On display Saturday, October 5 through Halloween, Thursday, October 31
More than 40 scarecrows are now on display for three weeks along the Oak Allée. Come vote for your favorite in the Famous Musicians theme to determine which ‘crows will be the top five prize winners!
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 | 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Bloomfield Farm
Included with garden admission. Mill only admission $5 for ages 3 & up.
Bring your family to explore the Arboretum’s historic grist mill situated along the picturesque Wissahickon Creek. Watch one-ton millstones grind corn kernels, and observe 160 year old machinery transport and sift the ground corn to produce meal. Guided tours.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 | 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Bloomfield Farm
Included with garden admission. Bloomfield Farm only $5 admission for ages 3 & up.
Celebrate the fall season at Bloomfield Farm by enjoying original art and craft works created by Morris Arboretum’s talented staff and members. In addition to the show there will be demonstrations, music, food, a few animals, and the final opportunity of the year to tour the restored Springfield Mills. Enjoy a seasonal beer and/or wine to compliment the popular Farm Day lunch of cowboy chili and corn bread!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ambler Theater
Members: $15 | Non-Members: $20
This lecture and public reception is a great opportunity to meet Morris Arboretum’s new Executive Director William (Bill) Cullina. Bill will discuss the increasingly critical role that public gardens play in American society. He will consider biophilia: the affinity of human beings for other life forms and what this means for public gardens. He will also reflect on ways that gardens provide accessibility, improve physical and mental health, engage in critical research, and provide space for quiet joy and transcendence.
SATURDAYS, OCTOBER 26 | 11:00am
Visitor Center
Included with garden admission.
Join knowledgeable guides for an all new walking tour highlighting garden features not often discovered on an average visit. The original Hidden Gems tour was so popular that it is returning this season with MORE! Go off the beaten path to find unseen garden gems, a combination of structures, sculptures, spaces, trees and vistas.
SATURDAYS | 10:30am - 11:30am
SUNDAYS | 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Visitor Center
Included with garden admission.
Led by an experienced Volunteer Guide, these brisk walks will stick to the paved paths and get your heart rate up.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2
11:00am
Visitor Center
Included with garden admission.
Join an experienced guide for our featured tour of the month. Tour begins at Widener Visitor Center. Join this month’s Native Plants Tour to discover exciting plants that foster wildlife and deserve a place in your home garden.
M. Patrick Griffith, Ph.D. Executive Director Montgomery Botanical Center
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Upper Gallery
Members: $15 | Non-Members: $20
Montgomery Botanical Center in Coral Gables, Florida is dedicated to exploring for palms and cycads worldwide. The Center faces challenges in managing and conserving the living treasures it brings into cultivation. This presentation will show how genetic and geographic data can help conservation in a time of global change. It will also highlight some recent plant exploration for new species!
SATURDAYS, NOVEMBER 9 & 23
2:00pm
Visitor Center
Included with garden admission.
Join an experienced guide to explore the arboretum’s collection of hollies and other broadleaf evergreens that enliven the winter landscape with their lush greenery and provide year-round appeal and an everlasting framework for seasonal plantings.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29
10:00am
Garden Railway
Included with garden admission.
Make a stop at the Holiday Garden Railway Display a tradition for your family! The buildings and trains are all meticulously decorated for the holidays with lights that twinkle along the tracks and around the surrounding landscape. The railway will be open daily through December 31 (Arboretum is closed December 24 and 25).
SATURDAYS | 10:30am - 11:30am
SUNDAYS | 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Visitor Center
Included with garden admission.
Led by an experienced Volunteer Guide, these brisk walks will stick to the paved paths and get your heart rate up.
FRIDAYS, DECEMBER 20, 27
SATURDAYS, DECEMBER 7, 14, 21, 28
SUNDAYS, DECEMBER 15, 22, 29
4:30pm - 7:30pm
Visitor Center
Enjoy the Holiday Garden Railway all lit up and decorated for the season. White lights sparkle along the rails and miniature greens adorn the buildings.
New this year, on your way to the Holiday Garden Railway discover a forest of trees made of lights up to twelve feet tall.
Members will be able to purchase tickets through the Arboretum website beginning November 1st. Non-member tickets will go on sale November 15th. Ticket prices: Member adult $15, Member child $8, Non-member adult $20, Non-member child $10
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7
11:00am
Garden Railway
Included with garden admission.
Join this month’s Conifers Tour to see the wide variety of conifers – both evergreen and deciduous – on display at Morris Arboretum. From cones to needles, weeping and upright, you’ll see great specimens from all around the world.
SATURDAYS, DECEMBER 14 & 28
2:00pm
Visitor Center
Included with garden admission.
Join an experienced guide to explore the arboretum’s collection of hollies and other broadleaf evergreens that enliven the winter landscape with their lush greenery and provide year-round appeal and an everlasting framework for seasonal plantings.
SATURDAYS | 10:30am - 11:30am
SUNDAYS | 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Visitor Center
Included with garden admission.
Led by an experienced Volunteer Guide, these brisk walks will stick to the paved paths and get your heart rate up.
SATURDAYS | 10:30am - 11:30am
SUNDAYS | 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Visitor Center
Included with garden admission.
Led by an experienced Volunteer Guide, these brisk walks will stick to the paved paths and get your heart rate up.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Visitor Center
Included with garden admission.
Bring your family to Morris Arboretum for a day of outdoor fun and garden exploration. Follow the prepared scavenger hunt map to discover more than 70 varieties of colorful and fragrant witchhazels growing in the garden. Children may create a witchhazel related craft in the Upper Gallery of the Visitor Center. An Arboretum expert will be available in the Upper Gallery to answer questions on the variety and cultivation of witchhazels. The 2pm guided tour will focus on the Arboretum’s witchhazel collection.
SATURDAYS | 10:30am - 11:30am
SUNDAYS | 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Visitor Center
Included with garden admission.
Led by an experienced Volunteer Guide, these brisk walks will stick to the paved paths and get your heart rate up.
Dr. Darryl Williams, Senior Vice President of Science and Education Franklin Institute
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Upper Gallery
Members: $15 | Non-Members: $20
A city like Philadelphia, with all of its assets, can lead in executing the new national STEM education strategy by focusing on building our own community’s science capital. Yet, these assets lack cohesion, which further disconnects our city’s most vulnerable demographics. The Franklin Institute understands the role it plays in supporting the city’s STEM education ecosystem.
Bagels with assorted cream cheeses
Nova salmon
Ham carving station
Chef attended omelette and egg station
Caramel French Toast
Assorted pastries
Fresh cut fruits
Bacon and turkey bacon
Breakfast sausage
Hash browns
Granola and yogurt parfait station with strawberries
Coffees and tea
Orange, cranberry, and tomato juices
Complimentary mimosas with valid ID.
The Arboretum is open as usual. Click here for hours.
Please note: The Rose Garden is closed for maintenance every Thursday morning until noon.
Weather conditions may limit garden access to certain features even if the garden is open – please check the web site or call (215) 247-5777 for updates before visiting. Our visitors’ safety in the garden is our top priority. Therefore when inclement weather is predicted, we will make decisions about closing the garden accordingly.
