Tulsa Botanic Garden

St. Patrick's Day
2024-03-17 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Wear green and come enjoy some special St. Patrick’s Day activities at the Garden. We will have a special St. Patrick’s Day scavenger hunt and food & drinks available in the Garden of Eatin’.

St. Patrick’s Day will be even MORE fun with Nature POP!® – an exhibition from artist Sean Kenney, featuring over 40 sculptures made from more than 800,000 LEGO® pieces. Making its Oklahoma premiere at the Garden from March 16 through May 9, you’ll marvel at the artistry and engineering of these larger-than-life sculptures exploring the beauty of nature through contemporary, stylized, and colorful displays

Bands & Blooms with Booker Gillespie Trio
2024-04-04 18:00 - 20:00
More hours for flowers – our Bands & Blooms are a great for a date night, girls’ night out, meet-up with friends or a family outing! Bring chairs or a blanket, if you like, to enjoy the live music from local artists and fantastic views from the lawn. Purchase food (gourmet hot dogs & snacks) from our Garden of Eatin’ concession stand. Our Botanic Bar has beer, wine and cocktails to sip as you stroll through our lush gardens!
On April 4, Booker Gillespie Trio will be playing great jazz sounds and songs.
Food and drink options are available at 5:30 p.m. Music is 6-8 p.m.
Admission to Bands & Blooms is: FREE for Garden members. Regular admission for non-members (Age 16+: $15, Age 3-15: $10
Children under 3: Free, but ticket required).
Guest passes and reciprocal admissions will not be accepted during this time.
Advance tickets recommended.

Select the 5pm Timeslot on April 4th for Bands & Blooms with the Booker Gillespie Trio.
Bands & Blooms will be select Thursdays through May 23.

Bands & Blooms with Steve Liddell Trio
2024-04-11 18:00 - 20:00
More hours for flowers – our Bands & Blooms are a great for a date night, girls’ night out, meet-up with friends or a family outing! Bring chairs or a blanket, if you like, to enjoy the live music from local artists and fantastic views from the lawn. Purchase food (gourmet hot dogs & snacks) from our Garden of Eatin’ concession stand. Our Botanic Bar has beer, wine and cocktails to sip as you stroll through our lush gardens!
On April 11, Steve Liddell Trio will be performing. Steve Liddell is a singer/songwriter who has performed his brand of original music mixing Folk, Roots Americana, Reggae and Jazz from coast to coast, Hawaii, Latin America and Europe.
Liddell has released two albums: Goodlove and Old Soles.
Food and drink options are available at 5:30 p.m. Music is 6-8 p.m.
Admission to Bands & Blooms is: FREE for Garden members. Regular admission for non-members (Age 16+: $15, Age 3-15: $10
Children under 3: Free, but ticket required).
Guest passes and reciprocal admissions will not be accepted during this time.
Advance tickets recommended.

Select the 5pm Timeslot on April 11th for Bands & Blooms with the Steve Liddell Trio.
Bands & Blooms will be select Thursdays through May 23.

Bands & Blooms with Two Crows for Comfort
2024-04-18 18:00 - 20:00
More hours for flowers – our Bands & Blooms are a great for a date night, girls’ night out, meet-up with friends or a family outing! Bring chairs or a blanket, if you like, to enjoy the live music from local artists and fantastic views from the lawn. Purchase food (gourmet hot dogs & snacks) from our Garden of Eatin’ concession stand. Our Botanic Bar has beer, wine and cocktails to sip as you stroll through our lush gardens!
Food and drink options are available at 5:30 p.m. Music is 6-8 p.m.
Admission to Bands & Blooms is: FREE for Garden members. Regular admission for non-members (Age 16+: $15, Age 3-15: $10
Children under 3: Free, but ticket required).
Guest passes and reciprocal admissions will not be accepted during this time.
Advance tickets recommended.

