55th Zilker Garden Festival
Saturday, March 31 &
Sunday, April 1, 2012
10am - 5pm daily
$8 Adults*, $4 Children (age3-12)
Parking $5**

For over 50 years, the annual Zilker Garden Festival has been a one-stop, garden shopping destination when spring arrives in Austin and Central Texas. A family-friendly event, the garden festival offers something for everyone –

• the annual Flower Show in the Garden Center, featuring judged designs and an array of horticultural specimens. This year's theme is "Magazine Bonanza!!!"
• live music from the Soundstage in the Rose Garden – with a variety of musical offerings both afternoons
• Gardening Talks under the big, white tent next to the Garden Center – where novice and seasoned gardeners will enjoy talks from local gardening experts
• the always fun and interactive Kids' Corner in the Rose Garden – where kids can build a birdhouse, have their faces painted, make dinosaur masks and butterfly wings
• enjoy tasty food offerings at the Food Court in the Oak Grove on the Escarpment Trail
  
  

  *Pre-sale tickets are $6 for adults, available for purchase at the Garden Center gift shop or online via PayPal. $6 adult $3 child (age 3-12)

Plan to arrive early and bring your wagon!

Vendors from across Central Texas will fill the garden, selling a variety of plants – annuals, perennials, cacti & succulents, vegetables and herbs, and tropicals. Festival goers can also shop for garden-themed arts and crafts, ceramic pottery, unique jewelry, herbal products, baskets, birdhouses, and colorful garden benches.

Zilker Garden Festival is co-sponsored by the Austin Area Garden Council (AAGC) and the City of Austin Parks & Recreation Department (PARD). The festival is the primary fundraiser for AAGC, and proceeds support Zilker Botanical Garden.

Please note that the grounds will be closed to the public and to photographers all day Friday, March 30th for festival setup. Thank you for leaving Fido at home when you visit the garden festival!

**Parking for the garden festival will be in the polo fields in Zilker Park, across from the Barton Springs Rd. entrance to Zilker Botanical Garden. Parking under Mopac (west of the garden) is strictly prohibited.