Membership
Membership
Your membership supports our mission
Make the right choice for you. A Chicago Botanic Garden membership pays for itself in as little as two visits. With your membership, you not only enjoy many members-only privileges but also support the Garden and its mission: We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life.
All Member Benefits
Admission
Free admission
Free admission at over 300 gardens and arboreta nationwide
Parking
Free parking
Hours
Members’ only Garden hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily
Discounts
10% discount in the Garden Shop and 20% discount on most classes
Library
Lenhardt Library check-out privileges
Events
Discounts and priority registration for select events including Lightscape and Night of 1000 Jack-o’-Lanterns
Exclusive member appreciation events
Member travel opportunities
Levels | |||||||||
Benefits | Memberships Levels | Director's Circle donor Level | President's Circle donor Levels | ||||||
| Individual | Individual Plus | Household | Household Plus | Director's Circle | Founding | Sustaining | Laureate | Chairman's Circle | |
| One year membership cost | $125 | $141 | $163 | $199 | $300 | $1,500 | $3,000 | $10,000 | $25,000 |
| Free admission per visit | 1 adult | 1 adult plus one guest | 2 adults and all minor children | 2 adults, all minor children, plus 2 guests | 2 adults, all minor children, plus 6 guest | 2 adults, all minor children, plus 8 guests | 2 adults, all minor children, plus 8 guests | 2 adults, all minor children, plus 8 guests | 2 adults, all minor children, plus 8 guests |
| Membership cards | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Free parking | 1 car | 1 car | 2 cars | 2 cars | 2 cars | 2 cars | 2 cars | 2 cars | 2 cars |
| One-time use admission passes to share | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Free Orchid Show tickets | — | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Advanced registration for Nature Preschool | — | — | — | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Advance registration for Camp CBG | — | — | — | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Invitations to Director's Circle events | — | — | — | — | yes | — | — | — | — |
| Invitations to exclusive President's Circle events | — | — | — | — | — | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| VIP ticket purchase: Guaranteed flexible entry to our most popular ticketed events—Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns and Lightscape—including sold out dates | — | — | — | — | — | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Recognition on the Donor Wall in the Visitor Center | — | — | — | — | — | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| One private golf-cart tour or other personalized garden and greenhouse visit per year | — | — | — | — | — | — | yes | yes | yes |
| Advance registration for select programs and events | — | — | — | — | — | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Invitations to intimate events with special guests and curators | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | yes | yes |
| One home garden consultation with a Garden horticulturist per year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | yes |
| A private lunch or dinner opportunity with the Garden’s president | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | yes |
Become a Member
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Your benefits include:
- Admission for 2 adults and all minor children in household, plus 2 guests
each visit ($10 – $25 savings per person each visit) - Free parking for 2 cars ($10 savings each visit per car)
- Members-only Garden hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily
- 4 one-time use admission passes per year (up to $100 value)
- 4 free Orchid Show tickets per year ($36 value)
- 20% discount on most classes
- 10% discount in the Garden Shop and Garden View Café
- Advance registration and discounts on Camp CBG
- Discount on Nature Preschool
- Advance sales and discounts on ticket purchases for ticketed events, including Lightscape and Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns
- Garden Value Discount coupon book (10% discount at many local nurseries)
- Free admission to 300 botanic gardens and arboreta nationwide
- Lenhardt Library checkout privileges
Garden membership is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, contact Member and Donor Services at (847) 835-8215 or membershipweb@chicagobotanic.org.
Your benefits include:
- Admission for 2 adults and all minor children in household, plus 2 guests
each visit ($10 – $25 savings per person each visit) - Free parking for 2 cars ($10 savings each visit per car)
- Members-only Garden hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily
- 4 one-time use admission passes per year (up to $100 value)
- 4 free Orchid Show tickets per year ($36 value)
- 20% discount on most classes
- 10% discount in the Garden Shop and Garden View Café
- Advance registration and discounts on Camp CBG
- Discount on Nature Preschool
- Advance sales and discounts on ticket purchases for ticketed events, including Lightscape and Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns
- Garden Value Discount coupon book (10% discount at many local nurseries)
- Free admission to 300 botanic gardens and arboreta nationwide
- Lenhardt Library checkout privileges
Garden membership is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, contact Member and Donor Services at (847) 835-8215 or membershipweb@chicagobotanic.org.
