Your Spring Bucket List
A long-await spring has arrived in Northeast Ohio and we're ready to show you our best blooms, lushest gardens, most stunning butterflies and reconnect you with the natural world!
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We’re sooooooo back!
Spring at Cleveland Botanical Garden is a chance to explore lush indoor and outdoor gardens, encounter tropical butterflies, and enjoy the sights and scents of the season coming alive. With engaging classes, kid-friendly programs, and experiences for every age, there’s something new to discover around every corner.
Gardens Alive!
April
Tulips
May
Rhododendron
June
Roses
July
Lilies & Daylilies
August
Hershey Children’s Garden
A season-long celebration at Cleveland Botanical Garden highlights vibrant color, texture, and living beauty as different garden areas or signature flowers take center stage beginning in April. Visitors can enjoy immersive garden displays, hands-on activities for all ages, and fresh, photo-worthy ways to connect with the landscapes they love.
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Return of the Butterflies
Daily Releases
11am & 2pm
Weekend Activities
April 24-25, May 1-2
Step into the Costa Rica biome and surround yourself with hundreds of newly emerged tropical butterflies. Watch as they flutter through the glasshouse, sip nectar from vibrant blooms, and bring the entire space to life with motion and color.
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Hershey Children’s Garden Activities
Drop-in Activities Every Friday & Saturday
Starts April 10, 11am-12:30pm & 2:30-4pm
Tons of Tulips
April 10-11, 17-18
Caterpillar Craze
April 24-25, May 1-2
Shell Stars
May 8-9, 15-16, 22-23
Help your child disconnect from technology and discover the wonders of nature. The Hershey Children’s Garden features an ADA-accessible treehouse and pathway throughout the garden, as well as immersive hands-on activities like making mud pies and searching for insects and arthropods in our lush foliage.
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Midwest Cactus and Succulent Society Show & Sale
Saturday, April 11 & Sunday, April 12
Included with admission
Shop a wide variety of cacti and succulents from a selection of local vendors for this highly anticipated sale of the year. Please note that this event fills up fast! Registration is not required. Select vendors accept credit card; cash and check preferred.
Plan your visit
Cleveland Botanical Garden Community Day
Free Admission on Arbor Day
Friday, April 24
Celebrate trees with us on Friday, April 24 during our Arbor Day Community Day! Enjoy free admission to the Cleveland Botanical Garden from 10am-8pm, a tree seedling giveaway while supplies last, and a community resource fair.
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Shell-abration: Tortoises Turn 50
Daily Activities in May
Crafts, Tortoise Meet-n-Greet, Photo Ops, Scavenger Hunt
Tortoises Birthday Party
May 30, 11am-1pm
Two remarkable tortoises hit the big 5-0, and we’re shellabrating them all month long! They’ve been part of the Cleveland Botanical Garden for five decades — quietly charming visitors, outlasting trends, and proving that slow and steady really does win the race.
Celebrate with us!
Five Senses Garden Exhibition
Coming May 2026
Included with admission
Opening in May, a new experience invites guests to awaken their senses and dive into our plant collections like never before. Explore immersive activities woven throughout our indoor and outdoor gardens—each designed to spark wonder through sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell.
Art on Display
Boruca Masks
Opens April 11
Birdsong
Opens April 11
Meet the Artists Event
May 29, 6-8:30pm
Our galleries are home to seasonally-rotating local artists and their nature-inspired works. This spring, we welcome back the Boruca Masks, as well as Birdsong, a breath-taking installation featuring birds designed by over 180 artists.
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