Want to dig around in that brown stuff your parent says to keep outside the house? Here’s your chance for permission to get dirty! This is a real hands-on experience. We’ll have you clean up before we share a snack....
Join us for the 32nd Annual Family Fun Day! Family Fun Day is a community event celebrating all cultures and strength in neighborhoods and families. This year’s event will feature a parade, food and merchant vendors, informational booths, a 3-on-3...
Kick off Labor Day Weekend with a neon outdoor experience! Enjoy live music, snacks, and drinks. When the sun sets, the splash pad at The Quad City Botanical Center will light up for a fun party to celebrate culture in...
Come have some fun with trees! We will explore the trees on the Botanical Center property and learn why they are important and necessary to us. You’ll also learn to identify some trees by the leaf and bark. Juniors and...
The Botanical Center’s second annual World Migratory Bird Day is free to the public 10 am – 3 pm. Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution is the 2019 theme for this day dedicated to bird longevity. Vendors will...
10:30-11:30, September 10 Monarchs are the king of butterflies. Learn about their four life cycle changes, why milkweed is important to them, make a craft, listen to a story and enjoy a snack as part of your KinderNature experience. Our...
Join us for a magical afternoon at the Quad City Botanical Center. Dress up as your favorite fairy, troll, or magical creature and explore the gardens! We will have a fairy seek and find in the gardens, magical crafts, a...
Bring a bag of old clothes, hats, and accessories to the gardens and create a scarecrow or harvest goddess to decorate Botanical Center gardens. All scarecrows will stay in the gardens and be on display in October as part of...
Use all of your senses with hands-on art. We will enjoy a story and several art projects. For ages 0 - 5 with a caregiver. (Please note that this event was originally listed as occurring at 30/31. Due to space and...
Spider plants and spiders are not scary, but are amazing living things. Learn about spiders and spider plants at KinderNature. Learn how to best care for spider plants and color your own idea of a spider plant during craft time....