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-5pm | 2026 Fall Garden Festival!
The 10-acre greenspace inside City Park will be filled with gardening gurus from all over the southeast, featuring over 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.
Come explore, learn, shop, and support the Garden while enjoying a vibrant community event for all ages. By attending the Fall Garden Festival, you help support City Park Conservancy’s work to preserve and enhance City Park for recreation, education, culture and natural beauty.
Tickets $17 Adult LA residents | $27 Adult non-residents | $8 Children Ages 3-12 | Free for Children Under 2, and for Friends of City Park Members
More information at https://neworleanscitypark.org/event/fall-garden-festival/
