Calendar of Garden Events
Garden happenings, exhibits, and special events can be found on the calendar below.
Calendar of Events
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Sat Saturday
2 events,
Boothbay Resident Days
Boothbay residents get free admission on weekends throughout the regular season. For admission, please show proof of residency at the...
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
3 events,
CMBG Summer Camp Club: Animal Kingdom (Ages 4-9)
CMBG’s Summer Camp Club is back! Summer camp club runs from July 26-Aug. 20 and covers a different topic every week. Since these are self-guided activities, you can sign up for the camp’s entirety at any time. Starting any day the week of June 28, campers can pick-up their first week of “Animal Kingdom” camp activities exploring the relationships between the flora and fauna of Maine. A new week of activities will be made available each Monday for a total of four weeks. Activities will include secret stashes, scavenger hunts, games, experiments, art projects, recipes and more. Campers will be invited to attend small-group outdoor learning sessions with CMBG staff throughout the summer based on camp themes. Each camper will receive a special bag to keep filled with tools for investigation and discovery as well as a camp hat. Families who sign up a child for both sessions of Summer Camp Club (“Animal Kingdom” and “Minibeasts!”), will receive a 15% discount at checkout. For further essential program information before registering, click Learn More.
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Accessible Cart Tour
Accessible Cart Tour
Our one-hour accessible cart tours are led by trained Gardens' docents, rain or shine, on our quiet electric cart. The...
4 events,
Summer Naturalist: Forest Bathing (SOLD OUT)
Summer Naturalist: Forest Bathing (SOLD OUT)
"Forest bathing" is the act of using your senses to take in your surroundings while slowly moving through the woods. Enhance your happiness, creativity, and wellbeing during this easy walk that covers less than one mile in 1 hour.
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Accessible Cart Tour
Accessible Cart Tour
Our one-hour accessible cart tours are led by trained Gardens' docents, rain or shine, on our quiet electric cart. The...
3 events,
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Accessible Cart Tour – Free Wednesdays
Accessible Cart Tour – Free Wednesdays
Our one-hour accessible cart tours are led by trained Gardens' docents, rain or shine, on our quiet electric cart. The...
3 events,
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Accessible Cart Tour
Accessible Cart Tour
Our one-hour accessible cart tours are led by trained Gardens' docents, rain or shine, on our quiet electric cart. The...
3 events,
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Accessible Cart Tour
Accessible Cart Tour
Our one-hour accessible cart tours are led by trained Gardens' docents, rain or shine, on our quiet electric cart. The...
2 events,
Boothbay Resident Days
Boothbay residents get free admission on weekends throughout the regular season. For admission, please show proof of residency at the...
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
2 events,
Boothbay Resident Days
Boothbay residents get free admission on weekends throughout the regular season. For admission, please show proof of residency at the...
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
3 events,
CMBG Summer Camp Club: Animal Kingdom (Ages 4-9)
CMBG’s Summer Camp Club is back! Summer camp club runs from July 26-Aug. 20 and covers a different topic every week. Since these are self-guided activities, you can sign up for the camp’s entirety at any time. Starting any day the week of June 28, campers can pick-up their first week of “Animal Kingdom” camp activities exploring the relationships between the flora and fauna of Maine. A new week of activities will be made available each Monday for a total of four weeks. Activities will include secret stashes, scavenger hunts, games, experiments, art projects, recipes and more. Campers will be invited to attend small-group outdoor learning sessions with CMBG staff throughout the summer based on camp themes. Each camper will receive a special bag to keep filled with tools for investigation and discovery as well as a camp hat. Families who sign up a child for both sessions of Summer Camp Club (“Animal Kingdom” and “Minibeasts!”), will receive a 15% discount at checkout. For further essential program information before registering, click Learn More.
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Accessible Cart Tour
Accessible Cart Tour
Our one-hour accessible cart tours are led by trained Gardens' docents, rain or shine, on our quiet electric cart. The...
5 events,
Summer Naturalist: Medicinal Plants, Session 1 (Ages 10-17)
Summer Naturalist: Medicinal Plants, Session 1 (Ages 10-17)
In this session, CMBG horticulturalist Lesley Paxson will show participants which plants in our gardens and surrounding woodlands can be used safely to treat headaches, colds, upset stomach, stress, anxiety, and so much more. Participants will learn some herbal folklore as well as how to make a flower essence.