Select the 5pm Timeslot on April 18th for Two Crows for Comfort.
Bands & Blooms will be select Thursdays through May 23.
About Two Crows for Comfort:
Heart warming (and breaking) lyrics paired with delicate, bone-chilling harmonies, folk-roots duo, Two Crows for Comfort spins stories into songs and songs into stories.
The 2019 and 2021 Manitoba Country Music Award winning duo has released two full length albums – ‘17 Feet’ in 2018 and ‘Show Me Light’ in 2021. After touring throughout Canada in 2019 and 2020, they now live on the road full time with their pup Elliot in their 20 foot camper playing countless shows across North America.

Bands & Blooms with Michele Warren Duo
2024-05-02 18:00 - 20:00
More hours for flowers – our Bands & Blooms are a great for a date night, girls’ night out, meet-up with friends or a family outing! Bring chairs or a blanket, if you like, to enjoy the live music from local artists and fantastic views from the lawn.
FOOD & DRINK, starting 5:30 p.m.: Purchase food (gourmet hot dogs & snacks) from our Garden of Eatin’ concession stand. Our Botanic Bar has beer, wine and cocktails to sip as you stroll through our lush gardens or enjoy the music! No glass containers or outside alcohol permitted.
Music is 6-8 p.m.
Admission to Bands & Blooms is: FREE for Garden members. Regular admission for non-members (Age 16+: $15, Age 3-15: $10
Children under 3: Free, but ticket required).
Guest passes and reciprocal admissions will not be accepted during Nature POP! Made with LEGO® Bricks exhibit.
Advance tickets recommended.

Bands & Blooms are select Thursdays through May 23.
About Michele Warren
Michele is renowned for her powerful yet soulful voice and performs at over 140 events yearly including festivals, clubs, and private gatherings. Whether as an acoustic duo, trio, or with her full band, Michele energizes every performance, guaranteeing a memorable experience for all. Genre’s performed include rock, blues, pop, and dance from the 70’s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s.
Michele with her band Bad Decisions, has opened for international artists such as Derek St. Holmes (former vocalist of Ted Nugent) and Charlie Huhn (former vocalist of Foghat and Humble Pie) and won the Tulsa Blues Society Blues Challenge in August of 2023, as well as, the Cimarron Awards Female Performer of the Year in 2022.

Bands & Blooms with Hot Toast Music Co
2024-05-09 18:00 - 20:00
LAST DAY of Nature POP! Made with LEGO® Bricks!
Thursday, May 9 is our last day of Sean Kenney’s Nature POP! Made with LEGO® Bricks art exhibit so we’re having a party with Tulsa’s favorite band for kids and families: Hot Toast Music Company! They’ll have lots of fun sing-a-long songs from 6-8 p.m. and we’ll have lawn games and Nature POP! Scavenger hunt sheets.
Come early! From 2-6 p.m. in the Children’s Discovery Garden Amphitheatre:

Meet Fox’s LEGO Masters® Season 4 Contestant Tim Hutchings! – See a few of his smaller builds, get an autograph and photo!
OKLUG -Oklahoma LEGO Users Group will be here too, helping with builds!

FOOD/DRINK (starting 5:30 p.m.): Purchase food (gourmet hot dogs & snacks) from our Garden of Eatin’ concession stand. Our Botanic Bar has beer, wine and cocktails to sip as you stroll through our lush gardens! No glass containers or alcohol may be brought in the Garden.
ADMISSION: FREE for Garden members. Regular admission for non-members (Age 16+: $15, Age 3-15: $10
Children under 3: Free, but ticket required).
Guest passes and reciprocal admissions will not be accepted during the Nature POP! exhibit.

Select the 5pm Timeslot on May 9th for Hot Toast Music Co.
Bands & Blooms are select Thursdays through May 23.

Mother's Day
2024-05-12 10:00 - 17:00
Don’t miss out on our special treat for moms – daffodil kits! Swing by the Visitor Center to grab yours, but hurry – we’ve got just 100 kits up for grabs, so it’s first come, first served with admission!
Head over to the Main Lawn for some extra fun – we’ve got ice cream and games waiting for you! Cherry and Bark Ice Cream will be scooping up deliciousness from 11 am to 2 pm! See you there!

