Winter Wonders & Events

Visit Powell Gardens during the most wonderful time of the year! The Garden is open for exploring and creating memories all year long. Join us for a family-favorite festival, fresh air, and the quiet beauty of winter in the Midwest.

Festival of Lights 2020

November 13, 2020 – January 3, 2021

Festival of Lights is open Thursday-Sunday (and select dates to accommodate seasonal holidays) from 4-10 p.m. Start a new family tradition and come experience the tranquil light display.

Explore The Gardens

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October, we've been waiting for you. 💐🌾🍂
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We can't wait to see you in the Gardens soon! Purchase tickets in bio. #powellgardens #botanicalgarden #perennialgarden #fallinkansascity #fallinkc #autumnvibes #plantsofinstagram #plantmoreplants #grownative #garden #jardin #gooutside #explorekc

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Summer has blue skies and bright blooms, but we are HERE for fall color. 🌸⛅️🍃
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Tickets linked in bio. #powellgardens #botanicalgarden #garden #jardin #visitgardens #fallcolor #plantmoreplants #plantsofinstagram #plantstagram

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Happy #TrailTalesTuesday! We've partnered with @mcplmo to bring a special literacy-in-nature project to Powell Gardens. Now through October 31, follow the children’s story Cricket in the Thicket through the Heartland Harvest and Children’s Gardens and enjoy interactive children’s activities that bring the poems to life.
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Included with general admission. (Admission is free for members.) Tickets linked in bio. #powellgardens #trailtales #mcplmo #cricketinthethicket #outdoorbooks #readoutside

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A hidden trail snakes between the Perennial Garden and the David T. Beals III Woodland and Stream Garden. These woods are home to all sorts of special creatures. Who do you think lives here? 🍄🧚🍂

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The weekend isn't over yet! Bring your family to Family Frolic: Hedge Apple Days at Powell Gardens. Play hedge apple yard games, make a special natural craft, and learn all about special seeds in the Gardens from 12-4 p.m..
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Tickets linked in bio. #powellgardens #familyfrolic #hedgeapples #hedgeapplebowling #kansascitykids #botanicalgarden #garden #jardin #explorekc #hedgeappledays #gooutside #plantsofinstagram #grownative #plantmoreplants #fallblooms

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Author Carol Murray visited Powell Gardens to celebrate the start of Trail Tales! Her book, Cricket in the Thicket, is featured as part of this special literacy-in-nature project. Trail Tales is included with general admission. Visit the Gardens (September 1-October 31, 2020) to follow the children’s story through the Heartland Harvest and Children’s Gardens while enjoying interactive children’s activities that bring the poems to life.
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Tickets available in bio. #powellgardens #trailtales #literacyinnature #cricketinthethicket #childrenspoems #poemsinthegarden #poetryinthegarden #childrensbook

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Families are welcome this (and every) weekend! Join us Saturday and Sunday for Family Frolic: Hedge Apple Days to play hedge apple bowling, make a special take-home craft and learn all about these special seeds. Tickets linked in bio. (P.S. While you're here, check out Trail Tales! This literacy-in-nature project is the perfect way to read and explore the Gardens with younger kids.)
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#powellgardens #trailtales #hedgeapple #cricketinthethicket #grownative #fallinkc #botanicalgarden #jardin #garden #midwestgarden

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Have you ever wished that a Powell Gardens horticulturist could help you with your home garden? Or wanted to host a dinner party for your closest friends at the top of the Missouri Barn Silo? Now's your chance! As part of our virtual fundraiser, Under a Harvest Moon: At Home, we invite you to support the Gardens and participate in an online raffle for these experiences, and more. Chances are limited, so your odds are good!

Enter by Sunday, September 27 at 10 p.m. CDT at the link in bio. Pictured above: Founders Garden.