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Native Plant Tour
Native Plant Tour
CMBG’s native plants will begin with a stroll down the Haney Hillside, moving from cultivated native plantings to the natural...
6 events,
L.L.Bean Free Kids Days
Thanks to generous support from L.L.Bean, kids 17 and under are free every Wednesday in July and August, 2021. No...
Lincoln County Resident Days
Lincoln County residents get free admission on the first Wednesday of the month throughout the regular season. For admission, please...
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
3 events,
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Accessible Cart Tour
Accessible Cart Tour
Our one-hour accessible cart tours are led by trained Gardens' docents, rain or shine, on our quiet electric cart. The...
5 events,
What’s Cookin’ and Good Lookin’ In the Kitchen Garden, Mid-Season
What’s Cookin’ and Good Lookin’ In the Kitchen Garden, Mid-Season
As warm temperatures and longer days drive an abundance of growth, the Burpee Kitchen Garden series will focus on how to grow warm-season greens, herbs, flowers, and vegetables. Diane will elaborate on practices such as weeding, successional cropping, and harvesting, all while highlighting her favorites, alliums and basil.
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Introduction to Medicinal Plants: Cultivation and Cultural Uses
Introduction to Medicinal Plants: Cultivation and Cultural Uses
Join horticulturalist Lesley Paxson in the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses as she introduces you to our new Medicinal...
3 events,
Boothbay Resident Days
Boothbay residents get free admission on weekends throughout the regular season. For admission, please show proof of residency at the...
A Children’s Garden: Plants, Features, & Activities
A Children’s Garden: Plants, Features, & Activities
Join horticulturist Jennifer Dunlap and Youth and Family Coordinator, Erika Huber, for a detailed tour of the plants, features, and...
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
2 events,
Boothbay Resident Days
Boothbay residents get free admission on weekends throughout the regular season. For admission, please show proof of residency at the...
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
5 events,
CMBG Summer Camp Club: Animal Kingdom (Ages 4-9)
CMBG’s Summer Camp Club is back! Summer camp club runs from July 26-Aug. 20 and covers a different topic every week. Since these are self-guided activities, you can sign up for the camp’s entirety at any time. Starting any day the week of June 28, campers can pick-up their first week of “Animal Kingdom” camp activities exploring the relationships between the flora and fauna of Maine. A new week of activities will be made available each Monday for a total of four weeks. Activities will include secret stashes, scavenger hunts, games, experiments, art projects, recipes and more. Campers will be invited to attend small-group outdoor learning sessions with CMBG staff throughout the summer based on camp themes. Each camper will receive a special bag to keep filled with tools for investigation and discovery as well as a camp hat. Families who sign up a child for both sessions of Summer Camp Club (“Animal Kingdom” and “Minibeasts!”), will receive a 15% discount at checkout. For further essential program information before registering, click Learn More.
The Forest in Watercolor
Using watercolor, capture the peace and majestic beauty of our forests. In this class we’ll explore some of the techniques used to build depth, atmosphere, and capture a sense of light. Conducted via Zoom, day one will be include group instruction. Days two and three will be held at the Gardens, and participants will paint plein air, receiving one-on-one instruction and feedback.
Nature Illustration Camp: Aquatic Life (Ages 7-11)
Nature Illustration Camp: Aquatic Life (Ages 7-11)
Young artists will study, explore, and compare the fresh and saltwater habitats at the Gardens. Participants will develop a strong foundation in observation, drawing, and painting skills using pencil, pen and ink, colored pencil, and watercolor. By the end of the week, students will have a portfolio of drawings and paintings based on daily discoveries.
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
4 events,
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Accessible Cart Tour
Accessible Cart Tour
Our one-hour accessible cart tours are led by trained Gardens' docents, rain or shine, on our quiet electric cart. The...
6 events,
L.L.Bean Free Kids Days
Thanks to generous support from L.L.Bean, kids 17 and under are free every Wednesday in July and August, 2021. No...
From RAW to Finished Print
From RAW to Finished Print
This is the third of three interactive lectures by renowned photographer Ron Rosenstock. Students may take just one or all three; each program lasts approximately 50 minutes with a Q&A period to follow. In this lecture, Ron will cover the journey from RAW image to finished print, illustrating through examples and explaining his process.
