Events Calendar What's happening at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens. Image Breadcrumb Home See & Do Events Calendar Garden Highlights Tour Monday, March 17 – Sunday, December 14 • Weekdays 10:30 am • Weekends 1:00 pm Meet at Welcome Center Our knowledgeable guides will design a tour around the interests of the attendees. Every tour is different so come back as many times as you’d like. Free with general admission. 18th Annual Scarecrow Design Contest Wednesday, August 27 – Sunday, September 28 Registration is OPEN! The theme is CARTOONS at this year's 18th Annual Scarecrow Design Contest. Trees Around the World Tour Saturday, September 13 • 11 am NEW for 2025 - Discover a diversity of trees from around the world and the United States. Free with general admission. September Storytime Wednesday, September 17 • 10:30 am Outdoor Classroom (Widener Tent in the event of rain) This month we’re reading Magnolia Flower, a folktale written by Zora Neale Hurston and adapted by Ibram X. Kendi. Free with general admission. Shrubs For All Seasons Saturday, September 27 • 11 am Meet at Welcome Center NEW for 2025 - This tour focuses on evergreen and deciduous shrubs for the home gardener. Free with general admission. Goodbye Pollinators, Hello Autumn! Tuesday, September 30 • 11 am As the weather turns, we’ll take this opportunity to say goodbye to our migrating butterflies and hummingbirds with songs, poems, and crafts — and make room for a new season! 12th Annual Tree Canopy Conference Friday, October 17 • 9 am Haverford College The Tree Canopy Conference is an annual symposium that brings together a variety of green industry professionals and other stakeholders who work with and care about our region’s urban forest. Registration is required.
Garden Highlights Tour Monday, March 17 – Sunday, December 14 • Weekdays 10:30 am • Weekends 1:00 pm Meet at Welcome Center Our knowledgeable guides will design a tour around the interests of the attendees. Every tour is different so come back as many times as you’d like. Free with general admission.
Garden Highlights Tour Monday, March 17 – Sunday, December 14 • Weekdays 10:30 am • Weekends 1:00 pm Meet at Welcome Center Our knowledgeable guides will design a tour around the interests of the attendees. Every tour is different so come back as many times as you’d like. Free with general admission.
18th Annual Scarecrow Design Contest Wednesday, August 27 – Sunday, September 28 Registration is OPEN! The theme is CARTOONS at this year's 18th Annual Scarecrow Design Contest.
18th Annual Scarecrow Design Contest Wednesday, August 27 – Sunday, September 28 Registration is OPEN! The theme is CARTOONS at this year's 18th Annual Scarecrow Design Contest.
Trees Around the World Tour Saturday, September 13 • 11 am NEW for 2025 - Discover a diversity of trees from around the world and the United States. Free with general admission.
Trees Around the World Tour Saturday, September 13 • 11 am NEW for 2025 - Discover a diversity of trees from around the world and the United States. Free with general admission.
September Storytime Wednesday, September 17 • 10:30 am Outdoor Classroom (Widener Tent in the event of rain) This month we’re reading Magnolia Flower, a folktale written by Zora Neale Hurston and adapted by Ibram X. Kendi. Free with general admission.
September Storytime Wednesday, September 17 • 10:30 am Outdoor Classroom (Widener Tent in the event of rain) This month we’re reading Magnolia Flower, a folktale written by Zora Neale Hurston and adapted by Ibram X. Kendi. Free with general admission.
Shrubs For All Seasons Saturday, September 27 • 11 am Meet at Welcome Center NEW for 2025 - This tour focuses on evergreen and deciduous shrubs for the home gardener. Free with general admission.
Shrubs For All Seasons Saturday, September 27 • 11 am Meet at Welcome Center NEW for 2025 - This tour focuses on evergreen and deciduous shrubs for the home gardener. Free with general admission.
Goodbye Pollinators, Hello Autumn! Tuesday, September 30 • 11 am As the weather turns, we’ll take this opportunity to say goodbye to our migrating butterflies and hummingbirds with songs, poems, and crafts — and make room for a new season!
Goodbye Pollinators, Hello Autumn! Tuesday, September 30 • 11 am As the weather turns, we’ll take this opportunity to say goodbye to our migrating butterflies and hummingbirds with songs, poems, and crafts — and make room for a new season!
12th Annual Tree Canopy Conference Friday, October 17 • 9 am Haverford College The Tree Canopy Conference is an annual symposium that brings together a variety of green industry professionals and other stakeholders who work with and care about our region’s urban forest. Registration is required.
12th Annual Tree Canopy Conference Friday, October 17 • 9 am Haverford College The Tree Canopy Conference is an annual symposium that brings together a variety of green industry professionals and other stakeholders who work with and care about our region’s urban forest. Registration is required.
