Beaks and BarksHuntsville BloomsPurdy Butterfly HouseScarecrow TrailGalaxy of Lights
Beaks & Barks
January 12 – February 28, 2019
If you’re a birding enthusiast, this is an excellent time of year to grab your binoculars and head outdoors. The Garden is considered a birding hotspot by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society and its Lewis Birding Trail features a rich diversity of local and migrating birds. Mark your calendars: We’ll be participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count February 15-18, 2019 and you should too!
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Huntsville Blooms
Mid-March 2019 – April 2019
Our beautiful outdoor spaces take center stage during March and April. Spring-blooming trees, shrubs, and perennials are highlighted by colorful bulbs and special flowering displays. The Bush Azalea Trail, with over 3,000 varieties of azaleas, is a must-see.
We hope you’ll join us for favorite spring events, such as Night of 1000 Flowers, the region’s largest plant sale, and Bunny Bonanza. Plant walks, classes for adults and children, and homeschool programs add to the fun.
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Purdy Butterfly House
May – September 2019
The Purdy Butterfly House, the nation’s largest open-air butterfly house, opens on May 1 and through September is home to over 3,000 butterflies, as well as turtles, button quail, frogs, and other critters. A series of butterfly releases are scheduled during the season (see dates below) during which visitors can take part in an environmentally safe restoration of the indoor butterfly population.
Although our winged friends leave in the fall, Garden guests can enjoy the waterfalls, ponds, streams, and lush vegetation of the Butterfly House all year!
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Scarecrow Trail
September – October 2019
To participate in this year’s Scarecrow Trail, fill out this form.
Nothing says family fun like fall at the Huntsville Botanical Garden! In addition to our ever-popular Scarecrow Trail, we’ve got weekend hayrides, a corn maze, Scarecrow Trail night hikes, BOOtanica, and lots of other fun ways to celebrate the season. Bring your camera to capture the beauty of autumn in the Garden and don’t forget to visit the Pumpkin Display for a family photo!
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Galaxy of Lights
November – December 2018
Galaxy of Lights is a holiday light extravaganza featuring larger-than-life animated light displays.
See Santa soaring over a delightful winter village. Nursery rhyme characters dance and frolic among traditional scenes of the season. And, best of all, experience the magic of the twinkling icicle forest. Galaxy of Lights is the perfect holiday treat for the young and young-at-heart.