Houston’s fall is basically a second spring in the garden — and the calendar fills up fast with plant sales, garden tours, and festivals to match. Here’s every public gardening event we could track down from local public gardens, county Master Gardener programs, nonprofits, and independent nurseries.
1st Tuesday Lecture Series (November)
Monthly public lecture series; Genoa Friendship Garden noted as speaker.
Gulf Coast Master Naturalist Chapter Meeting
Public monthly meeting with social time and a featured speaker.
Fall Festival 2026 (38th Annual, "Storytelling")
Seminars, artisan market, rose garden tours; free admission (optional $25 Welcome Package). Runs Nov 6–8.
Hands-on workshop teaching propagation techniques for native plants.
Open Garden Day — Caring for Citrus Trees
Citrus tree care plus a talk on Citrus Greening disease.
Standing Tall: A Texas Tree Festival
Tree-focused fall festival; native tree info, likely tree giveaways.
Instructional workshop on proper tree-planting technique, timed to fall planting season.
Hands-on rain barrel building/installation workshop, co-hosted with Galveston Bay Foundation.
BIG Deer Park Prairie Workday (final of the year)
Clearing invasives/prepping prairie for winter; lunch/networking follows.
Santa Visit & Holiday Planter Make & Take
Photos with Santa plus holiday planter crafting.