All Day

Conservatory Light Show

Enjoy our winter light show, Photosynthesis: Love for All Seasons, beginning 30 minutes after sunset every night. The light show transforms the outside of the Conservatory into a canvas for colorful light art installed by Lumigeek accompanied by music composed by Tim Digulla. The show is free to the public and is about 30 minutes long. Bundle up and enjoy from our front lawns!

Photosynthesis: Love for All Seasons will continue to run during the Conservatory's closure for annual maintenance from January 10, 2024 to January 24, 2024. Enjoy!

Free

Cherry Blossoms

Cherry blossoms mark the arrival of spring in San Francisco. Cherry blossoms, also known as 'sakura', are a very special flower to the people and country of Japan and many more people around the world. These blossoms only last for a week or two, so follow along with us on social media as we track the cherry blossom bloom.

Ongoing

Magnificent Magnolias

SF Botanical Garden

Experience one of the most significant conservation collection of Magnolias in the United States in bloom mid-January through March. Admire the sights and scents on the branches of more than 200 elegant trees, as velvety silver buds and saucer-sized pink, white, and magenta flowers make an appearance in this always spectacular annual bloom at the Garden