SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS
Open at 8:00am
WEDNESDAYS
Closed at 8:00pm Included with garden admission.
If you’re up with the sun, start your day with an early morning visit to Morris Arboretum. You are invited to find the shining dew on more than 13,000 labeled plants in the Arboretum’s living collection.
Not a morning person? Enjoy the garden in the cooler evening hours. Bring a picnic dinner and delight in music provided by chirping crickets and lighting by fireflies.
SATURDAY, JUNE 22 | 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.
SATURDAY, JUNE 29 THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 7
Included with garden admission.
Listen for the call of the ringmaster as you watch the colorful railroad cars bring the “Big Top” to the garden.
SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS
Open at 8:00am
WEDNESDAYS
Closed at 8:00pm Included with garden admission.
If you’re up with the sun, start your day with an early morning visit to Morris Arboretum. You are invited to find the shining dew on more than 13,000 labeled plants in the Arboretum’s living collection.
Not a morning person? Enjoy the garden in the cooler evening hours. Bring a picnic dinner and delight in music provided by chirping crickets and lighting by fireflies.
Water Features Tour
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 | 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Visitor Center
Included with garden admission.
Guides will lead visitors to several natural and man-made water features throughout the garden. Discussion will include the visual beauty of water features and the evolution of the use of water in gardens, which brought the splendor of natural waterfalls and streams into personal gardens. Tour begins at Widener Visitor Center.
THURSDAY, JULY 11 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Member adults $5
Member children $2
Non-member adults $20
Non-member children $10.
Join us in the garden for ice cream, music and merriment to celebrate the birthday of Arboretum founder, John Morris. Enjoy the old-fashioned a cappella stylings of the Late Entry Barbershop Quarter. Refreshments included with ticket price.
FRIDAY, JULY 12
10:30am - 11:00am
Included with garden admission.
Join us for fun and engaging reading sessions with local librarians. Each session is tailored to the changing seasons and complements the natural setting of the Arboretum. Storytime is held outdoors in nice weather, at the Outdoor Children's Classroom, next to the Widener Visitor Center. In the case of inclement weather, Storytime is held in the side tent or classroom at the Visitor Center.
SATURDAY, JULY 13 & SUNDAY, JULY 14
Included with garden admission.
Look for your favorite train characters among the whole steam engine gang from Sodor as they take over the Railway for the weekend.
SUNDAY, JULY 21 | 1:00pm - 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.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 | 6:30pm
Pay what you will.
In Shakespeare's bawdy and witty, dark comedy, Measure for Measure questions of mercy, justice, corruption of power, and religious hypocrisy are explored in a thrilling story line. Join us in exploring the questions that lay at the passionate heart of William Shakespeare's timeless and timely work.
SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS
Open at 8:00am
WEDNESDAYS
Closed at 8:00pm Included with garden admission.
If you’re up with the sun, start your day with an early morning visit to Morris Arboretum. You are invited to find the shining dew on more than 13,000 labeled plants in the Arboretum’s living collection.
Not a morning person? Enjoy the garden in the cooler evening hours. Bring a picnic dinner and delight in music provided by chirping crickets and lighting by fireflies.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2
10:30am - 11:00am
Included with garden admission.
Join us for fun and engaging reading sessions with local librarians. Each session is tailored to the changing seasons and complements the natural setting of the Arboretum. Storytime is held outdoors in nice weather, at the Outdoor Children's Classroom, next to the Widener Visitor Center. In the case of inclement weather, Storytime is held in the side tent or classroom at the Visitor Center.
Water Features
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 | 11:00am
Visitor Center
Included with garden admission.
Guides will lead visitors to several natural and man-made water features. Discussion will include the visual beauty of water features and the evolution of the use of water in gardens that brought the splendor of natural waterfalls and streams into personal gardens. Tour begins at Widener Visitor Center.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 & SUNDAY, AUGUST 11
Included with garden admission.
Look for your favorite train characters among the whole steam engine gang from Sodor as they take over the Railway for the weekend.
Hidden Gems Tour!
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 | 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Visitor Center
Included with garden admission.
Join an experienced guide for a walking tour highlighting a combination of structures, sculptures, walkways, trees and vistas. See these garden gems that are off the beaten path or hidden to most visitors, plus a few that are “hidden” in plain view. Tours begin at Widener Visitor Center.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 | 1:00pm - 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.
SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS
Open at 8:00am
Included with garden admission.
If you’re up with the sun, start your day with an early morning visit to Morris Arboretum. You are invited to find the shining dew on more than 13,000 labeled plants in the Arboretum’s living collection.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
Included with garden admission.
Look for your favorite train characters among the whole steam engine gang from Sodor as they take over the Railway for the weekend.
Great Trees
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
11:00am - 12:30pm
Included with garden admission.
Guides will highlight some of the most beloved and grandest specimen trees at Morris Arboretum. Walk inside the curtain-like ring of branches of the weeping European beech (Fagus sylvatica f. pendula), and observe the graceful and powerful branches of the distinctive katsura-tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum). Even if you’ve seen these trees before, there’s more to know about each of them.
SATURDAYS, SEPTEMBER 14 & 28 | 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.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 | 1:00pm - 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.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 | 11:00am - 3:00pm
Gardens/Upper Gallery
Included with garden admission.
Celebrate traditional and modern Korean culture at Morris Arboretum. Discover this Asian country’s way of life through music, dance, food sampling and garden tours that highlight Korea’s native plants.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 & SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 |
10:00am - 3:00pm
Included with garden admission. Some activities have an additional fee.
Don’t miss this weekend of autumn fun that has become an annual tradition for many families. Make your own scarecrow, paint a pumpkin, sample different varieties of apples and more. Weaver’s Way Coop will be on hand with the season’s best local apple varieties.
And be sure to stroll through the garden to catch the colorful autumn leaves before they float to the ground to join their fallen brethren.
On display October 5th through Halloween
You are invited to participate in the eleventh annual Scarecrow Design Contest! This year participants may create a scarecrow for the theme: A Moment in Time, a significant occasion in the designer’s life that he/she associates with a single, public figure. All entries will be on display on the Scarecrow Walk at Morris Arboretum from Saturday, October 6 through Halloween, Wednesday, October 31st. Frame, straw, burlap and twine are provided, the rest is up to you! Space is limited to 35 Scarecrows. This popular contest fills quickly, get your entry in early!
Sculpture Tour
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 | 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 Sculpture Tour to discover fine examples of public art that complement the Arboretum’s landscape and plant collection.
SATURDAYS, OCTOBER 12 & 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.
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. Mill Only Admission $5 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!
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.