- Admission for 2 adults and all minor children in household, plus 2 guests
-
Your benefits include:
- Admission for 2 adults and minor children in household each visit
($10 – $25 savings per person each visit) - Free parking for 2 cars ($10 savings each visit per car)
- Members-only Garden hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily
- 4 one-time use admission passes (up to $100 value)
- 20% discount on most classes
- 10% discount in the Garden Shop
- Advance sales and discounts on ticket purchases for ticketed events, including Lightscape and Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns
- Free admission to 300 botanic gardens and arboreta nationwide
- Lenhardt Library checkout privileges
Garden membership is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, contact Member and Donor Services at (847) 835-8215 or membershipweb@chicagobotanic.org.
Your benefits include:
- Admission for 2 adults and minor children in household each visit
($10 – $25 savings per person each visit) - Free parking for 2 cars ($10 savings each visit per car)
- Members-only Garden hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily
- 4 one-time use admission passes (up to $100 value)
- 20% discount on most classes
- 10% discount in the Garden Shop
- Advance sales and discounts on ticket purchases for ticketed events, including Lightscape and Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns
- Free admission to 300 botanic gardens and arboreta nationwide
- Lenhardt Library checkout privileges
Garden membership is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, contact Member and Donor Services at (847) 835-8215 or membershipweb@chicagobotanic.org.
- Admission for 2 adults and minor children in household each visit
-
Your benefits include:
- Admission for 1 adult and 1 guest each visit
($10 – $25 savings per person each visit) - Free parking ($10 savings each visit per car)
- Members-only Garden hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily
- 2 one-time use admission passes per year
(up to $50 value) - 2 free Orchid Show tickets per year ($18 value)
- 20% discount on most classes
- 10% discount in the Garden Shop and Garden View Café
- Advance sales and discounts on ticket purchases for ticketed events, including Lightscape and Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns
- Garden Value Discount coupon book (10% discount at many local nurseries)
- Free admission to 300 botanic gardens and arboreta nationwide
- Lenhardt Library checkout privileges
Garden membership is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, contact Member and Donor Services at (847) 835-8215 or membershipweb@chicagobotanic.org.
Your benefits include:
- Admission for 1 adult and 1 guest each visit
($10 – $25 savings per person each visit) - Free parking ($10 savings each visit per car)
- Members-only Garden hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily
- 2 one-time use admission passes per year
(up to $50 value) - 2 free Orchid Show tickets per year ($18 value)
- 20% discount on most classes
- 10% discount in the Garden Shop and Garden View Café
- Advance sales and discounts on ticket purchases for ticketed events, including Lightscape and Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns
- Garden Value Discount coupon book (10% discount at many local nurseries)
- Free admission to 300 botanic gardens and arboreta nationwide
- Lenhardt Library checkout privileges
Garden membership is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, contact Member and Donor Services at (847) 835-8215 or membershipweb@chicagobotanic.org.
- Admission for 1 adult and 1 guest each visit
-
Your benefits include:
- Admission for 1 adult each visit
($10 – $25 savings each visit) - Free parking ($10 savings each visit per car)
- Members-only Garden hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily
- 20% discount on most classes
- 10% discount in the Garden Shop
- Advance sales and discounts on ticket purchases for ticketed events, including Lightscape and Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns
- Free admission to 300 botanic gardens and arboreta nationwide
- Lenhardt Library checkout privileges
Garden membership is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, contact Member and Donor Services at (847) 835-8215 or membershipweb@chicagobotanic.org.
Your benefits include:
- Admission for 1 adult each visit
($10 – $25 savings each visit) - Free parking ($10 savings each visit per car)
- Members-only Garden hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily
- 20% discount on most classes
- 10% discount in the Garden Shop
- Advance sales and discounts on ticket purchases for ticketed events, including Lightscape and Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns
- Free admission to 300 botanic gardens and arboreta nationwide
- Lenhardt Library checkout privileges
Garden membership is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, contact Member and Donor Services at (847) 835-8215 or membershipweb@chicagobotanic.org.
- Admission for 1 adult each visit
Additional Donor Level Starting at $300
Special Benefits
Members who support the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Annual Fund with a gift of $300 or more enjoy special benefits with a donor level memberships.
Director's Circle
$300 – $1,499
Members who contribute $300 – $1,499 have access to exclusive benefits and events throughout the year. Including free admission for your household (2 adults and all minor children), plus 6 guests each visit.
