Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a stunning 52-acre urban botanic garden that connects people to the world of plants, fostering delight and curiosity while inspiring an appreciation and sense of stewardship of the environment.
Visit Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Urban Advantage participants receive vouchers for admission to our institutions. Follow instructions below to reserve tickets using your voucher.
We are excited for you to visit. Vouchers are valid for general admission.
Tickets are required; reserve in advance for fastest entry. Visit: https://www.bbg.org/visit to reserve your tickets. Click “Get Tickets”, then “Not a Member, Buy Tickets” (no fee will be charged). Select date and choose “Affiliated Organization Tickets” on the Reserve Tickets menu. Go to “Checkout”. You will receive a confirmation email with QR code that you must show on arrival. You must bring your UA Teacher voucher (either paper or digital copy) to show to Visitor Services staff.
Children under 14 must be supervised by adults 18 or over.
Parking is not included. Voucher not valid for entry to Lightscape or other ticketed events.
Visitors can reserve free Community Tickets for any day of the week. See https://www.bbg.org/visit/hours under the heading ” Free Admission Opportunities”.
Guidelines
- This voucher is for planning class and school community trips by UA-participating Teachers/Parent Coordinators/Administrators.
- Teacher/Parent Coordinator/Administrator Vouchers expire on June 30th.
- Always check specific instructions for voucher use at each institution before visiting; ensure they are accepting vouchers and reserve your timed entry if it is required.
- UA institutions require that you show your timed entry tickets; please keep any emails with admission information.
- The Teacher/Parent Coordinator/Administrator listed on the voucher must be present when voucher is used.
- Voucher does not include parking, except at the Staten Island Zoo.
We are excited for you to visit.
Class Trip Vouchers can be used for a 90-minute instructor-led workshop that includes hands-on plant explorations, a tour of plant collections, and potting up a plant for each student in the education greenhouse or a 45-minute instructor-led walking tour of the plant collections and a take-back-to-school planting kit with a plant for each student. See options and register at https://www.bbg.org/learn/school_group_guided_workshops.
Teachers can also use their Class Trip Vouchers for Backpack Trips which are self-led structured tours where we provide curated itineraries along with a backpack that includes journals, pencils, hand lenses, and supplies to pot up a plant for each student back at school. See options and register at https://www.bbg.org/learn/urban_advantage_backpack_trips.
Teachers can also bring their classes self-guided without the use of a voucher. Register for a self guided trip: https://www.bbg.org/learn/school_group_visit_inquiry.
Teachers may request a pre-trip Teacher Support Visit with BBG UA staff on the UA Portal.
Parking is not included.
Guidelines
- Class Trip vouchers are for UA-participating science teachers to bring only the students they teach (grades 3-8) on up to two trips per school year.
- Class trip vouchers expire on May 31st.
- Class Trip Redeem Codes (Voucher ID) must be presented at the time you book your reservation.
- The Teacher/Parent Coordinator/Administrator listed on the voucher must be present when voucher is used.
- Limitations to group size may apply, check institutional limits when reserving.
- To book a yellow bus, use this link: https://www.opt-osfns.org/opt/schools/field_trips/ftriplogin.aspx
Upcoming Events
During the school year, when vouchers are valid, the events listed on this page are free.
During the summer, these events may required additional payment.
During the school year, when vouchers are valid, the events listed on this page are free. During the summer, these events may required additional payment.
