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Strange Garden Spooky Week at Desert Botanical Garden
Desert Botanical Garden · Phoenix
1201 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85008
Halloween week at the garden. Live acoustic music plays along the trails on Friday and Saturday evenings, and on Saturday morning (Howl-Ween) dogs are welcome on the paths with photo ops.
Heads up
- A DBG site banner says the garden closes at 8 p.m. 'tonight' for a private event (last entry 6:30 p.m.) without naming the date. It most likely refers to Oct 29, but confirm before an evening visit.
When
- Fri, Oct 30Garden 7 a.m.–10 p.m.; Trailside Tunes 5:30–9:30 p.m.
The separately ticketed Music in the Garden concert (6–9 p.m.) is not included
Forecast: 74° · 93% rain · Showers And Thunderstorms - Sat, Oct 31Garden 7 a.m.–10 p.m.; Howl-Ween 7 a.m.–1 p.m.; Trailside Tunes 5:30–9:30 p.m.
Howl-Ween: dogs welcome; VIP Pup Club 8–11 a.m. is for VIP members only
Forecast: 78° · 95% rain · Mostly Cloudy then Rain Showers Likely
Dates are stated explicitly by the source.
Getting in
Included with general admission or membership (price not listed)
Timed tickets at ticketing.dbg.org. Costumes must be family-friendly; no weapons. The adults-only Spirit Walk is mentioned but has no date.
- General admission price not listed on the page fetched; timed tickets at ticketing.dbg.org.
- Costumes must be family-friendly; no weapons or sharp objects.
- VIP Pup Club (8–11 a.m. Oct 31) is for VIP members only.
Where
Sources
- dbg.org organizer
Spooky Week runs through Oct 31; garden open 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Trailside Tunes 5:30-9:30 p.m. Oct 30 and 31; Howl-Ween Oct 31 7 a.m.-1 p.m., included with admission; VIP Pup Club 8-11 a.m.; Oct 30 concert $37.95/$39.95; costume rules