Events

This is just a selection of gardening events, webinars, and presentations being held around the state. For a full list of events near you, contact your county Extension office.

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Florida Gardening Events
Date Event Location
Self-paced Florida Vegetable Gardening for Beginners and More UF/IFAS Extension Clay County
Online
July 20-28 National Moth Week Multiple locations
July 26-28 33rd Annual Caladium Festival Stuart Park
113 E. Interlake Blvd
Lake Placid
July 27
2-3:30pm
South Florida Edible Gardening West Kendall Library
10201 Hammocks Blvd #159
Miami
July 28
2-3:30pm
Preserve the Harvest Fruit and Spice Park
24801 SW 187th Avenue
Homestead
July 29
11am-Noon
Recycling Your Yard Waste Veterans Memorial Library
810 13th Street
St. Cloud
July 30
Noon-1pm
Plants and Pizza: Your Guide to a Florida-Friendly Waterfront Lake Crago Recreational Center
525 Lake Crago Drive
Lakeland
July 30
2pm
Tropical Fruit Tuesdays: Hurricanes, Before and After UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade
Online
July 30
2pm
July Backyard Hen Training UF/IFAS Extension Duval County
1010 North McDuff Avenue
Jacksonville
July 30
3-4pm
Container Gardening with Edible Plants Hialeah Gardens Library
13451 NW 107th Ave
Hialeah Gardens
July 30
5-6pm
Soil Solarization and Cover Crops for Sustainable Gardening Melrose Public Library
312 Wynnwood Ave
Melrose
July 31
8am-Noon
Pruning and Chainsaw Workshop UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County
8350 Picos Road
Fort Pierce
July 31
Noon-1pm
Soil Solarization and Cover Crops for Sustainable Gardening Crescent City Commission Chambers
3 North Summit Street
Crescent City
Aug 1
9-11am
Drought-Tolerant Gardening and Demonstration Garden Tour Shamrock Park and Nature Center
3900 Shamrock Dr.
Venice
Aug 2
9am-1pm
Baker MGV Pop-up Plant Sale UF/IFAS Extension Baker County
1025 West Macclenny Avenue Macclenny
Aug 3
10-11am
Bananas and More UF/IFAS Extension Pasco County
36702 County Road 52
Dade City
Aug 5
3-4pm
Dragonflies and Damselflies: Not Just Another Fly Lake Wales Library
290 Cypress Garden Lane
Lake Wales
Aug 5
6-7pm
The Basics of Vegetable Gardening UF/IFAS Extension Osceola County
1921 Kissimmee Valley Lane
Kissimmee
Aug 6
10-11am
The Sarasota Master Gardener Volunteer Program and How to Apply for the 2025 Class UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County
6700 Clark Rd Twin Lakes Park
Sarasota
Aug 6
6-7pm
Life Lit: Principles of a Florida-Friendly Yard San Marco Library
1513 San Marco Blvd
Jacksonville
Aug 7
1-2pm
Pasos Básicos para tener éxito en su jardín de Vegetales BVL Library
405 Buenaventura Blvd
Kissimmee
Aug 7
4-5pm
Palms: Facts and Fiction North Port Public Library
13800 Tamiami Trail
North Port
Aug 7
6-7:30pm
Rain Barrel Workshop Hudson Library
8012 Library Road
Hudson
Aug 8-9 Short Course North: Edibles and More UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa County, 6263 Dogwood Drive
Milton
Agu 8
2-3pm
Butterflies of Central Florida Hart Memorial Library
211 E. Dakin St
Kissimmee
Aug 10
9-10am
Butterflies Heritage Park
5401 Land O' Lakes Blvd
Land O' Lakes
Aug 10
9am-Noon
Florida Fall Vegetable Gardening Class UF/IFAS Extension Highlands County
4509 George Blvd
Sebring
Aug 10
9am-Noon CDT
Garden to Table: Fall Gardening UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County
2741 Penn Avenue
Marianna
Aug 10
10-11am
Carnivorous Plant Talk and Sale Bok Tower Gardens
1151 Tower Blvd
Lake Wales
Aug 10
10-11:30am
The Basics of Vegetable Gardening Quail Hollow Park
1716 Woodcrest Boulevard
Kissimmee
Aug 11
1-3pm
Rain Barrel/Water Conservation Workshop Deering Estate Visitors Center
16701 SW 72nd Avenue
Miami
Aug 13
10-11am
Butterflies in Your Florida Landscape UF/IFAS Extension St. Johns County
3125 Agricultural Center Drive
St. Augustine
Aug 13
6-7pm
Life Lit: Native Plants Bill Brinton Murray Hill Library
918 Edgewood Ave S
Jacksonville
Aug 14
10-11am
Landscape Matters: Attracting Beneficial Insects UF/IFAS Extension Nassau County
85831 Miner Road
Yulee (or online)
Aug 15
11:30am-1pm
Honey Tasting Event Indian River Research & Ed Center
2199 S Rock Rd
Fort Pierce
Aug 19
10am-Noon
Demonstration Garden Tour at Twin Lakes Park UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County
6700 Clark Road
Sarasota
Aug 19
2-3pm
Butterfly Gardening Umatilla Public Library
412 Hatfield Drive
Umatilla
Aug 20
9-10am
Biorational Pesticides: Eco-Friendly Pest Control UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County
Online
Aug 20
1-2pm
Butterfly Gardening Eustis Public Library
120 North Center St.
Eustis
Aug 20
2-3pm
Tropical Fruit Tuesdays: Fertilizing Tropical Fruit Trees UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade
Online
Aug 21
2-3pm
Butterfly Gardening Tavares Public Library
314 N. New Hampshire Ave.
Tavares
Aug 21
6-7pm
Butterfly Gardening Marion Baysinger Library
756 W. Broad St.
Groveland
Aug 23
8:30-11am
The Great Southeast Pollinator Census UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County
Twin Lakes Park 6700 Clark Road
Sarasota
Aug 23-24 Summer 2024 UF/IFAS Bee College Gulf Coast State College
5230 U.S. 98
Panama City
Aug 24
10:30-11:30am
Back to Nature: Rewild Your Yard Brooker Creek Preserve
Environmental Education Center
3940 Keystone Rd, Tarpon Springs
Aug 24
2-3:30pm
Composting at Home 101 UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade
Online
Aug 25
4-5pm
Lawn Care W.T. Bland Library
1995 N. Donnelly St.
Mount Dora
Sept 4
10am
MGV Lecture Series: Prescribed Fires UF/IFAS Extension Walton County
70 Logan Lane
Grayton Beach