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Calendar of Events: Rotary Botanical Gardens reserves the right to cancel, reschedule, change the name, or adjust any event as necessary.  Some events require registration, admission, or other prerequisite for attendance.  Please contact RBG staff in the weeks prior to an event for more information.

 

Please visit our Educational Programs and Special Events pages for more happenings at the Gardens.

December 2008

Visitor Center open 8:30am – 4:30pm weekdays; 10:00am – 4:30pm weekends 

6  Taste of Chocolate Extravaganza; Breakfast with Santa 9:00am – 1:00pm;
Taste of Chocolate Dinner, Dessert and Premier lighting of Winter Wonderland Walk 5:30 – 9:00pm

13-31  Holiday Light Show; 5:00 – 8:30pm
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2009 Calendar

January

1-Visitors Center Closed

1-New Year’s Day

15-Horticulture Education Program: 7-8 p.m. More info...

19-Martin Luther King Day

 

February

2-Groundhog Day

12-Horticulture Education Program: 7-8 p.m. More info...

12-Lincoln’s Birthday

 Garden Expo 13, 14, 15: WPT Garden Expo

14-Valentine’s Day

16-President’s Day

22-Washington’s Birthday

25-Ash Wednesday

 

March

8-Daylight Savings Begins

12-Horticulture Education Program: 7-8 p.m. More info...

17-St. Patrick’s Day

20-Spring Begins

28-6th Annual Garden Symposium: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

 

April

1-April Fool’s Day

8-Passover

10-Good Friday

12-Easter Sunday

16- Horticulture Education Program: 7-8 p.m. More info...

20-Earth Week activities begin at The Gardens
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22-Eco-Luncheon: 11:30 a.m.

22-Earth Day

24-Wine & Tapas Night: 6:30 p.m.

24-Arbor Day

25-Volunteer Workday at The Gardens: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
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May

5-Cinco de Mayo

6-Free Admission Day

11-Free admission through May 15

14- Horticulture Education Program: 7-8 p.m. More info...

15-Spring Plant Sale through May 17

16-Armed Forces Day

23- Volunteer Workday at The Gardens: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
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25-Memorial Day

30-Volunteer Workday at The Gardens: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
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June

3-Free Admission Day

6-Volunteer Workday at The Gardens: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
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11- Horticulture Education Program: 7-8 p.m. More info...

13- Volunteer Workday at The Gardens: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
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14-U.S. Flag Day

21-Father’s Day

21-Summer Begins

 

July

1-Free Admission Day

4-U.S. Independence Day

11- Volunteer Workday at The Gardens: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
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18-Dinner Dance Fundraiser: 5:30 p.m.

23- Horticulture Education Program: 7-8 p.m. More info...

25-Home Garden Tour: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
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August

5-Free Admission Day

13- Horticulture Education Program: 7-8 p.m. More info...

22- Volunteer Workday at The Gardens: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
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September

2-Free Admission Day

7-Labor Day

11-Plant Sale: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. for Supporters & Volunteers
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12-Plant Sale for Public: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. through Sept. 20
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12-Garden Festival: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
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14-Free Admission through 9/18

18-Rosh Hashanah

19- Volunteer Workday at The Gardens: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
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22-Autumn Begins

27-Yom Kippur

 

October

7-Free Admission Day

12-Columbus Day

17-Volunteer Workday at The Gardens: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
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31-Halloween

 

November

1-Daylight Savings Ends

11-Veterans Day

21-Volunteer Workday at The Gardens: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
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26-Visitors Center Closed

26-Thanksgiving (U.S.)

 

December

5-Breakfast with Santa: 9 a.m.-11 a.m.

5-Taste of Chocolate Dinner: 5:30 p.m.

11-Chanukah

12-Holiday Light Show: 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. through 12/23 and from 12/26-12/31
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21-Winter Begins

24-Visitors Center Closed

25-Visitors Center Closed

26-Kwanzaa Begins

31-New Year’s Eve

 

 

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