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Point Defiance Flower & Garden Festival

By Macaroni KID Tacoma & South Sound May 12, 2024

Whether you’re an expert gardener, a budding plant lover or just enjoy smelling the roses, the Point Defiance Flower & Garden Festival on June 1-2 is an experience you can really dig your shovel into. The festival will be held both outdoors and inside, gracing Point Defiance Park’s gardens and Pagoda.

Visit www.metroparkstacoma.org/ptdflowergardenfest

Presented by Western Washington Toyota Dealers

🌺🌺FREE & TICKETED EXPERIENCES🌺🌺

🌺Lectures & Demos
Get the dirt from leading northwest gardening and horticultural experts at the festival’s daily lecture series.

🌺Make and Take Workshops
Participate in hands-on workshops to learn new techniques and take home your one-of-a-kind creations.

🌺Guided Garden Tours
Take a guided tour of the Rose Garden and Japanese Garden led by the expert horticulturists who help maintain and design them.

🌺Paint and Sip Workshops
Join local artists in the Rose Garden for this one-of-a-kind experience. Sip on a selection of curated wines and follow along with the instructor to create a unique work of art to take home.

🌺Beer and Wine Tasting Garden
Meet up with friends at the Rose Garden to sample regional wines and craft beers. Tasting packages include seven (7) tasting tokens, souvenir tasting glass.

🌺Vendor Village
Explore the Vendor Village where festival-goers can get expert advice from horticulture experts, pick up a treasure from local artists and nurseries, or grab a snack at one of the many food trucks.

🌺Children’s Wonder and Grow Garden
Explore the storybook-themed garden area featuring nature activities for kids of all ages and fantasy gardens created by high school students from the Science and Math Institute (SAMi).