Great American Eclipse

The most celestial event of the decade, the Great American Eclipse, will be viewable at the Dallas Arboretum on April 8, 2024! This extraordinary event will feature a Total Solar Eclipse, where the moon will completely obscure the sun for nearly 4.5 minutes. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness this breathtaking phenomenon, and we have a stellar lineup of partners and activities to make it an unforgettable experience.

Garden Map

9am-4pm | Jonsson Color Garden  
NASA  

9am-4pm | Camp Lawn 
Big Kid Science, Story Time from Space, University of Colorado at Boulder, Dr. Rachael Beaton, International Space Station National Lab, Limitless Space Institute, and Space Foundation

9am-4pm | Children’s Adventure Garden 
University of North Texas, PASCO Scientific, and NOAA

9am-1pm | Lakeside 
Country Critters Petting Zoo 

10am-11am | Rosine Hall 
Story Time From Space – Meet & Greet with Astronaut, Alvin Drew and Astrophysicist, Jeff Bennett 

10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm & 2:30pm | Children’s Adventure Garden
Eclipse OmniGlobe with NASA’s Maurice Henderson

11am, 12:30pm, 2pm & 3:30pm | Children’s Adventure Garden Walne Family Discover Lab: Layers of the Earth

11am–2pm | Jonsson Color Garden​ 
Eclipse Panel Discussion – NASA​ 

11am | VIP Meet and Greet
Jeff Bennett 

11am | Rosine Hall ​ 
Talking Space with Dr. Rachael Beaton, Astronomer 

11:30am | Rosine Hall​ 
Talking Space with Jimmy Negus, Astrophysicist​

12–1pm • A Tasteful Place
ABC Good Morning America – 1 hour live broadcast of GMA3

12pm–2pm | Concert Stage​ 
Eclipse Panel Discussion – Jeff Bennett, Rachael Beaton, Jimmy Negus, and Alvin Drew​ 

Solar Eclipse
12:23pm | Partial Eclipse Begins 
1:40pm | Total Eclipse Begins (3m 52s) 
1:42pm | Max Eclipse 
1:44pm | Total Eclipse Ends 
3:02pm | Partial Eclipse Ends