Fun Events at Lewis Ginter

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SEPTEMBER 2016

Flowers After 5
September 1 & 8, 2106
5 – 9 p.m.
Regular Garden admission
Relax on summer evenings; stroll through the gardens; enjoy live music, wine and beer, dining and shopping. Garden partners with Richmond SPCA and allows leashed pets on September 8 (Fidos After 5).

Outdoor Movie Night: “The LEGO® Movie”
September 1, 2016
8 – 10 p.m.
Regular Garden admission
Celebrate the end of summer by staying for an outdoor movie! Kick back on the Terrace Lawn to watch “The LEGO® Movie.” See details under September/Flowers After 5.

Genworth Free Community Day
Monday, September 5
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
FREE admission!
The free admission includes one of the last chances to see the award-winning Nature Connects®: Art with LEGO® Bricksexhibit which ends September 18. A record number of people have visited the Garden to see these sculptures created with half-a-million LEGO bricks. Free admission also includes entrance to the popular Butterflies LIVE! exhibit and for players of Pokemon Go, the Garden will be purchasing lures to increase the number of Pokemon at the Garden on Labor Day. The Garden is also partnering with the Lakeside Business Association as a collection site on this day for donations of school supplies benefitting Lakeside Elementary School.

Fidos After 5
September 8, 2016
5 – 9 p.m.
Regular Garden admission
The Garden partners with the Richmond SPCA and leashed pets are allowed during Flowers After 5 on these special nights only.

Fall PlantFest (plant sale)
September 16 & 17, 2016
Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
No admission fee required; regular admission to visit the Garden
Avid gardeners know fall is a great time for planting. The Fall PlantFest features vendors selling plants ranging from well-known favorites to rare exotics. Presented by Garden volunteers.