# Things to do with kids at Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens

> 3 upcoming family events and 1 ongoing programs and visits at Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, 1445 Millcoe Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32225, in the Jacksonville area. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sun, Oct 25.

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## Events ahead

- [Family Fall Fest at the Jacksonville Arboretum](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/family-fall-fest-at-the-jacksonville-arboretum--listing-49494760d08a85bee8527a15) — Sun, Oct 25 · 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens · All ages · From $3 · checked Oct 24. The Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens' new Family Fall Fest closes its first Biergarten & Fall Fest weekend with a late-afternoon festival for families among the…
- [Discovering Nature Nearby: Something to Crow About](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/discovering-nature-nearby-something-to-crow-about--listing-3eb8074e870fe4c084fdd029) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens · From $15 · checked Oct 24. A Saturday-morning nature talk at the Jacksonville Arboretum all about crows, one of nature's most clever and misunderstood birds. Crow rehabilitationist Beth Cummings explains…
- [Glowing Gardens at the Jacksonville Arboretum](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/glowing-gardens-at-the-jacksonville-arboretum--listing-e6e3682230ada7e84f4dc6e1) — Nov 27 – Jan 3 · 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens · All ages · From $12 · checked Oct 24. For its third season, Glowing Gardens lights the Jacksonville Arboretum's trails after dark with thousands of lights, illuminated trees, light sculptures, a glowing 'river' and…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/jacksonville-arboretum-and-botanical-gardens--listing-c055fd6eb5ae508f2a7e1f9d) — Daily. Nov 6–Mar 11: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; Mar 12–Nov 5: 8 a.m.–7 p.m. No entry in the last 30… · Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens · All ages · From $3 · checked Oct 24. A privately run botanical garden and woodland preserve off Millcoe Road in the Arlington area, with a network of marked trails, benches along each trail, picnic tables near the…

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