5 events,
Pollinators: Butterflies & Moths (Field Study)
Pollinators: Butterflies & Moths (Field Study)
Join us outside with our Lepidoptera specialist, Alicia Miller, on an interactive tour through the Native Butterfly and Moth House and adjacent pollinator garden to discover the many different species calling CMBG home.
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Summer Naturalist: Marine Life | SOLD OUT
Summer Naturalist: Marine Life | SOLD OUT
During this two-part, shore-based marine science program, participants will investigate how geology, climate, and weather change over time and how these changes impact the organisms living in the Back River and the Damariscotta River. They will perform net tows and, using secchi discs, refractometers, and other scientific equipment, gain a better understanding of the marine life that makes its home in these rivers.
4 events,
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Trees of the Trolls Tour
Trees of the Trolls Tour
The trolls have emerged at the Gardens—and they’re guarding the seeds of Maine's most important tree species, hidden deep in...
Accessible Cart Tour
Accessible Cart Tour
Our one-hour accessible cart tours are led by trained Gardens' docents, rain or shine, on our quiet electric cart. The...
3 events,
Boothbay Resident Days
Boothbay residents get free admission on weekends throughout the regular season. For admission, please show proof of residency at the...
Is It Really a Weed?
Is It Really a Weed?
In this outdoor class, permaculture landscaper Justin Nichols will offer a new perspective on common weeds. Illustrating that truly “one...
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
2 events,
Boothbay Resident Days
Boothbay residents get free admission on weekends throughout the regular season. For admission, please show proof of residency at the...
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
4 events,
CMBG Summer Camp Club: Animal Kingdom (Ages 4-9)
CMBG’s Summer Camp Club is back! Summer camp club runs from July 26-Aug. 20 and covers a different topic every week. Since these are self-guided activities, you can sign up for the camp’s entirety at any time. Starting any day the week of June 28, campers can pick-up their first week of “Animal Kingdom” camp activities exploring the relationships between the flora and fauna of Maine. A new week of activities will be made available each Monday for a total of four weeks. Activities will include secret stashes, scavenger hunts, games, experiments, art projects, recipes and more. Campers will be invited to attend small-group outdoor learning sessions with CMBG staff throughout the summer based on camp themes. Each camper will receive a special bag to keep filled with tools for investigation and discovery as well as a camp hat. Families who sign up a child for both sessions of Summer Camp Club (“Animal Kingdom” and “Minibeasts!”), will receive a 15% discount at checkout. For further essential program information before registering, click Learn More.
Nature Illustration Camp: Aquatic Life (Ages 8-14)
Nature Illustration Camp: Aquatic Life (Ages 8-14)
Monday-Friday, July 19-July 23 | Young artists will study, explore, and compare the fresh and saltwater habitats at the Gardens. Participants will develop a strong foundation in observation, drawing, and painting skills using pencil, pen and ink, colored pencil, and watercolor. By the end of the week, students will have a portfolio of drawings and paintings based on daily discoveries. For further essential program information before registering, click Learn More.
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Accessible Cart Tour
Accessible Cart Tour
Our one-hour accessible cart tours are led by trained Gardens' docents, rain or shine, on our quiet electric cart. The...
5 events,
Drawing and Painting Bees and Pollinators
Drawing and Painting Bees and Pollinators
Bees play a vital role in our environment, especially when it comes to pollination. Honey bees and native bees are all abuzz this time of year. Learn to capture their behavior and create a composition featuring your favorite native flower! Color application can be in watercolor and or colored pencil. All levels are welcome!
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Native Plant Tour
Native Plant Tour
CMBG’s native plants will begin with a stroll down the Haney Hillside, moving from cultivated native plantings to the natural...
5 events,
L.L.Bean Free Kids Days
Thanks to generous support from L.L.Bean, kids 17 and under are free every Wednesday in July and August, 2021. No...
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Wetlands Tour
Wetlands Tour
Join us for a staff-led walk through CMBG’s many wetlands down to the Back River. On this tour, learn how...
3 events,
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Accessible Cart Tour
Accessible Cart Tour
Our one-hour accessible cart tours are led by trained Gardens' docents, rain or shine, on our quiet electric cart. The...
4 events,
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Trees of the Trolls Tour
Trees of the Trolls Tour
The trolls have emerged at the Gardens—and they’re guarding the seeds of Maine's most important tree species, hidden deep in...
Accessible Cart Tour
Accessible Cart Tour
Our one-hour accessible cart tours are led by trained Gardens' docents, rain or shine, on our quiet electric cart. The...
