Tickets On Sale For 2023 Season At Old Westbury Gardens

Old Westbury Gardens has announced today that general admission tickets for the first half of the season, set to begin Saturday, April 1, are now on sale.

Tickets are currently on sale for special event programs in April such as the Spring Break Out series on trees (April 10), flowers (April 12) and birds (April 13) for children ages 6 to 9, and the six-week Tiny Gardeners program for children ages 3 to 5 (April 17 – May 22). (Registration for these events is required.)

Adult programs such as the Spring Tree I.D. Walk (April 29), and the first concert from Artists-in-Residence Poetica Musica, entitled “Carnival of the Animals” (April 22) are also currently on sale.

Tickets to the very popular Afternoon Tea & Garden Tours are currently on sale to Old Westbury Gardens Members until April 1, at which point the public sale will begin, space permitting. This event is a full English tea held in elegant Orchard Hill, the former home of Peggie Phipps, the only daughter and one of the four children of Jay and Margarita Phipps, the original owners of Old Westbury Gardens. The tea is followed by a docent-led tour of the formal gardens. This event is currently scheduled for May 17, June 14, June 21, Sept. 3 and Sept. 20.

April also sees the return of family-friendly events like the educator-led Storybook Stroll. This event, geared to children ages 3 to 5, is scheduled for the first Saturday of every month. The kick-off story on April 1 is “Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt” by Kate Messner. Children will stroll the gardens, hear the tale and then make a unique, take-home craft. The Spring Dog Festival weekend (April 15-16), will feature vendors, and visitors are encouraged to bring their leashed dogs to enjoy a stroll of the grounds. Both events are free with admission.

“This season promises to be filled with interesting, entertaining and culturally-rich programs that will inspire visitors of all ages,” said Paul Hunchak, Director of Public Programs and Visitor Services for Old Westbury Gardens. “We have a jam-packed April filled with events focusing on children, nature and music, and events coming up in later months that will focus on gardening, history and fun leisure activities. It’s our continued hope that people visit Old Westbury Gardens not just for the beauty and serenity of our landscape, which is so important to us and so many, but also think of us as a place to experience some of the more interesting events happening on Long Island.”

Tickets to Old Westbury Gardens are: $15 adults, $13 seniors (62+) and full-time students with valid ID, $8 children (7-17), children 6 and under are free. Tickets for all events must be purchased in advance at www.oldwestburygardens.org Visit our Calendar of Events page for more information on these and other events on our 2023 schedule.

Old Westbury Gardens members are free and do not need to make a reservation.

—Submitted by Old Westbury Gardens