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Adjacent to the Mississippi River in downtown Rock Island, Illinois, the Quad City Botanical Center is comprised of an indoor tropical atrium, outdoor gardens including a Children’s Garden with water feature, a G-Scale garden train exhibit (seasonal), educational greenhouse, a three-season event canopy, indoor banquet facility and gift shop.
As a public garden we maintain hundreds of plants ranging from tropical varieties to regional Zone 5 perennials. A garden for all seasons, our tropical atrium is splendid throughout the winter months and has been turned into a sandy beach on occasion, and our rare conifer collection is unique to the Quad Cities. In spring, flowering bulbs enliven the garden, including a stunning iris collection. Other special collections include day lilies, mums and ornamental grasses. Our outdoor butterfly garden attracts pollinators by the hundreds, and is lively from early spring to late fall when the monarchs start their migration.
As an educational resource we offer staff-guided tours of our gardens, grounds and greenhouse, serving 10,000 students annually. In addition, we participate in outreach programs at school campuses and set up educational booths at various community events. Our expert staff is on hand to answer questions and help interpret the garden and exhibits.
As a banquet facility we serve thousands of guests throughout the year and host events for affinity groups, service clubs, businesses, brides and grooms, birthday and anniversary party honorees, and classmates seeking a unique backdrop for a memorable event.
We support local artists by providing gallery space to exhibit works of art from various mediums and our gift shop offers many one-of-a-kind handcrafted items.
The Quad City Botanical Center is a 501 c 3, non-profit organization. We celebrated 20 years of bringing people and plants together in fun and meaningful ways in 2018 and welcome you to the gardens!
Description
REQUIRED: Tickets MUST be purchased in advance due to limited capacity. Purchase tickets for your time slot:
6:30pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm
Dress up your little ghosts and goblins for our annual Not So Scary Halloween Walk. Bring your flashlights and explore the nooks and crannies of the Sun Garden – search for spiders, bats, jack-o-lanterns, and toads as you wander down the darkened pathways. Get a glimpse of the Halloween train in our popular train garden. It’s not so scary in our gardens, making this event great for all ages. Take home a goodie bag after the fun.
A one-way path will lead guests through this year’s exhibit in order to physically distance guests.
All October events in the gardens will occur as scheduled, pending COVID-19 updates. Events that require cancelation will be announced one week prior to the event date if necessary. Find updates on the website or Facebook.
The health and safety of our staff and our visitors is our priority. We reserve the right to request that visitors who do not follow the guidelines leave the premises. An inherent risk of exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19) exists in any public space where people are present. Persons visiting the Quad City Botanical Center do so at their own risk. We also will continue to monitor guidance from state officials and gauge garden operations, and, if necessary, we will make adjustments. With your help, we can keep the Garden safe for all.
- Enter and leave the Botanical Center by way of designated entrances and follow instructions on posted signage
- Groups must be no more than 10 people
- Masks which completely cover the nose and mouth must be worn indoors at all times by guests over the age of two except for those with a medical condition that prevents them from wearing a mask
- Observe instructions from staff members regarding capacity levels in certain areas
- Do not visit if you or a member of your household are not feeling well or have had a positive test for COVID-19 within the past three weeks
- Maintain a minimum distance between you and other people not in your group of at least six feet
Date & Time
Oct 2 - 23, 2020
Venue Details
Quad City Botanical Center
2525 4th Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois, 61201
