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 Mission Garden Outreach Coordinator Kendall Kroesen and other 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
Seed Swap
Apr 27
Seed Swap

Mission Garden is hosting a seed swap in collaboration with the Pima County Public Library’s Seed Library. Both the Seed Library and Mission Garden will be giving away seeds. You can also bring your own seeds to swap, especially if you have heirloom seeds grown in our region, and exchange them for something new! (Click photo for details)

Archaeology Day
Apr 27
Archaeology Day

Archaeologists come to Mission Garden with hands-on activities for kids of all ages. Archaeology Southwest's Hands-on Archaeology program, hosted by Allen Denoyer, folks from 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)

Healing Herb Walk
May 4
Healing Herb Walk

$10. Each month an herbalist leads this walk in Mission Garden's Michael Moore Medicinal Garden, describing medicinal herbs native to the greater Southwest Deserts. (Click photo for event details & ticket purchase)

Birds of Mission Garden
May 9
Birds of Mission Garden

Enjoy beautiful Mission Garden with one of the garden's birding guides. We'll look for seasonal and resident birds and learn to identify some common calls and songs. The garden is a good place for beginning and intermediate birders to learn about many of the birds common to the greater Tucson area. (Click photo for event details)