Garden Discovery Festival 2025

SDSU Extension and McCrory Gardens are kicking off the summer programming with Garden Discovery Festival on Sunday, May 18th from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. CT at McCrory Gardens, Brookings, SD. The afternoon will feature plant sales, educational booths with hands-on activities, guided garden tours and expert-led presentations. The festival is part of National Public Gardens Week, celebrated in public gardens around the country. It will be a fun-filled way for all generations to learn and interact with gardening and the natural world. This is a FREE, family-friendly event open to all that will be held rain or shine. Details on all activities and educational exhibitors are below.  Learn More.

S.D. Specialty Producers Association will have a booth at the event. Come stop by to visit SDSPA, learn about our resources, participate in specialty crop focused activities, and see a soil blocking demo from Lou’s Garden.