Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona | DBG

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Desert Botanical Garden

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Now Open Nightly Until 9 p.m.

Experience Garden: After Dark, where the desert shines brighter, the trails glow with color and FRAMERATE: Desert Pulse creates a perfect nighttime escape.

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Now Open Nightly Until 9 p.m.

Experience Garden: After Dark, where the desert shines brighter, the trails glow with color and FRAMERATE: Desert Pulse creates a perfect nighttime escape.

Find Your Experience

In search of a stroller friendly day with the family, the perfect date-night spot or a place to enjoy the local music scene? Look no further than Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona.

Framerate: Desert Pulse

Now - May 10, 2026

Desert Pulse, a multi-sensory art exhibit, by ScanLAB Projects, immerses visitors in the visual and emotional energy of the Sonoran Desert.

Flashlight Nights: Spring Edition

Feb. 28, March 28, April 18

Flashlight Nights: Spring Edition invites you to discover the Sonoran Desert after dark. Bring a flashlight and explore the Garden at night.

Garden: After Dark

Now - May 10

Experience Garden: After Dark, where the desert shines brighter, the trails glow with color and Desert Pulse creates a perfect nighttime escape.

Dog Days After Dark

March 4, 18, 25

For the first time ever, your four‑legged friends get their very own night to sniff, stroll and shine at Garden After Dark.

Cactus Clubhouse

Thursdays – Sundays | Now – May 12

Cactus Clubhouse is a fun and immersive nature play space for kids 12 and younger. Kids can engage in activities that spark their curiosity for nature and encourage exploration.

Value day pricing is back!

Plan Ahead and Save! Ticket prices vary based on date. Choose the day that works best for your budget or schedule.

Plus, buy online to get the lowest ticket prices.

Your Garden at Home

Explore Your Garden at Home for activities, stories of conservation, plants in bloom and more.

Wildflowers to Look For This Spring

Step into the Garden's most colorful season! With recent rains as spring...

From Vacant Lot to Vibrant Harvest: Juana Silva’s Story and the Power of a Growing Community

In summer 2015, the land that is now Spaces of Opportunity looked nothing like the thriving urban farm it is today.

The Night-Blooming Beauty: Peniocereus marianus

Some plants don’t just grow, they wait. And when they bloom, they do so quietly at night.

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Explore The Beauty

Think the desert is all dirt and tumbleweeds? Think again. Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cactus, trees and flowers from all around the world spread across 55 acres in Phoenix, Arizona.

SUPPORT THE GARDEN YOU TREASURE

Your partnership fuels the Garden’s most important work: pioneering desert‑resilient research, restoring Monarch habitats and protecting cactus and desert plants.
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