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🍂It's (officially) fall, y'all! If you have questions about fall gardening, let us know in the comments. Our horticulture staff will respond to a few later this week.
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📸:Pinnate dahlia in the Perennial Garden. #powellgardens #botanicalgarden #itsfallyall #askapowellgardensgardener #askagardener #homegardening #homegarden #diygarden #gardenquestions #garden #jardin #kansascitygarden

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🌳🎒🔍Borrow a Nature Enthusiast Backpack during your next visit! These adventure packs (available free of charge in the Perennial Lounge) are full of books and tools you'll need to explore the Gardens. Tickets available in bio.
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#powellgardens #garden #botanicalgarden #natureenthusiast #backpackadventure #kidsactivity #explorekc #kansascitygoesoutside #headoutsidekc

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🌳Did you know Powell Gardens is home to the Byron Shutz Trail System? Our longest trail (Prairie Ridge, 3.25 miles) is now open for the season. Tag someone you'd like to take a long (or short) walk with in the comments!
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Tickets available in bio. We're open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday. Like any trail, some preparation is a good thing! We recommend closed toed shoes, bug spray, and a water bottle. #powellgardens #botanicalgarden #trail #takeahike #hikekc #hikekcmo #hikekansascity #gooutsidekc #trailsystem #takeawalk #optoutside

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Have you watched everything on Netflix? We feel ya. Visit Press Play at Powell Gardens this week! Combine fresh air with a magical, site-specific digital exhibition. Press Play is inspired and activated by the landscapes of Powell Gardens. Plants, words, music, movement, art, spirit, and education play together, offering many perspectives and reflections on the sense of place and our connection with the natural world. Press Play QR codes are situated throughout the Gardens, inviting visitors to use their smart devices to activate site-responsive audio and video content contributed by artists, poets, dancers, musicians, healers, writers, horticulturists, and other creative voices.
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Press Play is included in general admission. Tickets available in bio. #powellgardens #pressplayatpowellgardens #pressplay #digitalexhibition #outdoorart #outdoorexhibition #kansascityart #kansascityartist #artexhibition #artinthegardens

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What’s small, red and whispers? A hoarse radish. (Let's kick off the weekend with some garden pun or jokes. Share your best in the comments below! #happyfriday) 😆🌳
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If you're planning to visit this weekend, purchase advance tickets in the link in bio. We can't wait to see you! #powellgardens #botanicalgarden #gardenjoke #gardenpun #botanicalgardensofinstagram #corncrib #falliscoming #midwestisbest #garden

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🐐🌾We have plants, we have ponds, we have ... goats?! These temporary residents are hard at work in the meadow between the Marlese Lowe Gourley Island Garden and David T. Beal III Woodland and Stream Garden.The goats have one job at Powell Gardens: munch, munch, munch and munch some more! They are eating invasive species and less-desirable plants (like poison ivy) from our meadow. This helps our land look its best ... and makes some very happy goats along the way. 😄
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Tickets available in bio. Please remember the goats are working. Do not handle, feed, or enter their enclosure. Selfies encouraged! #powellgardens #botanicalgarden #landmanagement #naturallandmanagement #goatsonthego #meadowmanagement #goatseatinggrass #goathelpers #goatsofinstagram #grownative #grownativemo

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Our Heartland Harvest Garden produces tons of produce and other edibles each year. This year, we're sharing our harvest with @aftertheharvestkc! After the Harvest takes produce from the Heartland Harvest Garden and distributes it to organizations and people who need healthy fruits and vegetables. We're glad we're able to reduce food waste and help feed our community!
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Pictured: Radicchio 'Fiero' in the Heartland Harvest Garden. #powellgardens #aftertheharvest #botanicalgarden #ediblegarden #ediblelandscape #reducefoodwaste #feedkc

