Spring Events

Watch the Garden’s plants and animals wake up from winter with buds bursting, birds nesting, and seeds sprouting. Investigate the ways that nature signals spring and help our feathered friends build their nests with special nesting bags to take back to your neighborhood.

Guests can come and see the sea lions being fed

Seasonal exhibit with more than 500 free-flying butterflies amid tropical plants! Housed in a vivarium that approximates their natural habitat with live flowering plants, species include iridescent blue morpho butterflies, striking scarlet swallowtails, and large owl butterflies.

NYBG’s community gardening outreach program is commemorating its 30th anniversary with a photo exhibition in Ross Gallery. In honor of this anniversary, four teen photographers from the Bronx Documentary Center’s Junior Photo League document the activity of these organizations.

Come watch and learn about the Sea Lions here at the Bronx Zoo! See the zoo keepers feed our sea lions.

Come watch and learn about the Bee-Eaters here at the Bronx Zoo! See the zoo keepers feed our bee-eaters!

Come watch and learn about the Penguins here at the Bronx Zoo! See the zoo keepers feed the penguins!

Sea otters are curious creatures and feeding time is no exception. Our group makes a game out of eating. They sniff, paw, and pound their food for inspection. Feeding times depend on animal needs. Check the daily schedule in the Main Lobby.

Catch BBG’s burgeoning blossoms at their best and other highlights of the season in this free Garden-wide guided walk. No registration necessary, meet at Magnolia Plaza by the building steps.

Celebrate spring at the Edible Academy! Get started gardening by sowing seeds, digging, and watering. Explore our soil and learn more about compost with our wild, wiggly worms and take home your own worm castings to “get growing” at home.

In this special series with NYC Audubon, spot and identify creatures of flight and learn how QBG provides important resources for birds. Signup for 1 or all 5! Drop-ins available. Register  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-qbg-bird-walks-with-nyc-audubon-tickets-55766893279

Join us for FREE sessions with the Bronx Zoo Nature Club! We will host monthly Saturday sessions at the Zoo and in nearby parks, connecting families back to nature through unstructured, free-play exploration.

EXPO is our end of year celebration where Urban Advantage students from all borough come and present their projects.