Programs and Events
Join us for our next event!
Bring the whole family to Miami Beach Botanical Garden, where seasonal blooms bring music, food, and activities for all ages. From kids’ crafts to live performances, every corner is alive with joy, discovery, and togetherness under the sun.
After-School Living Classroom
This after-school season, children are invited to turn the garden into their classroom!
In partnership with Miami Beach Botanical Garden, Jordan’s Garden is offering a hands-on Live Classroom experience where kids learn with nature, not just about it. Each session blends gardening, plant science, creativity, and outdoor exploration, allowing children to slow down, get curious, and build real-world skills through direct experience.
Students will plant, observe, experiment, create, and care for living systems, all while developing confidence, collaboration, and a deeper connection to the natural world. Lessons are age-appropriate, sensory-rich, and designed to spark joy, responsibility, and wonder.
The garden becomes a place to grow—not only plants, but thoughtful, grounded, and curious young learners.
Register at jordans-garden.com.
After-School Living Classroom
This after-school season, children are invited to turn the garden into their classroom!
In partnership with Miami Beach Botanical Garden, Jordan’s Garden is offering a hands-on Live Classroom experience where kids learn with nature, not just about it. Each session blends gardening, plant science, creativity, and outdoor exploration, allowing children to slow down, get curious, and build real-world skills through direct experience.
Students will plant, observe, experiment, create, and care for living systems, all while developing confidence, collaboration, and a deeper connection to the natural world. Lessons are age-appropriate, sensory-rich, and designed to spark joy, responsibility, and wonder.
The garden becomes a place to grow—not only plants, but thoughtful, grounded, and curious young learners.
Register at jordans-garden.com.
After-School Living Classroom
This after-school season, children are invited to turn the garden into their classroom!
In partnership with Miami Beach Botanical Garden, Jordan’s Garden is offering a hands-on Live Classroom experience where kids learn with nature, not just about it. Each session blends gardening, plant science, creativity, and outdoor exploration, allowing children to slow down, get curious, and build real-world skills through direct experience.
Students will plant, observe, experiment, create, and care for living systems, all while developing confidence, collaboration, and a deeper connection to the natural world. Lessons are age-appropriate, sensory-rich, and designed to spark joy, responsibility, and wonder.
The garden becomes a place to grow—not only plants, but thoughtful, grounded, and curious young learners.
Register at jordans-garden.com.
After-School Living Classroom
This after-school season, children are invited to turn the garden into their classroom!
In partnership with Miami Beach Botanical Garden, Jordan’s Garden is offering a hands-on Live Classroom experience where kids learn with nature, not just about it. Each session blends gardening, plant science, creativity, and outdoor exploration, allowing children to slow down, get curious, and build real-world skills through direct experience.
Students will plant, observe, experiment, create, and care for living systems, all while developing confidence, collaboration, and a deeper connection to the natural world. Lessons are age-appropriate, sensory-rich, and designed to spark joy, responsibility, and wonder.
The garden becomes a place to grow—not only plants, but thoughtful, grounded, and curious young learners.
Register at jordans-garden.com.
Love in Bloom: A Gnome & Fairy Garden Celebration
Join us for Love In Bloom, a playful morning celebrating the magic of love.
Free to attend
Family Day Mash-Up: Discovering Design Meets Nature in Community
Mark your calendars for the third annual Family Day Mash-Up presented by The Wolfsonian, Miami Beach Botanical Garden, and neuroXnature!
Families are invited to participate in hands-on activities with local artists, ranging from craft-making with Beatriz Chachamovits to nature-circles and sound bingo with neuroscientist Karina Del Punta, Ph.D.. The day also includes an interactive drumming workshop with the South Florida Center for Percussive Arts, as well as multisensory experiences woven throughout the garden.
This collaborative family day is supported by the Batchelor Foundation, the Tamara L. Harris Foundation, the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Family Fund, the Seligman Family Foundation, and the City of Miami Beach.
Nature in Community is part of the Nature as Medicine public-health initiative launched by MBBG and neuroXnature.
Free to attend
Tiny Magic: A New Year at the Gnome & Fairy Garden
Celebrate the New Year with a morning of wonder, creativity, and play in our Gnome & Fairy Garden!
Families are invited to enjoy fairy-sized adventures, hands-on activities, and the small delights of nature. Highlights include photo time with Sandy the Tropical Tree Fairy, a coloring corner, make-and-take tiny succulent pots, and a donation-based Mommy & Baby Yoga session at 11:00 am.
Free to attend
Magic & Merriment: A Gnome & Fairy Garden Holiday Gathering
Join us for Magic & Merriment, a playful holiday celebration for children and families.
Highlights include:
🎇 Ornament Making
Create your own nature-inspired ornament using air-dry clay, colorful paints, and festive stencils. A hands-on holiday craft that brings a little garden magic home!
✨ Glitter Tattoos
Choose from shimmering fairies, garden creatures, and spirit animals.
🌠 Wishing Tree & Drawing Station
Write or draw your end-of-year wishes and hang them on our magical Wishing Tree for a sweet moment of reflection and creativity. Additional art supplies and coloring pages available.
🎨 Mother Nature Portraits
Sit for a whimsical portrait with our in-house artist, Deborah Lima. We offer this experience complimentary with a Google review of the Garden—a lovely keepsake of your day.
Join us for a fun, interactive art experience in the Garden for the whole family.
Free to attend
Thank You, Earth! A Gnome & Fairy Garden Celebration
Join us as we explore thankfulness for nature through crafts, stories, and fun in the Gnome & Fairy Garden.
Join us at Miami Beach Botanical Garden’s Gnome & Fairy Garden for a morning of wonder and gratitude! “Thank You, Earth!” invites children and families to celebrate nature’s beauty through hands-on activities, storytelling, and creative expression. Together, we’ll explore what it means to be thankful—for our planet, our community, and the magic that lives all around us.
This special activation blends art, imagination, and environmental appreciation—perfect for curious minds and garden adventurers of all ages.
Plant Art with Sandy the Tropical Tree Fairy: Children will create colorful art using recycled paper, dried leaves, and flowers from the garden.
Coloring Corner: Join local interdisciplinary artist Gloria Hernando for a relaxing drawing activity using eco-friendly materials and have Gloria sign your own copy of her coloring and poetry book, The Magical World of Orchids.
Book Buds Reading Circle: Young readers (ages 8+) are invited to bring a favorite book to share with younger children (ages 0+). Little listeners can bring a blanket and a stuffed friend from home!
Nature Portraits: Capture your connection with nature through a special portrait session with Deborah Lima, inspired by the Garden’s beauty.
Local Vendors: Enjoy light bites and refreshments from community favorites including coffee and handmade goods.
Free to attend
Gnome & Fairy Garden Reopening
The Gnomes and Fairies have returned—even the Garden's magical creatures flee the Miami summer heat!—and are ready to receive your letters.
Join us to celebrate the reopening of the Gnome & Fairy Garden and to kick off the season with some fantastical fun.
Activations will include:
Book readings at 10:30 and 11:30 am by our friends at the Miami-Dade Public Library System
A magical wand-making ceremony for children to craft and decorate wands with a real live Garden Fairy
A spooky plants session with Nate Samuels. Discover the wonder of Venus flytraps—learn about these mysterious plants, feed them, and take one home, courtesy of the Miami Beach Garden Club
A pumpkin giveaway and Halloween-themed arts and crafts with the Sunflower Society
And more!
Our friends at Stanzione Pizza will also be on hand to feed bellies big and small.
Free to attend