Weekends in Bloom: Saturday, May 4

Weekends from April 27 to May 12, celebrate cherry blossom season and all the spring blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden with casual, pop-up music and dance performances, morning programming for kids and families in the Discovery Garden, and Garden tours.

All programs free with Garden admission. See all weekends.

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Activities

• 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
  Discovery Garden

  Spring Family Discovery Weekends

  Learn and play together in the Discovery Garden. Hands-on stations throughout the garden’s courtyard, meadow, woodland, and marsh encourage families to explore nature alongside our volunteer Discovery Docents and teen garden apprentices.

• 12–12:45 p.m.
  Osborne Garden

  The NY Arabic Orchestra Trio presents Mosaic

  Celebrate the rich diversity of the Arab world with this classical and contemporary repertoire.

• 12:30–1 p.m.
  Roaming performance starting at Oak Circle

  Batalá New York

  Batalá New York is an all-woman, Black-led percussion ensemble promoting Afro-Brazilian culture, female empowerment, community building, and cultural awareness through high-energy performances of Afro-Brazilian music and dance in New York City and beyond.

• 1–2 p.m.
  Magnolia Plaza

  Seasonal Highlights Tour

  Discover BBG’s plants and gardens in peak bloom and other highlights of the season in this free walk led by trained Garden Guides. Meet on Magnolia Plaza by building steps.

• 1 & 3 p.m.
  Alfred T. White Memorial Amphitheater

  Baba Israel and Friends

  Baba Israel shares songs, stories, and interactive improvisations while teaching the audience to beatbox in this dynamic live hip-hop, jazz, and spoken word performance.

• 2:30–3:15 p.m.
  Osborne Garden

  Tiga Jean-Baptiste

  Tiga Jean-Baptiste and his band TCHAKA perform a mix of Haitian and Shona music from Zimbabwe, blended to create a rich musical landscape as delicious and satisfying as the traditional Haitian dish the band is named for.

  Presented in partnership with Haiti Cultural Exchange

Support

Art in the Garden is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Major Supporter, Discovery Programs