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June 2025
Knoxville Botanical Garden Summer Solstice Dinner
The annual Summer Solstice Dinner at Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum is a celebration with music and a lavish summer dinner that will include ingredients grown in the organization's garden. The party starts at 7 p.m. with dinner at 8:30 p.m.
Find out more »September 2025
Symphony at the Garden
In partnership with the Knoxville Symphony, the Knoxville Botanical Garden hosts a free evening of music that invites community members to discover pockets of music throughout four garden spaces on the property, with a culminating set in the Rita Johnson Garden where KSO musicians play as the evening light fades and the sun reflects on the floor to ceiling windows of the Dogwood Center.
Find out more »16th Annual Green Thumb Gala
The annual Green Thumb Gala, now in its 16th year, is a major fundraiser for Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum. This vibrant event features cocktails, silent and live auctions, garden tours, seated dinner and more. Cocktails begin at 5 p.m., followed by 6:30 p.m. dinner and 7:30 p.m. live auction. Attire: garden party.
Find out more »April 2026
Hats in Bloom
The annual luncheon is a fundraiser for the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum and features the new spring collection of designer hats by milliner Patricia Frankum, champagne reception and seated luncheon. Top Hat tickets allow early entry at 10:30 a.m. for the champagne reception with Bloody Mary’s and an advance showing and sale of Frankum’s hats. Attire: Dressy, business, business casual, garden chic with hats encouraged.
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