Bands and Blooms with Off the Record
2024-05-16 18:00 - 20:00
More hours for flowers – our Bands & Blooms are a great for a date night, girls’ night out, meet-up with friends or a family outing! Bring chairs or a blanket, if you like, to enjoy the live music from local artists and fantastic views from the lawn. Purchase food (gourmet hot dogs & snacks) from our Garden of Eatin’ concession stand. Our Botanic Bar has beer, wine and cocktails to sip as you stroll through our lush gardens or enjoy the music! No glass containers or outside alcohol permitted.
On May 16, Off the Record will be playing a musical selection that spans from golden-age hits from the 50’s to modern hits of today with everything in between.
Food and drink options are available at 5:30 p.m. Music is 6-8 p.m.
Admission to Bands & Blooms is: FREE for Garden members. Regular admission for non-members (Age 16+: $10, Age 3-15: $5
Children under 3: Free, but ticket required).
Advance tickets recommended.

For Bands & Blooms tickets select May 16 and choose the 5 p.m. time slot. (you may enter anytime between 5 and 7 p.m.)
Bands & Blooms are select Thursdays through May 23.

Bands and Blooms with Klondike5 String Band
2024-05-23 18:00 - 20:00
More hours for flowers – our Bands & Blooms are a great for a date night, girls’ night out, meet-up with friends or a family outing! Bring chairs or a blanket, if you like, to enjoy the live music from local artists and fantastic views from the lawn.
Purchase food (gourmet hot dogs & snacks) from our Garden of Eatin’ concession stand. Our Botanic Bar has beer, wine and cocktails to sip as you stroll through our lush gardens or enjoy the music! No glass containers or outside alcohol permitted.
On May 23, Klondike5 will be playing their toe-tapping folk/bluegrass sounds.
Food and drink options are available at 5:30 p.m. Music is 6-8 p.m.
Admission to Bands & Blooms is: FREE for Garden members. Regular admission for non-members (Age 16+: $10, Age 3-15: $5
Children under 3: Free, but ticket required).
Advance tickets recommended.

For ticket to Bands & Blooms, select May 23 and choose the 5 pm (or earlier arrival) time slot.
Bands & Blooms are select Thursdays through May 23.

Open on Memorial Day
2024-05-27 10:00 - 17:00
The Garden will be open and all active military and veterans showing an ID at the door will receive free admission. The Civil Air Patrol’s Broken Arrow Composite Squadron will Present Color at noon in the Stanford Family Liberty Garden.
Guests can pick up a small flag in the Visitor Center to place near the flagpole in the Liberty Garden in honor or in memory of someone who has served or is serving in the military. Bring a picnic to enjoy on the lawn.
* Starting May 28, all active military and veterans will receive a $1 discount off general admission by showing an ID at the door.

Flag Day
2024-06-14 10:00 - 17:00
All active-duty military and veterans will receive free admission by showing their ID at the door.

Father’s Day Car Show
2024-06-16 10:00 - 17:00
Bring the family for a Father’s Day Getaway in our Mabee Grange event center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
All dads pay half-price of regular admission at the door on Father’s Day.

See cars on display from Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum nearby.
Local, small-batch ice cream cart Cherry & Bark will be here with delicious flavors including: Strawberry Coulis (made with Oklahoma-grown strawberries)
Hot dogs, beer, wine and other refreshments will be available for sale (credit card only) and we’ll have seating inside the Mabee Grange.
Games including Giant Jenga, cornhole and Lawn Pong will be set up to play on the lawn and patio just outside the Grange.

All Fathers will receive 50% off their ticket price at the door.
Admission is FREE for Garden members. Regular admission for non-members
(Age 16+: $10, Age 3-15: $5
Children under 3: Free, but ticket required).

Tree Fort Storytime: Butterflies
2024-07-16 11:00 - 12:00
Join us for a butterfly-themed storytime followed by a coloring activity! We’ll meet under the shade of the oaks in the Carter/Sherry Families Tree Fort in our Children’s Discovery Garden.
These storytimes are part of National Summer Learning Week, July 15-19, 2024, a celebration dedicated to elevating the importance of keeping kids learning, safe, and healthy every summer, and ensuring they return to school ready to succeed in the year.
Free with Garden admission.

