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Bruce Munro at Brookgreen: Southern Light
Join us at Brookgreen in 2020 for an immersive experience in art and light. Opening April 8!
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Brookgreen U
Check out all the offerings in our first semester of Brookgreen U!
Silent Cities Cemetery Tours
Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. from 1/4 - 3/7
Upcoming Events
January 2020 to March 2020
Saturday, January 4, 2020 to Friday, March 6, 2020
Lowcountry History
The popular excursion ‘Silent Cities’ offers a rare opportunity to travel on back roads to explore cemeteries at Brookgreen and learn about the historical burial customs of European and African origin. Tickets are $15 in addition to garden admission for...
Monday, January 6, 2020 to Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Lowcountry History
Ride along with an interpreter and hear about the history of the prominent Alston family that lived here during the colonial and antebellum eras. Visit the location of the plantation house, the Alston family cemetery, grounds of the slave village, and...
Sunday, January 12, 2020 to Friday, March 27, 2020
Lowcountry History
Gullah Geechee Islands, The Land and Us features art by Bluffton artist, Amiri Farris.
Farris is known for his dynamic, colorful, and powerful artwork. Combining an alluring blend of vivid colors and layered textures, the art brings to mind images of Sea...
January 2020 to April 2020
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 to Thursday, April 30, 2020
To advance our educational mission, Brookgreen Gardens will offer “Brookgreen U” in 2020, providing a variety of classes and hands-on learning opportunities for the community and our members.
Consisting of a variety of lectures, demonstrations, and...
Saturday, January 25, 2020 to Sunday, April 26, 2020
American Sculpture
A Traveling Museum Exhibition of Miniature Paintings by Wes and Rachelle Siegrist
Wes and Rachelle Siegrist capture the attention of viewers with miniature paintings so exquisitely rendered that they are often mistaken for photographs. Miniature art has...
February 2020
Saturday, February 22, 2020 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Lowcountry History
Songs of Faith, Hope & Freedom
Rozlyn Sorrell will present Songs of Faith, Hope & Freedom for Brookgreen Gardens’ Black History Month observance on Saturday, February 22, at 1:00 p.m., in the Wall Lowcountry Center Auditorium. The program is free...
Saturday, February 22, 2020 - 4:00pm
Botanical Gardens
Warm up with hot teas and sweet and savory treats at our restaurant, Azalea, on Saturdays and Sundays during the month of February! Seatings are from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and advance tickets are required. Garden admission is included in the ticket. $30...
Sunday, February 23, 2020 - 4:00pm
Botanical Gardens
Warm up with hot teas and sweet and savory treats at our restaurant, Azalea, on Saturdays and Sundays during the month of February! Seatings are from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and advance tickets are required. Garden admission is included in the ticket. $30...
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 1:00pm
The Gullah Geechee Programs in January 2020 will be presentations by two authors, followed by book signings.
On January 22, Tracy Swinton Bailey, Ph.D., of Myrtle Beach, will discuss her novel, Riverside Blues, A Gullah Tale. The book chronicles how...
Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 1:00pm
American Sculpture
Brookgreen 101, a program sponsored by the Campbell Center for American Sculpture, is a public information program offered usually on the third Thursday of the month at 1:00 in the Welcome Center Conference Room. The topics cover various aspects of...
Saturday, February 29, 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Botanical Gardens
Leap year only occurs once every four years but everyday we are nurtured by more than the food we eat, the air we breathe, our relationships with others, our drives for a comfortable and meaningful life. In a world of noise, anxiety and distractions, the...
Saturday, February 29, 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Botanical Gardens
Leap year only occurs once every four years but everyday we are nurtured by more than the food we eat, the air we breathe, our relationships with others, our drives for a comfortable and meaningful life. In a world of noise, anxiety and distractions, the...
Saturday, February 29, 2020 - 4:00pm
Botanical Gardens
Warm up with hot teas and sweet and savory treats at our restaurant, Azalea, on Saturdays and Sundays during the month of February! Seatings are from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and advance tickets are required. Garden admission is included in the ticket. $30...
March 2020
Sunday, March 1, 2020 - 4:00pm
Botanical Gardens
Warm up with hot teas and sweet and savory treats at our restaurant, Azalea, on Saturdays and Sundays during the month of February! Seatings are from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and advance tickets are required. Garden admission is included in the ticket. $30...
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 - 10:00am
Lowcountry Zoo
Join Brookgreen's Butterfly Keeper, Tara Johns-Berry, as she teaches us about the butterfly’s life cycle and how to attract them to your garden with host plants and nectar plants. Learn the difference between a butterfly and a moth, and how we can make...
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 1:00pm
The Gullah Geechee Programs in January 2020 will be presentations by two authors, followed by book signings.
On January 22, Tracy Swinton Bailey, Ph.D., of Myrtle Beach, will discuss her novel, Riverside Blues, A Gullah Tale. The book chronicles how...
Saturday, March 7, 2020 - 10:00am to 2:30pm
Brookgreen Gardens will host “A Seussical Day to Read and Play” on Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., at the Wall Lowcountry Center. The event is in celebration of Read Across America Day, the annual nationwide event that takes place on March 2 –...
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 10:00am
Botanical Gardens
Herbs are fascinating plants! They have had many uses throughout our history. They have had a culinary use and a medicinal use.
Join Master Herbalist Janice Oldfield as she discusses the historical roots of herbal medicine and the therapeutic effects of...
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 1:00pm
The Gullah Geechee Programs in January 2020 will be presentations by two authors, followed by book signings.
On January 22, Tracy Swinton Bailey, Ph.D., of Myrtle Beach, will discuss her novel, Riverside Blues, A Gullah Tale. The book chronicles how...
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 12:00pm
Botanical Gardens
January 7
“Pests in the Landscape” with Gary Forrester, Senior Extension Agent, Clemson Extension.
Come learn about the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly critters in your garden and how to deal with them!
Wall Lowcountry Center
February 11
“Endangered Plants...
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 1:00pm
The Gullah Geechee Programs in January 2020 will be presentations by two authors, followed by book signings.
On January 22, Tracy Swinton Bailey, Ph.D., of Myrtle Beach, will discuss her novel, Riverside Blues, A Gullah Tale. The book chronicles how...
Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Brookgreen’s monthly Homeschool Explorer Programs will be offered the third Thursday of each month, January throughout May and September through November.
Homeschool groups may participate in a themed program that is designed to offer lively, hands-on,...
Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Details regarding each labyrinth event will be added soon!
January 1, 2020 New Year's Day Walk
January 25, 2020 Walk in Silence
February 14, 2020 Walk for Romance
February 29, 2020 Leap Day Walk/Walk in Silence
March 19, 2020 Spring...
Saturday, March 21, 2020 - 10:00am to 2:00pm
Lowcountry Zoo
Gather up your kids, troop, pack, or club to join us for our Scout Days this spring. You do not have to be a “scout” to participate. Our Creative Education Department offers badge programs for both Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. Scouts will enjoy a tour of...
Saturday, March 21, 2020 - 1:00pm
Lowcountry History
“Continuing Dynamics of Rice Heritage” is the theme of the three monthly programs for the 2020 “The Reign of Rice Lecture Series.” Providing information about the complexity of Gullah Geechee heritage through the production of rice, each presentation is...