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Arboretum After Hours
2025-09-25 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | NY
(adults only – 21 yrs and up)
Gather your friends and join us for a new take on Happy Hour! Wind down after work while taking in our breathtaking gardens, nature trails and art exhibits, all located on an historic estate in Summit, NJ. Ticket includes one drink and light bites. Cash bar. Rain or shine!
Member | Non-Member Price: $20
We cannot accommodate cancellations or rescheduling. If you’re unable to attend, you may transfer your ticket(s) to someone else.

Nature Creations: Golden Gardens
2025-09-25 16:00 - 17:00 | NY
(ages 5-10)
The gardens are especially beautiful as summer turns to fall! We’ll create unique art using the light, shadow, and shapes around us!
The natural world is our inspiration and the source of our materials in this new afterschool offering! Through noticing the beauty, variety, and resourcefulness of nature, we’ll connect to our own uniqueness and creativity!
The cost is per child. Registration is required, so be sure to register early as space is limited.
Member registration begins on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 9:00 AM. Non-member registration begins on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 9:00 AM.
Member Price: $20 | Non-Member Price: $30
Notice: Due to ongoing construction for the Path for All project, starting Monday, August 25, Arboretum parking will be unavailable Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Please use street parking during these hours. Handicap parking will remain available.

Music & Movement
2025-09-25 11:00 - 11:15, 2025-09-24 11:00 - 11:15, 2025-09-23 11:00 - 11:15, 2025-09-22 11:00 - 11:15, 2025-09-21 11:00 - 11:15 | Westchester Children’s Museum, 100 Playland Parkway, Rye, New York, 10580
Interactive class featuring puppets, musical instruments, and props.

Story Time/ Music and Movement
2025-09-25 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-24 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-23 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-22 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-21 10:00 - 17:00 | Westchester Children’s Museum, 100 Playland Parkway, Rye, New York, 10580
Story time- Spark children’s imagination and nurture their love for reading through monthly themed picture books and read-aloud- Every Day at 10 am and 4 pm
Music and Movement- Interactive class featuring puppets, musical instruments, and props.
-Every day at 11am and 3 pm

Weekly Ground Force Session
2025-09-25 10:00 - 12:00 | NY
(age 14+, age 12-13 with adult)
Join Our Horticulture Team!
Help maintain and enhance the beauty of our gardens and grounds all year long—spring, summer, fall, and even winter! Volunteer indoors or outdoors alongside our horticulturists to support the care and upkeep of our landscape. Tasks vary by session and may include weeding, mulching, watering, and more.
Ground Force Sessions:

Through October: Thursdays & Saturdays, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Starting in November: Thursdays & Saturdays, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

What to Bring & Wear:

Long pants, long socks, and sturdy closed-toe shoes

Insect repellent, sunscreen, and a refillable water bottle

Rain gear if light rain is expected—we work in drizzle!

Registration is required to receive updates in case of cancellations or schedule changes. Please register at least 24 hours before each session.
We will supply gloves as well as all other tools and materials. For your safety, all tools and gloves are washed and sanitized. Please meet at the barn in our parking lot. If the session is cancelled due to inclement weather or any other reason, we will contact you. First-time volunteers must bring a completed Volunteer Waiver form to their first volunteer session.

Register here.

Kids Art Classes at the Museum
2025-09-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St, Hoboken, NJ, United States
Join us two days a week from 10 am – 12pm for fun art-making in the Museum walkway!
Recommended for ages 2-5. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Art materials are provided. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
A $5 suggested donation is appreciated. Ms. Lisa is excited to create some art with you!

Storytime at Barnes & Noble
2025-09-25 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Barnes & Noble, 112 Eisenhower Parkway, Livingston, NJ, 07039, United States
Join us for Storytime every Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. Watch your kids as they embark on an exciting adventure with our Storytime expert. We will introduce your little one to some of your childhood favorites, as well as read some you may have never heard before!

Gazillion Bubble Show
2025-09-25 | New World Stages, 350 West 50 St, New York, NY, United States
More Than a Show — It’s a Global Phenomenon

It’s part science, part spectacle, and all sensational. Gazillion Bubble Show is the most unbubblievable show in the world! Bubble lovers of all ages are delighted with an incredibubble experience, awashed with a bubble tide, and perhaps even find themselves INSIDE a bubble. Mind-blowing bubble magic, spectacular laser lighting effects, and momentary soapy masterpieces will make you smile, laugh, and feel like a kid again.

