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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
  • 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
  • Botanical Garden Tour

    Botanical Garden Tour

    San Francisco Botanical Garden Tours are free with general admission to the Garden — for more information please visit sfbg.org/visit. Admissions can be purchased in advance or once at the Botanical Garden. When reserving your free spot, you will have the opportunity to purchase a ticket before finalizing your reservation. Pre-registration for the tour is recommended, with limited space for drop-in visitors.

    Free
  • Botanical Garden Tour

    Botanical Garden Tour

    San Francisco Botanical Garden Tours are free with general admission to the Garden — for more information please visit sfbg.org/visit. Admissions can be purchased in advance or once at the Botanical Garden. When reserving your free spot, you will have the opportunity to purchase a ticket before finalizing your reservation. Pre-registration for the tour is recommended, with limited space for drop-in visitors.

    Free
  • Blue Muse & the Celestial Voices’ Sound Bath Experience at the Conservatory

    Blue Muse & The Celestial Voice: Sound Bath Experience at the Conservatory

    Join the Blue Muse and The Celestial Voice Sound Healing amidst the beauty and tranquility of the Conservatory of Flower's Orchid Pavilion for a sublime Sound Bath Meditation. Come immerse yourself in a rejuvenating soundscape created by a multitude of Crystal Singing Bowls, Paiste Gongs, Hand Pan, Monochord, Native and Ocean Drums, Chimes and vocals […]

    $45
  • Botanical Garden Tour

    Botanical Garden Tour

    San Francisco Botanical Garden Tours are free with general admission to the Garden — for more information please visit sfbg.org/visit. Admissions can be purchased in advance or once at the Botanical Garden. When reserving your free spot, you will have the opportunity to purchase a ticket before finalizing your reservation. Pre-registration for the tour is recommended, with limited space for drop-in visitors.

    Free

  • Birding at the Garden with Golden Gate Bird Alliance

    Birding at the Garden with Golden Gate Bird Alliance

    Join us for a slow stroll around the Garden exploring the bountiful birds that thrive amidst more than 8,000 kinds of plants. Walks are led by experienced birders from Golden Gate Bird Alliance. Beginning birders are warmly welcome; binoculars are suggested. Heavy rain cancels. Registration will open 1 week before scheduled walk, on Sunday at […]

    Free

  • Easy Garden Sketching at the Botanical Garden

    Date: Friday, December 8 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 Eileen at the Main Entrance of the Botanical Garden 5-10 minutes before the workshop start time. Eileen will show you how to simplify shapes to […]

    $130
  • Sketching with Sami

    Sketching with Sami

    Time: 10-12pm Location: San Francisco Botanical Garden Participant fees: Adult - $30 Youth (Ages 10-17) - $15 For the beginner who wants to learn about field sketching to an advanced illustrator who wants a reason to explore the Gardens of Golden Gate Park, join science illustrator Sami Chang as she goes to the San Francisco […]

    $15 – $30