Registration closes September 23rd
Members: $25 | Non-members: $30
Morris Arboretum’s Scarecrow Design Contest is back for its 14th year, and in recognition of those who show courage and care when faced with fright, this year's theme is Heroes! Design a scarecrow in honor of a beloved superhero character, an essential worker, or your best friend—heroes come in all forms, so use your imagination to recreate your favorite as a scarecrow for display at the Arboretum this fall!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
Garden Railway
Included with garden admission.
Thomas the Tank Engine can always be found chugging along in his own section of our Garden Railway, but a few weekends a year Thomas and his friends run free on all the tracks, turning the entire Railway into the Island of Sodor!
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Springfield Mills
Included with garden admission.
Morris Arboretum’s oldest architectural feature is the historic grist mill, dating back to 1761 and situated along the picturesque Wissahickon Creek. On a guided tour, watch one-ton millstones grind corn kernels and observe 160-year-old machinery transport and sift the ground corn to produce meal.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 (Rain date: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26)
Two Showings: 1:00pm & 4:00pm
Bloomfield Farm
Reserve tickets at Penn Live Arts.
The “unusually versatile, reliably exhilarating new-music ensemble” (The New York Times) Alarm Will Sound makes its Penn Live Arts debut, returning to our city after a 12-year hiatus with the local premiere of Ten Thousand Birds by Pulitzer Prize and Grammy® Award-winning composer John Luther Adams. This experiential, open-ended collection of pieces is based on native birdsong, encompassing a range of colors and instrumentation and newly informed by actual migration patterns tracked at the Morris Arboretum. The audience roves freely around the space and the performers, experiencing the music from many perspectives as human creativity and natural phenomena blur.
“Alarm Will Sound has become one of the most vital and original ensembles on the American music scene.” (The New York Times)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31
Throughout the Arboretum
Included with garden admission.
Morris Arboretum’s Scarecrow Walk is back for its 14th year, and in recognition of those who show courage and care when faced with fright, this year's theme is Heroes! Wander through the Arboretum and see scarecrows in honor of a beloved superhero characters, essential workers, or best friend—heroes!
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Springfield Mills
Included with garden admission.
Morris Arboretum’s oldest architectural feature is the historic grist mill, dating back to 1761 and situated along the picturesque Wissahickon Creek. On a guided tour, watch one-ton millstones grind corn kernels and observe 160-year-old machinery transport and sift the ground corn to produce meal.
The Arboretum is open as usual. Click here for hours.
Please note: The Rose Garden is closed for maintenance every Thursday morning until noon.
Weather conditions may limit garden access to certain features even if the garden is open – please check the web site or call (215) 247-5777 for updates before visiting. Our visitors’ safety in the garden is our top priority. Therefore when inclement weather is predicted, we will make decisions about closing the garden accordingly.