Located at New World Stages Off Broadway.

Kids Can Cook! – Autumn Flavors – SOLD OUT
2025-09-24 16:00 - 17:30 | NY
(ages 5-10)
Do you miss cooking with your friends in the Arboretum’s historic Wisner House kitchen?
Well, join us for a special afternoon of baking as we make, taste and experience the delicious scents and flavors of Autumn.
Member Price: $35 | Non-Member Price: $45

Museum Minis
2025-09-24 11:35 - 12:05 | Westchester Children’s Museum, 100 Playland Parkway, Rye, New York, 10580
Music, movement, stories, play, and fun! A special program for our youngest visitors, held every Wednesday in Toddler Beach.
Limited to 12 guests (plus 1 caregiver). Ages 6 months – 30 months
Free with Museum admission, first come first served. Sign up at admission desk.

Museum Minis
2025-09-24 11:30 - 17:00, 2025-09-22 11:30 - 17:00 | Westchester Children’s Museum, 100 Playland Parkway, Rye, New York, 10580
Music, stories, play, and activities encourage caregiver interaction.

Oaks and Acorns: Mystery of Trees
2025-09-24 10:30 - 11:30 | NY
(ages 3-5 with an adult)
Wonder, respect, and love for the natural world are a great start in these engaging weekly classes. Take nature hikes, read stories, and create a one-of-a-kind project each week. These are wonderful experiences where children can spend time outdoors with an Environmental Educator.
The cost is per child. Registration is required, so be sure to register early as space is limited.
Member registration begins on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 9:00 AM. Non-member registration begins on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 9:00 AM.
Member Price: $20 | Non-Member Price: $30
Notice: Due to ongoing construction for the Path for All project, starting Monday, August 25, Arboretum parking will be unavailable Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Please use street parking during these hours. Handicap parking will remain available.

Garden Getaway & Tea
2025-09-24 | NY
(adults only)
Join us for a delightful day exploring two of New Jersey’s hidden gems: Cross Estate Gardens and Willowwood Arboretum. This scenic Somerset Hills tour features lush formal and native gardens and historic trees of Cross Estate, an early twentieth-century landscape characteristic of the Arts and Crafts period, then continues to the serene and expansive Willowwood Arboretum, home to rare plants, sweeping meadows, Japanese garden, woodlands, peaceful walking paths, and more. The Cross Estate tour will be led by estate docents, and the Willowwood tour will be led by RRA Director of Horticulture, John Beirne.
We will then head to the charming downtown of Chester for a Victorian Tea lunch at Sally Lunn’s Tea Room and some leisure time. Whether you are a garden lover, history buff, or just looking for a peaceful getaway, this curated day trip is the perfect escape.
Trip includes roundtrip transportation via private mini-bus, two guided garden tours, and Victorian Tea Service (tea sandwiches, scones, tea and dessert; gluten free bread, scones and desserts are available). Reserve your spot and uncover the hidden beauty of New Jersey’s gardens! Trip is non-refundable unless your spot can be filled by another guest.
Member Price: $125 | Non-Member Price: $135
ITINERARY:
9:00 AM – Check-in at Reeves-Reed Arboretum
9:15 AM – Bus Departs
10:00 AM – Cross Estates for Tour
11:15 AM – Depart for Willowwood Arboretum
11:45 AM – Willowwood Tour
12:45 PM – Depart for Chester
1 PM – Victorian Tea at Sally Lunn’s Tea Room / Leisure Time
3 PM – Depart for Home
4 PM – Arrive back at Reeves-Reed Arboretum

Sauté, Sizzle, Savor: Winter Cooking & Eating
2025-09-23 11:00 - 12:00 | The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, 679 Riverside Dr, Greenhouse, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Gather around the table for collectively-crafted meals and food stories.

Soil Stories
2025-09-23 10:00 - 13:00 | The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, 679 Riverside Dr, Greenhouse, New York, NY, 10031, United States
A self-guided cozy nook in the greenhouse with curated books, games, and artmaking for quiet moments to enjoy with plants.

