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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our inaugural Tulip Festival! We estimate nearly 15,000 residents and visitors enjoyed the festival. This is just the first in what we hope will be an OKC tradition for many years to come! Save the date - Tulip Festival 2024 will be March 30 and 31. Expect twice as many tulips, more food options, and additional vendors. We can’t wait! #tulipfestokc
See more photos!
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Guided Gardens Tours this Friday, 1pm!
Friday, April 14, 1pm
Saturday, April 29, 10am
FREE
Wheelchair & stroller friendly
Meet in the Visitor Lobby
LEARN MORE
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"A Conservatory Abloom!" Exhibit continues through April 21
Inasmuch Foundation Crystal Bridge Conservatory
See “A Conservatory Abloom!”- the first Crystal Bridge floral show since reopening - running through April 21. Guests can view an array of floral colors inside the conservatory including Easter and Calla lilies, flowering hydrangeas, Bougainvillea, additional bromeliads, flowering vines, the magical hot air balloons and more. Admission is $10.50 for adults with discounts for seniors, military, students, and youth. Members get free admission all year. Purchasing a membership is recommended to help keep the Gardens vibrant throughout.
Monday-Saturday, 9am-5pm; Sunday, 11am-5pm
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Seasons of Change Artists' Reception
Friday, April 14, 5pm-6pm
Crystal Bridge Lobby Art Gallery
Join artists Thomas Martinez and William Lentz for a reception of their latest exhibit. “Seasons of Change” focuses on creating a reflection of time, the changing light and color interaction between atmosphere and environmental elements, architectural and natural structures, inviting a new palette, a new melody, as the seasons change.
See Thomas' paintings below of the Meinders Terrace in the Gardens through all four seasons.
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Thomas Martinez, paints En Plein Air in the Gardens | |
William Lentz's Flowers in Vase | |
Free Fitness in the Gardens | |
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Myriad in Motion Season Kickoff
Saturday, April 22, 10am-12pm
Devon Lawn
Get ready to jumpstart your health and fitness journey on Saturday, April 22! From 10am-12pm join Myriad in Motion instructors on the Devon Lawn for a kickoff event featuring 15-minute intervals of different classes – completely free!
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FREE Yoga
Saturdays, 9am and Tuesdays, 6pm
Bring a mat, water
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FREE Tai Chi
Every other Monday, 4pm
NEXT CLASS: MONDAY, APRIL 17
with Ling
Water Plaza Room
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Know a Lover of Mushrooms?
The Gardens Shop has you covered.
Come grab a book, plush, print, tea towel, sticker, or really any mushroom related item you can dream up. Plus you know we love supporting local - several of these items in the photo were created by local artists!
Members get 10% off!
Monday through Saturday, 9am to 5pm and Sunday, 11am-5pm.
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barre3 is BACK for FREE Community Workout in the Gardens
Friday, May 5, 6-7pm
Join Barre3 in the Gardens for a truly invigorating outdoor workout experience in the center of downtown OKC! From 6-7pm on Friday, May 5th, you can get all of your fitness needs met thanks to our FREE Community Workout. Don’t forget a mat, water and workout clothes — barre3 will provide an energizing soundtrack from start to finish that’s sure to make it feel like no other exercise session out there.
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Full Moon Bike Rides Return!
Friday, May 5, leaves Season Plaza at 8:30pm
Set out on a one-hour sunset bike ride throughout downtown OKC with the Garden’s monthly Full Moon Bike Rides. Gather at the Seasonal Plaza in the northeast corner. Through Bricktown or down the Oklahoma River to the Wheeler District Ferris Wheel, this is a great way to tour with many others alongside you. Routes are specially planned by bicycle enthusiast Steve Schlegel. T-Shirts and water bottles will be available for purchase at each ride.
SAVE TIME! PRE-REGISTER YOUR WAIVER & TSHIRT PURCHASE
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POP-UP Garden Cafe
Thursdays in May (May 4, 11, 18 & 25)
Sheridan Lawn located on the north side of the Gardens
Join us on the Sheridan Lawn at the Gardens every Thursday in May, 11am -2pm for our POP-UP Garden Café! The lawn will be transformed into a pop-up café complete with bistro tables, umbrellas, and florals. Grab your coworkers and friends and enjoy local food trucks, listen to live music, and play a game of chess while surrounded by the gardens in full bloom.
See lists of food trucks and musicians each week!
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OKC Flower & Garden Festival
Saturday, May 13, 9am-4pm
Gardeners, cooking enthusiasts, home decorators and plant lovers are invited to the Gardens’ annual Oklahoma City Flower & Garden Festival on Saturday, May 13, 9am-4pm. The event, which is free to the public, features flowers, herbs, succulents, jewelry, art, crafts and other garden-related items sure to brighten anyone’s home.
GET THE LIST OF VENDORS
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Children's Gardening Fair
Saturday and Sunday, June 3 & 4, 10am-5pm
$8 each. Free for members.
Spend an enjoyable summer day in nature with the kids at the Children’s Gardening Fair. Come to the Children’s Garden and explore all things gardening – from learning about plants, bugs (both good & bad), soil and more. Enjoy food trucks and vendors on site plus music for a fun-filled day that will get everyone excited about growing their own garden as a team back home. Take home your own potted seeds, seed bombs, plant markers and more. Cool off afterwards by playing in the Thunder Fountain or riding for free on Mo’s Carousel.
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The Myriad Gardens Foundation wishes to thank our sustaining partners
in providing major and ongoing support:
Inasmuch Foundation
The Chickasaw Nation
Devon Energy Corp.
E.L. and Thelma Gaylord Foundation
Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation
Tinker Federal Credit Union
Robert H. Meinders
Jean and David McLaughlin
Anonymous in recognition of Bert Cooper
OG&E
Kirkpatrick Family Fund
Continental Resources
McGee Foundation
Parks and Public Spaces Initiative
Robinson-Park, LLC
Avis Scaramucci
Glenna and Richard Tanenbaum
The City of Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Economic Development Trust
State of Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security
Myriad Gardens Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, operates Myriad Botanical Gardens within a public-private partnership with the City of Oklahoma and Oklahoma City Economic Development Trust. These partners provide a portion of the funds needed to manage and maintain the Gardens. The Foundation relies on earned revenue and philanthropic support to provide additional necessary funds for the Gardens operations.
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