Welcome the colors and excitement of the spring season with the annual Spring Flower Show at Garfield Park Conservatory. This year’s show is called “Showers of Flowers” and runs through May 10, 2026.
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Wander through over 80 hanging baskets that overflow with fragrant and brightly colored blooms. Lush trailing ivy and sweet potato vines, as well as pansies, petunias and calibrachoas fill the conservatory for a scene out of a tropical paradise.
This year’s show features an artful display of ground plantings and seasonal favorites like tulips, orchids, daffodils, lupines, snapdragons and ranunculus against a backdrop of camellias, hydrangeas and azaleas.
The show runs from 10 am-8 pm Wednesdays and 10 am-5 pm Thursdays through Sundays. Admission is free for Chicago residents but reservations are required.
About Garfield Park Conservatory
Garfield Park Conservatory is one of the largest conservatories in the nation. When it opened in 1908, it was referred to as “landscape art under glass.”
The conservatory occupies approximately 4.5 acres inside and out, where thousands of rare plant species are on display throughout eight indoor display rooms and vast outdoor gardens during the summer.
Photo courtesy of Garfield Park Conservatory
The Conservatory’s eight themed and multifaceted display houses are Palm House, Fern Room, Sugar from the Sun, Elizabeth Morse Genius Children’s Garden, Aroid House, Desert House, Horticulture Hall and The Show House.
The outdoor gardens include a city garden, a sensory garden, a labyrinth, lily pools and a demonstration garden.
Garfield Park Spring Show
Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave, Show House
Through May 10, 2026, 10-8 pm Wednesdays, 10-5 pm Thursdays through Sundays
Free
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Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Avenue
Chicago, IL 60624
773-638-1766
