See, Explore, Enjoy, Discover
Welcome to Powell Gardens, Kansas City’s botanical garden! You’ll find plenty to see and do in every month of the year. With special exhibits, performances, drop-in activities, acres of gorgeous gardens and the nation’s largest edible landscape, you can tailor a visit based on your own interests.
Promotional Days
Mark your calendars for these general admission days offering additional programming, peak bloom times and discounts.
Celebrate National Prairie Day and explore Powell Gardens very own prairie remnant that is home to unique flora and fauna. Discover these native wonders with a local expert and learn about prairie natives that are great additions to the home garden.Wear hiking shoes, bring water, and a hat. Participants will also trek briefly on the Byron Shutz Nature Trail.
Enjoy the Gardens during the evening hours. Receive 1/2 price admission after 6 p.m. Gardens are open until 8 p.m.
Join us for a day of exploring the great outdoors with dads! All fathers receive free admission at the gate.
Join us on July 4 and celebrate our Nation’s independence with a flowery show! July is peak bloom time our collection of day lilies. Be sure to take a stroll through the Perennial Garden for the full effect.
We are inviting you and your inner geek to join us for a day of embracing the unusual. Dress up in your favorite costume and receive $2 off general admission at the gate.
A Midsummer’s Night Cocktail Party | 5:30-7 p.m.
After a day of costumed fun, enjoy an enchanted evening discovering the myths behind legendary creatures such as kappas, dragons, trolls, and fairies featured in the Gardens of Myth exhibit. Learn about these fantasy figures and their connections to plants and produce! The guided portion of the evening exploring a portion of our nature trail, ends in the vineyard with a cash bar, fantastic snacks and mingling with special costumed guests amidst our summer garden displays.
Enjoy the Gardens during the evening hours. Receive 1/2 price admission after 6 p.m. Gardens are open until 8 p.m.
All members of the Kansas City Zoo receive 1/2 price admission at Powell Gardens and Powell Gardens members will receive 1/2 price admission at the Kansas City Zoo.
Enjoy the Gardens during the evening hours. Receive 1/2 price admission after 6 p.m. Gardens are open until 8 p.m.
The first 100 visitors will receive a pair of glasses specifically designed for watching solar eclipses. Grab a picnic basket and bottle of wine from reFresh, lay out a blanket on our prairie and let the eclipse come to you.
Yes, we’re open! Enjoy the long weekend at Kansas City’s botanical garden. Send summer on it’s way with a dip in our fountain and make sure to swing by the Heartland Harvest Garden to view the Gardens of Myth exhibit before it leaves in October. This is the final day for military families to receive free admission in 2017 through the Blue Star Museum program.
Celebrate the grandparents in your life with a trip to the Gardens! Grandparents receive $2 off admission all day!
Join us on Veteran’s Day as we thank all who have served our country in the armed forces. All Veterans receive free admission. Join us for cookies and coffee from 9 a.m. -noon in the Visitor Education Center. (while supplies last)
Spend the busiest shopping day of the year in the tranquil spaces of Kansas City’s botanical garden.