Past Events & Classes

A yellowed rumped warbler is brown bird with a bright yellow rump perched on a tree branch.
Dec 6, 2025
Details: In this program, Pathfinders will spread their wings and soar as we discover how to get in tune with our feathered friends. From binoculars to bird language basics, Pathfinders will learn new tricks to…
Dec 5, 2025
Details: Step into the Garden after hours and see nature in a new light — moonlight. During this special evening adventure, families can discover what happens when the sun goes down. Watch nocturnal insects at…
Dec 5, 2025
Details: Join Master Yun for an introduction to traditional Tai Chi at the Garden. This class will cover the basic postures of Tai Chi and begin teaching the traditional form. It will include additional exercises…
Dec 3, 2025
Details Explore ways to achieve a healthy habitat using native plants. For many people, "habitat gardening" may conjure images of wild, unkempt landscapes. However, by explaining the key principles of ecology, Scot Pipkin will demonstrate…
Dec 2, 2025
Details: Visitors are welcome to step inside the gates of the Tea Garden and observe while Sensei (an instructor) teaches her students the art of Chanoyu, Japanese Tea Ceremony. This is an opportunity for visitors to…
Nov 22, 2025
Details: This is a slow, relaxing, nature-based integrative mindfulness practice. The importance of our relationship to land and place is rooted in ancestral Indigenous Knowledge all over the world. Our Wise Ones knew that the wellness…
Nov 20, 2025
Details: Join the Garden’s restoration and bug science teams as they each share fun facts about their favorite insect groups. Terrestrial Invertebrate Ecologist Dr. Sarah Cusser will speak about butterflies, including common butterflies found around…
Mats, pillows, blankets set in the sunny garden with Himalayan singing bowls, bells, gongs, flutes, and drums.
Nov 18, 2025
About: Join PALMA Colectiva and Jeremy Strubel for CLEAR + RESTORE BREATHWORK JOURNEY.  A restorative breathwork practice to nourish and alkalize the system.Get fully grounded in the body and improve the connection and understanding ofyour nervous…
Nov 15, 2025
This class has been rescheduled from November 1 to November 15. If you were registered for the November 1 class and have any questions, please email us at registrations@SBBotanicGarden.org Details: Fall planting season is here!…
pile of dropped acorns on ground
Nov 15, 2025
As Pathfinders explore various forms of horticulture, the act of growing plants, they’ll become familiar with the basics of plant reproduction while developing their skills. In this program, Pathfinders will receive firsthand experience germinating an oak…
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