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ZBG Calendar of Events

Zilker Botanical Garden is open 7am - 7pm while Daylight Savings Time is in effect; otherwise closing is at 5:30pm Please note parking information and the following closure information. Regular closures include:

  • holidays: Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Year's Day.
  • the day prior to our spring festival, Zilker Garden Festival.
  • during Austin City Limits Music Festival in September.
  • December Trail of Lights at the park. Barton Springs Road closes at 6pm Zilker Botanical Garden is closed for evening meetings or events. Call PARD at 974-6700 for additional information.

Events listed below are held at Zilker Botanical Garden unless noted otherwise.

May 2008

3rd 11am-5pm Austin Butterfly Workshop

10-11th 10am–4pm Municipal Art Guild Show & Sale

17-18th 10am–5pm Austin Bonsai Society Show and Sale

21st 7 - 9 pm Free Seminar: Creating a Tropical Paradise
Sponsored by the Travis County Master Gardeners Association. More info at http://www.tcmastergardeners.org.

24th 10am-5pm Austin Daylily Society Show and Sale

31st 10am-5pm Garden Club of Austin Flower Show

June 2008

1st 10am–5pm Garden Club of Austin Flower Show

7th 10am -noon Free Seminar: Basics of Building a Pond
Sponsored by the Travis County Master Gardeners Association. More info at http://www.tcmastergardeners.org.

July 2008

4th ZBG closed

12th 10am - noon Free Seminar: What is Wrong with this Plant?
Sponsored by the Travis County Master Gardeners Association. More info at http://www.tcmastergardeners.org.

August 2008

23rd - 24th 10am–6pm Texas Bamboo Society Show and Sale

30th - 31st 10am -5pm Cactus & Succulent Show & Sale

September 2008 DinoLand

1st 10am -5pm Cactus & Succulent Show & Sale

6th DinoLand Exhibit opens. Read more about this unique event - special features, admission, etc.

October 2008

25th Heart O' Texas Orchid Society's 8th Annual New Growers Seminar, Exhibit and Plant Sale
Seminar: 10:00am - 1:00pm, Exhibit and Plant Sale: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Lectures will include the 6 variables: Light, Water, Air, Temperature, Growing medium & Fertilizing (called feeding). There will also be a lecture on Pest and Diseases. Free handouts will be available which are designed for the beginner to form a base on how to grow different orchids, both in the home and outdoors. Good information, questions answered, refreshments available. No charge for the seminar or exhibit, just come and learn. There will be orchid society members there to help answer questions. For more information please contact: Dave Levine, 6816 Old Quarry Lane; Austin, TX 78731 (Telephone 512-342-0145; E-mail dlevine10851@sbcglobal.net) Web-site: http://www.hotos.org/

 

 
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