Gardening and Farm Fest

NOTE THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED

Date(s): Sunday, April 19, 2026
Time: 11:00am-4:00pm
Venue: Downtown Branch of AADL
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Join AADL for a daylong celebration of gardening, nature, and hands-on activities! Gardening & Farm Fest features artisans and farmers selling their wares, along with representatives from local farms who offer CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture).

Learn more about CSAs and sign up for a spring and/or summer CSA onsite. Special presentations about a variety of nature-based topics will take place during the day.

For teens & adults. Related activities that day include:

• 11a-4p Vendors, Local Farms & Informational Tables – 1st Floor Lobby
• 12-12:45p – How to Grow Mushrooms Anywhere – 4th Floor Program Room – Teens-Adults
• noon-1:30p – Heat Press Tote Bags – Secret Lab – Teens-Adults
• noon-1:30p – DIY Refrigerator Magnets – Secret Lab – Kids-Adults
• noon-3p – Seed Swap – Lower Level Program Room – Kids-Adults
• noon-3:30p – Face Painting – Kids Story Corner – All Ages
• 1:30-2:15p – Gardening with Deer – Adults
• 3-3:45p – Learn about Bonsai with Matthaei Botanical Gardens – 4th Floor Program Room – Teens-Adults

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• Elementary
• Food
• Free
• High Schoolers
• Indoor Activities
• Middle Schoolers
• Parents
• Shopping

Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be cancelled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, or we can make mistakes.