Special Events

DECEMBER

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

• Winter Wellness Walks

  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.

  
  

  

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  Holiday Garden Railway Nights

  FRIDAYS, DECEMBER 20, 27
  SATURDAYS, DECEMBER 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

  
  

  

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  Holly Highlights and Winter Greenery Tour

  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.

  
  

  

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  Insider Art Holiday Pop-up Shop

  SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15
  10:00am - 3:00pm
  Visitor Center
  Included with garden admission.

  Finish your holiday shopping at the Widener Visitor Center. In addition to the Arboretum Shop’s wide variety of great gifts, more than 25 artists and crafters will have their original works on sale. Selections from participating members include jewelry, wood clocks, ceramics, photography, and more. The Compton Café will be open with a limited menu.

  
  

  

• Winter Wellness Walks

  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.

  
  

  

• Winter Wellness Walks

  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.

  
  

  

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  Witchhazel is your Favorite?

  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.

  
  

  

• Winter Wellness Walks

  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.

  
  

  

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  Building Philadelphia’s Science Capital

  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.

  
  

  

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