Tickets

All visitors who aren’t members must buy a general admission ticket.

Hours
9am–7pm daily


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.

Twilight Painting Series

Join Robert Sherrill as we focus on the beauty of late daylight. Using watercolor to explore the unique effects of backlighting, long shadows, and silhouettes, painting during “golden hour” offers […]

$125 – $150
Event Series Little Explorers

Little Explorers

Explore, play, and create with us at Little Explorers. Families with young children (aged 2–5 years old) will enjoy doing arts, crafts, and nature exploration each month. Specific projects and […]

Included with admission or membership
Event Series Daphne’s Wardrobe

Daphne’s Wardrobe

Descanso Gardens presents Daphne’s Wardrobe—Metamorphosis into Nature, an interdisciplinary exhibition of artworks by women who explore transformations of the body into nature. Curated by Carole Ann Klonarides, the exhibition features […]

Included with admission or membership

Student Community Service Day

Help care for Descanso Gardens and get service hours for school at this student volunteer opportunity. Instruction will be provided. All experience levels are welcome. For ages 12-15. Adult chaperones must […]

Free
Event Series Little Explorers

Little Explorers

Explore, play, and create with us at Little Explorers. Families with young children (aged 2–5 years old) will enjoy doing arts, crafts, and nature exploration each month. Specific projects and […]

Included with admission or membership
Event Series Daphne’s Wardrobe

Daphne’s Wardrobe

Descanso Gardens presents Daphne’s Wardrobe—Metamorphosis into Nature, an interdisciplinary exhibition of artworks by women who explore transformations of the body into nature. Curated by Carole Ann Klonarides, the exhibition features […]

Included with admission or membership

Daphne’s Wardrobe Curator Tour

See Daphne’s Wardrobe through new eyes as curator Carole Ann Klonarides conducts a tour of the exhibition. She will share the inspiration, methodology, and meaning behind the mythology and folklore […]

Included with admission or membership
Event Series Daphne’s Wardrobe

Daphne’s Wardrobe

Descanso Gardens presents Daphne’s Wardrobe—Metamorphosis into Nature, an interdisciplinary exhibition of artworks by women who explore transformations of the body into nature. Curated by Carole Ann Klonarides, the exhibition features […]

Included with admission or membership
Event Series Daphne’s Wardrobe

Daphne’s Wardrobe

Descanso Gardens presents Daphne’s Wardrobe—Metamorphosis into Nature, an interdisciplinary exhibition of artworks by women who explore transformations of the body into nature. Curated by Carole Ann Klonarides, the exhibition features […]

Included with admission or membership
Event Series Daphne’s Wardrobe

Daphne’s Wardrobe

Descanso Gardens presents Daphne’s Wardrobe—Metamorphosis into Nature, an interdisciplinary exhibition of artworks by women who explore transformations of the body into nature. Curated by Carole Ann Klonarides, the exhibition features […]

Included with admission or membership

Birds and Botany Sketching Series

Join Catherine Hamilton on Wednesdays from May 7–28 for a workshop that combines birding, observation, and art. Through the lens of drawing, come explore the unique intersections between the habitats […]

$150 – $180
Event Series Daphne’s Wardrobe

Daphne’s Wardrobe

Descanso Gardens presents Daphne’s Wardrobe—Metamorphosis into Nature, an interdisciplinary exhibition of artworks by women who explore transformations of the body into nature. Curated by Carole Ann Klonarides, the exhibition features […]

Included with admission or membership