Desert Botanical Garden Unveils Super Bloom, an Immersive New Art Experience Headlining Fall 2026

July 31, 2026

Twenty-one installations will surround visitors with color by day and night.

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Desert Botanical Garden will unveil Super Bloom by Graphic Rewilding on Oct. 9, a new immersive art exhibition featuring walk-through colored-glass houses and larger-than-life botanical illustrations that surround visitors with giant desert flowers, brilliant color and breathtaking artistry.

Spanning 21 locations across the Garden, Super Bloom invites visitors to explore towering blossoms, wander through vibrant floral environments and experience the Sonoran Desert in full bloom. During the day, the exhibition will celebrate desert flowers and pollinators on a monumental scale with oversized illustrations of desert plants. After dark, these installations will create an entirely different experience, casting the Garden in vivid light, color and shadow.

Super Bloom offers a new artistic perspective on the Garden’s trails and plant collections. The exhibition promotes wellness through nature and invites visitors of all ages to explore the beauty and colors of desert plants with abandon.

“Super Bloom is more than an art exhibition—it is the beginning of an extraordinary fall season at Desert Botanical Garden,” says Chris Kline, Garden President & CEO. “From breathtaking art and spectacular horticultural displays to live music and beloved seasonal traditions, there has never been a better time to experience the Garden.”

An Entire Season of Reasons to Visit
With the debut of Super Bloom, Desert Botanical Garden will launch a dramatically expanded fall season filled with festivals, weekly experiences, live music, seasonal plant displays and the long-awaited return of outdoor season in Arizona.

Running throughout October and November, the Garden’s fall season will offer visitors new reasons to return throughout the week and new ways to experience the Garden from cool mornings through glowing evenings.

Tickets go on sale Sept. 8 at dbg.org. Additional details about the complete fall season will be announced in August. Here is an early preview:

Everyday Fall Experiences

• Super Bloom, Oct. 9 – May 31
• Fall Butterflies, Sept. 26 – Nov. 22
• Fall Garden After Dark, Oct. 1 – Nov. 15
• Seasonal fall plant and décor displays, Oct. 1 – Nov. 15

Fall Festivals and Traditions

• The Great Fall Kickoff Festival, Oct. 9-18
• Desert Botanical Garden 50th Anniversary Plant Sale, Oct. 22-26
• Strange Garden Spirit Walk Night, Oct. 22
• Strange Garden Family Weekend, Oct. 23-24
• Howl-ween, Oct. 31
• Día de Muertos Festival, Nov. 6-9
• Chiles & Chocolate Festival, Nov. 13-15

A New Weekly Rhythm

Beginning the week of Oct. 9, visitors will find something different happening nearly every day:

• Mondays: Uncorked Mondays: Sips, Strolls & Sounds, Oct. 12- Nov. 23
• Tuesdays: Tacos & Tequila in the Garden, Oct. 13- Nov. 24
• Wednesdays: Dogs in the Garden: Nights, Oct. 14- Nov. 18
• Thursdays: Sunset Socials: Create, Play & Dance, Oct. 15 -Nov. 19
• Fridays: Music in the Garden, Oct. 9, 16, 30, Nov. 6, 13, 20
• Saturdays: Dogs in the Garden: Days, Oct. 10 – Nov. 21

Experiences for Every Age

• For kids: Cactus Clubhouse (Oct.10 – Dec. 3), Storytime (Oct. 16, 17 & Nov. 20, 21)
• For adults: Adult Education and Desert Views: A Conversation Series, Oct. 28
• For the community: Pay What You Can Community Days, Oct. 13 & Nov. 10

About Graphic Rewilding
Founded by creative duo Catherine Borowski and Lee Baker, Graphic Rewilding transforms public spaces through large-scale, nature-inspired immersive art installations. Borowski’s background in large-scale curation inspired Baker to bring his studio-based nature art into the public realm, leading to the creation of Graphic Rewilding. Their work draws inspiration from Japanese ink painting, Dutch still life, contemporary visionaries including Christo and Jeanne-Claude and Yayoi Kusama, and glass artists such as Brian Clarke and John Piper. The result is graphically powerful work filled with energy, color and light.

The Garden’s Legacy of Art in Nature
For more than two decades, Desert Botanical Garden has established itself as one of the nation’s premier destinations for art in nature, transforming the Sonoran Desert into an internationally recognized outdoor gallery where world-class art and extraordinary landscapes converge. Through groundbreaking collaborations with acclaimed artists including Dale Chihuly, Bruce Munro, Philip Haas, Rotraut, HYBYCOZO and, most recently, ScanLAB Projects, the Garden has created experiences that seamlessly blend art with the natural beauty of the desert. These exhibitions have captivated hundreds of thousands of visitors while generating tourism and economic impact for Arizona by attracting regional, national and international travelers who also support local hotels, restaurants and businesses.