Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Art & Creative Programs
1777 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43203
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Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Art & Creative Programs include hands-on activities such as Botanical Perfumes, Flowering Trees in Acrylic, Crafts Uncorked: Wood Burning Charcuterie Board, and Fused Glass Plant Stakes. Families can also attend Story Time, Communal Garden: Fruit Trees, Spring Flowers Walk & Talk, Spring Cookery, and Apiary Gatherings. Seasonal exhibitions and experiences have included Paul Busse Garden Railway, Blooms & Butterflies, Color, Fly, Butterfly, Through The Vines: A Seasonal Journey, Harvest Blooms, Pumpkins Aglow, Holiday Blooms, and Conservatory Aglow.
• Price: Summer Family Membership for $100 through August 31, 2026; May Member Walk May 14 | $5 per person; Botanical Perfumes May 16 | $80, $72 for members; Flowering Trees in Acrylic May 17 | $50, $45 for members; Crafts Uncorked: Wood Burning Charcuterie Board May 20 | $35, $28 for members; Spring Cookery May 21 | $70, $65 for members; Spring Flowers Walk & Talk May 22 | $10, $8 members; Homeschool Day: Amazing Adaptations May 22 | $15 per person; Fused Glass Plant Stakes May 23 | $90, $80 for members.
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens opened in its current form in 1993 and includes the historic John F. Wolfe Palm House, which dates back to 1895. The organization states its mission as connecting people to nature and creating life-enhancing experiences. It offers a full menu of classes, workshops and camps focusing on gardening, cooking, fine art and wellness, and it has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2025 honor by Columbus Top Workplaces. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Community Garden Campus includes an apiary, rose pavilion, berry house, 40 community garden plots, a demonstration kitchen and a Live-Fire Cooking Theater, and is open to the public at no charge from dawn until dusk. The leadership team includes President & CEO Bruce Harkey and multiple vice presidents and directors overseeing planning, event sales and facilities, horticulture and exhibitions, marketing and communications, community outreach and education, human resources, visitor experience, philanthropy, and finance.
Last updated May 13, 2026.
• Price: Summer Family Membership for $100 through August 31, 2026; May Member Walk May 14 | $5 per person; Botanical Perfumes May 16 | $80, $72 for members; Flowering Trees in Acrylic May 17 | $50, $45 for members; Crafts Uncorked: Wood Burning Charcuterie Board May 20 | $35, $28 for members; Spring Cookery May 21 | $70, $65 for members; Spring Flowers Walk & Talk May 22 | $10, $8 members; Homeschool Day: Amazing Adaptations May 22 | $15 per person; Fused Glass Plant Stakes May 23 | $90, $80 for members.
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens opened in its current form in 1993 and includes the historic John F. Wolfe Palm House, which dates back to 1895. The organization states its mission as connecting people to nature and creating life-enhancing experiences. It offers a full menu of classes, workshops and camps focusing on gardening, cooking, fine art and wellness, and it has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2025 honor by Columbus Top Workplaces. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Community Garden Campus includes an apiary, rose pavilion, berry house, 40 community garden plots, a demonstration kitchen and a Live-Fire Cooking Theater, and is open to the public at no charge from dawn until dusk. The leadership team includes President & CEO Bruce Harkey and multiple vice presidents and directors overseeing planning, event sales and facilities, horticulture and exhibitions, marketing and communications, community outreach and education, human resources, visitor experience, philanthropy, and finance.
Last updated May 13, 2026.
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