Dig, water, pick, build, explore, and investigate in the Botanical Garden’s “yes space” for kids! Grab some garden tools at our welcome station or bring your own to enjoy hands-on activity stations, and explore and tend to the Garden.
All programs are free of charge with admission to the Garden. No pre-registration is required.
Children’s Garden Hours
Open Daily at San Francisco Botanical Garden
Bean Sprouts Family Days
Beginning June 16, Tuesday through Thursday, 10am-2pm Rain cancels program
Bean Sprouts Family Days are back June 16 – July 31! Come to the Children’s Garden for hands-on nature-play, Tuesday watercolor, and Thursday nature story time.
Storybook Stroll is a fun, educational activity that invites participants to follow a story as they stroll along a trail in the Children’s Garden.
Children of all ages can participate with their families, caretakers, and friends. The Storybook Stroll provides opportunities for children to experience the joy of reading and the wonder of the natural world all in the
magnificent setting of the Children’s Garden.
Questions to spark creativity, knowledge, and wonder are included on each page.
Follow the trail, follow the story, and have fun! Guide coming soon.