Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn, NY
Go to website for directions
Cost: Free
For all ages
BBG is laying out the welcome mat to celebrate the opening of the new Visitor Center. From West African cora music to groovy ’60s jazz, the Garden will be buzzing with joyful melodies. Enjoy sensory strolls around the grounds, tour the new Urban Garden summer exhibit, and explore an interactive solar-powered sound installation. Learn about the art of tea and the science of composting while kids pot up lemon balm plants. Indulge in tea-inspired cocktails, aromatic drinks, and delicious snacks.
Workshops and Demos
12:00 Noon–2:00pm
Secrets of Good Soil
Experts from the NYC Compost Project show how leaves and kitchen scraps become garden gold.
Home Composting Exhibit
12:00Noon–6:00pm
BBG is laying out the welcome mat to celebrate the opening of the new Visitor Center. From West African cora music to groovy ’60s jazz, the Garden will be buzzing with joyful melodies. Enjoy sensory strolls around the grounds, tour the new Urban Garden summer exhibit, and explore an interactive solar-powered sound installation. Learn about the art of tea and the science of composting while kids pot up lemon balm plants. Indulge in tea-inspired cocktails, aromatic drinks, and delicious snacks.
Workshops and Demos
12:00 Noon–2:00pm
Secrets of Good Soil
Experts from the NYC Compost Project show how leaves and kitchen scraps become garden gold.
Home Composting Exhibit
12:00Noon–6:00pm
The Art of Tea with Bellocq Tea Atelier
Greenpoint’s own tea boutique shares its collection from around the world.Cherry Esplanade
Greenpoint’s own tea boutique shares its collection from around the world.Cherry Esplanade
12:45–1:30pm
Steeped in Roses: Making Fragrant Bath Goodies
Learn how to make your own bath salts and bath teas with aromatherapist Cae Byng of J&L Handmade Soap.
Cranford Rose Garden
1:00–3:00pm
Kids’ Workshop: Lemon Balm
Discover the joy of making herbal tea and pot up your own baby plant to take home.
Cherry Esplanade
2:00–4:00pm
Discover the joy of making herbal tea and pot up your own baby plant to take home.
Cherry Esplanade
2:00–4:00pm
Kids’ Workshop: Fun with Wiggly Worms
What has no eyes and five hearts? Red wiggler worms! Dig for worms and learn to care for your own composting worm bin.
Cherry Esplanade
2:15–3:00pm
What has no eyes and five hearts? Red wiggler worms! Dig for worms and learn to care for your own composting worm bin.
Cherry Esplanade
2:15–3:00pm
Steeped in Roses: Making Fragrant Bath Goodies
Learn how to make your own bath salts and bath teas with aromatherapist Cae Byng of J&L Handmade Soap.
Cranford Rose Garden
Tours
12:00 Noon–12:45pm
Visitor Center
BBG Garden Guides
Cherry Esplanade North
1:00–2:00pm
Learn how to make your own bath salts and bath teas with aromatherapist Cae Byng of J&L Handmade Soap.
Cranford Rose Garden
Tours
12:00 Noon–12:45pm
Visitor Center
BBG Garden Guides
Cherry Esplanade North
1:00–2:00pm
Cranford Rose Garden
BBG Garden Guides
Cranford Rose Garden North
2:00–2:45pm
BBG Garden Guides
Cranford Rose Garden North
2:00–2:45pm
Visitor Center
BBG Garden Guides
Cherry Esplanade North
2:00–2:45pm
BBG Garden Guides
Cherry Esplanade North
2:00–2:45pm
Urban Garden Exhibits
Romi Ige, Manager of Interpretation
Lily Pool Terrace North
3:00–4:00pm
Romi Ige, Manager of Interpretation
Lily Pool Terrace North
3:00–4:00pm
Cranford Rose Garden
BBG Garden Guides
Cranford Rose Garden North
Stroll Music
12:00 Noon–6:00pm
Sun Boxes
Experience a solar-powered sound installation and meet creator Craig Colorusso.
Cherry Esplanade
12:00 Noon–12:45pm
BBG Garden Guides
Cranford Rose Garden North
Stroll Music
12:00 Noon–6:00pm
Sun Boxes
Experience a solar-powered sound installation and meet creator Craig Colorusso.
Cherry Esplanade
12:00 Noon–12:45pm
The Chuck Braman Quartet
Groovy ’60s jazz featuring vibraphonist Behn Gillece
Atrium Terrace
1:00–2:15pm
Groovy ’60s jazz featuring vibraphonist Behn Gillece
Atrium Terrace
1:00–2:15pm
Paul Mueller
Entrancing hammered dulcimer rhythms
Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden
1:30–2:15pm
Tom Swafford
Joyful and virtuosic fiddle stylings
Cranford Rose Garden
1:30–2:30pm
Jon Singer’s Ragtime Band
Xylophone tunes in full swing
Earl D. and Gina Ingoglia Weiner Plaza
2:30–3:30pm
The Chuck Braman Quartet
Groovy ’60s jazz featuring vibraphonist Behn Gillece
Atrium Terrace
3:00–4:00
Malang Jobarteh
Traditional cora melodies from Gambia, West Africa
Earl D. and Gina Ingoglia Weiner Plaza
3:30–4:45pm
Paul Mueller
Entrancing hammered dulcimer rhythms
Lillian and Amy Goldman Atrium
4:45–5:45pm
Jon Singer’s Ragtime Band
Xylophone tunes in full swing
Earl D. and Gina Ingoglia Weiner Plaza
4:45–5:45pm
Malang Jobarteh
Traditional cora melodies from Gambia, West Africa
Atrium Terrace
http://www.bbg.org/visit/event/amble/
Entrancing hammered dulcimer rhythms
Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden
1:30–2:15pm
Tom Swafford
Joyful and virtuosic fiddle stylings
Cranford Rose Garden
1:30–2:30pm
Jon Singer’s Ragtime Band
Xylophone tunes in full swing
Earl D. and Gina Ingoglia Weiner Plaza
2:30–3:30pm
The Chuck Braman Quartet
Groovy ’60s jazz featuring vibraphonist Behn Gillece
Atrium Terrace
3:00–4:00
Malang Jobarteh
Traditional cora melodies from Gambia, West Africa
Earl D. and Gina Ingoglia Weiner Plaza
3:30–4:45pm
Paul Mueller
Entrancing hammered dulcimer rhythms
Lillian and Amy Goldman Atrium
4:45–5:45pm
Jon Singer’s Ragtime Band
Xylophone tunes in full swing
Earl D. and Gina Ingoglia Weiner Plaza
4:45–5:45pm
Malang Jobarteh
Traditional cora melodies from Gambia, West Africa
Atrium Terrace
http://www.bbg.org/visit/event/amble/
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