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Descanso Events
After-hours and daytime events with programs designed to connect garden visitors of all ages to nature. Join us for festivals, immersive installations, music, workshops, tours, and more.
(FULL) Student Community Service Day
Please note that this service day is full Help care for Descanso Gardens and get service hours for school at this student volunteer opportunity. Instruction will be provided. All experience levels […]
Free
Ikebana Exhibit
The Japanese art of ikebana will be on full display this fall in the Boddy House. Every room will feature a different arrangement by a different artist, including Kaz Kitajima from the Sogetsu School of Ikebana. No registration required, included with admission or membership. Exhibit runs September 23–November 3.
Days of Reverie
Descanso Gardens presents Days of Reverie, an exhibition at the Sturt Haaga Gallery showcasing new bodies of work by four Los Angeles-based visual artists: Catherine Ruane, Debbie Korbel, Jason Jenn, and Jill Sykes. Accompanying these visual works is a specially composed musical score by Joseph Carrillo, the exhibition's guest artist. This project was initiated and […]
Member Bird Walk
Come join our monthly walk for birders of all levels. Bring binoculars! Keep your bird count tallied on the updated and now downloadable Descanso bird checklist. No reservations required, exclusively for Descanso Gardens members.
Included in the cost of Descanso Gardens membership
Ikebana Exhibit
The Japanese art of ikebana will be on full display this fall in the Boddy House. Every room will feature a different arrangement by a different artist, including Kaz Kitajima from the Sogetsu School of Ikebana. No registration required, included with admission or membership. Exhibit runs September 23–November 3.
Days of Reverie
Descanso Gardens presents Days of Reverie, an exhibition at the Sturt Haaga Gallery showcasing new bodies of work by four Los Angeles-based visual artists: Catherine Ruane, Debbie Korbel, Jason Jenn, and Jill Sykes. Accompanying these visual works is a specially composed musical score by Joseph Carrillo, the exhibition's guest artist. This project was initiated and […]
Ikebana Exhibit
The Japanese art of ikebana will be on full display this fall in the Boddy House. Every room will feature a different arrangement by a different artist, including Kaz Kitajima from the Sogetsu School of Ikebana. No registration required, included with admission or membership. Exhibit runs September 23–November 3.
Days of Reverie
Descanso Gardens presents Days of Reverie, an exhibition at the Sturt Haaga Gallery showcasing new bodies of work by four Los Angeles-based visual artists: Catherine Ruane, Debbie Korbel, Jason Jenn, and Jill Sykes. Accompanying these visual works is a specially composed musical score by Joseph Carrillo, the exhibition's guest artist. This project was initiated and […]