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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

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

Event Series Ask a Master Gardener

Ask a Master Gardener

Wonder why a plant is not thriving? Have a pest problem? We've partnered with the UCCE Master Gardener Program of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties to bring you this FREE service to help with your own garden. Stop by the Garden's Library of Horticulture on Tuesdays from 10:30am-1:30pm and ask your questions!

Free

Easy Garden Sketching at the Ancient Plant Garden

Date: Friday, March 8th Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Participant Fee: $130 Instructor: Eileen P. Goldenberg, avid Urban Sketcher Registration includes a FREE Sketch Kit Please plan to meet […]

$130

Story Time and Guided Walk

Story Time and Guided Walk Sunday March 10, 10:00-11:00am Children ages 3-8 and their caregivers are invited to story time in the library, followed by a guided walk through the […]

Free
Event Series Ask a Master Gardener

Ask a Master Gardener

Wonder why a plant is not thriving? Have a pest problem? We've partnered with the UCCE Master Gardener Program of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties to bring you this FREE service to help with your own garden. Stop by the Garden's Library of Horticulture on Tuesdays from 10:30am-1:30pm and ask your questions!

Free

Little Ones Story Time

Little Ones Story Time Wednesday, March 13 at 10:30-11 am Children ages 0-3 and their caregivers are invited to story time in the library. This month, we’re sharing books about […]

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.