Marie Selby Botanical Garden Logo

Come Visit Us
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

Member Benefits

Free Admission to both campuses, year-round.

Discounts on purchases in The Garden Shop, class fees and special events in the Gardens.

Members-only Previews of select exhibitions.

Reciprocity to museums and gardens throughout North America.

More Membership Information

Exhibitions
at Selby Gardens

Yayoi Kusama: A Letter to Georgia O'Keeffe

Yayoi Kusama: A Letter to Georgia O’Keeffe

Jean & Alfred Goldstein Exhibition Series On view February 11 – June 30, 2024 Downtown Sarasota campus Tropical Conservatory, Gardens, Learn More
Clyde Butcher: Nature Through the Lens

Clyde Butcher: Nature Through the Lens

On view November 11, 2023 – August 31, 2024 Historic Spanish Point campus Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 Learn More
Artist in Residence: Patti Smith

Artist in Residence: Patti Smith

Global Icon Will Return to Selby Gardens in 2023 and 2024Writer, performer, and visual artist Patti Smith has been named Learn More
Roy Lichtenstein: Monet's Garden Goes Pop!

Past Exhibits at Selby Gardens

Jean and Alfred Goldstein Exhibition SeriesBegun in 2015, this immersive exhibition series examines master artists and their relationships to nature Learn More
Rainforest Masks of Costa Rica

Rainforest Masks of Costa Rica

Explore the natural wonders of the tropical rainforest as depicted on the handcrafted masks of the Indigenous artists of Boruca, Learn More

Calendar of Events

Monthly Weekly Daily List
November 2023

Clyde Butcher: Nature Through the Lens

On view November 11, 2023 – August 31, 2024 Historic Spanish Point campus, Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Selby Gardens is delighted to present the extraordinary imagery of photographer and conservationist Clyde Butcher throughout the grounds of the Historic Spanish Point campus. Large-scale prints on aluminum of Butcher’s beautiful photographs of plants, […] ...
11 Nov - 31 Aug
All Day
Historic Spanish Point Campus
February 2024

2024 Jean & Alfred Goldstein Exhibition – Yayoi Kusama: A Letter to Georgia O’Keeffe

In the mid-1950s, Yayoi Kusama was a young artist living in Japan, where her future was very uncertain. Seeking advice from a more established female artist, Kusama wrote to Georgia O’Keeffe, whose work she greatly admired but whom she had never met. To Kusama’s surprise, O’Keeffe responded, thus establishing a correspondence that gave the young […] ...
11 Feb - 30 Jun
All Day
Downtown Sarasota Campus
1534 Mound Street, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA
May 2024

Yoga in the Gardens

Treat yourself to a peaceful mind/body yoga experience at the beautiful Selby Garden Downtown Sarasota campus. This class will focus on alignment, breathing techniques, and relaxation. Open to all ages/skill levels. Recommended supplies: water bottle, sunscreen, sunglasses, comfortable clothes, towel, or yoga mat. Please arrive at the Welcome Center at 9:15 a.m. for a 9:30 a.m. start time. […] ...
15 May
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Downtown Sarasota Campus
1534 Mound Street, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

Virtual 50th Anniversary Briefing: Treasures of the Downtown Sarasota Campus

Where can you find two of Sarasota’s most important historical buildings as well as one of the first paved roads, all within a bayfront sanctuary located in downtown Sarasota?   At Marie Selby Botanical Gardens of course!   In addition to housing the world’s largest scientifically documented collection of orchids and epiphytes, Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota Campus […] ...
15 May
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
VIRTUAL LECTURE

Yoga in the Gardens

Treat yourself to a peaceful mind/body yoga experience at the beautiful Selby Garden Downtown Sarasota campus. This class will focus on alignment, breathing techniques, and relaxation. Open to all ages/skill levels. Recommended supplies: water bottle, sunscreen, sunglasses, comfortable clothes, towel, or yoga mat. Please arrive at the Welcome Center at 9:15 a.m. for a 9:30 a.m. start time. […] ...
18 May
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Downtown Sarasota Campus
1534 Mound Street, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

Yoga in the Gardens

Treat yourself to a peaceful mind/body yoga experience at the beautiful Selby Garden Downtown Sarasota campus. This class will focus on alignment, breathing techniques, and relaxation. Open to all ages/skill levels. Recommended supplies: water bottle, sunscreen, sunglasses, comfortable clothes, towel, or yoga mat. Please arrive at the Welcome Center at 9:15 a.m. for a 9:30 a.m. start time. […] ...
22 May
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Downtown Sarasota Campus
1534 Mound Street, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

Yoga in the Gardens

Treat yourself to a peaceful mind/body yoga experience at the beautiful Selby Garden Downtown Sarasota campus. This class will focus on alignment, breathing techniques, and relaxation. Open to all ages/skill levels. Recommended supplies: water bottle, sunscreen, sunglasses, comfortable clothes, towel, or yoga mat. Please arrive at the Welcome Center at 9:15 a.m. for a 9:30 a.m. start time. […] ...
25 May
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Downtown Sarasota Campus
1534 Mound Street, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

Family Saturday

Calling all kids (and kids at heart)! Spend Saturday morning enjoying fun art and nature activities at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota Campus! Held once a month February through May, Family Saturdays offer artistic activities for children in the great outdoors. Find us in the Ann Goldstein Children’s Rainforest Garden, where budding artists will […] ...
25 May
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Downtown Sarasota Campus
1534 Mound Street, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

Yoga in the Gardens

Treat yourself to a peaceful mind/body yoga experience at the beautiful Selby Garden Downtown Sarasota campus. This class will focus on alignment, breathing techniques, and relaxation. Open to all ages/skill levels. Recommended supplies: water bottle, sunscreen, sunglasses, comfortable clothes, towel, or yoga mat. Please arrive at the Welcome Center at 9:15 a.m. for a 9:30 a.m. start time. […] ...
29 May
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Downtown Sarasota Campus
1534 Mound Street, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA
No event found!