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Your benefits include:
- Admission for your household (2 adults and all minor children) plus 6 guests each visit
- Free parking for 2 cars ($8 savings each visit per car)
- Members-only Garden hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily
- 6 one-time use admission passes
- 6 free Orchid Show tickets ($54 value)
- Advance registration for Camp CBG
- Invitations to exclusive previews and events
- 10% discount in the Garden Shop and Garden View Café
- 20% discount on most classes
- Garden Value Discount coupon book (10% discount at many local nurseries)
- Members-only hours and discounts on select Garden events
- Free admission to 300 botanic gardens and arboreta nationwide
- Lenhardt Library checkout privileges
- Facility rental privileges
Garden membership is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, contact Member and Donor Services at (847) 835-8215 or membershipweb@chicagobotanic.org.
Your benefits include:
- Admission for your household (2 adults and all minor children) plus 6 guests each visit
- Free parking for 2 cars ($8 savings each visit per car)
- Members-only Garden hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily
- 6 one-time use admission passes
- 6 free Orchid Show tickets ($54 value)
- Advance registration for Camp CBG
- Invitations to exclusive previews and events
- 10% discount in the Garden Shop and Garden View Café
- 20% discount on most classes
- Garden Value Discount coupon book (10% discount at many local nurseries)
- Members-only hours and discounts on select Garden events
- Free admission to 300 botanic gardens and arboreta nationwide
- Lenhardt Library checkout privileges
- Facility rental privileges
Garden membership is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, contact Member and Donor Services at (847) 835-8215 or membershipweb@chicagobotanic.org.
President’s Circle
$1,500 and above
Support the Chicago Botanic Garden by joining one of the exclusive leadership levels and contributing $1,500 or more. Members enjoy the following President’s Circle exclusive benefits.
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Your benefits include:
- Admission for your household (2 adults and all minor children) plus 8 guests each visit
- Free parking for 2 cars ($8 savings each visit per car)
- Members-only Garden hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily
- 8 one-time use admission passes
- 8 free Orchid Show tickets ($72 value)
- VIP ticket purchase: Come any date at any time to our most popular ticketed events—Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns and Lightscape—even if the event is sold out
- Advance ticket purchase and registration for most Garden events
- Invitations to exclusive President’s Circle events, previews, and lectures
- Recognition on the Donor Wall in the Visitor Center at giving level
- Advance registration for Camp CBG
- Advance registration for Nature Preschool
- Invitations to exclusive previews and events
- 10% discount in the Garden Shop and Garden View Café
- 20% discount on most classes
- Garden Value Discount coupon book (10% discount at many local nurseries)
- Members-only hours and discounts on select Garden events
- Free admission to 300 botanic gardens and arboreta nationwide
- Lenhardt Library checkout privileges
- Facility rental privileges
Online membership offer
Also includes a gift selected just for you! A free gift voucher will be sent with your membership packet.
Garden membership is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, contact Member and Donor Services at (847) 835-8215 or membershipweb@chicagobotanic.org.
Your benefits include:
- Admission for your household (2 adults and all minor children) plus 8 guests each visit
- Free parking for 2 cars ($8 savings each visit per car)
- Members-only Garden hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily
- 8 one-time use admission passes
- 8 free Orchid Show tickets ($72 value)
- VIP ticket purchase: Come any date at any time to our most popular ticketed events—Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns and Lightscape—even if the event is sold out
- Advance ticket purchase and registration for most Garden events
- Invitations to exclusive President’s Circle events, previews, and lectures
- Recognition on the Donor Wall in the Visitor Center at giving level
- Advance registration for Camp CBG
- Advance registration for Nature Preschool
- Invitations to exclusive previews and events
- 10% discount in the Garden Shop and Garden View Café
- 20% discount on most classes
- Garden Value Discount coupon book (10% discount at many local nurseries)
- Members-only hours and discounts on select Garden events
- Free admission to 300 botanic gardens and arboreta nationwide
- Lenhardt Library checkout privileges
- Facility rental privileges
Online membership offer
Also includes a gift selected just for you! A free gift voucher will be sent with your membership packet.
Garden membership is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, contact Member and Donor Services at (847) 835-8215 or membershipweb@chicagobotanic.org.