Little Wonders: Welcome Fall!! – SOLD OUT
2025-09-22 10:00 - 11:00 | NY
(ages 0-3 with an adult)
Infants, toddlers, and their caregivers are invited to discover the many gifts nature has to offer! Enjoy guided hikes along woodland trails, water the gardens, feed the fish, and engage in active nature play designed to spark your child’s curiosity and sense of wonder. Stories, crafts, music, and sensorimotor activities enrich the experience, deepening our connections with one another and the natural world.
The cost is per child. Registration is required, so be sure to register early as space is limited.
Member registration begins on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 9:00 AM. Non-member registration begins on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 9:00 AM.
Member Price: $20 | Non-Member Price: $30
Notice: Due to ongoing construction for the Path for All project, starting Monday, August 25, Arboretum parking will be unavailable Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Please use street parking during these hours. Handicap parking will remain available.

Spooky Fest
2025-09-21 18:00 - 21:30 | Center for Science Teaching & Learning, 1450 Tanglewood Road, Rockville Centre, NY, 11570
The scare is back with new family friendly attractions at Spooky Fest 2024 presented by The Center for Science. Experience jump scares with zombies and scary monsters along the quarter-mile Haunted Woods Walk. Watch out for the flesh-eating dinosaurs as well. Children can explore the new Mystic Garden in the enchanted walk area for a magical experience. Friendly Halloween monsters and characters share candy, stickers and pose for photos. Open every weekend in October at Tanglewood Preserve Rockville Centre, NY. Unforgettable scares and family friendly fun, including glow-in-the-dark slime, fortune tellers and music every night. The Center for Science is a nonprofit organization; Spooky Fest is the organization’s largest fundraising event of the year. Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.cstl.org
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SpookyFest
2025-09-21 18:00 - 21:30 | Center for Science Teaching & Learning, 1450 Tanglewood Road, Rockville Centre, NY, 11570
The scare is back! Spookyfest 2024 features a VERY scary haunted woods. For the younger set, Spookyfest offers an Enchanted Walk with the new Mystical Garden, a beautiful, fanciful place. Kids will also enjoy Face Painting, The Glow Tent, Fortune Telling, Crafts and more! Meet friendly characters, and take lots of pictures. Music will fill the night for everyone to enjoy! Kids will get lots of surprises. All Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in October 6-9:30. Get tickets at CSTL.org. Center for Science is a non-profit organization and all proceeds from Spookyfest go to the mission of science education and to the care of our rescued animals. For more information go to CSTL.org or call 516-764-0045

Nature’s Tapestry
2025-09-21 10:00 - 16:00 | NY
Nature’s Tapestry Improvisational Quilts by Carolyn McKibbin
Reeves-Reed Arboretum is pleased to announce our latest art exhibition, Nature’s Tapestry—a vibrant collection of improvisational quilts by local artist Carolyn McKibbin. In addition to wall-hung works, the exhibition features functional quilted pieces, including wearables, pillows, and clothing.
McKibbin’s quilts capture the beauty of nature through organic forms, earthy textures, and seasonal hues. From abstract patterns to botanical inspirations, Nature’s Tapestry reimagines traditional quilting as a celebration of the garden. Many of the works are created using repurposed and reclaimed materials, showcasing the sustainable potential of quilting as an art form.
About the ArtistCarolyn McKibbin is an improv quilter and Summit resident. A former member of the Summit Garden Club and a seasonal gardener at Reeves-Reed Arboretum, her own garden was featured on the Spring 2024 Summit Garden Tour. Organic shapes and bold colors are signature elements in both her quilts and her gardens. In 2023, her fine art quilt Mojo was selected to compete at QuiltCon in Atlanta—the world’s premier modern quilt show.
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@quiltergardener.
Exhibition DatesJune 7 – October 31, 2025
All works are available for purchase. The artist has generously pledged to donate 30% of each sale to Reeves-Reed Arboretum.
Gallery HoursTuesday through Sunday, 10 AM – 4 PM(Closed during private events. Click here to confirm gallery hours.)
Questions about this exhibition can be directed to Arboretum Office Manager Marilyn Foehrenbach at m.foehrenbach@reeves-reedarboretum.org.
