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It's not just the bees that are buzzing during the summer months at BBG. Everywhere you turn you'll find activity during all times of the day: children running around at camp, visitors on our daily tours, students engaged in classes, community members doing sunset yoga on the lawn, painting students set up with their easels, and many more. There's something for everyone. Whether you're visiting for a day or the whole summer, learning opportunities abound here at BBG.
Contact us if you are an EBT, WIC, or ConnectorCare Card Holder interested in purchasing a ticket for one of these programs with a 50% discount for the Card-holder.
Program Calendar
Monday, Aug 4
The BTU’s are Bobby MacVeety, Steve Ide, Rob Putnam, and Conor Meehan; they are a solid Berkshire institution built on the foundation of a solid groove.
Concerts are held in front of the Fitzpatrick Greenhouse from 5:30 to 7:30.
Food will be available for...
Saturday, Aug 9 to Sunday, Aug 10
Continuing a 54-year tradition of growing and showing!
Floral designers and backyard gardeners are the celebrities at the Garden's annual Grow Show on Aug. 9-10, where beautiful floral arrangements and the peak summer harvest are spotlighted in this...
Sunday, Aug 10
Park at the summit and join Ted Elliman for a walk along the high-elevation trails of Mount Greylock on Sunday, Aug. 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., where we’ll explore the red spruce–balsam fir zone — an ecosystem rarely found in Massachusetts and most...
Monday, Aug 11
Mike Cobb & The Crevulators are a genre-blending band that fuses Americana roots with the fiery spirit of Spanish rebel music, creating original songs rich in storytelling and rhythm. Former Island Records recording artist Mike Cobb is joined by John...
Saturday, Aug 16
Spend the day at Rockland Farm in Canaan, N.Y., for an immersive symposium on ornamental garden design. Hosted in a beautifully restored barn surrounded by gardens, this event features presentations from Roy Diblick, Kathryn Herman, Frances Palmer, and...
Monday, Aug 18
South Pleasant Revival is a college band, formed in 2024 at UMass Amherst. The trio consists of Henry Eustis on guitar, Grace Kerlin on vocals and James Goldbach on piano; acoustic covers and some original music.
Concerts are held in front of the...
Monday, Aug 25
An evening of light-hearted and uplifting acoustic music steeped deeply in the folk-americana traditions of universal story telling and soulful harmonies. Comprised of Berkshire locals, Katie Herbst (rhythm guitar and vocals), Grahm Sturz (lead guitar and...
Monday, Sep 1
Wanda Houston Band will close the 2025 summer series of Music Mondays on Monday, Sept. 1, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Celebrate the end of summer with Wanda Houston Band, a dynamic quartet bringing the music of the 30's through the 70's. Rhythm, Blues and Soul...
Tuesday, Sep 2 to Tuesday, Sep 23
This intensive four-session class led by Lee Buttala on Tuesdays, Sept. 2 through 23 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., explores the world of herbaceous plants, from their identification, selection and use in the garden through their basic botany, life cycle and...
Friday, Sep 5
Gallery talk on Friday, Sept. 5, from 6 to 7:15 p.m., led by artist, writer and gardener Frances Palmer, whose exhibition, “Works by Frances Palmer: Terracotta and Floral Photography,” runs from Aug. 15 through Oct. 5, in the Leonhardt Galleries. A...
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