Past Exhibits
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Cactus Clubhouse
Oct. 1, 2022 - Apr. 23, 2023
The Garden invites kids to engage in unstructured activity with the outdoors around them at Cactus Clubhouse–a nature play space.
Spring Butterfly Exhibit
Feb 28 - May 10, 2022
Thousands of butterflies take flight in the Valley’s only Southwest Butterfly exhibit. Learn how these fluttery creatures care for and protect the desert environment. Don’t miss the caterpillars, chrysalises and more!
Chihuly in the Desert
Dec. 3, 2021 - June 19, 2022
Dale Chihuly returns to the Sonoran Desert with a stunning new exhibition at two of Arizona’s most iconic venues, Desert Botanical Garden and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West.
Mighty Monarchs
Sept. 25 – Nov. 14, 2021
Monarch butterflies and their friends are back! Take a closer look at pollinators that care for and protect our desert environment.
Wind, Water, Earth
Earth | April 3 - 25
Natasha Lisitsa and Daniel Schultz of Waterlily Pond Studio make public garden debut with Wind, Water and Earth at Desert Botanical Garden.
Wild Rising by Cracking Art
Oct. 12, 2019 - Nov. 8, 2020
The Garden’s newest art exhibition is traveling straight from Milan to bring Wild Rising by Cracking Art—an installation of more than 1,000 animal sculptures made from colorful and recyclable plastic.
