City Park - Botanical Garden (OUTDOORS)
Open year-round, the 10-acre New Orleans Botanical Garden contains more than 2,000 varieties of plants from around the world. The seeds for the Garden were planted in 1936, when the City Park Rose Garden opened.
The Botanical Garden was funded by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which created New Orleans’ first public classical garden. Today, it is one of the few remaining examples of public garden design from the WPA and displays the Art Deco influences of three renowned talents of the era: Architect Richard Koch, landscape architect William Wiedorn, and sculptor Enrique Alférez.
Free admission for Louisiana residents every Wednesday, courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
Upcoming Shows
9am-6pm | Fall Garden Festival!
The New Orleans Botanical Garden will be alive with gardening gurus from all over the southeast. This year, the Fall Garden Festival showcases everything in one dynamic day – with extended hours to give you time to shop, learn, and enjoy – while providing the best experience for vendors and attendees alike! The festival features 50+ vendors exhibiting common and exotic plants as well as various gardening paraphernalia.
Gardeners of all levels will experience everything the horticultural event has to offer including plant sales, educational programs, arts & crafts, cooking demonstrations, live music, and the Botanical Garden itself in all its vibrant fall glory. Specialists, Master Gardeners and City Park Conservancy personnel will also be on hand to answer all questions.
Guests may enter through the Pavilion of the Two Sisters Gate (Gate #1) or the Oscar J. Tolmas Visitor Center.
Tickets $15 (GA for Louisiana Residents) | $25 (GA Non-Residents) | $7 Children 3-12 | Free for friends of City Park Members
