Our Annual Events

We hold three big events each year: two plant-focused festivals and our Holiday Weekend.

GrowFest

The First Saturday in May

Formerly known as THE Plant Sale, this festival celebrates all things urban agriculture. Join us for a day-long event featuring vegetables, herbs, pollinator-friendly perennials and native plants as well as plenty of people, products and information sessions to help you feel like part of a community that’s growing together. Our Hauck Botanic Garden home is clad in its spring finest at this time of year, and we include the fun stuff that makes for a good festival: food trucks, a beer garden, live music, a bake sale, kids’ activities and more.

Whether you’ve never tended a plant before or you’ve been growing for decades…whether you have a backyard plot or a bed in a community garden or some pots on your balcony…we’re here to help you find success on your terms. The benefits of gardening are bountiful, and no one should be excluded from experiencing them. Because at the CGC, no one grows alone!

Learn more about GrowFest.

The Fall Native Plant Festival

The First Saturday After Labor Day

Are you a native plant novice? Expert? Somewhere in between? Join us for our annual Fall Native Plant Festival! Whether you don’t know what a native plant is or have been growing them for years, this free, multi-vendor celebration of all things native plants is for you. The day-long event includes local growers, educational sessions, live music, food and drinks, family-friendly activities and more.

Learn more about the Fall Native Plant Festival.

The Winter Open House

The First Friday in December

Celebrate the year with the CGC community! This drop-in open house is a chance for our donors, volunteers, community members and staff to come together for light refreshments and good company. Keep an eye on our calendar or sign up for our eNews to stay in the loop.