About our events
We offer tours, workshops, lectures, webinars, and more to provide meaningful opportunities for people to learn about plants and how essential they are to our lives and our well-being. Please read our cancellation policy here.
There are also ways to explore our gardens and grounds using our self-guided tour options.
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June 18, 2026:
Art in the Gardens Tour at Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center
Tour Cornell Botanic Gardens to learn how art is used to further connect us with plants and place. Gardens are artful, meaning they are skillfully planned. Even a cottage...
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June 20, 2026:
Saturday Botanic Gardens Highlights Tour at Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center
Tours are offered every Saturday and Sunday at 10 am, June 13 through October 11. Pre-registration is not required. Take a relaxing stroll with a Garden Guide through the...
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June 21, 2026:
Sunday Botanic Gardens Highlights Tour at Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center
Tours are offered every Saturday and Sunday at 10 am, June 13 through October 11. Pre-registration is not required. Take a relaxing stroll with a Garden Guide through the...
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June 26, 2026:
Birds and Blooms
Join guides from Cornell Botanic Gardens and Cornell Lab of Ornithology for combined bird and plant walks this season. We’ll alternate between tours of Sapsucker Woods and the...
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June 26, 2026:
Guided Mindfulness Meditation with the Let's Meditate Initiative at Cornell Botanic Gardens at Cornell Botanic Gardens
All are welcome to join this free, guided meditation session, led by Kevin Moss & Travis Winter, LCSW, in partnership with Cornell Botanic Gardens and the Nature Rx Initative....
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June 28, 2026:
Get to Know the Arboretum: Experience Life on the Edge at F. R. Newman Arboretum
Explore the vibrant living tapestry along the edges of Houston and Grossman ponds, located in the heart of the F. R. Newman Arboretum! From the cool green canopy of Maple,...
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July 11, 2026:
The Evolution of Trees – A Walk through Time at F. R. Newman Arboretum
How did the trees we know and love today come to be? Join us for a walk through 380 million years of tree evolution, using representative trees in the F.R. Newman Arboretum...
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July 12, 2026:
Get to Know the Arboretum: Discover Hidden Rooms of the Zucker Shrub Garden at F. R. Newman Arboretum
Join horticulturist Nicholas Polato to explore the rich diversity of plants in this unique series of garden "rooms." Tucked away in the F.R. Newman Arboretum, the Zucker shrub...
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July 16, 2026:
Around the World in Eight Plants: Part 2 at Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center
Take another stroll around Cornell Botanic Gardens and travel around the world a second time! On this walking tour you’ll encounter a new selection of eight plants from...
Past Events
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Verdant Views: Cultivators of CelebrationThis webinar features several individuals profiled in the exhibit “Cultivators of Celebration.”
Conservation
Cultivating a Sustainable Future: Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Native LawnThis episode of Verdant Views explores the journey behind Cornell Botanic Gardens’ native lawn project.
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Verdant Views: Global Climate Stories, 2024Stories of the challenges and choices Cornell students face in their home countries, and actions being taken in response to the global climate crisis.