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member-only events

Members enjoy the following events hosted at Denver Botanic Gardens and Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield. Special discounts plus event opening weekends, member-only hours and previews are included with your membership as our gift to you for your continued support each year! 

General information for all member-only events:

  • Please bring your membership card(s) for admission.
  • Admission is for the number of guests your membership allows.
  • Paid admission will not be accepted.
  • RSVPs are not required.
  • Feel free to bring a picnic lunch or dinner.
  • Food will be available for purchase.
  • No alcohol please. Alcohol is only permitted at catered and some special events.

"Moore in the Gardens"
Member-Only Preview is Sunday, Feb. 28, 2-5 p.m.
More than 50 tons of sculpture by British sculptor Henry Moore have arrived at Denver Botanic Gardens. Be among the first to experience this monumental exhibition, "Moore in the Gardens." Take advantage of your membership and join us for a special afternoon exclusively for members. Please bring your postcard invitation or membership card for admission.

Summer Concert Series 
Member Ticket Sales April 28 – May 2
(Beginning sales date determined by membership level)

Spring Plant Sale
Member-only shopping from 8:30-10 a.m. on May 7 and May 8.
Members enjoy a ten percent discount on their purchases throughout the sale.

Member-Only Nights
We hope you take advantage of these evenings when the Gardens are closed to the general public. Let your children explore the Gardens, take a leisurely stroll, evening walk or enjoy a casual picnic.
2010 Member-Only Nights
5:30-8:30 p.m. on the following nights:
Wednesday, May 19; Wednesday, June 16; Wednesday, July 21; Wednesday, Aug. 18; Wednesday, Sept. 15

2010 Member-Only Mornings
Friday, June 4; Friday, July 9; Friday, Aug. 6

Garden Grapes and Hops
Friday, June 11
Members receive discounted ticket price

Corn Maze Opening Weekend - Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
Members enjoy complimentary event admission for the number of guests your membership allows on Sept. 3-5. In addition, paid admission will be available for your additional guests at a discounted member rate. Please bring your postcard invitation for admission.

Fall Plant and Bulb Sale
Member-only shopping hour: 8-9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25 
Members enjoy a 10 percent discount on their purchases throughout the sale.

Pumpkin Festival - Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
Members receive discounted admission at our annual fall festival on Oct. 9 and 10.

Holiday Sale
Member-only Shopping: Saturday, Nov. 14 from 8-9 a.m.
Members enjoy a 10 percent discount on their purchases throughout the sale.

2009 Blossoms of Light Opening Weekend 
Members enjoy complimentary event admission for the number of guests your membership allows on Dec. 4-6.  In addition, paid admission will be available for your additional guests at a discounted member rate. Please bring your postcard invitation for admission.

2009 Trail of Lights Opening Weekend - Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
Members enjoy complimentary event admission for the number of guests your membership allows on Dec. 4-6. In addition, paid admission will be available for your additional guests at a discounted member rate. Please bring your postcard invitation for admission.
 

If you have any questions about these events, please contact Membership Services at membership@botanicgardens.org. Additional benefits are provided at each level of membership. Become a member today.

Frequently asked questions about Denver Botanic Gardens' membership.

Effective Jan. 1, 2010 there will be a $5 charge for a membership card replacement.

high-altitude gardener

Planting a garden this spring?
We know that gardening can be
challenging given Denver
and Colorado’s high
altitude. Denver
Botanic Gardens has
created a database of plants
that thrive in our climate. And you can post your own photos!

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what's blooming?

See the Gardens now!
Winter is a wonderful time to visit the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory. And purple Iris reticulata are blooming outside next to brilliant yellow crocuses--a sure sign of  spring approaching. See highlights of what's blooming in March

York Street has a new café!
Visit Offshoots for
breakfast, lunch
or an afternoon
snack. Enjoy a
latte, surf the
Web via free Wi-Fi
(compliments of Qwest Communications), work remotely and relax in one of the cushy chairs or at the laptop bar that looks out on vistas of gardens.
More details on Offshoots