Garfield Park Conservatory offers a wide range of engaging and fun programs for all ages. Click on the links above to get specific information on upcoming programs and events. Still have questions?
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Garfield Park Master Gardener - Guided Conservatory Tours
2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month @ 11 AM - Included in that days admissions fee
Wednesday September 2, 6pm-7-ish
$1 per person
Remember the dollar menu days? We’re bringing it back in the children’s garden! Drop by to harvest, prepare, and share a simple garden meal in good company. The menu will vary week by week, based on the garden’s abundance. $1 per person eating.
Bonsai Show
Saturday & Sunday, September 5 & 6
Saturday: 10am-5pm, Sunday: 1-5pm
$7 per person, $15 per family (2 adults max per family)
Join the Indianapolis Bonsai Club as they showcase their unique bonsai specimens throughout the Conservatory. Club members will be available to answer your questions, and vendors will have items for sale.
Saturday, September 12 | 12 pm
Ages: All | Fee: Free | Drop-in
Drop by Blake’s Garden to meet one of our resident critters. No registration needed. Program will be held in classroom if weather is inclement.
Wednesday, September 16 | 10-11 am
$6 per child | Ages: 2-5
Join us as we get to gardening in Blake’s Garden! Young ones will learn about gardening and have the chance to help plant, grow and harvest in our vegetable garden. There will also be a story, craft and time to explore. Registration required.
Indy Suzuki Concert
Saturday, September 19 | 1 pm
Ages: All |Free with Admission | Drop-in
Saturday, October 24| 1-2 pm
$15 per person | Ages: 10 and up
Come explore the kitchen alchemy of fermentation! Fee includes one jar of kimchi, picked up the following week when fermentation is complete. Limit 15 participants; pre-registration required. Participants must be comfortable using a knife to chop vegetables.
Friday, October 23 | 10-11 am
Ages: 2-8
Fee: $ 7 per child (1 adult admission included)
Put on your Halloween costume and come learn about some creepy and not-so-creepy creatures. Have fun meeting live critters and doing a craft. Registration required.
Thursday & Friday, October 29 & 30 | 5:30-9 pm
Ages: 2 and up | Fee: $ 6 per person
5:30 - 7:00 PM | Less Haunted Conservatory. Bring the little ones in their costumes for Halloween fun during our less scary daylight hours of the Haunted Conservatory. There will be no scarers. Just tropical plants all decked out for Halloween.
7:00 - 9:00 PM | Get spooked as you walk through the Haunted Conservatory, complete with scary music, decoration and ghouls! (recommended for ages 8+)
No pre-registration; admission is paid at the door.
Note: Event includes the use of strobe lights and artificial fog.
Saturday, October 3 | 11 am
Ages: All | Fee: Free | Drop-in
Drop by Blake’s Garden to meet one of our resident critters. No registration needed. Program will be held in classroom if weather is inclement.
Trash- to- Treasure Papermaking
Saturday, October 10 | 1 pm
Ages: All | Fee: $6
Recycling can be fun! Come turn scrap paper into beautiful, handmade sheets. The process is a little messy, but fun for all ages.
Saturday, October 17 | 10-11:30 AM
Ages: 16 and up | $6 per person
Join the Herb Society of Central Indiana for an opportunity to learn more about soap making. Program will include recipes, handouts and a hands-on workshop.
Registration is required.
Fermentation Station: Green Tomato Salsa
Saturday, October 17 | 2-3 pm
$15 per person | Ages: 10 and up
Green tomatoes piling up at the end of summer? Turn them into a fermented salsa verde that will add joy to your corn chips all winter long!
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Friday, November 27 – Sunday, December 27
Tues-Sat: 10 am – 5 pm | Sun: 1-8 pm
$7 per person, $15 per family (2 adults max per family)
Ages: All | Drop-in
Come enjoy our winter wonderland! See the Conservatory decked out in its holiday best with a brilliant display of poinsettias, model trains and village, and thousands of twinkling lights.
An adult is anyone 18 and over. 2 and under are always free.
For more information contact the Conservatory at 317.327.7183 or gpcons@indy.gov
Saturday, November 14 | 1-2 pm
$15 per person | Ages: 10 and up
Fortify yourself against winter’s dark with this sunny staple of Mediterranean cuisine! Preserved lemons add a unique, citrus-sour-salt lift to all kinds of dishes—as well as making excellent holiday gifts for the foodies you love. Fee includes jar and citrus. Registration required, 15 people max.
