Chicago Botanic Garden

group visits

Public Event Tours

For more information on our seasonal and special event tour packages and rates, please download a PDF from the list below.


Starting at $25/person

A Bloomin' Sale 2009
May 16 – 17, 2009

Plan a group visit to the Garden for A Bloomin' Sale, the Midwest's premier plant sale. Make it a day with a tram ride and lunch! Get an early start with a continental breakfast or stay for a buffet dinner. There's plenty to do and see.

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Starting at $12/person

Garden Chef Tour
May – October; Saturdays & Sundays

Join us on a Garden culinary tour. Watch noted Chicago chefs prepare recipes with garden fresh ingredients, enjoy a tram ride around the Garden, and have lunch in one of our scenic dining spaces.

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Starting at $12/person

Roadside Flower Sale
September 11-13, 2009

The 28th annual sale features dried flowers, pods, and grasses perfect for decorating your home for fall. Enjoy the other fall colors the Garden has to offer with a ride on the Grand Tram, and relax with a lunch.

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Starting at $12/person

Harvest Festival
October 3-4, 2009

Celebrate fall at the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Harvest Festival. Walk through the marketplace at the Fruit & Vegetable Garden, view fall colors on the tram ride, and experience the beauty of the Garden in October.

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