Events & Special Exhibits

Experience nature in all its beauty at Cleveland Botanical Garden and Holden Arboretum. Enjoy a captivating way to enjoy the great outdoors and get in touch with nature. The gardens are awakening in the new season, and you will not want to miss it!

Holden Arboretum
Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects
Included with admission
The new exhibit brings some of nature’s most beloved flora and fauna to colorful life with 14 impressive sculptures built with over 350,000 simple toy blocks.
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Cleveland Botanical Garden
BLOOM! Botanicals & Birdhouses
A new exhibit Bloom! Botanicals & Birdhouses features hundreds of unique birdhouses, stunning glass art, and artwork from Cleveland artist Asia Armour.
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Holden Arboretum
Twilight at the Holden Arboretum
Prices vary
Holden Forests & Gardens invites you to a family-friendly picnic in support of plants, trees, and the benefits they provide Northeast Ohio.
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Holden Arboretum
Tails & Trails
Included with admission
Every day is dog day, but on the first Wednesday evening of each month during the summer it’s all paws on deck! The first 100 pups through the gate will receive an HF&G logoed bandana.
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Cleveland Botanical Garden
Gourmets in the Garden
$14 per member, $24 per nonmember
Guests are invited to enjoy sample bite-sized portions from their favorite chefs and learn how to make great dishes at home.
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Cleveland Botanical Garden
ListenCLE Performance Series
Included with admission
Cleveland is home to a great number of talented musicians and creative performers. With the help of the ListenCLE directory of hundreds of diverse performers, the Garden will host fun live events on Thursday evenings from 6-8 p.m. all summer long.
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Holden Arboretum
Apollo’s Fire Concert Series
Prices vary
Following their wildly popular debut at Holden last summer, Apollo’s Fire is back! “The Fiddlers of Dublin”, Irish-American Journey, reprises some of the songs you loved last summer, while introducing new tunes and tales.
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Holden Arboretum
Concerts in the Forest Series
Enjoy live music, food trucks, and quality time with friends and family out in nature.
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Holden Arboretum
Artisans at the Arboretum
Enjoy a summer weekend at the Arboretum as we partner with Made Cleveland to present Artisans at the Arboretum – an outdoor marketplace.
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Holden Arboretum
Bricks & Brews
$15 per member, $35 per nonmember
Tour Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects with Lego Bricks, enjoy a summer brew outside on the patio and build a masterpiece with your own LEGO bundle!
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Holden Arboretum
Golden Hour: Wine & Butterflies
Tickets coming soon!
Spend time in one of the arboretum’s most beautiful gardens during gold hour. Enjoy wine tasting, food tastings and live music!
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