In 2025, the EarthWays Center is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the Garden, highlighting its decades-long efforts to create a greener, more sustainable city for St. Louisans through programming, education, and events like the Green Living Festival.
Each year, the Missouri Botanical Garden welcomes visitors to explore new ways they can live more sustainably while enjoying live music, a free yoga class, and family-friendly activities at the Green Living Festival.
Celebrating 25 Years of sustainable Leadership
The EarthWays Center is celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2025. We’ll be hosting special events and classes throughout the year to mark this milestone.
Green Living Festival 2025 features over 60 local businesses and organizations offering sustainable products and services, interactive workshops, specialized tours, and plenty of nature-focused activities like yoga, forest bathing, and tree canopy climbing.
This festival is included in Garden admission, and is free before Noon for St. Louis City and County residents.
Thank you to our sponsors: Presented by Ameren Missouri with additional support from Deer Creek Watershed Alliance and other Festival Friends.
When and Where Is the Green Living Festival 2025?
The Green Living Festival takes place at the Missouri Botanical Garden on Saturday, June 7. Sustainability-centered workshops and activities will be available throughout the day from 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Workshops and demonstrations will mainly take place inside the Farr Auditorium and meeting rooms inside the Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center.
Vendors and exhibitors will be set up on the Linnean Plaza and inside the Bayer Event Center located to the left of the Visitor Center when entering the Garden.
Activities like yoga, tree climbing, and forest bathing will take place throughout the Garden.
What can I Do at the Festival?
The Green Living Festival has something for everyone, whether you’re a homeowner looking for energy-efficient solutions or a renter curious about the impact you can make without owning your home. Bring your little ones along and encourage their exploration and sense of stewardship.
With 60 exhibitors and vendors, 10 workshops, free yoga and canopy tree climbing, forest bathing, live music and kid-centered activities, you are sure to discover something new while having fun.
Start the Day with a Free Yoga Class
10 –11 .a.m. | Cohen Amphitheater
Start your weekend off right with a free, all-levels yoga class hosted by Citra Fitness from 10–11 a.m. at the Cohen Amphitheater. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your practice, strengthen your connection to nature, and be in community at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Please bring a yoga mat or towel, water bottles, and any props used in your practice.
Visitor Tip: Reserve your spot ahead of class time to avoid delays while checking in.
See the Garden from a new perspective with canopy tree climbing
10 a.m.–4 p.m. | At the large sweet gum tree near Spink Pavilion
Usually, climbing trees at the Missouri Botanical Garden is not permitted, but during the Green Living Festival, we’re offering a special opportunity to explore our tree canopy with Vertical Voyages.
Whether you’re an adventurous adult, a family of explorers, or anyone age 8 and over who loves climbing trees, this experience is a must-do.
Designed for first-time climbers and taught by expert instructors, this experience will introduce you to the world of recreational climbing and the different levels of a tree’s canopy.
Thanks to our generous friends at Great Rivers Greenway, the first 100 eligible climbers can enjoy the experience for free.
Reconnect with Nature through guided forest bathing
9–11 a.m. | Check in at the Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center
Prior registration required
Immerse yourself in the restorative rhythms of the Garden during a guided forest bathing and nature journey with Jess Thenhaus of Urban Forest Therapy, an ANFT-certified forest and nature therapy guide. This class is being offered at a reduced price for attendees of the Green Living Festival.
Disconnect from the digital world and engage with the living tapestry of the Garden as you explore shinrin-yoku, the Japanese art of forest bathing. Through gentle, sensory-based invitations, you’ll experience how slowing down in nature can awaken awareness, deepen connection, and inspire more sustainable choices.
Discover how mindful presence outdoors can lead to meaningful climate action in everyday life. Please dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes for walking.
Visitor Tip: Spots in this class are limited, so purchase your “seat” in advance.
shop sustainable businesses and Talk to experts
10 a.m.–5 p.m. | Bayer Event Center
This year, the Green Living Festival will feature an expanded exhibitor and vendor area, with 60 booths to explore.
From energy efficiency and nature scaping to recycling, composting and beyond, the trustworthy pros can provide answers and resources.
Support our local eco-conscious vendors offering accessible, plant-based skincare, vintage and upcycled clothing, produce, plants and other sustainably sourced everyday essentials.
Attend free workshops and demonstrations
10 a.m.–5 p.m. | Farr Auditorium and Meeting Rooms in the Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center
Garden scientists, local businesses and organizations, and community champions for sustainability will be hosting interactive workshops and demonstrations throughout the day.
This year’s Green Living Festival offers workshops on chicken tending, a presentation of practical uses for invasive species, and the story of the Tiny House of Benton Park West.
Take a Tour of our gardens
Join staff at Kemper Center and tour of two of the Garden’s unique demonstration gardens: The Climate Garden and Prairie Garden.
The Climate Garden hosts an array of plants not normally found in the Midwest, and the newly renovated Prairie Garden features Missouri native plants and native cultivars that are ideal for home gardening landscapes.
Encourage your kids to be sustainable stewards of Nature
10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. – Create a nature mandala | Children’s Garden pathway
3:30 p.m. – Enjoy sensory engagement with native plants | Children’s Garden pathway
We know when young people experience and explore nature, they are inspired to be stewards of nature.
The Green Living Festival offers several activities that inspire your small learners to connect with nature. The Therapeutic Horticulture team will help kids create a nature mandala and explore sensory engagement activities with native plants.
Swing by the Brookings Exploration Center offering plant pressing and nature masks to make and take. Head to the historic Tower Grove House to take a self-guided tour of the sustainable features.
Do I have to buy a ticket to the Green Living Festival ?
You do not need to buy a special ticket to the Green Living Festival since it is included in the price of admission to the Garden.
Before Noon, St. Louis City and County residents can get free admission to the Garden with proof of residency.
Those wanting to take part in the free yoga class or forest bathing at a reduced price are encouraged to reserve their ticket online in advance.
Where can I park?
The Garden offers parking outside of the Visitor Center, including several EV charging stations.
There is no charge for parking at the Missouri Botanical Garden. In the event that the parking lot is full, visitors should use the free parking at the overflow lots at the corner of Shaw Boulevard and Vandeventer. View the Missouri Botanical Garden Parking Map >
As leaders in sustainability, we are also big fans of walking, biking and public transportation. We offer bike parking near the Visitor Center and are conveniently located near two Metro bus stops.
Learn more about the Green Living Festival
Jessika Eidson | Public Information Officer
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