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Did you know we have an All-American Selections display garden at Powell Gardens? (Make your way to the Heartland Harvest Garden and look for the handcrafted wattled fence!) The plants included in our All-American Selection Garden center around the Heartland Harvest Garden’s theme—food production and harvest. In this space, visitors will encounter plants like Lettuce Sandy, Broccoli Artwork, Fennel Antares, Tomato Chef’s Choice Green, and Basil Dolce Fresca. (P.S. This garden is entered into the @aasgardenwinners 2020 contest. Wish us luck!)
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Tickets linked in bio. #aasdisplaygarden #powellgardens #botanicalgarden #heartlandharvestgarden #growfood #allamericanselectionswinners

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🌳🍂 Do you want to know one of the very best parts of visiting Powell Gardens throughout the year? You have a front row seat to each spectacular season! We love the way the Mid-West landscape naturally ushers in the seasons and are looking forward to crisp mornings and changing leaves. What are your favorite signs of fall?
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Pictured: David T. Beals III Woodland and Stream Garden. #powellgardens #botanicalgarden #falliscoming #garden #botanicalgardensofinstagram #jardin #fallcolor #seasonschange #fall #autumn #fallinthemidwest #midwestisbest

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🌳 Calling all fresh air enthusiasts! Powell Gardens is hiring. Part-time and full-time positions are available in several departments. Tag a friend who would be perfect for the Powell Gardens team and check the latest openings in bio.
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(Want to spend more time at Powell Gardens without being on the payroll? Volunteers are always welcome! Visit https://powellgardens.org/homepage/volunteer-opportunities/ to learn more.) #powellgardens #botanicalgarden #nowhiring #nowhiringkansascity

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Under a Harvest Moon tickets are on sale through Monday (9/14). Join us in celebrating and supporting Powell Gardens on Sunday, September 27 with a special virtual event and take-home gourmet picnic dinner! Enjoy your meal in your favorite green space. (Show us your picnic set up by tagging #uhm2020 and #picnicforpowellgardens.)
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Attendees and supporters alike will be able to bid on unique experience through a virtual raffle. This year's featured specials include a garden consultation with Powell Gardens horticulture staff, VIP Festival of Lights experience, and dinner at the top of the Missouri Barn Silo at Powell Gardens. Click the link in bio for event tickets and virtual raffle information. #powellgardens

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Your weekend plans are covered. (You're welcome.) We've got garden-inspired art, great views, and fall weather. Get tickets (link in bio) to Press Play today!
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Press Play is a site-specific digital exhibition of content inspired and activated by the landscapes of Powell Gardens. All across our grounds, Press Play QR codes invite visitors to use their smart devices to activate site-responsive audio and video content contributed by artists, poets, dancers, musicians, healers, writers, horticulturists, and other creative voices.
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#powellgardens #pressplayatpowellgardens #garden #botanicalgarden #artinthegardens #outdoorart #outdoorexhibition #outdoorexhibit #kansascityart #artinkc #digitalart #digitalexhibition #artoutside #artoutsidethebox #gooutside

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🌳🍂🌾 Changing seasons meanings the sun sets earlier each day. We change our hours accordingly! Powell Gardens is open Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.. Tickets available in bio.
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Pictured: Display in David T. Beals III Woodland and Stream Garden. #powellgardens #botanicalgarden #garden #jardin #fallinkc #fallinkcmo #changingseasons #falliscoming

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🌿🌤🌳 Happy Labor Day, garden friends! Let us know how you've been enjoying the outdoors over this long weekend. We're closed today, but look forward to seeing Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.. Tickets linked in bio. #powellgardens

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Under a Harvest Moon (Powell Gardens' annual fundraiser) is back! This year, the event is coming to YOU on Sunday, September 27 through a combined virtual event and take-home gourmet picnic dinner. Celebrate and support Powell Gardens from the comfort of your own garden, terrace, or green space with a special, take home picnic dinner prepared by us. Dinner will be crafted by four talented Kanas City chefs (Laura Comer, @kauffmancenter; Michael Foust, @blacksheep39th; Pam Liberda and Darrell Loo, @waldothai; Rick Mullins, @cafesebastienne) and showcase produce from Powell Gardens' Heartland Harvest Garden. Dinner will be available for pick-up in Kansas City and Lee's Summit. Tickets and more details available in link in bio.
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Show your support online by tagging your social posts with #uhm2020 and #picnicforpowellgardens. We can't wait to see how you enjoy the event!

