Go Public Gardens Days
Booze & Botany
Night Hikes

Go Public Gardens Days

Celebrate Go Public Gardens Days at Monk Botanical Gardens! All events are free.

May 10-19 – On Your Own Scavenger Hunt, daily at the Gardens
Find an hour during the week to bring your family to the Gardens for a scavenger hunt! Find instructions by the front gate, take a walk and see if you can find it all! Appropriate for all ages, families especially!

May 12 – Take a Walk on Mother’s Day (FREE; on your own, during open hours 8 am-6 pm)
Bring mom to the Gardens for some quality time on Mother’s Day!

May 13 – Ephemeral Flower Walk at 12-1 pm & 5:30-6:30 pm
Take a walk with our staff to learn about ephemeral spring flowers, where to look for them and a few you can identify out and about this spring!

May 14 – Coffee & Cultivating Volunteering 9-11 am
Come with friends and family or by yourself and spend a couple of hours volunteering at the Gardens! Or simply come for coffee and conversation with others in a beautiful place. Staff will be available to answer questions about volunteering.

May 15 – Garden Improvements Tour at 12 pm
Take a walk with the Gardens’ Facilities & Grounds Director to learn about all the new improvements you can see this spring and what you can expect to see changing this summer!

Booze & Botany

Thank you for a successful 2023 event! We’ll see you again on the third Thursday in July 2024!

Night Hikes

More night hikes are coming in the winter of 2024!

Come see the Gardens in a new light! Take a nice night stroll through the Gardens and enjoy the beautiful glow of our new permanent lighting fixtures. Enjoy some hot chocolate and warm yourself by the fire.