Upcoming Family Events:
Thursday, July 18: Tree Fort Storytime
Saturday, July 20: Tree Fort Storytime
Wednesday, July 24: Reading Morning with TCCL Bookmobile

Tree Fort Storytime: Bees
2024-07-18 11:00 - 12:00
Join us for a bee-themed storytime followed by a coloring activity! We’ll meet under the shade of the oaks in the Carter/Sherry Families Tree Fort in our Children’s Discovery Garden.
These storytimes are part of National Summer Learning Week, July 15-19, 2024, a celebration dedicated to elevating the importance of keeping kids learning, safe, and healthy every summer, and ensuring they return to school ready to succeed in the year.
Free with Garden admission.

Upcoming Family Events:
Saturday, July 20: Tree Fort Storytime
Wednesday, July 24: Reading Morning with TCCL Bookmobile

Tree Fort Storytime
2024-07-20 11:00 - 12:00
Join us for a nature-themed storytime followed by a coloring activity! We’ll meet under the shade of the oaks in the Carter/Sherry Families Tree Fort in our Children’s Discovery Garden.
Free with Garden admission.

Upcoming Family Events:
Wednesday, July 24: Reading Morning with TCCL Bookmobile
These storytimes are part of National Summer Learning Week, July 15-19, 2024, a celebration dedicated to elevating the importance of keeping kids learning, safe, and healthy every summer, and ensuring they return to school ready to succeed in the year.

Reading Morning with TCCL Bookmobile
2024-07-24 10:00 - 12:00
Come celebrate Tulsa Botanic Garden’s new Story Walk feature in our Children’s Garden! Tulsa City-County Library’s Bookmobile will be on site from 10am-12pm.Bring a picnic blanket and find a place to relax with a good book – reading is encouraged throughout the Garden all day!
The Bookmobile is a fully functional library on wheels! It carries a variety of the latest materials for all ages, including regular and large print books, audiobooks, CDs and DVDs–and it’s all free! Visit and browse materials to check out. Guests will be able to get a library card and check in/out books during the event. Books may be returned to any TCCL Library after the event.

Tree Fort Storytime: Bees
2024-08-03 11:00 - 12:00
Join us for a bee-themed storytime followed by a coloring activity! We’ll meet under the shade of the oaks in the Carter/Sherry Families Tree Fort in our Children’s Discovery Garden.
Free with Garden admission.

Scarecrow Challenge Registration Opens
2024-08-19 08:00 - 17:00
Enter Our 9th Annual Scarecrow Display Contest!

