Upcoming Events
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Sat, May 3 - Sun, Sep 14 2025, All day
Sat, May 3 - Sun, Sep 14 2025
9:30am - 5:00pm
9:30am - 5:00pm
Pollinators Playground invites you to explore the world as a hungry pollinator! Fly, leap, climb, or crawl your way through this family-friendly exhibition and see what it takes for a pollinator to survive, help the world's plants thrive, and, in the process, feed the world! Before you begin your adventure, learn the ins and outs of pollination at Pollinator Basic Training. Then, use your...
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Sat, May 3 - Sat, Aug 30 2025, All day
Sat, May 3 - Sat, Aug 30 2025
9:30am - 5:00pm
9:30am - 5:00pm
Botanical Gardens
Gardens of Glass: The Art of Craig Mitchell Smith showcases vibrant glass sculptures that capture nature's beauty. The pieces shine by day with intricate colors and details, and on select summer evenings are illuminated, creating a magical atmosphere. Daytime admission is included with the general admission ticket to the Gardens, while evening visits require a separate event ticket to Summer Light...
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Sat, May 3 - Sun, Jul 20 2025, All day
Sat, May 3 - Sun, Jul 20 2025
American Sculpture
Pictured: Great Egret in Courtship Display by Melinda Welker and Pompano Cluster by Flavia Lovatelli Brookgreen Inspires: Women Create presents the beauty and power of Brookgreen Gardens and its collections as seen through the eyes of sculptors, painters, and photographers who are members of the South Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Women Artists. Their interpretations of...
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Sat, Jun 14 - Sun, Aug 10 2025, All day
Sat, Jun 14 - Sun, Aug 10 2025
9:30am - 4:30pm
9:30am - 4:30pm
Up, Down, Near and Far at Brookgreen Gardens features a series of photo-based images by Kirsten Hoving presented in unconventional ways. The “Down” and “Near” portions of the exhibition focus on what we see when we look closely at what is at ground level. These images of flowers and vegetation have been printed on silk organza, which is then mounted over paper prints in a shadowbox format to...
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Mon, Jul 14 - Fri, Jul 18 2025, All day
Mon, Jul 14 - Fri, Jul 18 2025, Mon, Jul 21 - Fri, Jul 25 2025
10:00am - 3:00pm
10:00am - 3:00pm
Education
If I Ran the Zoo - Registration in no longer available. This session is sold out. Email jcirino@brookgreen.org to be placed on a waiting list. 4th – 6th Grades July 14th – 18th 10 am - 3 pm It takes a ZOO! It takes many to make our zoo run smoothly – everything from horticulturists to zookeepers, volunteers, and more. Join us and learn all about what it takes to run a Zoo. Campers will explore...
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Wed, Jul 16 2025, 10am - 12pm
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American Sculpture
Now located in the NEW Simpson Art Center! Open Studios is a program that is open to the public once a month, from 10 am to Noon, and invites guests to spend time with a sculptor and observe the various processes employed to produce a sculpture from clay to bronze. Guests are encouraged to ask questions. Included with garden admission.
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Wed, Jul 16 2025, 10am - 12pm
Wed, Jul 9 2025, Wed, Jul 16 2025, Wed, Jul 23 2025
This 3-part summer writing workshop series will explore the various ways in which nature writers across multiple genres (fiction, nonfiction, and poetry) write about natural environments. One half of each class will be devoted to studying eco-writing that celebrates interconnectedness and beauty; that worries over ecological destruction and climate change; and that calls for community and personal...
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Wed, Jul 16 2025, 6 - 10pm
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American Sculpture
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Sat, Jul 19 2025, 6 - 10pm
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American Sculpture
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Mon, Jul 21 - Fri, Jul 25 2025, All day
Mon, Jul 14 - Fri, Jul 18 2025, Mon, Jul 21 - Fri, Jul 25 2025
10:00am - 3:00pm
10:00am - 3:00pm
Education
If I Ran the Zoo - Registration in no longer available. This session is sold out. Email jcirino@brookgreen.org to be placed on a waiting list. 4th – 6th Grades July 14th – 18th 10 am - 3 pm It takes a ZOO! It takes many to make our zoo run smoothly – everything from horticulturists to zookeepers, volunteers, and more. Join us and learn all about what it takes to run a Zoo. Campers will explore...