Morning with Santa – SOLD OUT
Visitor Pavilion - Great HallAdult - $25, Child - $15 Garden Members receive a 15% discount. Seats are limited. Join us on Saturday, December 17 at 11a.m. – 1p.m. as Santa visits the Garden before he starts his journey to deliver presents on Christmas Eve. Enjoy a hot chocolate bar and desserts and pastries. There will be a Mimosa
...Closed for Christmas Eve
Merry Christmas! We will be closed for Christmas Eve.
...Closed for Christmas Day
Merry Christmas! We will be closed for Christmas Day.
...Noon Year’s Eve
Activities 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Noon Year’s Eve Countdown 11:55 a.m. Garden members are admitted free, general admission applies for non-members. Come kick off 2023 with our Noon Year’s Eve celebration. Little ones don’t always make it to ring in the New Year so here’s the perfect day for them. Come in your P.J.s
...Closed for New Year’s Day
Happy New Year! We will be closed for New Year's Day.
...Digital SLR Basics
Wren Room – Visitor Pavilion$70 Members receive a 15% discount on all classes! Registration required. Calling all beginners! Experiment with light and composition as you gain a strong understanding of digital SLR technology. Practice your new skills as you stroll through the Garden and capture its beauty. Dress appropriately for outdoor learning and bring your own digital SLR or
...Fiber Art Friday – Valentine’s Day
New year, new hobby? Join us on Friday, January 27 for a lesson in cross stitch and/or plastic canvas. This is a drop in event included with Daily Admission. No registration required. One of the Garden staff will be around to show those who want to participate, the ins and outs of cross stitch. The
...2023 Jazz at the Garden featuring NILS
Visitor Pavilion - Great HallDoors open @ 5:30 pm Concert @ 6 pm $45 per person with a 20% discount for members A new year means more new shows from On Stage Concerts at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden! It all begins on Saturday, January 28th, 2023, at 6pm for Jazz at the Garden inside the Great Hall featuring National
...Sip and Paint: Love is in the Air
Visitor Pavilion - Great HallCOST: $50 per attendee,, includes admission, supplies, drinks, and a small snack tray. Members receive a 15% discount on all classes! Space is limited. Registration required. Friends, family, significant others? Spend a relaxing Sip and Paint with the ones you love. Let our instructor, Marty Hutchins, help you bring out the beauty of what you
...Valentine’s Blast – Two to Tango
Visitor Pavilion - Great Hall4-6p.m. time frame SOLD OUT New time frame added 6-8p.m. COST: $35 per attendee, includes admission, 1 hour Tango lesson, drink, and light snacks. Members receive a 15% discount on all classes! Space is limited. Registration required. 21+ event. Join us for a fun nighttime event at the Garden. Let our instructors teach the Tango
...Valentine’s Blast – From Our Hearts to Yours
Visitor Pavilion - Great HallMeet outside the Visitors Pavilion Garden. Garden members are admitted free, general admission applies for non-members. Bring the kids, of all ages, to the Garden to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Cookie decorating (limited supplies), and crafts will be available for visitors to take part in from 11a.m. - 1p.m.
...Fiber Art Friday – Luck of The Irish
Join us on Friday, February 24 for another lesson in cross stitch. This is a drop event included with a visit to the Garden. No registration is required. One of the Garden staff will be around to show those who want to participate the ins and outs of cross stitch. The basics such as fabric,
...Chocolate Festival
Visitor Pavilion - Great HallGarden members are admitted free, general admission applies for non-members. This event will be decorated to be all things chocolate. Vendors will be on hand with samples and full-sized options for purchase. There will be activities and crafts for the kids. We will have our Wine Bar set up for a wine and chocolate pairing station (additional
...Macro (Close Up) Photography
Wren Room – Visitor Pavilion$70 Members receive a 15% discount. Space is limited. Registration required. Learn how to photograph small items that look larger than life! Overcome the challenges of macro photography and learn about the equipment you will need to excel. Practice your new skills as you stroll through the Garden and capture its beauty. Dress appropriately for
...Charcuterie Class
Visitor Pavilion - Great Hall$75 Members receive a 15% discount. Space is limited. Registration required. Have you ever wanted to bring the highlight dish to any event? You will not want to miss this opportunity to take a class with Chef Shonali from Corks, Cooks, & Books. Learn how to make an epic charcuterie board. Chef Shonali will feature
...Sip and Paint: Spring has Sprung – SOLD OUT
Visitor Pavilion - Great HallCOST: $50 per attendee,, includes admission, supplies, drinks, and a small snack tray. Members receive a 15% discount on all classes! Space is limited. Registration required. Spring is just around the corner. Notice flowers starting to peek out within the Garden. Let our instructor, Marty Hutchins, help you bring out the beauty of Spring for
...Member Appreciation Week – Spring Scavenger Hunt
Our littlest members can kick off the week with a Spring scavenger hunt in the garden. Come by the Great Hall for a seed activity and craft. At 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., come down to the Lost Hollow amphitheater for best-selling author, artist and illustrator Brett Blumenthal and enjoy story time of, “I Wish
...Opening Doors to Spring – Garden Exhibition
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is “Opening Doors to Spring”, an exhibit that illustrates Spring and the Garden by art students from Gastonia’s Highland School of Technology. Under the direction of fine arts instructor, Marty Hutchins, the students were asked to complete works inspired by Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden and Springtime. Not traditional works on
...Member Appreciation Week – Guided Tour
Free, member only, guided tours offered at 11am and 1pm. Limit 25 per group, so please register in advance. Links to register will be in the March Member Newsletter. -- The support of our members makes so much possible, and we want to take this time to show our gratitude! As a way of thanking
...Member Appreciation Week – Guided Tour
Guided Tours at 11am and 1pm Free, member only, guided tours offered at 11am and 1pm. Limit 25 per group, so please register in advance. Links to register will be in the March Member Newsletter. -- The support of our members makes so much possible, and we want to take this time to show our
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