Reservations are accepted daily, including weekends, 9 am - 4:30 pm.
Call 510-643-2755 x03 for event registration or to purchase/renew a membership.
Sick Plant ClinicSaturday | September 3 | 9 am - noon
Bay Area residents have brought their ailing plants to the Sick Plant Clinic on the first Saturday of every month for more than 20 years for diagnosis by a team of volunteer plant pathologists and entomologists from UC Berkeley and regional parks groups as well as private plant consultants. Join Dr. Raabe for his monthly Sick Plant Clinic and find out which diseases ail your plants. Entomologists are also available to identify the pests that are living in your plants too! Please cover plants and disease samples in containers or bags before entering the Garden. Read the
6/29 San Francisco Chronicle article about the Clinic.
Native Bees with Dr. Gordon Frankie
Sunday | October 2 | 11 am - 1 pm
Pre-registration required; $25, $20 members
Foods of the Americas Exhibit
October 6 - 21 | 9 am - 4 pm
Indulge in the harvest of colorful food crops that originated in the Americas.
Free with Garden Admission
Bamboo Workshop with Stalk Bicycles Saturday | October 8 | 11 am - 1:30 pm
Stalk Bicycles of Oakland will be on-site to show you how they hand-craft custom bicycle frames from bamboo and other sustainable materials. They will demonstrate how bamboo is a sustainable, versatile and sculptural material - perfect for bike construction and many other design projects.
Pre-registration required; $15, $10 members
Film Screening: Queen of the Sun
Wednesday | October 12 | 6 - 8:00 pm
Pre-registration required; $12, $10 members
Foods of the Americas Family Day
Sunday | October 16
10 am & 1 pm Spanish and English Docent Led Tours of the Exhibit
2 pm Native Food Tastings & Crafts
Free with Garden Admission
Stalk It with Karen Solomon Sunday | October 16 | 11 am
Karen Solomon, author of
Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It will cover equipment, basic techniques, and recipes for preparing favorite Foods of the Americas at home. She will teach from her new book,
Can It, Bottle It, Smoke It, how to make masa, hand-made corn tortillas and more. You will leave with several recipes in hand, a brain full of new techniques, and at least one yummy edible project to take home. Books will be available for purchase!
Pre-registration required; $25, $20 members
Butterfly Walk - Last one of the season!
Tuesday | October 25 | 3 - 4 pm
Join Sally Levinson, Garden volunteer propagator, docent and caterpillar lady as she guides you through the collection in search of butterflies. Space is limited. Children welcome. Free with Garden admission
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This Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) was photographed in the Garden's Mediterranean Area by Melanie Hofmann. |
Fall Bird Walk Saturday | October 29 | 9 - 10:30 am
Observe resident, migrant and vagrant birds in the Garden's many bird friendly micro habitats with birding expert Phila Rogers and Associate Director of Collections & Horticulture Chris Carmichael. Pre-registration required; $20, $17 members
New Member's Welcome Wagon
Saturday | October 29 | 9:30 am - noon
We're rolling out the Welcome Wagon to greet all our newest members and everyone that has joined the Garden over the past year. New members are invited to join us at 9:30 am for a "meet & greet" and morning treats, followed by an introduction from Garden Director, Paul Licht at 10 am. At 11 am we'll take a special docent-led tour of the Garden.
Pre-registration required; free.
Click here for easy online registration.Bees Explained Sunday | October 30 | 1 - 2:30 pm
Observation Hive at the Tropical House
Free with Garden admission
5th Annual Spooky Tales in the Redwood Grove
Sunday |October 30 | 2 - 3 pm
You're invited to celebrate Halloween with the Garden as
Stagebridge storytellers enchant the Redwood Grove with their bewitching and playful scary stories. Join in a costume parade through the redwoods and discover the joy of storytelling - with a chilling twist. $12 for one adult and child, $8 members; $3 add'l person