Butterfly Festival marks 12 years of celebrating pollinators Join us as we celebrate the Roston Native Butterfly House and the native butterflies and moths it supports! Friends of the Garden’s […]
Visit with volunteer docents to look inside historic buildings and learn more about life in the Ozarks in the 1860s. Open weather permitting.
Springfield Sister Cities Association, in partnership with the Springfield- Greene County Park Board, proudly presents the 25th Japanese Fall Festival on Friday-Sunday, September 10-12, 2021, in the beautiful Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden located within the extraordinary Springfield Botanical Gardens at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park, 2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield, Mo. Uzumaru, a yosakoi dance ensemble […]
Join members of the Springfield Astronomical Society as they walk us through the basics of star gazing and moon phases. Telescopes provided. Held on the Botanical Center roof. For ages […]
Success for Spring! Learn about all the different varieties of spring-blooming bulbs and how to have a successful spring showing.
Johnny Appleseed This month we'll read a story about Johnny Appleseed and make an apple-themed craft!
Grab a fully stocked Explorer Backpack and join us on third Saturdays to look more closely at the wild things in the garden. Botanical Center 891-1515 Age: 4-12 yrs. Time: […]
Rediscover pioneer life at the Gray/Campbell Farmstead, with apple-butter making, horseshoes, hearth cooking, fiber arts, crafts,wood carving and more. Tour the barn, kitchen, Liberty Schoolhouse, and the oldest house in Springfield. Concessions available. Gray/Campbell Farmstead 891-1515 Age: All ages Time: Sat., 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sun., 12-4:30 p.m. Fee: Free
Audubon Garden Join us as we venture to the Audubon Garden. We will learn about the plants that provide food and habitat for birds. We'll also view the birds that utilize this favorite spot. Tram available for transport.
Fall is the perfect time to plant! Join our vendors on the Botanical Center roof and shop a variety of trees, shrubs, and perennials. Hang around for monarch butterfly tagging afterwards!
