Saturday, October 6, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Shop hundreds of unique and interesting plants chosen specifically for South Florida by Senior Horticulturist Mary Collins. This event is exclusively for members. Wednesday, October 3, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Enjoy 83 acres of paradise for free on the first Wednesday of each month from now until November. Thursday through Sunday, October 4 – 7, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. This event begins with birding tours on Thursday and Friday and culminates with a weekend full of activities to inspire life-long ‘birders’ and bird novices alike. Leading ornithological experts, including Pete Dunne, will give presentations and answer your bird questions. Take a Bird Walk with an expert birder, buy bird-attracting plants for your garden and learn all about our feathered friends at this annual event! Friday, October 5, 1:00 p.m. (The first Friday of every month)
Bring your plant cutting or sample to Fairchild’s Herbarium and participate in our Plant Identification Workshop. Space is limited to the first twelve people who register online. Please no photographs, real specimens only. The Fairchild Herbarium is located at 11935 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables. Saturday, October 6, 10:00 a.m. Learn all you need to know to become a Fairchild Volunteer and make a difference in your community while learning new things, sharing lasting memories and making friends that will last a lifetime during volunteer information days. Please RSVP for one of the days with Sandy Schoenfeldt, 305.667.1651 ext. 3324. Thursday, October 11, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Are you looking for the perfect place to have your wedding? Experience the charm of a Fairchild wedding with sunset cocktails on the Garden House Lawn featuring light bites from Fairchild’s Preferred Caterers, a Meet & greet with Fairchild’s Preferred Vendors and a Fashion Show featuring bridal designs from EllaBellaRozio, Bloomingdale’s and Hugo Boss in the Bailey Palm Glade. For ticket info and event details, please call 305.663.8058 or visit our website. Wednesday and Thursday, October 17 and 18, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Watch middle school students from around South Florida compete and present mini-musicals (Wednesday) and skits (Thursday) celebrating plant superheroes and the amazing ethnobotanical properties of plants. Saturday and Sunday, October 20 and 21, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Fairchild’s 4th Annual Edible Garden Festival will feature informative lectures, delicious food, cooking demonstrations, plant vendors and demonstrations on how to create your own fruit and vegetable garden. Wednesday, October 31, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Enjoy special activities for pups as you parade through Fairchild’s lush surroundings showing off your Howl-o-ween costumes. This is a special doggy-day at Fairchild that you won't want to miss. Now that's something to wag your tail about!
The new class schedule is now available online, where you can find classes on cooking, garden crafts, horticulture and much more. Visit our website for a full listing and description of all of Fairchild's amazing classes. Enjoy a variety of tropical fruit horticulture classes offered in conjunction with Miami Dade College at the beautiful Fairchild Farm. For a complete list of the classes visit our website. To register, call 305.258.0464, ext. 309 or email lwerner@fairchildgarden.org. The Fairchild Farm is located at 14885 SW 248 Street, Redland, FL 33032.
Wednesday, November 7, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Enjoy 83 acres of paradise and all Fairchild has to offer on the last free day of the season. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 9, 10 and 11
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Celebrate more than seven decades of The Ramble and shop hundreds of new garden products, plants and accessories. Sign up to our Facebook and Twitter pages for Ramble updates during the festival. | 
