List of Events

You are here: US Botanic Garden > Educational Programs > List of Events

Free One Planet- Ours! Family Day, Saturday, September 27, 10:00 - 4:30
Activities will be spread throughout the USBG’s National Garden and Conservatory Terrace.
Look for children's activities, free sun-powered smoothies while supplies last, puppet show and storytelling, cooking with the sun, experts talking about sustainable living, and MORE!
The event takes place rain or shine. More ...

List of Events

To register online for an event listed below, click here.

Children and Family Programs

Sprouts - September 3, 10, 17, 24 and October 1, 15, 22, 29
Sprouts More...

Content Page

List of Events
Brief Descriptions of events listed by category and date. More...

Exhibits

	Botanical Illustration in Watercolor Pencil Botanical Illustration in Watercolor Pencil More...
	Right Plant - Right Place - An Invasive and Native Plant Workshop Right Plant - Right Place - An Invasive and Native Plant Workshop More...
	Cooking with the Sun - Saving the Planet Cooking with the Sun - Saving the Planet More...
	Butterfly Gardening Butterfly Gardening More...
	Cool Globes Cool Globes More...
	Meals Fresh from the Garden Meals Fresh from the Garden More...
	Creating a Sustainable Landscape Creating a Sustainable Landscape More...
	Family Day - One Planet - Ours! Family Day - One Planet - Ours! More...
	Trees in the Garden Trees in the Garden More...
	Hawaii at the USBG Now open - "Hawaii," our newest permanent exhibit! More...
	How Plants Work - A Guide to Being Green Plants face daily challenges and a lifetime of threats, diseases and enemies—yet most manage to hold ground, grow and reproduce. More...
	Exhibitors Map Exhibitors Map More...
	One Planet – Ours! Sustainability for the 22nd Century - September 3rd One Planet – Ours! Sustainability for the 22nd Century More...
	Rainscaping - September 10 Rainscaping More...
	Open House at the Strawbale Ecohouse - September 25th Open House at the Strawbale Ecohouse More...
	Cool Globes - October 1st Cool Globes More...
	One Planet-Ours - May 24 – October 13, 2008 Our much anticipated summer exhibit this year will focus on sustainability – not only how it applies to gardens and the landscape, but also how each of us can live as if our future depended on it. More...

Festival

	The National Garden’s 3rd Birthday – A Celebration for All Ages! - September 27th The National Garden’s 3rd Birthday – A Celebration for All Ages! More...
	3rd Annual HerbDay! - October 11th 3rd Annual HerbDay! More...

Lectures and Tours

	Sprouts - Summer Vacation Sprouts - Summer Vacation More...
	Lunchtime Tour of the Conservatory - Thursdays in September, October, and November (except November 27) Lunchtime Tour of the Conservatory More...
	Plants in a Changing Climate - How You Can Help Plant for the Planet Plants in a Changing Climate - How You Can Help Plant for the Planet More...
	Trees in the Garden - September 17th Trees in the Garden - September 17th More...
	Hybrid Houses: Zero-energy Building Strategies - September 22 Hybrid Houses: Zero-energy Building Strategies More...
	Greening the Next Generation - September 23rd Greening the Next Generation More...
	The Local Building Climate - Opportunities and Challenges Building in the Washington D.C. Region - September 24th The Local Building Climate - Opportunities and Challenges Building in the Washington D.C. Region More...
	Hybrid Houses: Energy-saving Building Strategies - September 25 Hybrid Houses: Energy-saving Building Strategies More...
	Green Building - September 27th Green Building More...
	Sustainable Gardening - September 24th Sustainable Gardening More...
	Gardening for Wildlife - October 8th Gardening for Wildlife More...
	HerbDay! Celebrate Herbs and Herbalism! - October 11th HerbDay! Celebrate Herbs and Herbalism! More...
	Invasive Species in the U.S. - October 21 Invasive Species in the U.S. More...
	Southern Exposure - October 22nd Southern Exposure More...
	Space based Ornithology Migration and Global Warming - September 10th Space based Ornithology Migration and Global Warming More...
	Tour of Friends School Tour of Friends School More...
	Growing Green Building Policy Growing Green Building Policy More...

Registration

Calendar of Events
Online Registration for Free/Pay Events More...

Workshops and Demonstrations

	Right Plant, Right Place: An Invasive and Native Plant Workshop Right Plant, Right Place: An Invasive and Native Plant Workshop More...
	Basic Botany - - September 18, 25, October 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 Basic Botany More...
	Builders Without Borders’ – Sustainability Series Builders Without Borders’ – Sustainability Series More...
	Fall Harvest - October 2nd Fall Harvest More...
	Learning to See the Light in the Garden - October 3rd and October 4th Learning to See the Light in the Garden More...
	Introduction to Sustainability - October 8th Introduction to Sustainability More...
	Organic Turf Care - October 15th Organic Turf Care More...
	Gardeners and Global Warming - October 15 Gardeners and Global Warming More...
	Botanical Illustration in Egg Tempera - October 17, 18, 19 and 24, 25, 26 Botanical Illustration in Egg Tempera More...