Monarch Experience
2024-09-07 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-08 10:00 - 17:00
Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Strap on your butterfly wings and antennas and join us for a weekend of fun and learning as we celebrate the monarch butterfly. See the “Follow the Monarch” traveling art exhibit by Okies for Monarchs, purchase pollinator-friendly plants and learn more about the amazing migration of monarch butterflies. Members of Okies for Monarchs will be giving a talk on Sunday at 11 a.m. on monarch migration and how you can help save monarchs from further decline. Kids can try out the Monarch Migration Obstacle Course, see live monarch rearing kits and more.
A Fairy Garden contest will round out the weekend’s activities. The public is invited to bring their individual fairy gardens for display and voting on Saturday and Sunday.
Ongoing, Saturday and Sunday:
“Follow the Monarch” Exhibit by Okies for Monarchs.  As seen around Oklahoma, including the Oklahoma Museum of Science, “Follow the Monarchs” is a traveling art display featuring thousands of paper butterflies mimicking the monarch migration.  It will be on display in the Garden’s Visitor Center during September and October.
Fairy Garden Contest: Drop off your Fairy Garden on Sept. 7 or 8: The public is invited to bring their individual fairy gardens on Saturday and Sunday for display and voting in the Driskill Children’s Discovery Garden. Winners will be announced on Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
Plant Sale: Plants will be available for sale all weekend to those who want to take home plants to support the monarchs in their own yard. Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), Blue mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum), Yellow coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa), Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Monarch Education Station in the Visitor Center: Live monarch rearing kits will be on display.
Story Walk in the Driskill Children’s Discovery Garden will feature the lifecycle of a butterfly.
Starting 10:30 a.m. each day: Monarch Migration Obstacle Course: An obstacle course will be set up on the main lawn for children (and adults) to experience elements of the life of the monarch.
Food: Rainbow Bowls Food Truck will be on hand both days from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.. Our Garden of Eatin’ stand will be selling wine, white and red Sangria, Cucumber Spritzer, Blueberry Spritzer, Spiked Pumpkin Iced Coffee, Migrating Coconuts Beer, Pineapple, Apple and Mint Juice from Inheritance Juicery, Assorted soda and juice, Ice Cream, Chips
Other Scheduled Activities:
Saturday, September 7
10:30 a.m.: Storytime on Main Lawn: Jennifer Riem will be reading her book “Lost on the Alpine Tundra-The Adventures of Twilla & Rye” about the adventures of tree sprites visiting Rocky Mountain National Forest. Free face painting during storytime!
11:00 a.m.: Waystation Dedication Ceremony in the Driskill Children’s Discovery Garden
Join Garden staff for a short dedication ceremony for the Garden’s registered waystation sign “Botanic Bodega” that will be installed in the Driskill Children’s Discovery Garden.
Sunday, Sept. 8
In celebration of Grandparents Day, all grandparents will get a monarch pin in the Visitor Center on Sunday.
11:00 a.m.: Main Lawn: “Meet the Monarchs” Talk by members of Okies for Monarchs/Oklahoma Monarch Society
Learn all about the amazing monarch butterflies and their unique long-distance migration. You will learn how milkweed host plants and Oklahoma play an important role in their survival, as well as how you can help save the monarchs from further decline.  Bring your chairs/blankets for this talk on the lawn behind our Visitor Center.
12:30 p.m.: Fairy Garden Contest Winners announced, and ribbons given out in Driskill Children’s Discovery Garden.
All activities are included with regular admission. FREE for Garden members.

Special thanks to

Bands & Blooms: Bandelier
2024-09-12 18:00 - 20:00
More hours for flowers – our Bands & Blooms are great for a date night, girls’ night out, meet-up with friends or a family outing! Bring chairs or a blanket, if you like, to enjoy the live music from local artists and fantastic views from the lawn.
Have a picnic! Our Garden of Eatin’ refreshment stand will open at 5:30 p.m. with brats, wraps, hot dogs, pretzel bites and more. Stop at our Botanic Bar for beer or wine to sip as you stroll through our lush gardens. (check back for detailed menu. outside alcohol is not permitted).
MUSIC is 6 to 8 p.m. On September 12, Bandelier will bring their “western folk music from the southern plains” to the Garden.
Bandelier is Ryan Allen, vocals, Nathan Wilson, drums, Rusty Rowe, bass, Clay Grogan, keyboardist, and Will Gibson, guitarist.
Admission to Bands & Blooms is: FREE for Garden members. Regular admission for non-members (Age 16+: $10, Age 3-15: $5
Children under 3: Free, but ticket required).
Advance tickets recommended.

Select the 5pm Timeslot on September 12th for Bands & Blooms with Bandelier.
Bands & Blooms will be Thursday evenings through October 31.

MENU (subject to change, all transactions are cashless)
Domestic and Specialty/Local Beer
Red and White Wine
Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte
Hotdog
Chili Cheese Dog
Plain Brats
Adam Brats
Frito Pie
Chips
Sweet Potato & Arugula Wrap
Pretzel Bites and Cheese
Eve Plate
Drumstick or Ice Cream Sandwich
Popsicle

