Ongoing At the Garden

Regular Weekly & Monthly Happenings

Admission to Mission Garden, and the regular events below, is free. Your gifts make the garden grow.

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Tours of Mission Garden

Private, family or small group tours
are about 60 minutes long.
*Tours are $10/person. Please pay at the gift shop before the tour.

Call us at (520) 955-5200 or e-mail us at info@missiongarden.org to schedule a tour any time we're open Wed-Sat with start times from 8:30am-1pm (October through March), and 8am-11am (April-September).

Garden Explorers & Bookworm Path


Every day the garden is open
FREE

Learn more about the 20 different activity hubs featuring books and activities that explore plants, animals, birds, history, food, and culture of our region.

At the Farmers Market

Every Thursday afternoon, 4:00pm-7:00pm in the warm months and 3:00pm-6:00pm in the cool months.
FREE

We sell seasonal produce at the Santa Cruz Farmers Market every Thursday afternoon. The market is at 221 South Avenida del Convento, on Tucson's West Side, near the Mercado San Agustin and the Mercado San Agustin Annex. The market runs from 4:00pm to 7:00pm (in the cool months, 3:00pm to 6:00pm). Look for us there!

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Monthly Bird Walk


Every Second Thursday from 8:00am - 9:30am
FREE

Roadrunners, wrens and herons - oh my! Learn more about the seasonal and resident birds you’ll discover on the Bird Walk with expert birders. See details on our Classes & Workshops page.

Traditional O’odham Agriculture

Every Third Saturday* 8:00am-12:00pm
FREE

Mission Garden, in collaboration with Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture (Ajo CSA), announces monthly presentations on O'odham agriculture. Every third Saturday of the month, Mission Garden's Maegan Lopez and Ajo CSA's Sterling Johnson will be in the O'odham Garden to demonstrate traditional O'odham agricultural practices and answer questions. By attending this event every month you will get the full sweep of seasonal agricultural practices. See details on our Special Events page.

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Archaeology Day

Every Fourth Saturday* 8:00am-1:00pm
FREE

Each month there will be a different demonstration, focused on learning how ancient technologies like atl-atls, arrowheads, and ground stone were made and used. The event is ideal for children and is led by representatives from Archaeology Southwest and Old Pueblo Archaeology. Allen Denoyer, an expert preservation archaeologist with Archaeology Southwest, does their "Hands-on Archaeology" presentation and Sherry Eisler from Old Pueblo Archaeology also presents activities that you can actually participate in, highlighting ancient skills and reproduction of items found in archaeology sites. See details on our Classes & Workshops page.

*(except December)

 

Special Events & Classes

Featured
Healing Herb Walk
Dec 7
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
Dec 12
Birds of Mission Garden

Walk around beautiful Mission Garden with one of the garden's expert birders.

Traditional O’odham Agriculture
Dec 21
Traditional O’odham Agriculture

Mission Garden and the Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture continue this tradition of talks and demonstrations about O'odham Agriculture.

Healing Herb Walk
Jan 4
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.