Community Service Day
Get hands-on gardening experience by mulching in the garden and help care for Descanso at this volunteer opportunity. Instruction will be provided. All experience levels are welcome. Ages 16 or […]
Free
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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.
Bilingual Bird Walk
Descanso Gardens is a birding hot spot! Join naturalist Thania Jacqueline Bejarano for this bilingual (English/Spanish) program to get started on your birding journey on Saturday, August 10. We’ll first meet in the Courtyard at 9:30am, head into a classroom to learn some birding basics, and then it's off to the gardens to observe birds […]
Included with admission or membership
HWAJODO Exhibition
Drawing from centuries-old traditions, HWAJODO: Flowers and Birds in Korean American Art explores the enduring themes of nature, particularly flowers and birds, that have been a focal point in Korean art. […]
Included with admission or membership
Korean Paper Making Demonstration
Don't miss our art workshop focused on hanji, traditional Korean paper, on August 10 from 11am–12pm or 1–2pm. Artist Seung Chul Lee will provide an introduction and demonstration on hanji followed […]
Included with admission or membership
Korean Paper Making Demonstration
Don't miss our art workshop focused on hanji, traditional Korean paper, on August 10 from 11am–12pm or 1–2pm. Artist Seung Chul Lee will provide an introduction and demonstration on hanji followed […]
Included with admission or membership
HWAJODO Exhibition
Drawing from centuries-old traditions, HWAJODO: Flowers and Birds in Korean American Art explores the enduring themes of nature, particularly flowers and birds, that have been a focal point in Korean art. […]
Included with admission or membership
HWAJODO Exhibition
Drawing from centuries-old traditions, HWAJODO: Flowers and Birds in Korean American Art explores the enduring themes of nature, particularly flowers and birds, that have been a focal point in Korean art. […]
Included with admission or membership
HWAJODO Exhibition
Drawing from centuries-old traditions, HWAJODO: Flowers and Birds in Korean American Art explores the enduring themes of nature, particularly flowers and birds, that have been a focal point in Korean art. […]
Included with admission or membership
HWAJODO Exhibition
Drawing from centuries-old traditions, HWAJODO: Flowers and Birds in Korean American Art explores the enduring themes of nature, particularly flowers and birds, that have been a focal point in Korean art. […]
Included with admission or membership
HWAJODO Exhibition
Drawing from centuries-old traditions, HWAJODO: Flowers and Birds in Korean American Art explores the enduring themes of nature, particularly flowers and birds, that have been a focal point in Korean art. […]
Included with admission or membership
(SOLD OUT) Crafternoons: Japanese Kokedama Plants
Please note that this class is sold out Learn Kokedama, the centuries-old Japanese art of growing plants in a moss-covered soil ball, with us on Thursday, August 15. Led by Descanso gardener Jenny Flores, this crafting workshop will lead students in creating their own Kokedama houseplant to take home. Meets in the Japanese Garden. All […]
$30 – $35
Little Explorers
Come explore, play and create with us at Descanso Gardens! Families with young children (age 2-5 years old) will enjoy doing arts and crafts and nature exploration together each month. […]
Included with admission or membership