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Your benefits include:
- Admission for your household (2 adults and all minor children) plus 8 guests each visit
- Free parking for 2 cars ($8 savings each visit per car)
- Members-only Garden hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily
- 8 one-time use admission passes
- 8 free Orchid Show tickets ($72 value)
- Opportunities to personalize Garden visits, including private golf cart tours of the gardens and greenhouses
- VIP ticket purchase: Come any date at any time to our most popular ticketed events—Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns and Lightscape—even if the event is sold out
- Advance ticket purchase and registration for most Garden events
- Invitations to exclusive President’s Circle events, previews, and lectures
- Recognition on the Donor Wall in the Visitor Center at giving level
- Advance registration for Camp CBG
- Advance registration for Nature Preschool
- Invitations to exclusive previews and events
- 10% discount in the Garden Shop and Garden View Café
- 20% discount on most classes
- Garden Value Discount coupon book (10% discount at many local nurseries)
- Members-only hours and discounts on select Garden events
- Free admission to 300 botanic gardens and arboreta nationwide
- Lenhardt Library checkout privileges
- Facility rental privileges
Online membership offer
Also includes a gift selected just for you! A free gift voucher will be sent with your membership packet.
Garden membership is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, contact Member and Donor Services at (847) 835-8215 or membershipweb@chicagobotanic.org.
Your benefits include:
- Admission for your household (2 adults and all minor children) plus 8 guests each visit
- Free parking for 2 cars ($8 savings each visit per car)
- Members-only Garden hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily
- 8 one-time use admission passes
- 8 free Orchid Show tickets ($72 value)
- Opportunities to personalize Garden visits, including private golf cart tours of the gardens and greenhouses
- VIP ticket purchase: Come any date at any time to our most popular ticketed events—Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns and Lightscape—even if the event is sold out
- Advance ticket purchase and registration for most Garden events
- Invitations to exclusive President’s Circle events, previews, and lectures
- Recognition on the Donor Wall in the Visitor Center at giving level
- Advance registration for Camp CBG
- Advance registration for Nature Preschool
- Invitations to exclusive previews and events
- 10% discount in the Garden Shop and Garden View Café
- 20% discount on most classes
- Garden Value Discount coupon book (10% discount at many local nurseries)
- Members-only hours and discounts on select Garden events
- Free admission to 300 botanic gardens and arboreta nationwide
- Lenhardt Library checkout privileges
- Facility rental privileges
Online membership offer
Also includes a gift selected just for you! A free gift voucher will be sent with your membership packet.
Garden membership is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, contact Member and Donor Services at (847) 835-8215 or membershipweb@chicagobotanic.org.
-
Your benefits include:
- Admission for your household (2 adults and all minor children) plus 8 guests each visit
- Free parking for 2 cars ($8 savings each visit per car)
- Members-only Garden hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily
- 8 one-time use admission passes
- 8 free Orchid Show tickets ($72 value)
- Access to intimate events with special guests and curators
- Advance registration for select programs, including certain events and travel opportunities
- Opportunities to personalize Garden visits, including private golf cart tours of the gardens and greenhouses
- VIP ticket purchase: Come any date at any time to our most popular ticketed events—Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns and Lightscape—even if the event is sold out
- Advance ticket purchase and registration for most Garden events
- Invitations to exclusive President’s Circle events, previews, and lectures
- Recognition on the Donor Wall in the Visitor Center at giving level
- Advance registration for Camp CBG
- Advance registration for Nature Preschool
- Invitations to exclusive previews and events
- 10% discount in the Garden Shop and Garden View Café
- 20% discount on most classes
- Garden Value Discount coupon book (10% discount at many local nurseries)
- Members-only hours and discounts on select Garden events
- Free admission to 300 botanic gardens and arboreta nationwide
- Lenhardt Library checkout privileges
- Facility rental privileges
Online membership offer
Also includes a gift selected just for you! A free gift voucher will be sent with your membership packet.
Garden membership is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, contact Member and Donor Services at (847) 835-8215 or membershipweb@chicagobotanic.org.
