Tasting the Tropics
June 28 @ 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
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.
Schedule of Events
Activities & Demonstrations
Naples Botanical Garden Plant Sale
8am – 2pm
Sustaining Leadership Council Event Plaza
Tropical Fruit Tasting & Display
9am – 2pm
Kapnick Hall
Demonstration: Funky Fruits
9 – 9:30am
Berger Shop Terrace
WONDER: Little Green Thumbs
10am – 1pm
Performance Lawn
Demonstration: All Things Mango with Mango Matt
10 – 10:30am
Berger Shop Terrace
Demonstration: Vining Vanilla
11 – 11:30am
Berger Shop Terrace
Demonstration: Coconut Processing
12 – 12:30pm
Berger 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
Included with Garden admission; free for Members.
Every Garden admission ticket or membership purchase helps to support Naples Botanical Garden’s conservation efforts.
*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.
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