Join us the first Saturday of each month for an hour of good old fashioned fun in the great outdoors. Families will learn about nature and play together through active games, nature hikes, hands-on activities and maybe a few surprises. LET'S PLAY OUTSIDE!
Terra Cotta Take & Make Demonstration - Saturday March 8, 2025 9am-11am during the Dad's Belgian Waffle Event  Artist Nan Bonfils will demonstrate techniques for crafting with terra cotta pots for your home or garden. Terra Cotta Kits will be available for purchase to take home and create your own personalized planter! Demonstration Fee – […]
Join us from 9-11:30am on March 8, 2025 for all you can eat waffles! Waffles, sausages and beverages will be served with whipped toppings and flavored syrups. $10 per person - under 5years old eat FREE!
Join us for an evening of creating a beautiful painting while sipping on garden-inspired MOCKtails! Bring a snack (& recipe!) to share. All art supplies are included. MOCKtails available for purchase. Registration required. REGISTER HERE
Join us for our biggest education event of the year! We have an incredible lineup of speakers to pack this day with Iowa gardening goodness, from tree care to garden design. Pre-registration is required. Open to the public... all are welcome! REGISTER HERE About the speakers: Kelly Norris Kelly D. Norris is one of the […]
Explore the grounds with our Curator of Collections, David McKinney and discover the earliest blooms of the growing season. REGISTER HERE
Maple Syrup Day is a fundraiser event for Iowa State University Xi Sigma Pi, a national forestry honor society. Join the students for a morning of demonstrations, education and pancakes! Wood turning, wood chopping, making maple syrup, and interactive educational exhibits. Pancakes are $5-$8 and include sausages and a beverage. 8am-11am.
Jane Marie Degeneffe describes her watercolor workshop in this way... Taking Time to See is a workshop that will give an awareness of the beauty around you in both nature and the world of thought and meditation. In this workshop, you begin with choosing one of the flowers or branches provided to focus on and […]
Join the Iowa Arboretum & Gardens for a scenic 5K or 1 mile Family Run/Walk on well maintained trails around our campus and through the new Treehouse Village. All run/walk participants will receive a tree seedling at the end of the race. In addition to hosting the run/walk, we will also be having Arbor Day […]
Our Annual Arbor Day Celebration will be Saturday April 26th from 9am-12noon. 2025 HIGHLIGHTS: Kids Climb! Kids of all ages will be assisted by arborists to climb arboretum trees! Create and add your poem to our popular POETREE! Build a tree branch shelter in Treehouse Village! Make a tree cookie medallion... and so much more. […]
