About our events
We offer tours, workshops, lectures, webinars, and more to provide meaningful opportunities for people to learn about plants and how essential they are to our lives and our well-being. Please read our cancellation policy here.
There are also ways to explore our gardens and grounds using our self-guided tour options.
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April 9, 2026:
Guided Tours of the exhibit "A Botanist’s Dilemma: The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plant" at Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center
In, A Botanist’s Dilemma: The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plant, artist Faye Pamintuan uses the lens of plant movement, adaptation, and the deep relationship between humans...
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April 16, 2026:
Keeping Common Birds Common: Birds and Habitat at Cornell Botanic Gardens and Beyond at Mann Library
Organized by Cornell University Library in collaboration with Cornell Botanic Gardens, Keeping Common Birds Common features unforgettable portraits of birds by wildlife...
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April 17, 2026:
Birds and Blooms
Join guides from Cornell Botanic Gardens and Cornell Lab of Ornithology for combined bird and plant walks this season. We’ll alternate between tours of Sapsucker Woods and the...
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April 18, 2026:
Plants & Our People: Rooted in Indigenous Community: Keynote Address for the Ivy Native Conference 2026 at Baker Lab
Join the Native American and Indigenous Students at Cornell for the keynote address of the Ivy Native Conference 2026, presented in partnership with Cornell Botanic Gardens...
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April 24, 2026:
Mindful Botany Walk at Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center
Join Cornell Botanic Gardens staff to observe the beauty and drama of nature unfolding on monthly nature walks. While exploring various paths and gardens each month, we will...
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April 26, 2026:
Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Elizabeth E. Rowley Lecture by Doug Tallamy, Ph.D. at Kennedy Hall
Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Elizabeth E. Rowley Lecture Keeping Our Common Birds Common Doug Tallamy, Ph.D., Professor of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology, University of...
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May 2, 2026:
Spring into the Gardens! at Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center
Celebrate spring and National Public Gardens Week at Cornell Botanic Gardens! Our Learning by Leading Student Teams will lead family-friendly fun and learning for all ages....
Past Events
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Verdant Views: Cultivators of CelebrationThis webinar features several individuals profiled in the exhibit “Cultivators of Celebration.”
Conservation
Cultivating a Sustainable Future: Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Native LawnThis episode of Verdant Views explores the journey behind Cornell Botanic Gardens’ native lawn project.
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Verdant Views: Global Climate Stories, 2024Stories of the challenges and choices Cornell students face in their home countries, and actions being taken in response to the global climate crisis.