Garden Events

  • Waterlily Weekend

    August 30 & 31, 9am – 2pm.
    This two-day festival celebrates the Garden’s waterlilies when these blooming beauties are at their peak.

    Dive in
  • Music in the Garden

    Select Saturdays,
    October – June.
    Bring a lawn chair and enjoy an afternoon listening to the sounds of local musicians in the Garden’s tropical oasis.

    See dates & details
  • Día de los Muertos Celebration

    November 1 & 2; hours vary.
    Honor Día de los Muertos with vibrant displays, tours, live music and performances during this joyful weekend Garden event.

    Explore culture & connection
  • Johnsonville Night Lights in the Garden

    November 28, 2025
    – January 4, 2026.
    Winter in the tropics is blooming bright with dazzling lights, live music, photo ops, a bromeliad tree, and festive treats.

    Experience the magic
  • Plein Air Fest

    January 24, 10am – 2pm.
    Celebrate art and nature with plein air painting, artist talks, family activities, and hands-on art-making for all ages.

    Create, learn, paint
  • Sunset Wednesdays

    February – April, 5 – 8pm.
    Take a midweek break and enjoy dinner at Fogg Café, explore the Garden, and soak up a tropical sunset.

    Make the most of your Wednesday
  • Friday After 5

    February – April, 5 – 8pm.
    Usher in the weekend with after-hours Garden access, specialty cocktails for purchase, live music, and more!

    Fridays are better at the Garden
  • Annual Ikebana Exhibition

    February 6 – 8; hours vary.
    View floral arrangements, attend demonstrations, participate in hands-on activities for the kids, and shop at the Ginza-style marketplace.

    Discover Ikebana
  • Naples Orchid Society Annual Show & Sale

    February 20 – 22; hours vary.
    Immerse yourself in the beautiful, mysterious world of orchids at this favorite annual event.

    Calling all orchid fans

Current & Upcoming Exhibitions

Artists in Bloom

Through diverse media, Artists in Bloom explores the artist’s endless pursuit to interpret the unique compositions found in its landscapes.

July 19 – October 26 | Kapnick Hall

Included with Garden admission; free for Members

The Way It Looked That Day

Photography by John Eder

July 19, 2025 – January 11, 2026 | Fogg Café

With behind-the-scenes access and a deep familiarity with its landscape, staff photographer John Eder has captured moments that might otherwise go unnoticed—a certain slant of light, a rare bloom, a quiet transformation.

Included with Garden admission; free for Members


Naples Botanical Garden: A Living Canvas, our seasonal theme, invites you to explore the Garden as a dynamic work of art. From container-sized vignettes to entire landscapes, you can explore how we put plants together for form and function. What you see in the ground in the Garden is not accidental; it is a result of careful curation and deliberate thought. With this theme, we’ll pull back the curtain on our creative and scientific processes.

Recent Arts & Culture News:

Creation Springs Eternal

Creation Springs Eternal

Artist Tanya Trinkaus Glass isn’t afraid to reinvent and reimagine. What will she come up with…

Reframing Our Flora

Reframing Our Flora

What do you see when you look across a landscape?   Do you take it in from…

Celebrating Life and Memory: The Spirit of Día de los Muertos

Celebrating Life and Memory: The Spirit of Día de los Muertos

Día de los Muertos is one of the most important holidays in the Latin world. It originated in…