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LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens
December 1, 2018 - 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
StoryTime in the Garden is a creative way of mixing storytelling and imagination with hands on craft activities for children. The program meets one Saturday a month September through April from 9 a.m. - Noon. Children ages 3-8 can enjoy storybook readings and imagination-themed activities every half hour.
All children participating in the program must be accompanied by an adult. The last reading begins at 11:30. Registration is not required and admission is free (except in October when StoryTime is associated with Corn Maze activities which has an entrance fee).
LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens
December 1, 2018 - 8 a.m. - Noon
It’s not Christmas in South Louisiana without coming to the poinsettia display and sale at the Botanic Gardens. Join us for our annual, one day only Poinsettia Show and Sale! The Botanic Gardens is one of the nationwide trial locations for new and classic poinsettia varieties. We rely on our customers to take part in the evaluation process to help poinsettia breeders to decide which poinsettias hit the shelves next Christmas season!
The event is open to the public for free admission.
LSU Rural Life Museum
Sunday, December 2, 2018 - 12:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Ring in the Holiday season with a 19th century Louisiana celebration at the LSU Rural Life Museum. Decorations with natural trimmings representative of special times of long ago will be displayed throughout the museum's grounds. Seasonal activities such a musical groups, demonstrating artisans, open-hearth cooking, storytellers, and costumed re-enactors will present during this event.
Admission: $10.00 per person. Children 10 years and younger are admitted for free.
This event will conclude with a bonfire and a visit from Papa Noel!
Burden Museum & Gardens offers special events throughout the year. Check our website often for updated details.
LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens
January 19, 2019 - 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Be an arborist for a day by scaling a Louisiana live oak, meet Smokey the Bear, enjoy a scavenger hunt and more! Your family will learn about native trees. You can plant a tree and watch it grow for generations with GPS coordinates in the Burden Woods. All trees planted help to reforest our native trees lost during Hurricane Gustav.
Concessions are available. The event is open to the public for free admission.
LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens
February 9-10, 2019
The public is welcome to enter blooms into the Baton Rouge
show at the LSU Rural Life Museum. The annual Camellia Sale features award-winning
camellias grown by the Baton Rouge Camellia Society and the general public. The
show is free and open to the public for viewing from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 9, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10.
Visit here for more information.
LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens
February 11-15, 2019 - 9 AM - 4:30 PM
The Byzantine Icon Workshop is a thoughtful and meditative five-day
retreat focused on traditional painting techniques that date back 2,000 years.
If you have a desire for a peaceful, contemplative setting, join the iconographers
and create an individual piece of meaningful art. No previous artistic skill or
experience is required! The cost of the workshop
is $350 and includes all materials and lunch for five days.
LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens
February 23, 2019 - 7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Herb Day is an educational outdoor and gardening event and sale sponsored by the American Herb Society Baton Rouge Unit. There will be an Herb “Petting Zoo” and other children’s activities to make this event fun for all ages. Herb classes will start at 9:30 a.m. and continue every hour.
The event is open to the public for free admission.
LSU Rural Life Museum
February 23, 2019
The LSU Rural Life Museum will present Afternoon Tea, Fashion and Fancies on Saturday, February 23, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the museum visitor center. Afternoon tea will be served with an assortment of sandwiches and pastries followed by a period fashion show featuring reproduction clothing from the 19th and early 20th centuries. A textile and tea exhibit will also be displayed for guests to enjoy.
LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens
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LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens
March 23, 2019 - 7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Shop from over 5,000 homegrown perennials and annuals specifically selected by the East Baton Rouge Master Gardeners for success in your garden! The EBR Master Gardener Annual Plant Sale raises money to support the educational activities of the Master Gardeners and the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens.
The event is open to the public. Free admission.
LSU Rural Life Museum
March 30, 2019
More than 200 foreign and domestic beers and ales will be
available for tasting. A large assortment of homebrews will be included. For
patrons 21 and older. Proper photo identification required. Nonalcoholic
beverages will be available.
LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens
April 11, 2019
Stroll through the gardens and savor the best local flavors from Baton Rouge chefs and creative mixologists! This extraordinary evening challenges local restaurants to compete for the People’s Choice and Juried Awards. Guests will enjoy creations from local restaurants prepared with locally grown products. Gourmet in the Garden is held in the lush green setting of the Rose Garden and Orangerie Garden.
