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

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  • Sat 17

    Warm-Season Grasses of the Georgia Piedmont

    Saturday, October 17 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Visitor Center & Conservatory Adult Classroom 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, Georgia, United States

    Zach Wood, Georgia Native Seed Network manager, State Botanical Garden of Georgia Grasses are the most economically and ecologically important plant family, but most of us know very little about...

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  • Sun 18

    Museum Tour

    Sunday, October 18 | 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
  • Tue 20

    Tuesday Tour

    Tuesday, October 20 | 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 22

    Nature Ramblers

    Thursday, October 22 | 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 22

    Sweet Pea Club

    Thursday, October 22 | 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
  • Sat 24

    Fall Bird Rambles

    Saturday, October 24 | 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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  • Sat 24

    Grow Your Own Prairie in North Georgia

    Saturday, October 24 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
    State Botanical Garden Visitor Center, Classroom 2 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens

    Karin Hicks, Georgia master gardener and master naturalist Prairies, meadows, savannas and woodlands were once integral parts of Georgia’s piedmont and mountain ecoregions. These habitats have nearly disappeared, but are...

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  • Sat 24

    Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden Performance Series

    Saturday, October 24 | 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
    Children’s Garden: Theater in the Woods 2450 S Milledge Ave, Athens

    Every third Saturday of the month, enjoy a variety of engaging shows taking place on the Theater-in-the-Woods stage in the Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden. Experience music, laughter and connection...

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    Free
  • Sun 25

    Museum Tour

    Sunday, October 25 | 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
  • Tue 27

    Tuesday Tour

    Tuesday, October 27 | 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 29

    Nature Ramblers

    Thursday, October 29 | 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 29

    Sweet Pea Club

    Thursday, October 29 | 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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