Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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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

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.

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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.

Jul 01, 2025 - Jul 31, 2025
Thu
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Celebrate summer at the Garden with live jazz on Thursday evenings. Bring a blanket to stretch out and enjoy the music, presented in partnership with local arts organizations. Performances start at 7. Each night also features a tour or other Garden activity. Pop-up bar; no outside food, drink, or chairs permitted.
Jul 17, 2025 - Aug 14, 2025
Thu
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Learn and play together in the Discovery Garden on Thursdays in July and August! Hands-on stations throughout this area encourage families, school groups, and camp groups to explore nature alongside our teenage Garden Apprentices.
Jul 02, 2025 - Oct 26, 2025
Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
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Designed by architect Suchi Reddy, Turbulence 2025 is a series of reflective panels with parts that move with the wind, accompanied by a sonic installation. Gathering and distorting its surroundings, the work reflects the landscape in a way unseen before.
Jun 14, 2025 - Oct 19, 2025
Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
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In this manga exhibit created by artist Misako Rocks! for the collection’s anniversary, a bonsai shares memories of its life and the story of BBG’s first bonsai curator, Frank Okamura.
Jun 14, 2025 - Oct 19, 2025
Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
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A rotating selection of bonsai will be showcased outdoors on Magnolia Plaza as part of the expanded display for Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Bonsai 100 anniversary celebration this summer.

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