Bring your little owlets 2 and older for an enchanting nature-themed story time at Magnolia Lawn.

Please note that this Wreath Making class on Dec. 7 at 10am is sold out. 

Make a beautiful winter wreath for your home using natural materials, including botanicals gathered in the Gardens. The Wreath Making class meets at 10am or 2pm, December 7 and 8. Sign up early – this class sells out! Experts will provide instruction to get you started. $40 members; $50 non-members. Includes materials.

Advance registration required. Please note that this program is non-refundable.

Please note that Little Explorers on Saturday, December 7 has been canceled due to weather.

Explore Descanso Gardens from the ground up with your children ages 2 to 5. On the first Saturday of the month, Little Explorers will encourage kids to use their senses to discover the natural world through hands-on activities.

Free with admission. No registration required.

Please note that this Wreath Making class on Dec. 7 at 2pm is sold out.

Make a beautiful winter wreath for your home using natural materials, including botanicals gathered in the Gardens. The Wreath Making class meets at 10am or 2pm, December 7 and 8. Sign up early – this class sells out! Experts will provide instruction to get you started. $40 members; $50 non-members. Includes materials.

Advance registration required. Please note that this program is non-refundable.

Please note that the Wreath Making class on Dec. 8 at 10am is sold out.

Make a beautiful winter wreath for your home using natural materials, including botanicals gathered in the Gardens. The Wreath Making class meets at 10am or 2pm, December 7 and 8. Sign up early – this class sells out! Experts will provide instruction to get you started. $40 members; $50 non-members. Includes materials.

Advance registration required. Please note that this program is non-refundable.

Please note that this Wreath Making class on Dec. 8 at 2pm is sold out.

Make a beautiful winter wreath for your home using natural materials, including botanicals gathered in the Gardens. The Wreath Making class meets at 10am or 2pm, December 7 and 8. Sign up early – this class sells out! Experts will provide instruction to get you started. $40 members; $50 non-members. Includes materials.

Advance registration required. Please note that this program is non-refundable.

Join us once a month for a fun and relaxed guided walk along Descanso’s many beautiful paths and trails. Whether you are looking to improve your health, make new friends, or get to know the Gardens, an experienced guide will help you explore all that Descanso has to offer.

Free to members. No registration required.

Members only

Bring your little owlets 2 and older for an enchanting nature-themed story time at Magnolia Lawn.

Join us for a walk-through of fruiting bodies with artist Jessica Rath at the Sturt Haaga Gallery. Admission will be free from 1–3pm on Sunday, Dec. 15.

Connecting plants, animals and Descanso Gardens, Jessica Rath and curator Pamela Bailey Lewis present the first major survey of Rath’s contemporary works of art and her exploration of the human manipulation of agriculture and food production.

This exhibition is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture.

To join us on Free Tuesday, you will need advance tickets.

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Tickets for Free Tuesday on December 17 will be available on Tuesday, November 26 at 10am. Please note that Free Tuesday tickets do not include entry to Enchanted Forest of Light.

Please note:

• Tickets are free and must be reserved online in advance, by phone at (818) 949-4200 or in person. No tickets will be available on-site at the Gardens on Free Tuesday.
• Tickets are available three weeks before the date of Free Tuesday. There are two times available to enter: 9am and 1pm. Once you are in the Gardens, you man stay until Descanso Gardens closes at 5pm.
• All visitors – including infants – need a ticket.
• Descanso Gardens members do not need a ticket.
  
• Members of other gardens that participate in the Reciprocal Admissions Program must reserve a free non-member ticket.
  
• Tickets will be scanned for entry and can only be used for the date and time printed on them.
  
• Tickets are limited to 6 per household; those reserving more than 6 tickets will have all additional tickets invalidated. Ticket purchaser must be present with entire party in order to enter the Garden. Descanso Gardens staff may request identification from the ticket purchaser.
  
• Please read our garden etiquette guidelines to better understand the expectations of behavior when visiting Descanso.
  
• Food and picnicking are not permitted in the Gardens; however, you are welcome to use the picnic area adjacent to the parking lot. 
  
• We cannot accommodate tour groups/buses on Free Tuesday. For group availability, contact grouptours@descansogardens.org or (818) 949-4202.