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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
October 12, 2026 | Sarasota, FL. –Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is pleased to announce the establishment of the Institute for Nature and the Arts, a new interdisciplinary initiative exploring the connections between the natural world and the arts. Conceived under the...
September 17, 2026 | Sarasota, FL. — Global icon and Selby Gardens Artist in Residence Patti Smith returns to Selby Gardens’ Historic Spanish Point campus on October 13, 2026, at 7 p.m. for a special performance honoring the renowned poet, Emily Dickinson. The...
September 15, 2026- Sarasota, FL. – Selby Gardens announces the 11th annual Jean & Alfred Goldstein Exhibition, Verdi: Composer & Farmer, on view February 7, 2027, through May 30, 2027, at the Downtown Sarasota campus. Selby Gardens is thrilled to collaborate...
September 9, 2026 | Sarasota, FL – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens officially launches its season with a year-long calendar of special exhibitions, programs, and dynamic events. As Selby Gardens advances its mission to offer bayfront sanctuaries that connect people with...
August 27, 2026 | Sarasota, FL – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ 46th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition, presented in partnership with the Observer Media Group, is now on view in a virtual gallery at selby.org. The virtual exhibition will remain on view through...
Tickets now on sale for fifth-annual Halloween-themed, walk-through light show at Selby Gardens’ Historic Spanish Point Campus in Osprey August 25, 2026 | Sarasota, FL. – Lights at Spooky Point, the Halloween-themed light show introduced to Selby Gardens’ Historic...
SARASOTA, FL., August 17, 2026 – The Board of Trustees of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has elected four new members to their governing body. Healthcare professional and educator Sondra Biller, radiologist Richard Mones, M.D., conservationist Elizabeth Moore, and...
August 11, 2026, | Sarasota, FL. – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens today announced three significant milestones in the continued advancement of Phase Two of its Master Plan: the successful execution of a $41.9 million bond sale, the beginning of vertical construction,...
Sarasota, FL. | July 21, 2026 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is excited to announce Melody Hardin of Parrish, Florida, as the recipient of the 2026 Virginia B. Toulmin Leadership Scholarship. Ms. Hardin is a junior at the University of South Florida in Tampa,...
Richard and Ellen Sandor Photography Prize to Honor Excellence in Artistic Orchid Photography SARASOTA, FL. | July 14, 2026 – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens will present its 46th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition from August 27 through September 30, 2026. This...