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Selby Gardens’ Award-Winning Holiday Light Show Returns Select Nights December 6, 2024 to January 1, 2025 November 8, 2024 | Sarasota, FL. – Tickets are now on sale for Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ annual Lights in Bloom® holiday light show. Ranked among the 10 best...
An Evening with Patti Smith and her Book of Days Scheduled for November 14, 2024 October 23, 2024 | Sarasota, FL. – Global icon and Artist in Residence at Selby Gardens, Patti Smith returns with a special performance at Selby Gardens’ Historic Spanish Point campus on...
Hermitage Sunsets @ Selby Gardens The Hermitage Artist Retreat’s popular series, “Hermitage Sunsets @ Selby Gardens,” continues into its fifth anniversary as part of the Hermitage’s 2024-2025 season. The outdoor series — a celebrated collaboration between the...
Year-Long Schedule of Exhibitions, Programs, and Special Events Delivers Robust Line-Up August 28, 2024 | Sarasota, FL – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens officially kicks-off its season with a year-long schedule of special exhibitions, programs, and exciting events. As...
July 25, 2024 | Sarasota, FL., - Today, TIME reveals the annual list of the World's Greatest Places, which highlights 100 extraordinary destinations around the globe. Marie Selby Botanical Gardens was one of only eight places to visit in the United States that made...
Selby Gardens Postures as International Model for Sustainability A pinnacle solar panel ‘Power On’ moment has arrived at the 15-acre bayfront sanctuary, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus, the World’s First Net Positive Energy Botanical Garden...
Sarasota, FL.| April 30, 2024 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is excited to announce Zuleima Martinez of Sarasota as the award recipient of the inaugural Virginia B. Toulmin Leadership Scholarship. Martinez will be graduating on May 3 with an associate’s degree from...
SARASOTA, FL., April 24, 2024 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens announced the appointment of Nancy Seijas-Kipnis, as Vice President for Strategic Communications and Marketing. Since Kipnis’s arrival in this executive leadership role, her priorities have included...
Sarasota, FL. | March 13, 2024 - Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has placed third in the USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards contest for “Best Botanical Garden” in the United States. Nominees for the award were chosen by a panel of relevant experts which...
The Green Orchid by Michael’s On East is now open to the public, making Selby Gardens home to the fully solar-powered restaurant, which will become the world’s first net-positive energy restaurant, generating more energy than it consumes. The garden-to-table eatery...