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The State Botanical Garden will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.

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  • August 2026

  • Thu 20

    Nature Ramblers

    Thursday, August 20 | 9:00 am - 10:30 am Nature Ramblers
    Shade Garden Arbor 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA, United States

    Free Leaders rotate among a group of local naturalists and biologists, featuring guest guides. Meet at children’s garden arbor. Join the Nature Ramblers to learn more about the natural areas, flora and fauna of the State Botanical Garden while making new friends and enjoying the fresh air. Rambles start with an inspirational reading by a...

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  • Thu 20

    Sweet Pea Club

    Thursday, August 20 | 10:15 am - 11:00 am Sweet Pea Club
    Alice H. Richards Childrens Garden 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA, United States

    Ages: 3-5 | $3 per participating child The State Botanical Garden of Georgia education team offers Sweet Pea Club at the Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden every Thursday morning from 10:15 to 11 a.m. Families join one another for a program of engaging activities in the garden that can include songs, puppets, stories and games designed to connect participants to nature. Each week focuses on a different theme such as busy...

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    $3
  • Fri 21

    Great Southeast Pollinator Census

    Friday, August 21 - Saturday, August 22
    Entire Garden 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens

    The State Botanical Garden of Georgia is one of many partners working with University of Georgia Extension to gather a snapshot look of pollinators across the Southeastern United States. The Great Southeast Pollinator Census is a historical initiative where citizens will record the numbers and types of pollinators that populate our state during late summer. Not an entomologist? No...

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  • Tue 25

    Tuesday Tour

    Tuesday, August 25 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Tuesday Tour
    Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum – Classroom 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia, United States

    Join us at 2 p.m. every Tuesday for an in-depth, one-hour tour of the State Botanical Garden's Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum. These tours are led by the curator or docents. Tours are $5 per person, payable at the Garden Gift Shop upon arrival. 

    $5
  • Thu 27

    Nature Ramblers

    Thursday, August 27 | 9:00 am - 10:30 am Nature Ramblers
    Shade Garden Arbor 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA, United States

    Free Leaders rotate among a group of local naturalists and biologists, featuring guest guides. Meet at children’s garden arbor. Join the Nature Ramblers to learn more about the natural areas, flora and fauna of the State Botanical Garden while making new friends and enjoying the fresh air. Rambles start with an inspirational reading by a...

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  • Thu 27

    Sweet Pea Club

    Thursday, August 27 | 10:15 am - 11:00 am Sweet Pea Club
    Alice H. Richards Childrens Garden 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA, United States

    Ages: 3-5 | $3 per participating child The State Botanical Garden of Georgia education team offers Sweet Pea Club at the Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden every Thursday morning from 10:15 to 11 a.m. Families join one another for a program of engaging activities in the garden that can include songs, puppets, stories and games designed to connect participants to nature. Each week focuses on a different theme such as busy...

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    $3
  • Thu 27

    Learning by Leading Information Session

    Thursday, August 27 | 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Visitor Center & Conservatory 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens

    Are you a student interested in working at the botanical garden alongside other students and staff to address important environmental issues? The State Botanical Garden of Georgia Learning by Leading™ (LxL@UGA) program provides students a combination of leadership skills and real-world experience with education, conservation and horticulture through hands-on experiential projects. Interested students are welcome to learn how to get involved in...

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    Free
  • Fri 28

    Free Sketch Friday 

    Friday, August 28 | 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Free Sketch Friday
    Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum – Classroom 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia, United States

    Join us at the Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum for Free Sketch Friday! This free drop-in activity allows artists of all ages and skills to spend time in the museum, studying and drawing from our wonderful, varied collections. All materials will be provided by the museum.

    Free
  • September 2026

  • Tue 1

    Tuesday Tour

    Tuesday, September 1 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Tuesday Tour
    Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum – Classroom 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia, United States

    Join us at 2 p.m. every Tuesday for an in-depth, one-hour tour of the State Botanical Garden's Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum. These tours are led by the curator or docents. Tours are $5 per person, payable at the Garden Gift Shop upon arrival. 

    $5
  • Wed 2

    Garden Nights: Adult Recess

    Wednesday, September 2 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
    Alice H. Richards Childrens Garden 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA, United States

    $10 – for Friends of the Garden, $25 – Non-members Garden Nights at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia invites you to explore the garden intimately and learn from our staff while enjoying a relaxed, lively atmosphere. Garden Nights provides the setting for a unique date night for couples, a fun night out for friends,...

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    $10
  • Thu 3

    Nature Ramblers

    Thursday, September 3 | 9:00 am - 10:30 am Nature Ramblers
    Shade Garden Arbor 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA, United States

    Free Leaders rotate among a group of local naturalists and biologists, featuring guest guides. Meet at children’s garden arbor. Join the Nature Ramblers to learn more about the natural areas, flora and fauna of the State Botanical Garden while making new friends and enjoying the fresh air. Rambles start with an inspirational reading by a...

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  • Thu 3

    Ethnobotany of Native Plants: Through the Eyes of Native Americans

    Thursday, September 3 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Medicine Bow Wilderness School 104 Medicine Bow, Dahlonega, GA

    Mark Warren, author and owner, Medicine Bow Wilderness School This workshop will provide an ethnobotanical journey through a Southern Appalachian forest and field site to discover the gifts of nature that enabled Native American societies to flourish in this region. To understand that the forest offered everything the Native Americans needed is to grasp the...

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  • Thu 3

    Sweet Pea Club

    Thursday, September 3 | 10:15 am - 11:00 am Sweet Pea Club
    Alice H. Richards Childrens Garden 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA, United States

    Ages: 3-5 | $3 per participating child The State Botanical Garden of Georgia education team offers Sweet Pea Club at the Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden every Thursday morning from 10:15 to 11 a.m. Families join one another for a program of engaging activities in the garden that can include songs, puppets, stories and games designed to connect participants to nature. Each week focuses on a different theme such as busy...

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    $3
  • Fri 4

    September Friends First Friday Natural Wonders of Georgia

    Friday, September 4 | 9:00 am - 10:30 am
    Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum – Classroom 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia, United States

    $12 general admission | $10 for members Based on noted science journalist Charles Seabrook’s personal bucket list and Ann Litrel’s insightful watercolors and sketches, “35 Natural Wonders of Georgia to See Before You Die” offers a fresh take on Georgia’s natural beauty in the tradition of naturalists such as John James Audubon and William Bartram....

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  • Sat 5

    Fall Bird Rambles

    Saturday, September 5 | 8:00 am - 10:00 am Fall Bird Rambles
    Upper Parking Lot 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens

    Upper Parking Lot Free and open to the public Come join the Oconee Rivers Audubon Society (ORAS) for a morning bird walk at the garden. Look and listen for our fall migrants. First time birding? No problem. ORAS members will help you spot and identify the feathery creatures. All birding levels are welcome. Bring binoculars if you...

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