Flashlight Nights | Desert Botanical Garden

OPEN DAILY 8 A.M.|7 A.M. FOR MEMBERS WED. & SUN.

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Flashlight Nights

DATE: Saturdays | Now - Sept. 2
TIME: 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
PRICE: Included with Membership or General Admission


Make summer shine at Flashlight Nights. Bring a flashlight and enjoy the Garden after dark with performances, cool treats, hands-on activities and creature features.

Sept. 2

  • 7:30 p.m. | Harmony Project – Orquesta Caribeña
  • Phoenix Herpetological Society

About The Artists:

Harmony Project – Mariachi | Youth performing regional Mexican music

Every Saturday 

  • Family Desert Discovery
  • Telescope Activity
  • Creature Features
  • Glow Chalk Murals:
  • Using glow-in-the-dark chalk and inspired by the Sonoran Desert, let your artistic touch shine as Lisa Brethour guides the making of a collaborative chalk mural.
  • Scorpion Station
  • Mesquite Pitch Paint: Join us in crafting art with mesquite pitch paint like a necklace or a one-of-a-kind accessory that captures the essence the desert.
  • Indoor Market
  • Magnificent Mesquite Station
  • Awesome Agave Station
  • Super Saguaro Station
  • Performances
  • Pond Station
  • Yard Games
  • Food trucks, cash bar and s’mores for sale

Please bring a flashlight.
A bar is available and accepts only credit and debit payment.
Gertrude’s Restaurant is open until 8 p.m., last seating at 7:30 p.m.
The Garden Shop is open until 8 p.m.

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