Featuring the Nationally Acclaimed Storybook Pumpkin Village and Chihuly in the Gardens

Dallas - Join us for Autumn at the Arboretum when the entire garden transforms with thousands of blazing-colored florals and 50,000 pumpkins, gourds and squash.

"Our fall festival, Autumn at the Arboretum, is the most dramatic time of the year," explained Dave Forehand, Vice-President of Gardens. "The color and texture of the large, mature fall plantings, contrasted with our thousands of pumpkins, creates breath-taking vistas."

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-Internationally acclaimed Chihuly exhibition

-Tom Thumb Pumpkin Patch

-Small Houses of Great Artists exhibit

-The Great Pumpkin Search scavenger hunt

-Hay Bale Maze in Pecan Grove

-Pumpkin Village displaying 4 houses decorated with pumpkins, gourds and squash in the theme of Cinderella's Ballroom, Cinderella's Fairy

Godmother's tiny house, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and Dr. Pompo's Nose.

Weekdays

-Keith Schmorr, Classical Keyboardist on the Loggia, 11 am - 2 pm

-Harvest Tea | September 22 - November 21 |

Three course seated tea service including a demi-tasse of seasonal soup | $47 per person |Reservations required | 214.515.6511

-Wednesday garden tours, 11 am (limited to 20 guests)

-AT&T Senior Citizen Thursdays ($11.00 admission, 65 & over)

-Chihuly Nights featuring the magical sculptures illuminated | September: Tuesday - Thursday | October: Monday - Thursday | 6 - 10 pm -- Extended until December 31

Weekends

-Keith Schmorr, Classical Keyboardist on the Loggia, 11 am - 2 pm

-Rhett Butler Classical Duet on the Martin Rutchik Concert Stage, Saturdays from 12 - 4 pm and Sundays from 1 - 4 pm.

-Saturday garden tours, 11 am (limited to 20 guests)

-Fall Adult Education classes every Saturday from Sept. 29 - Nov. 17 on everything from gardening to wine.

-Cafe on the Green featuring the Oktoberfest Garten with a variety of fabulous fall flavors including brats and beverages.

-Beginning Sept. 2, a delicious Sunday brunch buffet will be served in Restaurant DeGolyer | $24.95/per person | No reservation required.

Mommy & Me Mondays and Tiny Tot Tuesdays

-Face Painting, Arts & Crafts, and Petting Zoo in Pecan Grove, 10 am - 2 pm

-Kindermusik with Miss Lisa in Pecan Grove, 12 - 12:30 pm

 

The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden is located on the southeastern shore of White Rock Lake at 8525 Garland Road, Dallas, TX, 75218. The Arboretum is open daily from 9am until 5pm. General admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors 65 and older, $9 for children 3-12, and free for Arboretum members and children two and under. On-site parking is $10. The Arboretum is wheelchair accessible and tram service is available during the day. For more information, call (214) 515-6500 or visit www.dallasarboretum.org 

The Arboretum is supported, in part, by funds from the Dallas Park and Recreation Department. The Dallas Morning News is the principal partner of the Dallas Arboretum.

Autumn at the Arboretum is supported, in part, by Texas Instruments and Primrose Schools of Dallas/Ft. Worth. The Pumpkin Houses are sponsored by BDO; Trammell Crow; Kane, Russell, Colman & Logan. Mommy and Me Mondays and Tiny Tot Tuesdays are sponsored by Kimberly Clark. Eddie Coker Columbus Day concert is sponsored by Dallas Child.

Chihuly at the Dallas Arboretum is presented by AT&T and made possible by Bank of America. Chihuly Nights is powered by Cirro Energy. The Small Houses of Great Houses exhibit is sponsored by Lambert's Landscape Company.