Upcoming events

Fall Pollinator Walk
Nov
9

Fall Pollinator Walk

Join Board Member & Master Gardener Susan Kiss for an exploration of the garden landscape through the lens of pollination. Come learn about what makes a landscape prime for pollinators while you take a stroll through the gardens.

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Holiday Open House
Nov
15

Holiday Open House

Join us as we kick off the holiday season. Stop by anytime 5-8PM for a glass of wine and an opportunity to shop from a delightful selection of botanically inspired offerings in the Garden’s gift shop. We look forward to seeing you!

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Saturday Monthly Story Thyme
Oct
19

Saturday Monthly Story Thyme

Join us for our monthly version of Story Thyme! Our preschool program features engaging stories, nature exploration, hands-on gardening, crafts and other activities that nurture the youngest gardeners and their grownups.

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Green Thumb Gala
Oct
13

Green Thumb Gala

The Garden’s largest annual fundraiser is a celebration of the seasons supporting the Garden’s mission to grow gardens, honor history and cultivate community. Tickets coming soon.

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Saturday Monthly Story Thyme
Sep
14

Saturday Monthly Story Thyme

Join us for our monthly version of Story Thyme! Our preschool program features engaging stories, nature exploration, hands-on gardening, crafts and other activities that nurture the youngest gardeners and their grownups.

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Smoky Mountain Orchid Society Show
Sep
8

Smoky Mountain Orchid Society Show

Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum is proud to partner with the Smoky Mountain Orchid Society (SMOS) for their annual juried show. Come enjoy a magical display of unique orchid specimens at the Garden’s Dogwood Center.

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Smoky Mountain Orchid Society Show
Sep
7

Smoky Mountain Orchid Society Show

Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum is proud to partner with the Smoky Mountain Orchid Society (SMOS) for their annual juried show. Come enjoy a magical display of unique orchid specimens at the Garden’s Dogwood Center.

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Haydn in the Garden
Sep
5

Haydn in the Garden

Music begins at 7pm.

Join us for an evening of music and food in the gardens. Tarik’s North African cuisine will offer delicious dinner options 5-7pm and the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra musicians will delight you with a progressive concert beginning at 7pm that moves through multiple garden spaces. This event is free and open to the public. Please bring your own chairs/blanket for picnicking and enjoying the music. For more information and to see a map of the performance locations, please visit the KSO website.

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Labor Day Sunflower Project
Sep
2

Labor Day Sunflower Project

The Labor Day Sunflower Project is a celebration of collective work, bringing together the individual efforts of many for the enjoyment of all. Bring your native, domesticated, cultivar, nativar, sunflowers and sunflower seed heads to Knoxville Botanical Gardens & Arboretum on Labor Day morning. Cut your flowers and seed heads with an 18 inch stem to help us as together we weave them into a massive circle of flowers representing the beauty created by our collective labor. There will be live music, food, lots of flowers, friends, neighbors, and a uniquely Knoxville art installation to create.

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Saturday Monthly Story Thyme
Aug
17

Saturday Monthly Story Thyme

Join us for our monthly version of Story Thyme! Our preschool program features engaging stories, nature exploration, hands-on gardening, crafts and other activities that nurture the youngest gardeners and their grownups.

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Kids' Terrariums
Jul
27

Kids' Terrariums

Join Plant Curators for a hands-on class for the youngest plant lovers. Children ages 5 and up will create their very own terrarium. All materials will be provided and each participant will take home their own creation.

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Natural Indigo Dyeing
Jul
19

Natural Indigo Dyeing

Join Riley Douglas of the Museum of Infinite Outcomes at Knoxville Botanical Garden for an all-inclusive natural dyeing class. Participants will focus on the learning process of indigo dye using salt and the oxidation process of the plant itself. This class is excellent for beginners, dyers, or folks who want to dip into the history behind the hues of blues.

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Orchid Care & Repotting
Jun
24

Orchid Care & Repotting

Richard Gettings of the Smoky Mountains Orchid Society will lead a demonstration workshop for the proper care and repotting techniques for orchids. Whether you have orchids of your own or are just curious, this is bound to be a class full of useful and delightful information. If you have questions about your own orchid, you are invited to bring your specimen along for expert advise and tips.

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Summer Pollinator Walk
Jun
22

Summer Pollinator Walk

Join Board Member & Master Gardener Susan Kiss for an exploration of the garden landscape through the lens of pollination. Come learn about what makes a landscape prime for pollinators while you take a stroll through the gardens.

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Saturday Monthly Story Thyme
Jun
15

Saturday Monthly Story Thyme

Join us for our monthly version of Story Thyme! Our preschool program features engaging stories, nature exploration, hands-on gardening, crafts and other activities that nurture the youngest gardeners and their grownups.

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Birding Walk
Jun
9

Birding Walk

Join Ranger Clare Dattilo of Seven Islands State Birding Park for a morning walk to discover and delight in the feathered-friends that live at or visit the Garden.

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Tree Walk & Picnic Lunch
May
18

Tree Walk & Picnic Lunch

Join Board Member & former KBGA staff, Dan Steinhoff, on a special, extended tour of KBGA’s unique & historic tree collection. The group will stop to enjoy a bring your own picnic lunch at 11:30am, then continue on to see more of the remarkable trees across the property. Please bring water, a hat, and your picnic lunch!

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Saturday Monthly Story Thyme
May
18

Saturday Monthly Story Thyme

Join us for our monthly version of Story Thyme! Our preschool program features engaging stories, nature exploration, hands-on gardening, crafts and other activities that nurture the youngest gardeners and their grownups.

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