FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: april 15, 2025
Earth Day Celebration at Tucson Botanical Gardens
Saturday, April 19, 10am – 1pm
Tucson, AZ– Tucson, AZ – A family-friendly celebration of Earth Day at Tucson Botanical Gardens (TBG).
Led by the Gardens’ Education team, there will be Earth Day crafts, activities, and programming for youth and adults, mediations and sound baths, live music, and more.
Included in Gardens admission.
Celebrate with
- Youth Education Earth Day activities: for children of all ages, activities sprinkled throughout the Gardens include: Earth Day themed scavenger hunts; learning about solitary bees and making your own backyard bee hotel; botanical arts including leaf printing, plant shadow drawings, and stick flower weaving; creating forest faeries and upcycling plastic materials into beautiful botany decorations.
- Docent led tours highlighting TBG sustainability practices: tours will depart from the Pavilion every 30 minutes from 10am – 11:30am.
- Singing Bowls performance and meditation by Bev Pauls.
- Musical performance by Gamelan Dewi Malam, Tucson’s Balinese Gamelan orchestra.
Click here for a full schedule and to purchase tickets to the Gardens.
About Tucson Botanical Gardens: Located on the site of the historic Porter family property in the heart of Tucson, Arizona, Tucson Botanical Gardens is a lush oasis set on nearly six acres. More than 7,000 plant species are displayed in over twenty curated garden spaces including a world-class collection of cacti, grasses, flowers, and mature trees. Gardens include Cacti and Succulents of the World, Nuestro Jardín (a traditional Mexican-American neighborhood garden), Children’s Discovery Garden, and many more that showcase the diversity of plants that can thrive in the Sonoran Desert. The Great Garden Express is a G scale model railway set in an Arizona, Sky Island inspired landscape, and the Gardens is home to the only tropical butterfly pavilion in Southern Arizona, open October – May. Tucson Botanical Gardens offers rotating art displays, community classes, events, and international exhibits. The café at Edna’s Eatery by Charly’s Grill serves a seasonal menu daily. Event services are available for groups, weddings, and social gatherings. The Tucson Botanical Gardens is located at 2150 N. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85712. Learn more and purchase tickets at TucsonBotanical.org.
Media Contact: Laura Leach
Director of Development & Marketing
(520) 326-9686 ext. *35
(410) 258-0699 (cell)
marketing@tucsonbotanical.org
