September 12th - October 19th
Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays
11:00am - 6:00pm

Take a spooky stroll through the Garden and encounter harvest-themed displays! Costumes encouraged!

Enjoy unique programming and workshops each weekend, including marionette shows, Halloween workshops, and more!

Sunday, September 28th | 12:00 - 2:00pm

Only a few spots left! Salila Andrea, with Krambambuli Puppet Theater, will be leading a how-to Alaskan animals marionette workshop. In this workshop you will be guided to create a two string Alaskan animal marionette.

Monday, September 29th | 10:30 - 11:30am

Join us Mondays in September for a different story every week. This September we are celebrating poetry and the poets who inspire creativity and movement. September 29th’s poem is “Leap!” by JonArno Lawson.

Monday, September 29th | 11:00am

Join us for a stroller-friendly BOOtanical musical tour of the garden for families with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. We will sing, dance, and jam our way through the half-mile paved garden loop.

Saturdays, October 4th, 11th, & 18th
11:15am - 12:15pm

Join Tai Chi instructor, Richie Goldstein, for an hour-long Tai Chi class every Saturday this July in the Garden! Every other week you'll practice the Yang Style 24-movement Tai Chi and Tai Chi Sun style.

Register for multiple sessions through the button below:

Sunday, October 5th | 12:00 - 1:30pm

Join staff from Boreal Bioscapes Garden Service for a hands-on workshop that will cover everything you need to know to get your gardens ready for winter. Stroll through the gardens while learning about fall tasks such as soil testing, fertilizing, composting, mulching, cleaning up vegetable gardens, and cutting back perennials.

Saturday, October 11th | 1:00 - 2:30pm

Learn how to plant and design your own miniature spooky indoor landscape. Use succulents, and natural materials to plant and cultivate a ceramic cauldron. Learn how to mold and score polymer clay, as well as how to use beads, and wire to create mini figures that float, creep, or crawl across your tiny garden scape.

Sunday, October 12th | 1:30 - 3:30pm

Join local author, music therapist and speaker, Katherine Haghighi, for "Whispers in the Garden: A Unique Writing Experience"! Together, we will explore writing in the garden, going beyond “how do I” or “what do I write about.”

Saturday, October 18th | 1:00 - 2:00pm

Join Christine Wilcox, owner of Spruce Tip Farm and Nursery, for a seed saving 101 workshop. Participants will learn about how, when, and where to harvest seeds, and how to process and store them. Focus will be on seeds that can be readily grown in our Alaskan gardens.

The Garden is here to help you with all your field trip needs, whether you need us to come to you, or you wish to get away from the classroom and come to us! Programs offered year-round, Monday - Friday.

Teachers and parents can schedule with the Garden directly by calling (907) 770-3692 or emailing the Garden at education@alaskabg.org.

Saturday, October 4th | 1:00 - 3:00pm
WORKSHOP FULL
Transform an ordinary pumpkin into a miniature house and add enchantment to your fall decor. Learn how to carve and adorn windows, doors, roofs, pathways, porches, steps, and swings. Use natural materials such as moss, pinecones, branches, stones, pressed flowers, and ferns.

Memberships include:
FREE year-round, general admission to the Garden (excludes ticketed events).
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Discounts on workshops, summer camps, and Garden retail.
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Early access to the Plant Sales Kickoff in mid-May and 10% discount on all nursery purchases.

The Alaska Botanical Garden only grows with the sun, the soil, and the ongoing support of our generous community. Consider a lasting gift by purchasing a leaf from the ABG donor wall sculpture. Contributions will be honored with a personalized, engraved metal leaf and make a great gift for friends or family to celebrate an important milestone or to honor the memory of a loved one.

We accept used pots in the following sizes:

Round: 1 gal. and 2 gal.
Square: 5.5”, 4”, and 3.5” (tall only)

Clean pots in good condition can be dropped off with staff during open hours.

Pots left at ABG without staff awareness will be taken to the landfill.

Commonly referred to as Himalayan poppies, the genus Meconopsis is composed of fuzzy, flowering plants native to the Tibetan Plateau.