Weekends in Bloom: Saturday, April 26

Weekends from April 26 to May 11, 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.

• 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
  Magnolia Plaza

  Recorrido por lo más sobresaliente de la jardín (Seasonal Highlights Tour en español)

  Escubra las plantas y los jardines del Jardín Botánico de Brooklyn que están en pico de floración, así como otros puntos sobresalientes de la estación, en esta caminatagratuita dirigida por guías capacitados del jardín. El recorrido parte de Magnolia Plaza, cerca de las escaleras del edificio.

• 12 p.m.
  Plant Family Collection

  Cobu: Dance Like Drumming, Drum Like Dancing

  This high-energy ensemble performs a mix of American and Japanese choreography.

• 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.

• 1:30 p.m.
  Roaming; starts in Osborne Garden

  HONK Family Band

  HONK Family Band, a project of House of HONK! New York City, brings the carnival to the party, second-lining across any space with liberatory joy. Expect sizzling solos, samba reggae rhythms, pop classics, and lots o’ sass.

• 2:30 & 3:30 p.m.
  Plant Family Collection

  Sachiyo Ito and Company

  Celebrate the beauty of cherry blossoms with this graceful Japanese classical dance performance. The program includes a kabuki dance from the 19th century and choreographed works by Sachiyo Ito.

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