Bands & Blooms: Johnny Murrell
2024-09-19 18:00 - 20:00
Join us as we kick-off Autumn in the Botanic Garden!
More hours for flowers – our Bands & Blooms are great for a date night, girls’ night out, meet-up with friends or a family outing! Bring chairs or a blanket, if you like, to enjoy the live music from local artists and fantastic views from the lawn.
It’s the first night of our Autumn in the Botanic Garden festival!
Shop for your fall decor in our pumpkin patch, take fun selfies at photo stops, navigate the hay maze, see all the creative scarecrow entries – and vote for your favorite!
Have a picnic! Our Garden of Eatin’ refreshment stand will open at 5:30 p.m. with brats, wraps, hot dogs, flavored popcorn, warm pretzels, caramel apples and more. Stop at our Botanic Bar for beer, wine or cocktail to sip as you stroll through our lush gardens. (check back for detailed menu. outside alcohol is not permitted).
MUSIC is 6-8 p.m. Johnny Murrell fresh sound is a blend of Tulsa soul and New York rock and roll.
TICKETS: FREE for Garden members.
Regular admission for non-members: Age 16+: $10 | Age 3-15: $5 | Children under 3: Free, but ticket required
Advance tickets recommended.

Select the 5pm Timeslot on September 19th for Bands & Blooms with Johnny Murrell.
Bands & Blooms are Thursday evenings through October 31.

Bands & Blooms: Stephanie Oliver Trio
2024-09-26 18:00 - 20:00
More hours for flowers – our Bands & Blooms are great for a date night, girls’ night out, meet-up with friends or a family outing! Bring chairs or a blanket, if you like, to enjoy the live music from local artists and fantastic views from the lawn.
Shop for your fall decor in our pumpkin patch, take fun selfies at photo stops, navigate the hay maze, see all the creative scarecrow entries – and vote for your favorite!
Dine alfresco! Our Garden of Eatin’ refreshment stand will open at 5:30 p.m. with brats, hot dogs, pretzel bites and more. Stop at our Botanic Bar for beer, wine or cocktail to sip as you stroll through our lush gardens. (check back for detailed menu. Note: outside alcohol is not permitted).
MUSIC is 6-8 p.m. The Stephanie Oliver Trio will perform on Sept. 26.
TICKETS: FREE for Garden members.
Regular admission for non-members: Age 16+: $10 | Age 3-15: $5 | Children under 3: Free, but ticket required
Advance tickets recommended.

Select the 5pm Timeslot on September 26th for Bands & Blooms with Stephanie Oliver Trio.
Bands & Blooms will be Thursday evenings through October 31.

Bands & Blooms: Klondike5
2024-10-03 18:00 - 20:00
More hours for flowers – our Bands & Blooms are great for a date night, girls’ night out, meet-up with friends or a family outing! Bring chairs or a blanket, if you like, to enjoy the live music from local artists and fantastic views from the lawn.
Shop for your fall decor in our pumpkin patch, take fun selfies at photo stops, navigate the hay maze, see all the creative scarecrow entries – and vote for your favorite!
Have a picnic! Our Garden of Eatin’ refreshment stand will open at 5:30 p.m. with brats, wraps, hot dogs, flavored popcorn, warm pretzels, caramel apples and more. Stop at our Botanic Bar for beer, wine or cocktail to sip as you stroll through our lush gardens. (Check back for detailed menu. Outside alcohol is not permitted).
MUSIC is 6 to 8 p.m. klondike5 is an old time string band guaranteed to get your feet a stompin’. They have played throughout northeastern Oklahoma.
TICKETS: FREE for Garden members.
Regular admission for non-members: Age 16+: $10 | Age 3-15: $5 | Children under 3: Free, but ticket required
Advance tickets recommended.

Select the 5pm Timeslot on October 3rd for Bands & Blooms with klondike5.
Bands & Blooms are Thursday evenings through October 31.

