Art in the Garden Festival 2025

Every year the Shemer Art Center hosts the Art in the Garden festival, and this year looks like it will be the best yet!

Happening this weekend from April 5 to April 6, at the Shemer Art Center at 5005 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix, this is an extremely popular weekend event featuring displays of paintings, jewelry, fiber creations, ceramics, and other art from local artists from all over Arizona. It is free to attend and family-friendly with opportunities for kids to create their own art.

Everything is garden-themed at the festival, including garden-themed tents, artist displays, and items to buy. Visitors are encouraged to dress in their most impressive garden outfits with garden hats.

There will also be live music, silent auctions for select art pieces, and food and drink vendors. If you can’t attend this weekend, select artists will have their art on display from Tuesday to Friday that you can see and purchase before the festival.

But the fun keeps going with two special ticketed events: the Sparkling Tea party and the Take Flight Art Auction.

Sparkling Tea Party

When: 1–3 PM April 5

Cost: $60 per person

This magical experience includes live music, a menu of a variety of scones, pastries, finger sandwiches and teas to enjoy under a colorful display of floating parasols. Be sure to wear your best garden hat as one attendee will win the “most artistic garden hat” award.

This is an adults-only (21+) event. You can buy tickets HERE.  

Take Flight Art Auction

When: 12–3 PM Sun April 6

Cost: $75 per person

The Take Flight Art Auction is hosted amid the beautiful metal butterflies in the garden, all made by local artists and includes wine, champagne, hors d’ouevres. Attendees have the opportunity to bid on any of the butterflies to take home.

This is an adults-only (21+) event. You can buy tickets for the silent auction HERE.

Find out more about the Art in the Garden festival by visiting https://shemerartcenter.org/

We will see you there!