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Free Friday Mornings
New free hours at BBG: admission is free from 8am-12pm every Friday.
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Free Hours
Admission to the Garden is free during these hours. Free hours are suspended on festival days.
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Free Hours
Admission to the Garden is free during these hours. Free hours are suspended on festival days.
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Farm Open Hours
Drop in at QBG Farm & Compost to see what’s growing! Founded in 2013, our farm demonstrates the link between composting and sustainable farming in the heart of Queens. Our organically managed farm produces a diversity of herbs, fruits, vegetables, and other beneficial plants.
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First Discoveries for Toddlers
Calling all explorers up to 5 years old (and their caregivers)! Plant a seed, touch a wriggly worm, read a story, or create a unique nature craft at special Discovery Garden activity stations designed for toddlers but welcoming children of all ages. Free with Garden admission.
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Farmer’s Market Fridays Hosted By Down To Earth Markets
Visit the Down to Earth Markets every Friday until November 16 to purchase fresh produce from the farmers market. The market is located corner of Dahlia Avenue and Main Street, Flushing.
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Discover Gardening
Practice gardening skills in the Discovery Garden. This drop-in program is for families with children of all ages, free with admission, all programs are outdoors and canceled in inclement weather. Check bbg.org for updates. No program 10/27.
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Boo at the Zoo
Our annual Bronx Zoo tradition is back this year. Plan a trip to see what’s new and enjoy yearly favorites, like a spooky hayride or pumpkin carvings. Come dressed in your Halloween best and show it off in the costume parade.
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Family Discovery Weekends
Experiment, learn, and play together in the Discovery Garden. Hands-on stations throughout the garden for families to explore together. Create a nature-based craft, artwork, or invention with Discovery Docents. Sundays 1-3pm.
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Bird Walk with NYC Audubon
Spot and identify creatures of flight and learn how QBG provides important resources for birds like water and shelter. Free with admission. Drop-ins welcome upon availability. To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-2018-qbg-bird-walks-with-nyc-audubon-tickets-49293097983
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Family Science Day at the Bronx Zoo!
Join us at the Bronx Zoo for a day of fun, science, and adventure! The activities can range from examining various animal bio-facts, meeting live ambassador animals, uncovering animal mysteries and learning about conservation!
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Family Science Day at Queens Botanical Garden!
Explore our 39 acre garden and engage in fun science activities, including “creating a pizza garden” gardening full of herbs and spices, making herbal scents to take home, exploring compost critters and much more.
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Ghouls & Gourds 2018
Kids under 12 free! Gates open at 10 a.m., festival begins at 12 noon. Last admission at 5:30 p.m. Stilt Dancing Insanity! Caterpillar Feedings! Rutabaga Skee-ball! Brooklyn’s Wackiest Costume Parade!
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Family Science Day at Brooklyn Botanic Garden!
You won’t need a passport as we spend the afternoon engaging in hands-on explorations of plants from around the world at Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Steinhardt Conservatory.
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Bird Walk with NYC Audubon
Spot and identify creatures of flight and learn how QBG provides important resources for birds like water and shelter. Free with admission. Drop-ins welcome upon availability. To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-2018-qbg-bird-walks-with-nyc-audubon-tickets-49293097983
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Thanksgiving with the Beasts
In the tradition of celebrating a harvest, we’ll make special Thanksgiving meals for our animal family. Featuring Red Storm Drum & Sance Troupe, celebrating the Native American culture and its relationship with animals. Includes music, songs, dances and stories.
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Art in the Garden Closing Reception: Impressive Plants, Selections from Our Herbarium
Enjoy one last look at the exhibit, Impressive Plants, Selections from Our Herbarium. Registration required; drop-ins welcome upon availability. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-in-the-garden-closing-reception-impressive-plants-tickets-49629453030
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UA Science Expo
EXPO is our end of year celebration where Urban Advantage students from all borough come and present their projects.
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The Titanosaur
The Museum added a must see exhibit to its famous Fossil Halls: a cast of a 122 ft long dinosaur.This species is so new that it hasn’t yet been named by the paleontologists who found it. Scientists think this dinosaur, part of a group known as titanosaurs, weighed about 70 tons.
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Our Senses: An Immersive Experience
Every day we perceive the world around us through our senses. In this highly experiential exhibition, explore 11 funhouse-like spaces that dare you to trust your senses—then show you how what we perceive is not simply a window into the world around us but a product of our brains.
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Pondlife Exhibit
This multimedia exhibition by scientist and filmmaker Sally Warring combines art and biology in an exploration of the microbial communities in the ponds and waterways at the Garden.
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Georgia O’Keeffe: Visions of Hawai‘i
The New York Botanical Garden’s major 2018 exhibition, Georgia O’Keeffe: Visions of Hawai‘i, focuses on the iconic artist’s immersion in Hawai‘i in 1939.
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Seasonal Highlights Tour
Catch BBG’s burgeoning blossoms at their best and other highlights of the season in this free Garden-wide guided walk. Tues-Sun 1-2pm and additional tour Sat/Sun 3-4pm. No tours on September 1 or 2.
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Activity Table
Family-friendly botanically themed arts and crafts activities. Included with Garden admission. Drop-in.
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