Going on during Bands & Blooms in October: BOOtanical
Throw on your favorite costume and join us Thursday evenings in October as the Driskill Children’s Discovery Garden transforms into an enchanting garden for a BOOtanical Experience!  Families can stroll through the decorated pathways to visit ten BOOtanical booths that celebrate monarch butterflies and have games and treats. Each week we’ll also be visited by costumed characters from 6 – 8 p.m. On Oct. 3, Malibu Barbie and Ken will be here to greet and take photos with BOOtanical guests. Costumes are encouraged. Additional ticket required for any child participating in BOOtanical experience. (purchase with admission ticket)

BOOtanical
2024-10-03 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-10-10 18:00 - 20:00
BOOtanical is sponsored by Ferguson Subaru!
Throw on your favorite costume and join us Thursday evenings in October as the Driskill Children’s Discovery Garden transforms into an enchanting garden for a BOOtanical Experience! Families can stroll through the lighted pathways to visit BOOtanical booths celebrating the Monarch Butterfly with new games and loads of treats! Each week we will also have costumed characters greeting and taking photos with BOOtanical guests. See schedule below.
With a ticket to BOOtanical Experience, each child gets a wristband and bag for carrying their prizes. Each child participating in BOOtanical will need a BOOtanical add-on ticket in addition to a regular admission ticket. BOOtanical Tickets are $10/child (0-18) for Garden members; $12/child for non-members. There is no additional charge for adults accompanying children other than regular admission.
Add-on your BOOtanical ticket when purchasing admission ticket. Advance tickets are recommended to avoid lines.
BOOtanical Experiences are rain or shine! Come dressed for weather. If needed, we will move activities inside our Mabee Grange building.
Costumed characters visiting 6-8 p.m. during BOOtanical:
Oct. 3: Malibu Barbie and Ken
Oct. 10: Sorcerer Mickey Mouse and Minnie
Oct. 17: Woody, Jessie and Buzz Lightyear
Oct. 24: Bluey and Baby Shark
Oct. 31: Jack Skellington and Sally
Your regular admission ticket includes Bands & Blooms happening from 6-8 p.m. on Thursdays. Food & drinks will be available for sale.
Oct. 3: Klondike 5 String Band
Oct. 10: Carmela + the Band
Oct. 17: John Depew
Oct. 24: Hot Toast
Oct. 31: Michele Warren Duo

To Purchase tickets, Choose the date and select entry time window – choose 5 pm for BOOtanical – you may arrive anytime after 5 p.m. After you have chosen your admission tickets, you will be be able to add the BOOtanical tickets for any participating children to your order. Adults accompanying children do not need BOOtanical add-on tickets, only regular admission.

Tree Fort Storytime
2024-10-05 11:00 - 12:00
Join us for a nature-themed storytime followed by a coloring activity! We’ll meet under the shade of the oaks in the Carter/Sherry Families Tree Fort in our Children’s Discovery Garden.
Free with Garden admission.

Grand Opening of Jim and Cherry Bost Arboretum
2024-10-10 10:00 - 10:30
Join us as we celebrate the grand opening of the Jim and Cherry Bost Arboretum with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. The Garden will open at 9:30 a.m. to allow guests to enter and make their way to ribbon cutting ceremony in the pergola of the Arboretum.
The Jim and Cherry Bost Arboretum is the newest garden area to be developed and encompasses two acres between the Visitor Center, Driskill Children’s Discovery Garden and Tandy Floral Terraces. An accessible main pathway winds through existing native trees underplanted with dogwood trees, over a stream to the donor’s circle plaza and up the hillside following a shallow brook emanating from a water fall and small pond near the top. The path ends at an ornate pergola with views overlooking the Garden’s lake with glimpses to downtown Tulsa. The pergola features a roof with laser-cut designs of tree leaves traced by grandchildren of the Bosts which cast shadows of the leaf shapes to the ground below.
The Arboretum features over 100 trees including many types of oaks, maples, dogwoods, ginkgos and cherry trees. Artistic pieces in the Bost Arboretum include “Megalithic Toy” a granite sculpture previously donated by Burt B. Holmes, and nature-inspired seating created through 3D printing.
Garden members can enjoy tours of the Bost Arboretum on Friday, Oct. 11 during Early Member Mornings at 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

