Free Admission on the Fourth of July

Sunday, July 4, 2010, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Bring your family and friends and enjoy the Fourth of July at Fairchild for free. It's our way of celebrating America with you.

We'll be offering tram tours, great music by The Ramblers along with fun filled activities for the whole family. Bring a picnic or enjoy food from the Garden Cafe.

Mango Culinary Conference

Friday, July 9, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Join Madhur Jaffrey, Chef Allen Susser, Chef Norman Van Aken, Chef Andrea Curto-Randazzo, Dr. Richard J. Campbell and Noris Ledesma for cooking demos, lectures and tastings as they discuss and demonstrate how to use the world’s most exciting fruit. Visit our Web site for a full schedule and a registration form. Call 305.661.1651, ext. 3377 for more information. 

The 18th Annual International Mango Festival—Featuring the Mangos of India

Saturday and Sunday, July 10 -11, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Celebrate the world’s most delicious fruit with two days of mango tastings, cooking demos, kid’s activities, tree sales, mango workshops, the chutney challenge, music and more. View the full schedule. 

The 18th Annual International Mango Festival Brunch

Sunday, July 11, 11:00 a.m.

Chefs Sean Bernal, Crystal Cullison, Gonzalo Rivera, Allen Susser and Kris Wessel will come together to honor the mango at the most delicious event of the year. For tickets and information, call 305.663.8058. You can also purchase tickets for the Mango Brunch online.

At Fairchild

The new class schedule is out! Register for one of a variety of classes featuring horticulture, art, cuisine, photography, health and even a tour of the Everglades. Visit our Web site for a listing and description of all of Fairchild's amazing classes. 

At the Fairchild Farm

Enjoy a variety of art, horticulture and yoga classes offered in conjunction with Miami Dade College at the beautiful Fairchild Farm. The Fairchild Farm provides a tranquil and natural setting to nurture the creative spirit and inspire the artist and horticulturalist in all of us. 

For a complete list of the classes visit our Web site.

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.

Free Sundays in August

Enjoy the wonder of Fairchild each Sunday in the month of August for free. And the first Wednesday of each month from June through December is Contribution Day where the entrance fee is waived in place of visitor contributions. 

Plant Show and Sale Presented by the International Aroid Society

Saturday and Sunday, September 18-19, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

View and shop hundreds of aroids all weekend long. Aroids are an excellent, low maintenance choice for your garden that instantly evoke the feeling of the tropics. 

7th Annual Butterfly Days at Fairchild

Saturday and Sunday, September 25 and 26, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Join us for butterfly talks and walks then shop butterfly attracting plants and enjoy kids’ activities. This year's keynote speaker will be butterfly expert Robert Michael Pyle. 

72nd Annual Members’ Day Plant Sale

Saturday, October 2, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 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. 

2nd Annual Bird Day at Fairchild

Sunday, October 3, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Bird walks and informative lectures combined with children’s activities and bird attracting plants for sale make this event fun for bird experts and novices alike.

Fairchild’s Edible Garden Festival Featuring the Scarecrow Contest

Saturday and Sunday, October 23 and 24, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Learn everything you need to know to get your vegetable garden going with talks, workshops, demos and more. And it’s not too early to design your own original scarecrow to enter into our annual scarecrow contest!