEW for 2025 - This tour focuses on evergreen and deciduous shrubs for the home gardener. Free with general admission.
Shrubs For All Seasons Saturday, September 27 • 11 am Meet at Welcome Center NEW for 2025 - This tour focuses on evergreen and deciduous shrubs for the home gardener. Free with general admission.
Goodbye Pollinators, Hello Autumn! Tuesday, September 30 • 11 am Whimsical Woods As the weather turns, we’ll take this opportunity to say goodbye to our migrating butterflies and hummingbirds with songs, poems, and crafts — and make room for a new season!
Goodbye Pollinators, Hello Autumn! Tuesday, September 30 • 11 am Whimsical Woods As the weather turns, we’ll take this opportunity to say goodbye to our migrating butterflies and hummingbirds with songs, poems, and crafts — and make room for a new season!
Fall First Fridays for Kids and Families: Botanical Potions Friday, October 3 • 11 am Meet at the Pumpkin Cottage Make your own botanical potion for the spooky season! Free with general admission.
Fall First Fridays for Kids and Families: Botanical Potions Friday, October 3 • 11 am Meet at the Pumpkin Cottage Make your own botanical potion for the spooky season! Free with general admission.
Fall First Fridays for Adults: Seasonal Pause Friday, October 3 • 12 pm Meet at the Outdoor Classroom A moment to process and reflect together in the Garden as we move through a change of seasons. Free with general admission.
Fall First Fridays for Adults: Seasonal Pause Friday, October 3 • 12 pm Meet at the Outdoor Classroom A moment to process and reflect together in the Garden as we move through a change of seasons. Free with general admission.
Oaks of the Mid-Atlantic Tour Saturday, October 11 • 11 am Meet at Welcome Center Join an experienced Garden Educator in discovering and identifying the Mid-Atlantic oaks around us and in the Morris’s extensive collection. Free with general admission.
Oaks of the Mid-Atlantic Tour Saturday, October 11 • 11 am Meet at Welcome Center Join an experienced Garden Educator in discovering and identifying the Mid-Atlantic oaks around us and in the Morris’s extensive collection. Free with general admission.
