Members’ Plant Sale Preview
BBG members receive first pick from the thousands of annuals, perennials, and other plants offered at this popular event. Event Details
Member Benefits: Events & Discounts
Member events on-site at Brooklyn Botanic Garden will resume in 2021.
For health and safety purposes, there will not be programming and picnicking will not be allowed during Members’ Summer Evenings in 2020.
Please join us on Zoom for a members-only Meet the Choreographer discussion series, produced in conjunction with Art in the Garden. Email membership@bbg.org or visit the Art in the Garden page for more details.
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On these special evenings, BBG remains open an extra 2½ hours for members only! Event Details
Sip a rose cocktail and shake a leg to a live band in honor of the Cranford Rose Garden’s Jazz Age roots. Event Details Bring a picnic supper and dine on the softest, greenest grass in Brooklyn! Event Details Enjoy live music and a special cocktail (cash bar) while savoring the summer sunset. Event Details
Pack a healthy picnic and treat your littlest revelers to an evening of singing and dancing. Event Details
Bring a picnic and join us for a special film screening under the stars on Cherry Esplanade. Event Details
Shop for the holidays with a 20% discount in BBG's Garden Shop and online for two weeks in December.
Member Events - Resuming in 2021
Members’ Summer Evenings
Rose Night
Members’ Sunset Picnic Night
Garden Cocktail Nights
Members’ Night for Children & Sunset Picnic Night
Members’ Movie Night & Sunset Picnic Night
Members’ Double Discount Days
Member Discounts
Members get more—BBG membership offers you discounts inside and outside the Garden!
Enjoy an exclusive 10% members’ discount at BBG’s cafés and gift shop (reopening TBD), as well as at participating local eateries and greeneries listed below. Present your valid BBG membership card at checkout to receive your discount. Please call any business in advance to confirm hours and offers.
See BBG Members’ 2020 Discount Guide (PDF)
Would your Brooklyn business like to participate in our discount program? Contact Membership at 718-623-7210 or membership@bbg.org for details.
Reciprocal Privileges
As a benefit of membership, Brooklyn Botanic Garden is pleased to offer reciprocal privileges (free or discounted admission and other discounts) at horticultural institutions affiliated with the American Horticultural Society (AHS). Just show your current BBG membership card to receive free admission. For a complete list of participating institutions, visit the AHS reciprocal admissions webpage.
Please contact participating institutions in advance of visiting; hours and ticketing policies may have changed due to COVID-19.
Contact Us
For more information on membership levels and benefits, including educational and corporate membership and discounts for senior citizens, call Membership at 718-623-7210 or email membership@bbg.org.
Not yet a member? Join today to receive a year of free admission and more!