Your benefits include:
- Admission for your household (2 adults and all minor children) plus 8 guests each visit
- Free parking for 2 cars ($8 savings each visit per car)
- Members-only Garden hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily
- 8 one-time use admission passes
- 8 free Orchid Show tickets ($72 value)
- Access to intimate events with special guests and curators
- Advance registration for select programs, including certain events and travel opportunities
- Opportunities to personalize Garden visits, including private golf cart tours of the gardens and greenhouses
- VIP ticket purchase: Come any date at any time to our most popular ticketed events—Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns and Lightscape—even if the event is sold out
- Advance ticket purchase and registration for most Garden events
- Invitations to exclusive President’s Circle events, previews, and lectures
- Recognition on the Donor Wall in the Visitor Center at giving level
- Advance registration for Camp CBG
- Advance registration for Nature Preschool
- Invitations to exclusive previews and events
- 10% discount in the Garden Shop and Garden View Café
- 20% discount on most classes
- Garden Value Discount coupon book (10% discount at many local nurseries)
- Members-only hours and discounts on select Garden events
- Free admission to 300 botanic gardens and arboreta nationwide
- Lenhardt Library checkout privileges
- Facility rental privileges
Online membership offer
Also includes a gift selected just for you! A free gift voucher will be sent with your membership packet.
Garden membership is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, contact Member and Donor Services at (847) 835-8215 or membershipweb@chicagobotanic.org.
-
Your benefits include:
- Admission for your household (2 adults and all minor children) plus 8 guests each visit
- Free parking for 2 cars ($8 savings each visit per car)
- Members-only Garden hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily
- 8 one-time use admission passes
- 8 free Orchid Show tickets ($72 value)
- A home garden consultation with a Garden horticulturist
- A private dinner with the Garden’s president
- Access to intimate events with special guests and curators
- Advance registration for select programs, including certain events and travel opportunities
- Opportunities to personalize Garden visits, including private golf cart tours of the gardens and greenhouses
- VIP ticket purchase: Come any date at any time to our most popular ticketed events—Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns and Lightscape—even if the event is sold out
- Advance ticket purchase and registration for most Garden events
- Invitations to exclusive President’s Circle events, previews, and lectures
- Recognition on the Donor Wall in the Visitor Center at giving level
- Advance registration for Camp CBG
- Advance registration for Nature Preschool
- Invitations to exclusive previews and events
- 10% discount in the Garden Shop and Garden View Café
- 20% discount on most classes
- Garden Value Discount coupon book (10% discount at many local nurseries)
- Members-only hours and discounts on select Garden events
- Free admission to 300 botanic gardens and arboreta nationwide
- Lenhardt Library checkout privileges
- Facility rental privileges
Online membership offer
Also includes a gift selected just for you! A free gift voucher will be sent with your membership packet.
Garden membership is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, contact Member and Donor Services at (847) 835-8215 or membershipweb@chicagobotanic.org.
Your benefits include:
- Admission for your household (2 adults and all minor children) plus 8 guests each visit
- Free parking for 2 cars ($8 savings each visit per car)
- Members-only Garden hours 8 – 10 a.m. daily
- 8 one-time use admission passes
- 8 free Orchid Show tickets ($72 value)
- A home garden consultation with a Garden horticulturist
- A private dinner with the Garden’s president
- Access to intimate events with special guests and curators
- Advance registration for select programs, including certain events and travel opportunities
- Opportunities to personalize Garden visits, including private golf cart tours of the gardens and greenhouses
- VIP ticket purchase: Come any date at any time to our most popular ticketed events—Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns and Lightscape—even if the event is sold out
- Advance ticket purchase and registration for most Garden events
- Invitations to exclusive President’s Circle events, previews, and lectures
- Recognition on the Donor Wall in the Visitor Center at giving level
- Advance registration for Camp CBG
- Advance registration for Nature Preschool
- Invitations to exclusive previews and events
- 10% discount in the Garden Shop and Garden View Café
- 20% discount on most classes
- Garden Value Discount coupon book (10% discount at many local nurseries)
- Members-only hours and discounts on select Garden events
- Free admission to 300 botanic gardens and arboreta nationwide
- Lenhardt Library checkout privileges
- Facility rental privileges
Online membership offer
Also includes a gift selected just for you! A free gift voucher will be sent with your membership packet.
Garden membership is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information, contact Member and Donor Services at (847) 835-8215 or membershipweb@chicagobotanic.org.
Questions about your account or membership?
Visit Customer Service, email Membership, or call the Membership Desk at (847) 835-8215.
For more information visit Membership FAQ.
Please allow 3-4 weeks for membership material delivery. For temporary card(s), visit the Membership Desk.