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Mother’s Day Garden Celebration

May 10 & 11, 2025

12–5 p.m. | At the Garden

Treat Mom to a One-of-a-Kind Garden Party

Celebrate Mom with a weekend of fun! Make Daffodil Hill your own backyard and bring the whole family together to enjoy local food truck options, play an assortment of family-friendly lawn games, craft a gift for Mom, and get your face painted with whimsical designs. Music and collage activities are presented by local vinyl DJ collective, Uptown Vinyl Supreme, and Bronx Community Collage.

What Happens if it Rains?
This event is rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather, a covered location will host our live music, collaging, and face painting activities. Select food trucks will be present. Lawn games will be canceled, but we will have fun take-home activities awaiting you. Don’t forget your umbrella to enjoy the Garden’s blooms!”

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Join the Weekend Fun

12–5 p.m.
Daffodil Hill

Rhythm & Family Memories
12 – 5 p.m.
We are thrilled to welcome back family favorites, Bronx-based vinyl DJ collective Uptown Vinyl Supreme and Bronx Community Collage. The collective presents a lineup of groovy tunes paired with a create-your-own collage project, where you can draw inspiration from World Collage Day and utilize archival images of the crabapples, daffodils, and lilacs at NYBG to make your masterpiece.

Floral Face Painting
At the Clay Family Picnic Pavilion; 1–4 p.m.
Mother’s Day at NYBG wouldn’t be complete without the fantastic artists at Face Art by Melissa. Choose from a menu of spring favorites and whimsical designs and be transformed!

Lawn Games
Enjoy an assortment of family-friendly games, including Corn Hole, Giant Jenga, and Ring Toss.

Crafts for Mom
Join NYBG Volunteers to create a coloring sheet or card for Mom, or craft an origami chatterbox that will lead you to the must-see blooms waiting for you this weekend!

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Picnic on the Lawn

Enjoy delicious lunch options for sale from a line-up of New York City’s finest food trucks and vendors. Enjoy a sampling of wine and beer for sale from City Winery and The Bronx Beer Hall.

Partners include:

MozzArepas
Taste of Greece
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Mister Softee
Deli N Dogz
Chef Samir

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Plan Your Mother's Day Lunch

Treat Mom to a delicious farm-to-table lunch at the Hudson Garden Grill, which draws inspiration from the Garden’s acclaimed Edible Academy program.

Reserve Now Menu

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Find the Perfect Gift for Mom

Visit NYBG Shop for a wide selection of gifts, treat her to a girl’s night out with a Continuing Education gift certificate or class, or give the gift of a Family Membership and visit the Garden year-round.

A Toast to Mom

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