Bands & Blooms: Carmela and the Band
2024-10-10 18:00 - 20:00
More hours for flowers – our Bands & Blooms are great for a date night, girls’ night out, meet-up with friends or a family outing! Bring chairs or a blanket, if you like, to enjoy the live music from local artists and fantastic views from the lawn.
Shop for your fall decor in our pumpkin patch, take fun selfies at photo stops, navigate the hay maze, see all the creative scarecrow entries – and vote for your favorite!
Have a picnic! Our Garden of Eatin’ refreshment stand will open at 5:30 p.m. with brats, hot dogs, popcorn, pretzel bites, and more. Stop at our Botanic Bar for beer, wine or cocktail to sip as you stroll through our lush gardens. (check back for detailed menu. outside alcohol is not permitted).
MUSIC is 6-8 p.m. Carmela and the Band will perform on October 10.
TICKETS: FREE for Garden members.
Regular admission for non-members: Age 16+: $10 | Age 3-15: $5 | Children under 3: Free, but ticket required
Advance tickets recommended.

Select the 5pm Timeslot on October 10th for Bands & Blooms with Carmela and the Band.
Bands & Blooms are on Thursday evenings through October 31.
Going on during Bands & Blooms in October: BOOtanical
Throw on your favorite costume and join us Thursday evenings in October as the Driskill Children’s Discovery Garden transforms into an enchanting garden for a BOOtanical Experience!  Families can stroll through the decorated pathways to visit ten BOOtanical booths that celebrate monarch butterflies with activities and treats. Each week we’ll also be visited by costumed characters from 6 – 8 p.m. On Oct. 10, Sorcerer Mickey Mouse and Minnie will be here to greet and take photos with BOOtanical guests. Costumes are encouraged. Additional ticket required for any child participating in BOOtanical experience. (purchase with admission ticket)

Bands & Blooms: John Depew
2024-10-17 18:00 - 20:00
More hours for flowers – our Bands & Blooms are great for a date night, girls’ night out, meet-up with friends or a family outing! Bring chairs or a blanket, if you like, to enjoy the live music from local artists and fantastic views from the lawn.
Shop for your fall decor in our pumpkin patch, take fun selfies at photo stops, navigate the hay maze, see all the creative scarecrow entries – and vote for your favorite!
Have a picnic! Our Garden of Eatin’ refreshment stand will open at 5:30 p.m. with brats, hot dogs, popcorn, pretzel bites, and more. Stop at our Botanic Bar for beer, wine or cocktail to sip as you stroll through our lush gardens. (outside alcohol is not permitted. no glass containers).
MUSIC is 6-8 p.m. John Depew is an award-winning musician and songwriter influenced by ‘gypsy jazz,’ swing, and a variety of folk styles. He features mandolin, claw-hammer banjo, bouzouki, and acoustic guitar. John is the 2022 Kansas Mandolin Champion and a 2021 winner of Walnut Valley Festival’s NewSong Showcase.
TICKETS: FREE Tickets for Garden members Members, get your free tickets online to avoid lines at check-in.
Regular admission for non-members: Age 16+: $10 | Age 3-15: $5 | Children under 3: Free, but ticket required
Get tickets online to avoid lines.

Select the 5pm Timeslot on October 17th for Bands & Blooms with John Depew.
Bands & Blooms will be Thursday evenings through October 31.

Going on during Bands & Blooms in October: BOOtanical
Throw on your favorite costume and join us Thursday evenings in October as the Driskill Children’s Discovery Garden transforms into an enchanting garden for a BOOtanical Experience!  Families can stroll through the decorated pathways to visit ten BOOtanical booths that celebrate monarch butterflies and have games and treats. Each week we’ll also be visited by costumed characters from 6 – 8 p.m. On Oct. 17, Woody, Jessie and Buzz Lightyear will be here to greet and take photos with BOOtanical guests. Costumes are encouraged. Additional ticket required for any child participating in BOOtanical experience. (purchase with admission ticket- Advance tickets are recommended to avoid lines.)

About John Depew: Born and raised in central Kansas, John Depew is an award-winning musician and songwriter with a background in bluegrass and old-time American music. Depew features mandolin, claw-hammer banjo, bouzouki, and acoustic guitar and is influenced by ‘gypsy jazz,’ swing, and a variety of folk styles. John is the 2022 Kansas Mandolin Champion and a 2021 winner of Walnut Valley Festival’s NewSong Showcase.
