Family & Kids

Free with Gardens admission. Celebrate with Illuminated Fountain Performances, music, and activities all centered around our imaginative themes.

Free with Gardens admission. Space is limited. Weather permitting. Discover the sights, sounds, and scents of the season with a fun, 30-minute nature walk designed for the whole family.

Members-only Hours. Grammy Award-winner Eileen Ivers pushes fiddling tradition boundaries from a folk music staple to a fiercely fresh, powerfully beautiful, intensely driving world stage experience.

Explore the fascinating world of honeybees and mason bees with beekeeping expert Tiffany Ayres. This workshop is designed for adults and children (ages 5-9) to learn together.

Explore the fascinating honeybee and mason bee with beekeeping expert Tiffany Ayres. For ages 10-16.

Create two nature-inspired sculptures to bring home and proudly display. For ages 10-16.

Perfect for families, this fun, hands-on experience welcomes kids to get their hands dirty while planting easy-to-grow, fragrant herbs. This workshop is designed for adults and children (ages 5-9) to learn together. Sold out - join the waitlist.

Have a blast planting easy-to-grow, fragrant herbs to take home and discovering how they can make your outdoor space smell amazing. For ages 10-16.

Explore our cut flower garden, go behind-the-scenes to our floral studio, and design a floral arrangement.  For ages 10-16.

Members-only Hours.  Irish bluegrass quartet JigJam brings a high-energy combination of bluegrass and American folk to their foot-stomping live performances.  

Discover the beauty and care of bonsai with Longwood’s Horticulture Specialty Grower Kevin Bielicki. For ages 10-16.

Welcome to the Renaissance as The Brandywiners presents the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce Something Rotten, a hilarious mash-up of 16th century Shakespeare and 21st century Broadway.  

Use a variety of fun materials—like paper, fabric, paint, and natural objects—to create amazing artwork.  For ages 10-16.

Members-only Hours. Best Children’s Music Album Grammy-nominee Divinity Roxx creates empowering music and media that educates and guides children and young adults to be the best versions of themselves.

Gather your family and join us for a hands-on workshop to learn all about succulents. This workshop is designed for adults and children (ages 5-9) to learn together.

Creatively construct a succulent garden inside a container. For ages 10-16.