Garden Fair Weekend is back for 2024 and bigger than ever!
Join Klehm the first weekend in June to experience a wide variety of plants, flowers, garden décor, art, educational information booths and more!
Listen to live music performances in our Fountain Garden while enjoying a meal from local food truck vendors, including:
- Cantina Taco (tacos)
- Pizza Fresca (wood fired pizza and gelato)
- Prairie Street Brewing Co. (locally brewed beer)
- Quixotic Bakery (cookies, brownies, cakes and sweet treats)
- Sizz N Fizz (smash burgers, chicken nuggets, cheese curds, waffle fries)
- The Vintage Goose (mobile barista and baked goods)
Discounted presale tickets will be available for sale at Klehm’s Gatehouse and at the Visitors Center beginning Wednesday, April 10th through Thursday, May 30th.
Beginning on Monday, April 22nd discounted presale tickets will be available at the following fine retail garden locations throughout Rockford through Friday, May 31st, while supplies last:
Didier Greenhouses – 4601 W State St, Rockford, IL 61102
Gensler Gardens – both locations:
- Loves Park – 102 Orth Rd, Loves Park, IL 61111
- Davis Junction – 8631 11th St, David Junction, IL 61020
The Landscape Connection – 4472 W. Mulford Rd, Rockford, IL 61109
Meridian Nursery – 7219 Cunningham Rd, Rockford, IL 61102
Pepper Creek Greenhouse and Gifts – 7295 Harrison Ave, Rockford, IL 61112
Village Green Home And Garden – both locations:
- North Main – 2640 N. Main St, Rockford, IL 61103
- Riverside – 6101 E. Riverside Blvd, Rockford, IL 61114
Media Sponsors:
Saturday, June 1, 2024
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday, June 2, 2024
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
$8 Presale
$10 Gate Admission
FREE for Klehm members and children 12 & under
Presale tickets are available now – see list of locations in description
Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden
2715 S. Main St.
Rockford, IL 61102
1 (815) 965-8146
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Monday, April 22nd, 2024
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Saturday, June 8th – Sunday, September 8th, 2024
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Woodsong Summer Concert Series – Heartache Tonight: A Tribute to the Eagles
Sunday, September 8th, 2024
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Sunday, July 28th, 2024
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Woodsong Summer Concert – Heart of Glass: A Tribute to Blondie
Sunday, July 14th, 2024
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Plant Sale Fundraiser 2024
Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden’s annual Plant Sale Fundraiser is now open! Purchase your plants online through the end of April and pick up your order on May 10th or May 11th in the Indoor Gallery of the Visitors Center at Klehm.
These plants have been carefully selected to be new or unique varieties of beloved perennials that would be a great addition to your home landscape.
True Nature Tranquility Walk
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
Join us for our last Tranquility Walk of the 2023 – 2024 season. Experience the transition from day into night and listen to the wonderful, unintelligible voices of the evening forest and its inhabitants.