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Tickets

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

Hours
9am–5pm 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.

Cultivate: Watersheds

Experience the gardens in a whole new way through Cultivate, a monthly series that features tours and workshops, live demonstrations, and music throughout the grounds. April’s theme is Watersheds. Wander […]

Included with admission or membership

Plant Giveaway

Pick a plant grown and generously provided by our Descanso horticultural team. While supplies last.

Included with admission or membership

Walk Through Time

Click here for the 1–3pm session The plants, wild animals, and humans of Descanso all impact each other. This walk and talk with environmental educator Jason “Journeyman” Wise will look […]

$25 – $30
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 wearable garments, photography, sculpture, painting, and works on paper. Daphne’s Wardrobe—Metamorphosis into Nature is open at the Sturt Haaga Gallery and Boddy House from March […]

Included with admission or membership

Walk Through Time

The plants, wild animals, and humans of Descanso all impact each other. This walk and talk with environmental educator Jason “Journeyman” Wise will look at the history of Descanso through an ecological lens, examining how changes ranging from human land use to climate have affected every being that passes through Descanso Gardens. There will be […]

$25 – $30
Event Series Member Bird Walk

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 […]

Included in the cost of Descanso Gardens 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 wearable garments, photography, sculpture, painting, and works on paper. Daphne’s Wardrobe—Metamorphosis into Nature is open at the Sturt Haaga Gallery and Boddy House from March […]

Included with admission or membership