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Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden

1400 Avalon Canyon Rd.
Avalon, CA 90704 United States Get Directions

Events at this venue

September 2026

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Grooves in the Garden

Sep. 26 @ 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Experience a day of family-friendly fun with music, art and nature at this free community event.

Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden

Fox wearing a red-orange coat sits on a path, playing a guitar in a colorful park with a large arch monument in the background.

RESCHEDULED: Grooves in the Garden

Sep. 6 @ 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Experience a day of family-friendly fun with music, art and nature at this free community event.

Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden

August 2026

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Earth to Sky Botanic Walk

Aug. 27 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Learn about native and exotic plants with a naturalist-guided walk.

Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden

Stone archway with a red-tiled roof amid green hillside trees, viewed through surrounding shrubs.

Meditation in the Garden: Summer Wellness Series

Aug. 24 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am

Engage in peaceful meditation surrounded by nature as you take a guided walk through the Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden on Catalina Island.

Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden

Stone archway with a red-tiled roof amid green hillside trees, viewed through surrounding shrubs.

Meditation in the Garden: Summer Wellness Series

Aug. 17 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am

Engage in peaceful meditation surrounded by nature as you take a guided walk through the Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden on Catalina Island.

Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden

Stone archway with a red-tiled roof amid green hillside trees, viewed through surrounding shrubs.

Meditation in the Garden: Summer Wellness Series

Aug. 10 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am

Engage in peaceful meditation surrounded by nature as you take a guided walk through the Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden on Catalina Island.

Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden

Stone archway with a red-tiled roof amid green hillside trees, viewed through surrounding shrubs.

Meditation in the Garden: Summer Wellness Series

Aug. 3 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am

Engage in peaceful meditation surrounded by nature as you take a guided walk through the Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden on Catalina Island.

Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden

July 2026

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Earth to Sky Botanic Walk

Jul. 29 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Learn about native and exotic plants with a naturalist-guided walk.

Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden

Woman with white hair and red glasses sits on a white couch among vibrant landscape paintings and framed artwork in an art studio/sale space.

Palette of Catalina Color Walk: Nature Journaling Workshop

Jul. 18 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

This guided creative workshop introduces us to the colors of Catalina with an inside look at the historical and environmental influences on early painters.

Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden

March 2026

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Spring in the Garden

Mar. 28 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Celebrate the start of spring with our free community event at the Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden.

Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden

Catalina Kids’ Nature Lab: Afterschool Science Mondays

Mar. 23 @ 2:15 pm - 4:00 pm

The Conservancy's free monthly after-school series introduces children to the wild world of Catalina Island.

Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden

February 2026

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Earth to Sky Guided Botanic Walk

Feb. 25 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Learn about native and exotic plants with a naturalist-guided walk.

Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden