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

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  • 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...

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    $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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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  • Sun 6

    Museum Tour

    Sunday, September 6 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Museum Tour
    Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum – Classroom 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia, United States

    Join us at 12 p.m. every Sunday for an in-depth, one-hour tour of the State Botanical Garden’s Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum. These tours are led by docents, museum assistants...

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    $5 – $20
  • Mon 7

    Labor Day Garden Closed

    Monday, September 7
    Entire Garden 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens

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

  • Tue 8

    Tuesday Tour

    Tuesday, September 8 | 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...

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    $5
  • Thu 10

    Nature Ramblers

    Thursday, September 10 | 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,...

    Learn More
  • Thu 10

    Sweet Pea Club

    Thursday, September 10 | 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...

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    $3
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