Events

Wild Ideas

21st Annual Wild Ideas Holiday Event

Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 4, Noon to 5 p.m.
Free Admission

Get in the holiday mood at the Wildflower Center. We offer a more relaxed shopping expereince with easy parking, great discounts and an on-site café. Featuring local artists and artisans on Saturday and Sunday, free admission, special discounts, book signings and more...makes this the perfect way to shop for the holidays.

20% off all merchandise* every day
Members receive their usual discount in addition to specials.

Friday, Dec. 2:
Betsy Simpson Jewelry Trunk Show, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Jo Pollock’s Annual Ornament Signing Party, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 3 - UT Day, Honoring Faculty, Staff & Texas Exes
Woven Throws Trunk Show: S. Sullivan, Manual Woodworkers & Weavers, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
William Welch signs Heirloom Gardening in the South, Noon to 3 p.m.
Tiffany Hamburger signs Austin: A Photographic Portrait, 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 4
Early Bird Apparel Sale! One Hour Only! 30% off all apparel until 1 p.m.!
Christa Pandey signs Southern Seasons, delightful nature poetry, 1 to 4 p.m.
Daughters of the Republic of Texas present their new book, Texas Wildflowers, 1 to 4 p.m.
Food Tastings

Featuring Local Artists in the Courtyard Saturday and Sunday: Wildflower Days™ 2012 Official Artist David Busch, Raindance Watercolors; Donna & Andy Hammer, Flat Flower Botanicals; Curtis Laudermilk, Handcrafted Mesquite; Mae Mae Stiles, M-Squared Jewelry; Ralph Yznaga, photography; Lisa Camomile, Bluebonnet Bay painted glassware; Caitlin Hill, silk lamps; Nick Swift, art prints; Smith Sisters Pottery; Betty Jameson, paintings & collages; Shirley & Bryan Loflin, photography; Arturo Mercado, oils on canvas.

*consignment merchandise not included.