Desert Botanical Garden

March 16-22 | 6 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Beat the heat. Catch the cool.

The garden is opening early and staying open late.

Explore when the weather is best.

Enjoy a morning walk with the desert’s early risers or light up your night with Garden: After Dark. Stroll with ice cream or a cold drink in hand.

Save $10 with code HEAT26 from 8-10 p.m.

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March 16-22 | 6 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Beat the heat. Catch the cool.

The garden is opening early and staying open late.

Explore when the weather is best.

Enjoy a morning walk with the desert’s early risers or light up your night with Garden: After Dark. Stroll with ice cream or a cold drink in hand.

Save $10 with code HEAT26 from 8-10 p.m.

Get Tickets

Find Your Experience

In search of a stroller friendly day with the family, the perfect date-night spot or a place to enjoy the local music scene? Look no further than Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Spring Plant Sale

March 12-15

Spring has sprung! Discover hundreds of varieties of native plants, succulents, cactus and pollinator-friendly species with more than 30,000 plants to choose from.

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Framerate: Desert Pulse

Now - May 10, 2026

Desert Pulse, a multi-sensory art exhibit, by ScanLAB Projects, immerses visitors in the visual and emotional energy of the Sonoran Desert.

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Garden: After Dark

Now- May 10

Experience Garden: After Dark, where the desert shines brighter, the trails glow with color and Desert Pulse creates a perfect nighttime escape.

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Majestic Mariposas

Now - May 10

Celebrate the arrival of spring at the Cohn Family Butterfly Pavilion, where hundreds of colorful Southwestern butterflies fill the air with life.

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Loteria Nights

April 9

Feel the pulse of Lotería Nights and FRAMERATE: Desert Pulse this spring.

SEE ALL EVENTS

Check out the Garden on CBS Sunday Morning featuring Desert Pulse.

This national spotlight highlights how art, technology and the desert landscape came together to create a powerful, sensory experience for the world to see.

Your Garden at Home

Explore Your Garden at Home for activities, stories of conservation, plants in bloom and more.

Plant Care Tips During Heat Wave

Record-breaking high temperatures this Spring are stressful for many plants. Despite best efforts to keep plants alive, many will begin to see symptoms of heat and drought stress.

Extended Hours, Lower Evening Prices During Heat Wave

To help keep the outdoors accessible during the heat wave, the Garden will also reduce the cost of admission after 8 p.m. each night.

Dried Flower Bookmark

Spring buds are blooming at the Garden! You can make art that celebrates the spring season by using pressed plants.

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Explore The Beauty

Think the desert is all dirt and tumbleweeds? Think again. Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cactus, trees and flowers from all around the world spread across 55 acres in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Your partnership fuels the Garden’s most important work: pioneering desert‑resilient research, restoring Monarch habitats and protecting cactus and desert plants.

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