Events

Events Calendar

Seminars, sales, special events - there's always something going on at the Wildflower Center. To find out more about Wildflower Center events, sign up for the Wildflower Wire, our monthly email newsletter.

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Upcoming Events

June 1 through August 18	Jan Heaton: Quiet Watercolors Reflecting the Color in Our Environment Learn more
Thursday nights in June and July, 6 to 9 pm	Nature Nights Thursday evenings of fun and learning for families Thursday,June 13: From Roots to Shoots Thursday, June 20: Amphibians Thursday, June 27: Insects Thursday, July 11: Birds of Prey Thursday, July 18: Wildlife Thursday, July 25: Snakes Learn more
Saturday, June 29	Annual Summer Clearance Begins Up to 40% off selected gifts, apparel and decorative accessories. Learn more
Thursday, July 4	4th of July closure The Wildflower Center is closed for Independence Day
Saturday and Sunday, July 6 & 7	Outdoor Entertaining Specials Selected trays, kitchen ceramics, aprons, napkins and more. Learn more
Saturday and Sunday, July 13 and 14	Children's Department Sale Books, toys, apparel for the kids---up to 40% off Learn more
Saturday and Sunday, July 20 & 21	Hot as Hades Sale We’ll have samples of salsa and queso… and good specials on both. Also, taste our new Savory Saltines. A delicious treat for get-togethers. Save 20% on this newest sensation! Learn more
Sunday July 28	Lady Bird Johnson Tribute Day Free Admission! Memorabilia belonging to Lady Bird Johnson on display this weekend only in the Visitors Gallery Meet the creator of our wonderful Texas Arboretum swings, 11am to 2 pm. Orders will be taken. Exhibiting Artist Jan Heaton appears in the McDermott Learning Center, 1 to 3 pm. (Artist Talk at 2pm) Pam Penick signs Lawn Gone in the store, 1 to 3 pm Learn more
Saturday and Sunday, August 3 & 4	Final Days of Summer Gift Clearance Sale Drastic, priced-to-sell reductions. Learn more
Friday through Sunday, August 9-11	Sales Tax Holidays Three Days! Tax-free purchases for any apparel item under $100, as well as lunch boxes and other designated back-to-school items.
Saturday and Sunday, August 17 & 18	Annual Art Print and Poster Sale Buy any Wildflower Days™ poster from any year and get two Wildflower Days™ posters (your choice) free. All other unframed prints (exception: Windbergs) reduced 40%!
Saturday, August 24	Wildflower Seed One-Day Sale Take 20% off our entire stock in prep for planting time next month. Includes all flower and grass seeds. No holds or advance purchases. In-store sales only. No phone, internet orders. Learn more
Sunday, August 25	Store Closed for Annual Inventory
Labor Day Weekend	Annual Labor Day Sidewalk Sale Major reductions on gifts, decorative accessories, apparel. Summer apparel clearance. Learn more
Sunday, September 23	Wildflower Center Women in Science Event During Austin Museum Day, enjoy free admission and a chance for kids to talk to more than a dozen women scientists about their careers. The women who are plant biologists, astronomers and other specialists will be on hand in the Visitors Gallery and will provide demonstrations and more. Enjoy visiting the beautiful center grounds and learning about life as a scientist. Learn more
Saturday, September 28	Wildflower Center Women in Science Event Enjoy all that the Center has to offer — including our store, café, indoor and outdoor art exhibits and hundreds of types of native Texas plants — for free the last Saturday of September. Present your free Smithsonian Museum Day ticket for two upon arrival on September 28.
October 5 and 6, 2013	Fall Plant Sale & Gardening Festival Fall Plant Sale provides more than 300 species of native plants for the garden, the largest sale of its kind in Central Texas. Drought-tolerant native trees, decorative wildflowers and other options will be for sale, including hard-to-find plants. Experts will be on hand to give tips and help with selections. Guided tours of the gardens will also be available both days. Learn more
October 20 to 26, 2013	Native Plant Walk and Talk During Texas Native Plant Week, discover the beauty and benefits of native plants with the Wildflower Center’s Director of Horticulture, Andrea DeLong-Amaya. The free night begins at 5:30 p.m. with an informative tour of the center gardens to see colorful natives first hand. Then at 6:30 p.m. hear her talk in the Auditorium about the wide variety of native plants and why they are great for Central Texas gardens. Learn more
Sunday, October 27	Goblins in the Garden The Wildflower Center’s Halloween bash is a fun treat for all ages. Children can trick-or-treat in our safe Halloween courtyard and explore the Haunted tower. Families can also do arts and crafts, enjoy the punkin’ patch and a scavenger hunt on the grounds. The café will be open.