4 events,
Boothbay Resident Days
Boothbay residents get free admission on weekends throughout the regular season. For admission, please show proof of residency at the...
Pollinators: Bees & Beyond (Field Study)
Pollinators: Bees & Beyond (Field Study)
In this field-study course, join Sarah Callan on a walking tour of the Gardens and discover the diversity of bees in the landscape, bee identification, pollinator preferences, bee anatomy and behavior, and the latest research into these important pollinators.
DIY Garden Mobiles
DIY Garden Mobiles
Artistic, eye-catching mobiles can add whimsy and natural music to any garden as they catch the wind. Secured to posts,...
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
2 events,
Boothbay Resident Days
Boothbay residents get free admission on weekends throughout the regular season. For admission, please show proof of residency at the...
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
4 events,
CMBG Summer Camp Club: Minibeasts! (Ages 4-9)
CMBG’s Summer Camp Club is back! Summer camp club runs from July 26-Aug. 20 and covers a different topic every week. Since these are self-guided activities, you can sign up for the camp’s entirety at any time. Starting any day the week of July 26, campers can pick-up their first week of “Minibeasts!” camp activities exploring insects and other invertebrates. A new week of activities will be made available each Monday for a total of four weeks. Activities will include secret stashes, scavenger hunts, games, experiments, art projects, recipes and more. Campers will be invited to attend small-group outdoor learning sessions with CMBG staff throughout the summer based on camp themes. Each camper will receive a special bag to keep filled with tools for investigation and discovery as well as a camp hat. Families who sign up a child for both sessions of Summer Camp Club (“Animal Kingdom” and “Minibeasts!”), will receive a 15% discount at checkout. For further essential program information before registering, click Learn More.
Nature Illustration Camp: 3D Nature Art (ages 8-14)
Nature Illustration Camp: 3D Nature Art (ages 8-14)
Monday-Friday, July 26-30 | Young artists will work together to create art from nature, including botanical-, woodland-, and edible-plant mandalas, fairy houses, stone and stick sculptures, nature people, and leaf insects. Some of the work will be built in place and reclaimed by nature, and some will be created in our outdoor studio and taken home by students. For further essential program information before registering, click Learn More.
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Accessible Cart Tour
Accessible Cart Tour
Our one-hour accessible cart tours are led by trained Gardens' docents, rain or shine, on our quiet electric cart. The...
3 events,
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Accessible Cart Tour
Accessible Cart Tour
Our one-hour accessible cart tours are led by trained Gardens' docents, rain or shine, on our quiet electric cart. The...
4 events,
L.L.Bean Free Kids Days
Thanks to generous support from L.L.Bean, kids 17 and under are free every Wednesday in July and August, 2021. No...
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Accessible Cart Tour – Free Wednesdays
Accessible Cart Tour – Free Wednesdays
Our one-hour accessible cart tours are led by trained Gardens' docents, rain or shine, on our quiet electric cart. The...
4 events,
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Summer Naturalist: Dragonflies (Ages 10-17)
Summer Naturalist: Dragonflies (Ages 10-17)
During this session, participants will get an up-close look at dragonflies and damselflies and learn how to tell the difference between them, as well as how to identify a few specific species within the groups. Participants will also learn about their life stages as they explore the ponds of CMBG in search of the larvae that transform into the adults we all know so well.
Accessible Cart Tour
Accessible Cart Tour
Our one-hour accessible cart tours are led by trained Gardens' docents, rain or shine, on our quiet electric cart. The...
4 events,
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
Trees of the Trolls Tour
Trees of the Trolls Tour
The trolls have emerged at the Gardens—and they’re guarding the seeds of Maine's most important tree species, hidden deep in...
Accessible Cart Tour
Accessible Cart Tour
Our one-hour accessible cart tours are led by trained Gardens' docents, rain or shine, on our quiet electric cart. The...
3 events,
Boothbay Resident Days
Boothbay residents get free admission on weekends throughout the regular season. For admission, please show proof of residency at the...
Container Garden Inspirations: Styles and Management
Container Garden Inspirations: Styles and Management
Join horticulturists Diane Walden and Brent McHale on a tour of their container garden designs in the Burpee Kitchen Garden,...
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Join us during this hour-long tour through our central gardens. Meet by the Kitchen Garden Café and walk through the...
