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

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  • May 2026

  • Sat 2

    Visitor Center and Museum Closed

    Featured Saturday, May 2 Visitor Center and Museum Closed

    The Visitor Center and Conservatory and Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum will be closed Monday, April 27, 2026, through Monday, May 4, 2026. The Gift Shop will be open Tuesday, April 28, through Thursday, April 30, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

  • Sat 2

    Garden Closing Early

    Featured Saturday, May 2 | 2:00 pm - 11:59 pm
    Entire Garden 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens

    The State Botanical Garden will close early at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2026, for a private event.

  • Sun 3

    Visitor Center and Museum Closed

    Featured Sunday, May 3 Visitor Center and Museum Closed

    The Visitor Center and Conservatory and Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum will be closed Monday, April 27, 2026, through Monday, May 4, 2026. The Gift Shop will be open Tuesday, April 28, through Thursday, April 30, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

  • Mon 4

    Visitor Center and Museum Closed

    Featured Monday, May 4 Visitor Center and Museum Closed

    The Visitor Center and Conservatory and Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum will be closed Monday, April 27, 2026, through Monday, May 4, 2026. The Gift Shop will be open Tuesday, April 28, through Thursday, April 30, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

  • Tue 5

    Tuesday Tour

    Tuesday, May 5 | 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 6

    Planting Design for the Sustainable Landscape

    Wednesday, May 6 | 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Gardenside Room 2450 South Milledge Ave., Athens, Georgia

    Richard Ludwig, PhD, former host of PBS TV’s GardenSmart, past garden specialist for Southern Living This workshop focuses on the effective use of all types of plant material. This full-day workshop takes an artistic approach, centering on how to combine form, texture and color. How to create and manipulate visual energy is a central theme...

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  • Thu 7

    Nature Ramblers

    Thursday, May 7 | 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 7

    Ethnobotany of Native Plants: Through the Eyes of Native Americans

    Thursday, May 7 | 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 allowed the Native American society to flourish in this region. To understand that the forest offered everything that the Native Americans needed is to...

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  • Thu 7

    Sweet Pea Club

    Thursday, May 7 | 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 class The State Botanical Garden of Georgia education team offers Sweet Pea Club at the Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden every Thursday morning from 10:15-11 a.m. Families join one another for a program of engaging activities in the garden, which can include songs, puppets, stories, hikes and games. Each week...

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    $3
  • Fri 8

    May Friends First Friday Hostas for Your Garden

    Friday, May 8 | 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 From hosta newbie to veteran hosta growers, there’ll be something for everyone at this Friends First Friday when Pat Brussack presents on this plant that can add such a rich variety of ornamentation to a Southern garden. You’ll learn about cultural practices to nurture this plant, as well...

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  • Tue 12

    Tuesday Tour

    Tuesday, May 12 | 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
  • Tue 12

    Chamber Music Athens: “A Night of Jazz at the Botanical Garden”

    Tuesday, May 12 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Visitor Center & Conservatory 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens

    Experience the magic of jazz amidst the natural beauty of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia! This evening, presented as the Christopher Durant Ballew Memorial Concert, features vocalist llona Knopfler alongside The James Weidman Trio.  The performance will create a journey through beloved jazz standards and contemporary works that capture the jazz spirit. There will...

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