The exhibition, Spring Blooms, explores how the spring season shapes our traditions, activities, and celebrations both around the world and close to home. Newfields would love for you to be a part of it! Share a cherished spring tradition or memory for a chance to have it featured in next year’s exhibition.
Spring Blooms
Presented by Wild Birds Unlimited
Spring Blooms
Museum Hours
As days grow longer and warmer, The Garden at Newfields comes to life with Spring Blooms presented by Wild Birds Unlimited. After a long winter, spring is a special time here at Newfields and around the world. The Garden bursts to life with carpets to canopies of fantastic floral abundance. This colorful season of growth brings families together to celebrate traditions—birthdays, holidays, festivals, or simply a walk to enjoy a favorite spring spot.
At Newfields, spring makes its grand entrance with Art in Bloom, a four-day-long celebration of art and nature inside the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Now in its fifth year, the beloved floral extravaganza has become a harbinger of the season to many in Indianapolis.
No matter the weather, guests will find lush scenes of tropical plants and orchids throughout the buildings at Newfields, with particularly delightful displays in the Madeline F. Elder Greenhouse.
As the season progresses, more than 60,000 daffodils (Narcissus spp.), hyacinths, tulips, and more will slowly emerge to blanket the beds throughout The Garden.
The latest days of spring in The Garden will bring spectacular scenes of early flowering trees and shrubs, including favorites serviceberry (Amelanchier sp., also known as shadbush or Junebush), eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) and flowering dogwood (Cornus florida).
Revel in spring early and often as the season brings something new each day and night. Enjoy a beverage at Garden Terrace where you can pick up a spring recipe from our Culinary Arts team. While you wander, you’ll be able to enjoy the re-envisioned Glick Fountain which is poised to become a destination within Oldfields, our National Historic Landmark estate. The exciting recent renovations preserve the original views of the Olmstead Brothers landscape design while increasing accessibility, welcoming guests to experience the dynamic fountain upgrades up-close.
There is so much more to explore. Head down to The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park where wildflowers abound in the Wild Birds Unlimited Native Pollinator Meadow and throughout the 100-acre park. While you’re there, don't miss the new Story Walk, Wake Up Woods, a partnership with Indianapolis Public Library.
March 20–May 11, 2025
The Garden at Newfields
Included with general admission and free for members
Find inspiration exploring on your own or take a tour with an expert. Take your experience to the next level by joining us for a tour, spring class, or workshop:
March 22–October 26, 2025
Garden Tour
The Garden at Newfields
Saturdays 12:30 PM & 3:30 PM & Sundays 12:30 PM
Join our Garden Guides to see The Garden transform throughout the seasons. Each tour will highlight the prominent characteristics of each garden space and discuss flora, architecture, and history.
Third Thursday of each month February–November, 2025
Heirloom Tree Tour
The Garden at Newfields
2 PM & 5 PM (when Museum hours allow for the second tour)
Join our Garden Guides for a monthly tour to see our heirloom trees transform through the seasons. Each tour will highlight the prominent characteristics of each species for that month.
Thursdays March 27, April 10, April 17, April 24, May 8, & May 15, 2025
Spring Blooms Garden Tour
The Garden at Newfields
3 PM
Join Newfields Horticulturists to explore The Garden and see all the beautiful blooms spring has to offer.
Second Tuesday of each month April–October
The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park Tour
The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park at Newfields
5:30 PM
Join our Park Naturalists to see how The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park transforms throughout the seasons. Along the way, you’ll learn about pollinators, sustainability efforts, and history.
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Willow Weaving Workshop
The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park at Newfields
1–3 PM
In this workshop led by Paula Robert, Native Gardens Supervisor at Newfields, you’ll learn how to create a living garden fence using native willow species and contribute to the fencing efforts around new native plantings in The Virginia B. Fairbank ...
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Winter Tree ID
The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park at Newfields
10 AM–Noon
Join us for our annual winter tree identification walk led by Lisa Milton, Director of Natural Resources at Newfields, in partnership with the Indiana Native Plant Society.
April 17, May 17, June 19, 2025
Creativity & Wellness
Newfields
5:30–6:30 PM
Recharge your spirit through creativity, nature, and community. In this program designed for adults, spend 30 minutes immersed in a guided art activity, followed by a refreshing 30-minute walk through The Garden at Newfields. Experience the health an ...
Third Saturday of each month
Gallery Explorers
Studios 1 & 2
11 AM–12:30 PM
Explore, imagine, and create together. Gallery Explorers invites families to strengthen bonds and spark creativity through art.
Friday, April 25, 2025
Arbor Day at Newfields
Newfields
11 AM–1 PM
Join us for a tree-mendous Arbor Day celebration at Newfields. Join Newfields experts to help spruce things up by planting native trees in Fairbanks Park or The Garden.
May 10 & May 11, 2025
Mother’s Day Weekend 2025
Newfields
Museum Hours
Celebrate your mom and mother figures throughout Newfields on Mother’s Day Weekend. Enjoy music, art making, and games. Stop and smell the roses in The Garden as Spring Blooms burst with beauty. Sit back and relax in the Beer Garden at Garden Terra ...
Find your next spring-inspired recipe
Interested in supporting spring blooms?
A variety of sponsorship and entertainment packages are available for the event. Please contact Stacy Clark, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, at (317) 923-1331 ext. 271 for more information.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR:
