Bartram's Garden Spring Fest
Sat, Apr 19
|Philadelphia
I'll be here selling honey and candles and talking about honeybees at this FREE annual celebration of spring!
Time & Location
Apr 19, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Philadelphia, 5400 Lindbergh Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19143, USA
About the event
Many vendors with handmade crafts and homemade foods
A presentation by Dr. William Woys Weaver about his new translation of Christopher Sauer’s Herbal Cures, which was written in Philadelphia circa 1762-1778. Dr. Weaver is an internationally known food ethnographer, author, and the Director and founder of Roughwood Seeds.
Youth-led block printing activity by Ginger Arts Center from Philadelphia’s Chinatown
Hands-on natural dye activity from Ampersand Textiles
The launch of new visual accessibility tools created by poet Beth Feldman Brandt and Dr. Charmaine Parrish to welcome visitors with low vision to the Garden
Guided tour of the Garden’s 19th-century flower garden focusing on heirloom tulips and tours of the historic Bartram House
Marketplace of local heirloom seed companies featuring Truelove Seeds, Roughwood Seeds, Bartram’s Garden seeds, and a seed swap supported by the youth of Sankofa Community Farm–bring seeds to swap!
Make-and-take kite making and seed planting with Bartram’s youth education staff
The Garden’s annual plant sale, face painting, volunteer-powered tree planting, family fun, and more!