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🐐 Look closely this weekend and you may find Powell Gardens' lastest hire! Goats On The Go brought their best workers out to the Gardens to help us with a big project. These goats are chomping on invasive or less desirable plants around the Gardens. They love the variety of snacks and we love the natural plant control! We're closed on Labor Day (9/7) but hope you will come see the goats in action soon. (Tickets linked in bio.)
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Please remember the goats are working. Do not pet or handle them, or enter their enclosure. Selfies are encouraged! #powellgardens #goatsonthego #grownative #goatsofinstagram #goatsinthegarden #naturalweedcontrol #botanicalgarden #summer #kansascity #explorekc

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Were you just thinking you need more dahlias in your life? Us too! Luckily, we're hosting the Greater Kansas City Dahlia Society this weekend. Plants will be on display Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. and society members will be on hand to answer questions. Tickets linked in bio. (The rest of our Garden is open, too! Stay a while. 🌸)
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#powellgardens #botanicalgarden #dahlia #dahliaflower #dahliaofinstagram #botanicalgarden #garden #jardin #flowershow #dahliadisplay #greaterkcdahliasociety

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Press Play (coming Friday, September 4) is a site-specific digital exhibition of content inspired and activated by the landscapes of Powell Gardens. Plants, words, music, movement, art, spirit, and education play together, offering many perspectives and reflections on the sense of place and our connection with the natural world.
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How does it work? Purchase your tickets (link in bio) and wander our grounds. Press Play QR codes are situated throughout the Gardens, inviting visitors to use their smart devices to activate site-responsive audio and video content contributed by artists, poets, dancers, musicians, healers, writers, horticulturists, and other creative voices.
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#powellgardens #pressplayatpowellgardens #botanicalgarden #digitalart #outdoorexhibition #artoutside #artinthegardens #kansascityart #artinkc #explorekc #kansascity #garden #jardín #pressplay #digitalexhibition

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💚 Our best kept secret? Powell Gardens is the perfect date spot! We did the hard part already and planned the whole day for you and your special someone. Watch our story and take notes ... we won't tell if you follow along exactly. (We'll save it in our highlights under "Staycations" too.) Then grab tickets in the link in bio. See you lovebirds soon!
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#powellgardens #botanicalgarden #bestdatespot #kansascitydatespot #datingunplugged #garden #jardin #plantsofinstagram #dateday #datenight

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Where are all of the houseplant parents and home gardeners at?! As the seasons change, so do the needs of your garden and plants. We'd love to help! You can #askapowellgardener by dropping a question in the comments below. Our staff will pick a few to answer later this week.
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📸 : Zinnia elegans on the edge of the Perennial Garden. #powellgardens #botanicalgarden #garden #jardin #plantsofinstagram #planstagram #zinnia #zinniasofinstagram #grownative #growmoreplants #moreplants #kansascity #ourgardensyourhome

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Your next visit to the Gardens may start a bit differently ... we're working on our front entrance! We're excited to create an entrance that is as special as the rest of our grounds. Stay tuned for the completed project, expected in November 2020. (Wondering what this means for your visit? Don't worry, we’re open during construction. Come on in!)

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Anyone else not quite ready to say goodbye to summer yet? Luckily, there's still time to squeeze in a family staycation! We're right down the road AND we planned out the whole day for you. Check out our family staycation itinerary in our story or saved in our highlights for the details, then grab your tickets in the link in bio. We can't wait to see the whole family in the Gardens!
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📸 : Marlese Lowe Gourley Island Garden at Powell Gardens. #powellgardens #botanicalgarden #islandgarden #plantsofinstagram #planstagram #ourgardensyourhome #aquaticplants #growaquaticplants #midwestisbest #visitkc #kansascity #familystaycation #staycationkc