VIP Preview | Oct. 8, 2026
Grassland
Mountain Vista Telescopes
Pratt
Ramada Apache Household
SONORAN DESER NATURE TRAIL
Akimel O’odham Household
1/4 mile = .40 km
Spanish Gardens Native Crop Garden Saguaro Harvesting Ramada Desert Oasis
PLANTS & PEOPLE OF THE SONORAN DESERT TRAIL
READY TO
explore
1/3 mile = .53 km
Berlin
Agave Yucca Forest
The RAF
Sybil B. Harrin
Cactus and Succule
Exhibit Gallery
Marley
Learning Lab
Ahearn Portal
Christensen Fam Desert Oasis
Nina Mason Pulliam Desert Research and Horticulture Center
Boppart
Courtyard
Dorrance Hall
Ottosen Gallery
Marley Education and Volunteer Building
Weisz Learning Center
Schilling Entry Arbor
MAP LEGEND Parking
RT
Restrooms Hydration Stations
CENTER FOR DESERT LIVING TRAIL
Ullman
Terrace
Food
1/10 mile = .16 km
Retail
Mary Jean Connell
Webster
Sensory Garden
Center
Steele
Archer
Herb Garden
House
First Aid
Edible Garden
Super Bloom by Graphic Rewilding
Weisz
Family Plaza
Kitchell Family
Heritage Garden
Bar DESERT DISCOVERY TRAIL
Hands-on Activity
1/3 mile = .53 km
Entertainment
ngton
Lewis
ent Galleries
Welcome Drink
Desert Portal
6-8 p.m.
Dessert
Sunset Plaza
7:30-9 p.m.
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Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
Desert Terrace Garden Amphitheater
Cohn Family
Butterfly Pavilion Closed this evening
Ottosen Entry Garden
Admissions
Butterfly Garden
Hummingbird Garden
Bee Garden
Sonoran Sunset Garden
Gertrude's Restaurant by Tarbell's
Garden Shop
Ride Share Pick-Up/Drop-Off
Harriet K. Maxwell
Binns
Pavilion
Boulder Garden
DESERT WILDFLOWER TRAIL 1/3 mile = .53 km Closes at sunset
VIP Preview Experience Oct. 8, 2026 | 6-9 p.m. Thank you to our Event Chairs, Greg DeSimone & Betty Hum.
Meet Lee Baker & Catherine Borowski of Graphic Rewilding inside The Garden Shop from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., featuring exclusive exhibit merchandise.
Entertainment & Activities SOULITIFY | Ottosen Entry Garden DJ REFLEKSHIN | Lewis Desert Portal The Big Zephyr Band | Ullman Terrace Metropolis Man | Ahearn Portal Hands-on Activity by The Scrap Bar | Marley Learning Lab While supplies last
Culinary Stations Artisan by Santa Barbara Catering Savory Bites | Garden-wide Sweet Treats | Ottosen Entry Garden, 7:30-9 p.m.
Beverages Welcome Nectar | Ottosen Entry Garden, 6-8 p.m. Honeydew Agua Fresca (N/A) Hosted Bars | Garden-wide Full service featuring tonight’s signature mocktail.
@dbgphx This event will be photographed and recorded for marketing and promotional purposes. Programming subject to change.