Free Admission for All
9 am-6:30 pm
Free Family-Friendly Activities
9 am-4 pm
Suggested donation
$5 per person
$20 per family
Advance Registration Encouraged
When you register, you’re helping our Garden Team plan for activities, supplies, food, and volunteers so each guest can enjoy the day to the fullest.
Garden Membership
Not a member? Become one and enjoy a number of benefits in every season!
Celebrate our anniversary and the Garden’s deep roots in the community!
Enjoy a festive fall day with hands-on activities, garden club displays, and more. While you’re here, be sure to explore the Bell Children’s Garden. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.
Sign up for a variety of volunteer positions in admissions, concessions, and more!
Contact our Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@gbbg.org or 920.593.5682 to learn more.
FAQs
Event Details
Parking is free, but limited on the Garden’s grounds. Reserved spots for ADA parking are available.
Please drive slowly when approaching the Garden and watch for directional parking signs. Overflow parking is made available near the Garden. Please watch for overflow parking signage.
Feel free to bring in your own picnic. Several food vendors will be onsite selling items for purchase. The Garden will feature a small concessions area with snacks and both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. No alcoholic carry-ins are allowed.
Bags and purses may be subject to security searches. If prohibited items are found, customers will be asked to store items in their locked vehicle or dispose of item.
There are no ATMs on site.
Weather
This event is rain or shine!
Bring your ponchos and/or smaller umbrellas if there’s a high probability of rain. If there is inclement weather in our area, the event will be delayed until the threat has passed, or activities may be moved inside.
The decision to continue the event after adverse weather passes will be determined on a case-by-case basis, based on consultation with appropriate weather experts. If a storm or tornado arises, guests will be escorted into the Schneider Education Center and Fischer Visitor Center.
Accessibility
Accessible parking spots are located in the first 3 parking bays (18 spots available). Guests can pull into the Garden’s circle driveway to drop off other guests.
Other Event Details
Service animals are welcome, but please leave pets and Emotional Support Animals (ESAs) at home. Please let us know you have a service animal when you arrive so we can make our staff aware. View frequently asked questions about service animals and the ADA.
The Garden is a smoke-free, vape-free environmentally friendly facility. Smoking and vaping is not permitted anywhere on the grounds, including the parking lot.
The Garden does not permit the right to carry concealed weapons on the grounds. If the guest refuses to return weapon to their vehicle, they will be refused admittance to the Garden.
For more information, contact our Guest Experience Team at 920.490.9457 or info@gbbg.org.
For more information on opportunities for corporate partnership including sponsorship, contact Sarah Seeger, Development & Corporate Engagement Manager, at 920.593.5664 or sseeger@gbbg.org.
Find your way in the Garden, enjoy exclusive features like a Washed Ashore audio tour or scavenger hunt, and more.
View and bid on hundreds of items like plant containers and hanging baskets, gift packages, outdoor living items, and more.
Start a new Mother’s Day tradition with a gift that grows all year long — a Garden membership! Give Mom unlimited visits and a place to explore again and again.
Come celebrate by joining as a member with $10 off membership… today only! Members get exclusive access to Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea during a special member-only preview event tomorrow, May 1 from 12–8 pm.
Note: This offer is valid for new members and will expire April 30 at 11:59pm.
Enjoy $10 off this weekend!
Give (or get!) the gift of nature with a membership using promo code GARDEN25.
Redeem by December 1.
Give an experience where memories take root. A Garden Gift Membership blooms with beauty all year long!
Offer ends November 7
A Garden membership is a meaningful gift for your loved ones to enjoy this timeless treasure and make memories all year long.
Support the Garden and gift a membership today!
Explore nature’s wonders!
Join as a new member by December 3 and receive two Free Daily Admission Passes.
View and bid on hundreds of items like plant containers and hanging baskets, gift packages, outdoor living items, and so much more.
Today Only!
May 19 | Garden Closed for Members-Only Event
