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
| March 9 through May 27 | Shou Ping - Paper Sculptures 3-D Wildflower Art at the McDermott Learning Center Learn more |
| March 9 through May 27 | Texas Majesty - Denise Counley's Plein Air Wildflower Watercolors Beautiful watercolor paintings on display in The Store Learn more |
| April 27 - June 1 | Art in Nature The Wildflower Center is the perfect backdrop for the new Art in Nature series. This nature based art series is geared towards those interested in learning the foundations of photography, watercolors, floral silk painting, botanical illustration and landscape sketching. Sign up for the series or individual classes: Learn more |
| Saturday and Sunday, May 25 & 26 | Memorial Day Sidewalk Sale Drastic reductions on gifts, apparel and decorative accessories. Check out our annual T-shirt specials! Learn more |
| Monday, May 27 | Open Memorial Day Open. Sidewalk Sale continues. |
| June 1 through August 18 | Jan Heaton: Quiet Watercolors Reflecting the Color in Our Environment Learn more |
| Saturday and Sunday, June 1 & 2 | National Trails Day weekend. All hiking sticks, hats, caps on special. Enjoy our trails! Summer Living Specials--- Select group of sunglasses and tees reduced 20%. Outdoor furniture, rugs and door mats 30% off! Learn more |
| Saturday and Sunday, June 8 & 9 | Gifts for Dad! Gifts for Dad! All Men’s Gifts 10% off. While here, sample our “Savory Saltines” and buy a pack of the easy, tasty mix for Dad. More specials for dad-- Bird feeders, hummingbird feeders, bird baths, and garden art---plus solar-powered yard decor---- all 20% off! Learn more |
| Thursday nights in June and July, 6 to 9 pm | Nature Nights Thursday evenings of fun and learning for families
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| Saturday and Sunday, June 15 & 16 | Father's Day Weekend Armadillo Days! All armadillo items 25% off. Salsa and Queso special: 20% off. 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!
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| Saturday and Sunday, August 3 & 4 | Final Days of Summer Gift Clearance Sale Drastic, priced-to-sell reductions. Learn more |
| Saturday and Sunday, August 10 & 11 | Annual Art Print and Poster Sale Buy any Wildflower Days poster from any year and get two Wildflower Days Learn more |
| Friday through Sunday, August 16-18 | 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. Learn more |
| 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. |
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