Walks, Talks & Workshops
Gratitude Walk in the New Year
Gratitude Walk | Saturday, Jan. 3, 11 a.m. | Free Event, Register Here
Location: Meet at the Ernst Tree Terrace
Step into 2026 with gratitude! Do you want to start the new year with a deeper dive into your self? Self-awareness, self-compassion, and self-care are key to a thriving new year! Dress warmly for a winter stroll with prompts and stops by a guide to connect deeper to yourself and the natural seasonal environment! You can bring a journal/pen/pencil if you like! Enjoy a 30 minute gratitude walk in community to start the new year curious and connected! Meet at the Arboretum's Ernst Terrace, right next to the Frances Plecker Education Center!
This is a free event. Register here.
Invasive Plant ID Walk and Workshop
Invasive Plant ID Walk | Wednesday, Jan. 7, 10 a.m. | Free Event, Register Here
Invasive Plant Removal Workday | Friday, Jan. 16, 10 a.m. | Free Event, Register Here
Location: Meet at the Arboretum's Frances Plecker Education Center
Join Jacob Edel, Invasive Management Specialist at Blue Ridge PRISM, and the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum for this FREE field training where you’ll learn how to identify invasive plants. These sessions include a short hike along trails, some with uneven surfaces.
Space is limited to 20 participants for the Walk and 10 participants for the Removal Workday.
These are free events. Register here.
Master Gardeners: Tea Time
Master Gardeners Talk Series: January 17 | 10:30 AM | FREE
Location: Frances Plecker Education Center
Tea Time!
If gardening is your cup of tea, join us and learn how to identify edibles -- wild and landscaped -- and turn them into your daily brew.
Please register for this free event.
Recurring Programs
Native Plant Social
With the Shenandoah Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society
Second Sundays | 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Location: Frances Plecker Education Center
Bonsai Club Meeting
1st Tuesdays | 6-8 PM | FREE
Location: Frances Plecker Education Center
Join presenters, Clark Driver and Simon Jilg for a short lecture, bonsai displays, and door prizes!
Evenings With Bats | Monitoring Program
1st & 3rd Fridays | Dusk | FREE
Next Meeting: 2026 dates are forthcoming
Location: Pond
Gather around the Pond and marvel at bats as they emerge for their evening hunt. The VA Master Naturalists return for their bat emergence monitoring program.
Plan to arrive 15 minutes before sunset.
Wellness and Soundscape Programs
Sound Bathing
Tuesdays, Nov. 11 and Dec. 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m. | $25 Register here
Using gongs, crystal and Tibetan bowls, voice, drums, shakers, and chimes, Connie Magee will take you on a sound journey that will relax and de-stress you and bring your whole being back into a state of harmony on all levels; physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Connie Magee is a multi-modality massage therapist, medicine woman, Yoga Instructor, and meditation teacher.
Registration and communication are now directly with Sacred Valley Healing Arts.
Harrisonburg Songtuary
Select "RSVP Here" for times and locations.
Harrisonburg Songtuary is a community song circle that seeks to propagate co-enchanting cohorts of contemplayful singers, sponsored by the Arts Council of the Valley and the Office of Creative Propulsion.
On the Songtuary website, you may find more details and RSVP for upcoming gatherings; receive email updates, add to your calendar, or share on social media. We appreciate when you let us know you’re coming, and we hope the web RSVP is convenient for you as well!
ANNUAL EVENTS
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February April May |
June - August September October - December |
May - September | Private Greenhouse Shopping by Appointment
$50 Minimum purchase required, call (540)-568-3194 to schedule
Grounds: Free to the public
Dawn to dusk | 365 days a year
Frances Plecker Education Center:
M-F | 8 AM - 4 PM
