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Labor Day Family Fun Weekend

Labor Day Family Fun Weekend

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August 31 – September 2

Family Fun Weekend

Spend Labor Day weekend at the Dallas Arboretum! Find a shady spot in the garden and enjoy a picnic with friends and family. Visit the Country Critters Petting Zoo daily from 9am-1pm, and don’t miss Window to the Wild on September 1 from 10:30-11:30am. Plus, enjoy live music every day from 12-4pm.


Kelley Family Days

August 31 – September 2

Thanks to a gift from the William G. Kelley Family, guests paying for general garden admission will also receive free entrance to the Children’s Adventure Garden on August 31 – September 2.


Schedule

Saturday, August 31

9am-1pm Country Critters Petting Zoo (Pecan Grove)

10am-4pm Complimentary Tastings (A Tasteful Place)

12-2pm Entertainment, Rebecca Cordes (Jeanne’s Pavilion)

2-4pm Charming Gardeners, ‘60s Pop Band (Martin Rutchik Concert Stage and Lawn)

Sunday, September 1

9am-1pm Country Critters Petting Zoo (Pecan Grove)

10am-4pm Complimentary Tastings (A Tasteful Place)

10:30-11:30am Window to the Wild (Martin Rutchik Concert Stage and Lawn)

12-2pm Entertainment, Matthew Banks (Jeanne’s Pavilion)

Monday, September 2

9am-1pm Country Critters Petting Zoo (Pecan Grove)

10am-4pm Complimentary Tastings (A Tasteful Place)

11am Dallas College Cooks Demonstration (A Tasteful Place)

12-2pm Entertainment, Music Starz (Jeanne’s Pavilion)

2-4pm Ashmore, Classic Rock Band (Martin Rutchik Concert Stage and Lawn)

Children’s Adventure Garden

10:30am Weekend Puppet Show (The Glade) / Weekday Storytime (First Adventure)

10am-12pm STEM Stop A: The Science of Spiciness

11:30am OmniGlobe Presentation: Supercontinents (Exploration Center)

12:30pm Walne Family Discovery Lab (Exploration Center)

1-3pm STEM Stop B: The Life Cycle of a Pepper

2pm Walne Family Discovery Lab (Exploration Center)

2:30pm OmniGlobe Presentation: Supercontinents (Exploration Center)

4pm OmniGlobe Presentation: Supercontinents (Exploration Center)

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