💐It's summer time and it's a great time to take a day trip to check out the San Diego Botanic Garden! It's only an hour away from the Temecula Valley area and they have summer concerts going on in the evening when the temperatures are a little cooler and the sunset makes the garden look even more beautiful! They also currently have the Savage Garden Display open until October 29th.
📍300 Quail Gardens Dr.
Encinitas, CA 92024
General Admission
| Member | Free |
| Adult | $18 |
| Military, Senior (60+), Student | $12 |
| Youth (3-17) | $10 |
| Child (under 3) | Free |
| AHS Reciprocal Admissions | Free |
Summer Nights at The San Diego Botanic Garden July 13 – August 17, 2023
📍300 Quail Gardens Drive and, Ecke Ranch Rd, Encinitas, CA 92024
Open Thursdays until 8 p.m. Featuring:
5 Concerts
1 Wine Tasting Night
Take advantage of longer days and beautiful warm weather. On consecutive Thursdays in July and August, enjoy live music and special performances, nosh on a selection of treats paired with alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and stroll the Garden at sunset.
For the Gazebo Lawn: bring your own blanket. For the Amphitheater concerts, chairs will be provided.
- July 13 – Hullabaloo, Gazebo Lawn Garden Concert
- July 20 – Peter Sprague, Conservatory Amphitheater Concert [SOLD OUT]
- July 27 – Billy Lee and the Gulf Coasters, Gazebo Lawn Garden Concert
- August 3 – Euphoria Brass Band, Conservatory Amphitheater Concert
- August 10 – Jessica Fichot: From Paris to Shanghai, Conservatory Amphitheater Concert
- August 17 – Wine in the Garden: Comparing the Left and Right Banks of Bordeaux, Special Series Amphitheater
Concerts on the Lawn:
Enjoy family-friendly concerts on our Gazebo Lawn. Concerts on the Lawn are free for members or with paid Garden admission. For safety reasons, folding chairs are not allowed unless needed for ADA accommodation.
Lawn Concerts seating is first come first serve and available starting at 5 p.m. Concerts run from 6 – 7:45 p.m. with an intermission.
The Cork Oak Cafe will be open from 5 – 7:15 p.m. selling coffee, slushies and packaged snacks.
Amphitheater Concerts:
Tickets for Amphitheatre concerts need to be purchased in advance and include open seating in the Amphitheater. Take advantage of reduced pricing until one day before the concert date: $15 for members and $30 for non-members (includes Garden admission).
Summer Nights Activities:
Multiple activities will be available for children and adults alike, including kids crafting and bubbles on select concert evenings, Guided Plant Tours, and “Ask a Horticulture Expert” meet ups with SDBG staff! Learn more and view the schedule HERE.
Ticket Pricing for Summer Night Concerts:
Adult / Adulto @ $18.00
Military / Militar @ $12.00
Student / Alumno @ $12.00
Senior (Ages 60+) / Senior (mayores de 60 años) @ $12.00
Youth (Ages 3-12) / Joven (de 3 a 12 años) @ $10.00
We had the opportunity to enjoy Summer Nights at the San Diego Botanic Garden for their first concert of the season this past Thursday. Amaya and all the other children there loved the singing, dancing, bubbles and fan craft. We also had the chance to check out parts of the garden we missed the last time we were there and it was so beautiful with the sun setting in the background and the temperatures dropping to cooler, more bearable temps.
Savage Gardens
“The Real and Imaginary World of Carnivorous Plants”
July 1 – October 29
Explore the bizarre and captivating world of carnivorous plants with this fascinating exhibition. In addition to a collection of real carnivorous species on display, get a bug’s-eye perspective with three larger-than-life installations inside and around our 8,000 square foot, glass-enclosed Dickinson Family Education Conservatory. Featuring multiple Sarracenia Trumpets, a walk-in Fanged Pitcher Plant Nepenthes, and a moving, interactive Venus Flytrap, all installations are constructed with aluminum and resin offering incredible interpretations of these unique plants.
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If you are look for some refreshments while you're at the garden, they have a cafe near the big gazebo just off the event parking lot where you can grab some chips, muffins, coffee, juice, kombucha and more. You can also pre-purchase food if you are coming for one of their summer concerts HERE. Perfect if you're like me and you didn't get your morning coffee before you left the house or your child decides she doesn't like any of the snacks you packed 🤣.
There are also bathrooms right across from the entrance to the Hamilton Children's Garden and across from the large lawn near the gazebo. They are clean and in the perfect spots for when your kiddo has a bathroom emergency.
It was such a wonderful evening at the San Diego Botanic Garden . We enjoyed our time together and all of the beauty there is to find there.
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