Public Programs at the Garden
Mission Garden offers free entry. Events and classes are free unless otherwise noted.
Birds of Mission Garden
Walk around beautiful Mission Garden with one of the garden's expert birders.
Book Talk: "What Side are You On?"
Join us for a conversation about the new book “What Side are you On? A Tohono O’odham Life across Borders” by Mike Wilson and José Antonio Lucero
Traditional O’odham Agriculture
Mission Garden continues this tradition of talks and demonstrations about O'odham Agriculture.
Archeology Day
Archaeologists come to Mission Garden with hands-on activities for kids of all ages. (Click photo for event details)
Healing Herb Walk
Learn about some of the 50 medicinal plants in Mission Garden's Moore Medicinal Garden. The plants are native to the American Southwest deserts and in many cases have been used for millennia. Modern herbalists are keeping this tradition alive at Mission Garden.
Birds of Mission Garden
Walk around beautiful Mission Garden with one of the garden's expert birders.
Traditional O’odham Agriculture
Mission Garden continues this tradition of talks and demonstrations about O'odham Agriculture.
Archeology Day
Archaeologists come to Mission Garden with hands-on activities for kids of all ages. (Click photo for event details)
Healing Herb Walk
Learn about some of the 50 medicinal plants in Mission Garden's Moore Medicinal Garden. The plants are native to the American Southwest deserts and in many cases have been used for millennia. Modern herbalists are keeping this tradition alive at Mission Garden.
Tasting History: Cardoon
Tasting History is an interactive, drop-in, family friendly program. Learn more about Tucson through the people and plants that shape our home.
Tasting History: Cardoon
Tasting History is an interactive, drop-in, family friendly program. Learn more about Tucson through the people and plants that shape our home.
Healing Herb Walk
Learn about some of the 50 medicinal plants in Mission Garden's Moore Medicinal Garden. The plants are native to the American Southwest deserts and in many cases have been used for millennia. Modern herbalists are keeping this tradition alive at Mission Garden.
Archeology Day
Archaeologists come to Mission Garden with hands-on activities for kids of all ages. (Click photo for event details)
Tasting History: Citrus
Tasting History is an interactive, drop-in, family friendly program. Learn more about Tucson through the people and plants that shape our home.
Traditional O’odham Agriculture
Mission Garden continues this tradition of talks and demonstrations about O'odham Agriculture.
Tasting History: Citrus
Tasting History is an interactive, drop-in, family friendly program. Learn more about Tucson through the people and plants that shape our home.
Fruit Trees Propagation Workshop
Learn all about the historically and culturally important fruit trees of the Sonoran Desert with Jesús García, Director of the Kino Heritage Fruit Trees Project and Research Associate at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. Use these methods to propagate your own favorite trees.
Birds of Mission Garden
Walk around beautiful Mission Garden with one of the garden's expert birders.
Healing Herb Walk
Learn about some of the 50 medicinal plants in Mission Garden's Moore Medicinal Garden. The plants are native to the American Southwest deserts and in many cases have been used for millennia. Modern herbalists are keeping this tradition alive at Mission Garden.
Archeology Day
Archaeologists come to Mission Garden with hands-on activities for kids of all ages. (Click photo for event details)
Traditional O’odham Agriculture
Mission Garden continues this tradition of talks and demonstrations about O'odham Agriculture.
Tasting History: Olives
Learn more about Tucson through the people and plants that shape our home.
Birds of Mission Garden
Walk around beautiful Mission Garden with one of the garden's expert birders.
Healing Herb Walk
Learn about some of the 50 medicinal plants in Mission Garden's Moore Medicinal Garden. The plants are native to the American Southwest deserts and in many cases have been used for millennia. Modern herbalists are keeping this tradition alive at Mission Garden.
Celebrate the Winter Solstice at Mission Garden
We are reminded that the dark days are behind us with the beginning of winter on December 21. Immediately following the solstice the light returns bringing life-giving renewal for both people and plants.
Tasting History: Quince
Each month, we highlight a different crop from the garden. This month, come try tastes of quince and get new recipes for this fuzzy heritage crop, brought to Tucson by the Spanish.
Birds of Mission Garden
Walk around beautiful Mission Garden with one of the garden's expert birders.
Healing Herb Walk
Learn about some of the 50 medicinal plants in Mission Garden's Moore Medicinal Garden. The plants are native to the American Southwest deserts and in many cases have been used for millennia. Modern herbalists are keeping this tradition alive at Mission Garden.
Traditional O’odham Agriculture
Mission Garden and the Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture continue this tradition of talks and demonstrations about O'odham Agriculture.
Native American Arts Fair
Mission Garden is expanding our Native American Arts Fair to include cultural sharing from groups from around the region! Support more than 40 Indigenous artists, who will share their world-class ceramics, baskets, clothing, jewelry, carvings, paintings, beadwork, gourd art, and more.
Birds of Mission Garden
Walk around beautiful Mission Garden with one of the garden's expert birders.
Tasting History: Pumpkins and Squash
This November, join Mission Garden and Iskashitaa Refugee Network as we share pumpkin and squash tastes and recipes! Try dishes from the Sonoran Desert and around the world. Try tastes from the garden and learn about O’odham Ha:l squash, which thrives in our region.
Make a Herbal Healing Salve
Come learn to make an Herbal First Aid Salve using plants you can find or grow in the Sonoran Desert. Leave with a tin of your own salve!
Healing Herb Walk
Learn about some of the 50 medicinal plants in Mission Garden's Moore Medicinal Garden. The plants are native to the American Southwest deserts and in many cases have been used for millennia. Modern herbalists are keeping this tradition alive at Mission Garden.
Archeology Day
Archaeologists come to Mission Garden with hands-on activities for kids of all ages. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and rock art specialist John Palacio give people opportunities to explore many ancient technologies and techniques. (Click photo for event details)
Traditional O’odham Agriculture
Mission Garden and the Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture continue this tradition of talks and demonstrations about O'odham Agriculture.
Third Thursdays at Mission Garden
You’re invited to enjoy the evening sunset glow and cooler temperatures at the garden. Bring your family and friends!
Cultivating Culture
Su:dagi, Jewed, Ñiok - Flooding the Land with Stories & Poems
Brought to you by San Xavier Co-Op Farm, TBOSC - Tucson Birthplace Open Space Coalition, and Mission Garden.
Tasting History: Corn
This October, we are sharing tastes of corn from the garden. Learn recipes for traditional Spanish cornbread and try chicos, a dried and roasted corn dish, made with Tohono O’odham 60-day corn.
Guided tours and recorded workshops are also available.
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An ofrenda, or altar, honoring past loved ones and friends of the Garden during the annual Membrillo Fest.