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Make Your Own Cactus Box Guitar

Make Your Own Cactus Box Guitar

April 9, 2026

Combine art and nature at home with this Cactus Box Guitar craft and continue your cactus exploration this summer with Desert Discovery Camps. Camp is designed for kids six to 12, campers explore nature and learn about the beauty of the desert. This year’s camp...
The Cactus Featured in FRAMERATE: Desert Pulse

The Cactus Featured in FRAMERATE: Desert Pulse

April 3, 2026

Step into a living portrait of the Sonoran Desert with Desert Botanical Garden’s newest experience—FRAMERATE: Desert Pulse. This groundbreaking exhibition captures an entire year in the desert’s life through five monumental video installations powered by LiDAR...
Palo Verde Fun Facts

Palo Verde Fun Facts

March 27, 2026

In the heart of the Sonoran Desert, few trees capture the spirit of resilience quite like the palo verde tree. With vibrant green trunks and golden spring blooms, these remarkable trees are essential to the desert’s ecosystem. There are around a dozen species of palo...
Your Guide to the 2026 Central Arizona Cactus & Succulent Show & Sale

Your Guide to the 2026 Central Arizona Cactus & Succulent Show & Sale

March 27, 2026

If you’ve ever wondered what more than 600 spectacular cactus and succulents look like when they’re all showing off at once, the Central Arizona Cactus & Succulent Society Annual Show & Sale at Desert Botanical Garden is your happy place. Running March 27–29,...
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April 25: The Garden, Gertrude’s and Garden Shop close at 12 p.m. with last admission at 11:30 a.m. for Dinner on the Desert. 
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The Garden will close at 3 p.m. Friday, March 20 for Fund the Farm Celebration
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