Lights in Bloom® is a repeat winner in the USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice contest for Best Botanical Garden Holiday Lights. USA TODAY announced that Selby Gardens’ annual holiday light show earned sixth place this year out of the 20 botanical garden light displays...
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New Multiuse Recreational Trail Opens to the Public on Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota Campus
A new Multiuse Recreational Trail, or MURT, has opened along the perimeter of Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus. The 800-linear-foot MURT gives pedestrians, joggers, cyclists, and others safe access to the campus as well as to the Sarasota Bayfront from...
Selby Gardens Receives $60,000 Arts Appreciation Grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Gulf Coast Community Foundation has awarded Marie Selby Botanical Gardens a $60,000 Arts Appreciation Grant. The grant is funded in part by the Mildred and Garrett Eelman Charitable Fund at Gulf Coast. The grant will provide vital support for two key...
Wintergreen Weekend at our Historic Spanish Point Campus Celebrates Holiday Traditions
Kick off the holiday season at our second annual “Wintergreen Weekend!” Taking place December 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at our Historic Spanish Point campus in Osprey, this seasonal event features time-honored traditions and holiday fun for the whole family....
Lights in Bloom® Competing for National Award from USA TODAY
Lights in Bloom®, the annual holiday light show at our Downtown Sarasota campus, is in the running for a repeat national award from USA TODAY! The display was nominated again this year for “Best Botanical Garden Holiday Lights” in USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice...
Selby Gardens to Showcase Photography of Rare Orchids in “The Orchid Show 2022: Capturing the Perfect Shot”
“The Year of Photography” will continue at our Downtown Sarasota campus with an exhibition that celebrates the stunning scientific photography of our own rare orchid collection. “The Orchid Show 2022: Capturing the Perfect Shot,” presented by...
Selby Gardens to Receive $2.5-Million Gift from Estate of Longtime Volunteer Evelyn S. Mink
For 25 years, Evelyn Mink volunteered in the Welcome Center at our Downtown Sarasota campus. Now, an estate gift left by Mrs. Mink to Selby Gardens will create a special place for volunteers like her as part of Phase One of the Master Plan. Selby Gardens will...
Virtual 42nd Annual Juried Photo Exhibition is now on view!
The 42nd Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition is now on view. The show includes more than 270 photographs taken by amateur photographers at our two campuses and selected for display by an expert panel of jurors. The jury awarded prizes to top photographs in the...
“Lights at Spooky Point” is coming to our Historic Spanish Point Campus
We're excited to introduce a new, Halloween-inspired light show this October at our Historic Spanish Point campus in Osprey! “Lights at Spooky Point,” running nightly from October 14 to 31, will feature an array of fantastic creatures and cute creations designed with...
Submissions Open for Selby Gardens’ Virtual 42nd Annual Juried Photo Exhibition
Submissions are now being accepted for Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ 42nd Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition. Amateur photographers are invited to submit digital photos taken at either of Selby Gardens’ two campuses in five different categories. Submissions will...