Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Education & Youth Programs
1777 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43203
About
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Education & Youth Programs offers activities such as Story Time, Blooms & Butterflies, Color, Fly, Butterfly, and Paul Busse Garden Railway, along with programs like Through The Vines: A Seasonal Journey. The program also includes hands-on options such as Botanical Perfumes, Flowering Trees in Acrylic, Crafts Uncorked: Wood Burning Charcuterie Board, Spring Cookery, Spring Flowers Walk & Talk, Homeschool Day: Amazing Adaptations, and Fused Glass Plant Stakes. Additional offerings include gardening, cooking, fine art, and wellness classes, as well as workshops and camps focusing on gardening, cooking, fine art, and wellness.
• Schedule: General admission hours are listed as 10am–5pm, with exhibitions such as Blooms & Butterflies, Color, Fly, Butterfly, Paul Busse Garden Railway, and Through The Vines: A Seasonal Journey scheduled during general admission and special engagements.
• Price: A Summer Family Membership for a limited time is $100 and is valid through August 31, 2026, and individual program prices include May Member Walk at $5 per person, Botanical Perfumes at $80 or $72 for members, Flowering Trees in Acrylic at $50 or $45 for members, Crafts Uncorked: Wood Burning Charcuterie Board at $35 or $28 for members, Spring Cookery at $70 or $65 for members, Spring Flowers Walk & Talk at $10 or $8 for members, Homeschool Day: Amazing Adaptations at $15 per person, and Fused Glass Plant Stakes at $90 or $80 for members.
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens states its mission as connecting people to nature and creating life-enhancing experiences. The Palm House and Showhouse have been open to the Columbus community across three centuries, and the Conservatory in its current form opened in 1993. The organization has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2025 honor by Columbus Top Workplaces. Leadership for the Conservatory includes President & CEO Bruce Harkey, along with 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. The Conservatory is located within a larger park that has hosted the first Franklin County Fair and Ohio State Fair, and a community garden campus is open to the public at no charge from dawn until dusk. A Know Before You Go resource provides tips on what to bring, what to see and do, and how to view current closures before arriving.
Last updated May 14, 2026.
• Schedule: General admission hours are listed as 10am–5pm, with exhibitions such as Blooms & Butterflies, Color, Fly, Butterfly, Paul Busse Garden Railway, and Through The Vines: A Seasonal Journey scheduled during general admission and special engagements.
• Price: A Summer Family Membership for a limited time is $100 and is valid through August 31, 2026, and individual program prices include May Member Walk at $5 per person, Botanical Perfumes at $80 or $72 for members, Flowering Trees in Acrylic at $50 or $45 for members, Crafts Uncorked: Wood Burning Charcuterie Board at $35 or $28 for members, Spring Cookery at $70 or $65 for members, Spring Flowers Walk & Talk at $10 or $8 for members, Homeschool Day: Amazing Adaptations at $15 per person, and Fused Glass Plant Stakes at $90 or $80 for members.
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens states its mission as connecting people to nature and creating life-enhancing experiences. The Palm House and Showhouse have been open to the Columbus community across three centuries, and the Conservatory in its current form opened in 1993. The organization has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2025 honor by Columbus Top Workplaces. Leadership for the Conservatory includes President & CEO Bruce Harkey, along with 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. The Conservatory is located within a larger park that has hosted the first Franklin County Fair and Ohio State Fair, and a community garden campus is open to the public at no charge from dawn until dusk. A Know Before You Go resource provides tips on what to bring, what to see and do, and how to view current closures before arriving.
Last updated May 14, 2026.
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