All proceeds from this event go towards education programs at the Botanic Gardens and the Louisiana Culinary Institute Foundation.
LSU Rural Life Museum
April 14, 2019
Children ages 2 through 8 can enjoy traditional Louisiana
Easter customs, including egg dyeing, paquing, races and, of course, hunting
eggs for prizes.
LSU Rural Life Museum
April 26, 2019
This elegant Southern supper will capture the spirit of
earlier days at Windrush Plantation. Guests will enjoy cocktails at the Burden
home, a seated supper, and desserts and coffee in the museum’s complex.
Reservations are required. Registration fee: $150.
LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens
May 2019 - 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Join the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden and hundreds
of gardens across the United States for National Public Gardens Day! This
annual event highlights the important role gardens play in American
communities. Free admission.
LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens
June 2019
Join us for a week of exploring nature! Campers entering the second through fifth grades will interact with nature through a series of games, arts and crafts, science experiments, fishing, hiking and more! Snacks and water are provided.
LSU Rural Life Museum
June 3-7, 2019
Louisiana artisans will teach children traditional folk arts,
such as candle making, weaving, blacksmithing, and other 19th-century
activities. Open to children entering the fourth through eighth grades. Advance
registration required.
LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens
June 15, 2019 - 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Garden Fest is a family friendly festival in the middle of
Baton Rouge that promotes locally grown foods. Enjoy fresh omelets by the
Louisiana Egg Commission, samples of famous bloody marys from Mason's Grill and
activities and educational sessions for kids and adults. Admission is $5 per
person and free for children ages 3 and under.
LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens
July 13, 2019
Attention orchid lovers! Regional orchid growers and
collectors will create works of art with the orchids on display at the Ione
Burden Conference Center, and vendors from across the Gulf Coast have an array
of orchids for sale. Orchid supplies will also be sold. Orchid Society members
will be available to offer orchid growing and maintenance advice and potting
demonstrations to showcase your beautiful orchids. Free admission.
LSU Rural Life Museum
October 2019
Living history demonstrations will re-enact activities that
took place on Louisiana farms and plantations during harvest time in the 1800s.
Artisans will demonstrate skills related to harvest, hunting, fieldwork and
other 19th-century duties. Activities will include cooking, soap
making, boat building and wagon rides. Regular admission charged.
LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens
October 2019 - 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
In this session we will learn about companion planting!
This program is held for ages 6 to 12 years old. Register in advance to Angie Wall at angwall@cox.net. A $15 fee is required for each child. Participants will receive a snack and a take-home craft. Attendance is limited to 30.
LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens
October 5, 12, 19, 26, 2019 - 10 AM - 5 PM
Enjoy hamburgers, food from local vendors, and corn inspired snacks like corndogs and popcorn.
Admission is $10 per person and free for children 3 and under. Friends of the Gardens family membership discount: $5 per person.
LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens
October 16, 2019 - 6 PM
Friends of LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens invite you to dine
among the roses for the most beautiful al fresco event of the year! Join us for
delicious food and music. Guests are asked to wear cocktail attire. Tickets are
$125. Seating is limited, and tickets sell out every year so please reserve
your seat in advance. Call 225-763-3990 ext. 6 for tickets.
LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens
October 26, 2019 - 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Wear your costume and kick off your Halloween celebrations at Night Maze! You won’t find anything spooky or ooky, just more mazy fun with a bonfire, smore’s, live music, and glow in the dark games.
Admission is $10 per person and free for children 3 and under. Friends of the Gardens family membership discount: $5 per person.
LSU Rural Life Museum
October 27, 2019
Remember the sights, sounds and activities of an
old-fashioned country fair. Join the staff of the Rural Life Museum as they
provide a safe and fun Halloween event for families. Storytelling, cakewalks,
pumpkin decorating, games and trick-or-treating are some of the events kids
will be able to participate in. Admission: $5 per person.
LSU Rural Life Museum
November 7, 2019
A silent and live auction with numerous items, lively music
and delicious barbecue. Red roosters aplenty will decorate the hall. Registration
required.
LSU Rural Life Museum
December 1, 2019
Ring in the Christmas season with a 19th-century Louisiana celebration. Musical groups, demonstrating artisans, storytellers and costumed re-enactors will set the holiday mood. The event will conclude with a bonfire and a very special guest. Admission: Adults $10.00. Children 10 years and under are free.