Garden Grounds Cart Tours
2026-06-25 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-06-26 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-06-29 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-06-30 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-07-01 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-07-02 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-07-03 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
Explore the Garden as you never have before: on wheels! Journey through the Garden grounds on a guided cart tour, learn the history of Naples Botanical Garden, get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at our Evenstad Horticulture Campus, and enjoy views of the Garden’s 90 acres of conserved natural areas. This 45-minute staff-led tour takes place on a quiet electric cart and requires an additional fee.

This tour is offered twice-daily at 10:30 & 11:30am. Space is limited, reserve your tour today! Pre-registration available on the website, day-of sign-ups available at Ticketing.

Fee: $25 Member / $45 Non-Member. Garden admission not included.

Registration Coming Soon

Electric Cart Tour Accessibility & Guidelines: Guests must be able to step up into and sit in the electric cart independently; no car seats or children on laps allowed. Carts are not wheelchair accessible. Guests agree to keep all limbs inside the cart, stay seated for the duration of the tour, and use the provided seat belts during the tour.

Garden Grounds Cart Tours are subject to availability, open-air Garden carts may be used in place of Tram.

Every Garden admission ticket or membership purchase helps to support Naples Botanical Garden’s conservation efforts.

Dig Deeper
2026-06-25 11:00 - 11:30, 2026-06-26 11:00 - 11:30, 2026-06-29 11:00 - 11:30, 2026-06-30 11:00 - 11:30, 2026-07-01 11:00 - 11:30, 2026-07-02 11:00 - 11:30
Join Garden staff for a chat about a different topic every day. Learn about what we do and how we do it, and start seeing the Garden from a new perspective. Topics might include the plant origins of common spices, orchid care, and much more! No registration necessary.

Daily, 11 – 11:30am. View daily schedule upon arrival for details.

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Included with Garden admission; free for Members.

Every Garden admission ticket or membership purchase helps to support Naples Botanical Garden’s conservation efforts.

Blooming at Work
2026-06-26 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-27 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-28 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-29 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-30 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-01 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-02 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-03 09:00 - 17:00
On view January 17 – July 12, 2026, in Fogg Café

This juried exhibition features creativity cultivated by the team at Naples Botanical Garden.

The Garden is a Living Canvas—of plants and of people. Our team works together to conserve the plants and habitats of the tropics, cultivate beauty, offer knowledge, and inspire the protection of nature. Working in Conservation, Education, Finance, Horticulture, Natural Resources, and Operations, the exhibiting artists have collectively spent 83 years exploring the Garden’s landscapes, drawing on its endless inspiration to create the works you see today.

Purchase Garden Admission

Included with Garden admission; free for Members

Every Garden admission ticket or membership purchase helps to support Naples Botanical Garden’s conservation efforts.

Daily Tours
2026-06-26 09:30 - 10:00, 2026-06-29 09:30 - 10:00, 2026-06-30 09:30 - 10:00, 2026-07-01 09:30 - 10:00, 2026-07-02 09:30 - 10:00, 2026-07-03 09:30 - 10:00
Enjoy a staff-led, themed daily tour included with Garden admission. Daily Tours begin at 9:30am and last 30 minutes with up to 16 guests per tour.

Upon arrival, refer to the daily schedule posted in the Garden to view the tour themes. Reserve your Daily Tour spot with a staff member at the ticketing windows.

Purchase Garden Admission

Included with Garden admission; free for Members.

Every Garden admission ticket or membership purchase helps to support Naples Botanical Garden’s conservation efforts.

Tasting the Tropics
2026-06-27 08:00 - 14:00, 2026-06-28 08:00 - 14:00
Celebrate the Garden’s most abundant season during this flavorful festival on June 27 & 28! Many beloved fruits from around the globe trace their roots to tropical and subtropical regions—and Southwest Florida’s climate provides the perfect conditions for growing these delicious favorites. Throughout the Garden, fruiting plants thrive throughout our cultivated spaces.

Taste tropical fruits from worldwide origins, explore the Garden’s own fruiting collections, enjoy live demonstrations, join a fruit-focused tour, and shop our Garden-grown plant sale.

*Due to the popularity of this event, we are temporarily pausing our Dogs in the Garden program on Sunday, June 28. The program will resume the following Tuesday. Visit this page for more details.

Schedule of Events

Activities & Demonstrations

Tropical Fruit Tasting & Display9am – 2pmKapnick Hall

Demonstration: Funky Fruits9 – 9:30am Berger Shop Terrace

Demonstration: All Things Mango10 – 10:30amBerger Shop Terrace

Naples Botanical Garden Plant Sale10am – 1pmSustaining Leadership Council Event Plaza

WONDER: Little Green Thumbs10am – 1pmPerformance Lawn

Demonstration: Vining Vanilla11 – 11:30amBerger Shop Terrace

Demonstration: Coconut Processing12 – 12:30pmBerger Shop Terrace

Specialty Tours

Join a member of our education staff on a tropical journey where you will discover new fruits and visit familiar favorites. Each tour is approximately 30 minutes. Space is limited; advanced registration encouraged.

Fruits of the Caribbean: 8:30am

Fruits of Asia: 9:30am

Fruits of Brazil: 10:30am

Fruits of the Caribbean: 11:30am

Fee: $10 Member / $15 Non-Member

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Included with Garden admission; free for Members.

Every Garden admission ticket or membership purchase helps to support Naples Botanical Garden’s conservation efforts.

Birding in the Garden
2026-06-30 08:00 - 10:00
Discover the avian species that call the Garden home as you join our birding volunteers on this weekly morning walk in our 90-acre Preserve. Plus, scope out breathtaking views of restored native Florida wetlands from your vantage point on the Jim and Linda White Birding Tower.

Meet at the Smith Entry Prow; these informal, conversational birding walks depart at 8am.

Purchase Garden Admission

Included with Garden admission; free for Members.

Every Garden admission ticket or membership purchase helps to support Naples Botanical Garden’s conservation efforts.
