On November 1, 2025 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm the UCR Botanic Gardens will host an outreach event where curated items from local artisans will be for sale. Come spend a pleasant day strolling through Alder Canyon, where California...

Join us in the Botanic Gardens September 21-24, 2025, for special Welcome Week activities! For additional details contact UCRBG Visitor Services Coordinator. For information about plants, Pop Up Shop, and tours please contact the curator at 951-827-7093. 9/21/2025- 10am -...

Friends members are invited to a Member-only Twilight Tour on Saturday, September 13, 2025 from 5-7 pm in the Botanic Gardens. Not a member? Consider joining the Friends of the UCRBG today!

Join us in Alder Canyon on the first Sunday of the month, May - October, from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, for ORIGAMI WITH MICHELLE! We hope to see you here. Attendees can utilize UCR parking Lot 13 Blue unreserved...

Thank you for considering the UCR Botanic Gardens for your special photo shoot. Due to high demand for photo shoots, the Botanic Gardens require advance permission and charge a fee for all photography sessions, with limited numbers (3) permitted on...

Bring your young ones for Storytime in the Gardens at 10am on the 1st Sunday of the month, May - October. Look for our docents seated on a bench in the Temperate Deciduous Forest who are eager to read aloud...

The UCR Botanic Gardens has numerous registered volunteers who make upkeep and improvements to our Gardens possible and assist with many other activities. Volunteers are actively engaged and indispensable to the Gardens in the following areas: Horticulture and Landscape (weeding...

To purchase UCR Botanic Gardens branded merchandise please click Pay Online on the website. Please allow 3 days between ordering and in-person pickup. In person pick up: BG Entrance Thursdays 9am-12pm and 1st & 3rd Sundays 9am-12pm. Contact Nancy Cullen...