Southern Blooms Festival
Celebrate the beauty of southern blooms during this premiere garden event! This 3 day garden event includes garden tours, workshops, demonstrations, special vendors, book signings, music, and a premiere garden series honoring Rock City's original gardener, Frieda Utermoehlen Carter.
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Event Hours
May 4, 5, & 6 2012
*Event Included with Regular Rock City Admission
Special Promotions:
Friday, May 4th - all 19, 32, & 80 year olds get in FREE (based on 1932 being Rock City's opening year and its 80th Anniversary)
Saturday, May 5th - every 80th person gets in FREE
Sunday, May 6th - the first 80 people pay only 80 cents
Event Activities
The Southern Blooms Festival is full of events for the garden enthusiasts!
**A small additional charge may apply for some activities. |
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Event Schedule
The Frieda Utermoehlen Carter Garden Series
Join us on the Cliff Terrace Porch at Lovers Leap as we hear from some of the South's foremost horticultural experts.
Daily, 1:00pm
| Friday, May 4 | Tom Stebbins Good Bugs, Bad Bugs: Hands-On Insect Activity Workshop with UT Extension Agent Tom Stebbins |
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| Satuday, May 5 |
Virginia Willis She will have her books available for purchase and will be available for a meet-and-greet and book signing after the 1pm presentation. |
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| Sunday, May 6 |
Erica Glasener & Walter Reeves They Will have their Gardening in Georgia books available for purchase (Georgia's Gardeners Guide and Month-by-Month Gardening in Georgia) and will be available for a meet-and-greet and book signing after the 1pm presentation. In addition, Walter will host an interactive workshop at 11am on Sunday about Propagation of Cuttings and will invite people to participate. |
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Musical Performances
Enjoy live music throughout the park.
Workshop Schedule
| Day/Time | Workshop Information | Location |
| Daily 10am |
Pizza Garden The Chattanooga Area Food Bank will be leading an interactive Make-And-Take Pizza Garden Workshop each day. Plant your own pizza garden to take home and grow. |
Pavilion Space is limited. Sign up at the Pavilion 1/2 hour prior to workshop. |
| Daily 3pm |
Build-Your-Own Rain Barrel Coca-Cola will be sponsoring a Build-Your-Own Rain Barrel workshop each day. |
Pavilion Space is limited. Sign up at the Pavilion 1/2 hour prior to workshop. |
| Daily 10am-4pm |
KIDS ACTIVITY: Recycled Newspaper Pots Make-And-Take Recycled Newspaper Pots and plant your own edible plant seeds activity. |
Location T.B.D. |
| Saturday & Sunday 10am - 12noon |
Annual Planting Demonstration The Rock City Horticulture Team will be leading an interactive workshop demonstration that features an interactive Annual Planting Demonstration. Come learn how we keep Rock City blooming all year long! |
Outside the Pavilion |
| Sunday 11am |
Propagation of Cuttings Walter Reeves will host an interactive workshop about Propagation of Cuttings and will invited people to participate. |
Location T.B.D. |
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Friday |
Good Bugs, Bad Bugs Good Bugs, Bad Bugs: Hands-On Insect Activity Workshop with UT Extension Agent Tom Stebbins |
Details T.B.D. |
What's Blooming at Rock City?
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In May, look for these southern blooms blooming in our gardens:
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Community Partner and Sponsor
Community Partner
Rock City is proud to support the Chattanooga Area Food Bank as our community partner for the Southern Blooms Festival. We are partering with Gaining Ground to invite local farms, growers, food artisans, and chefs to be a part of this year's festival.
Sponsor
Southern Blooms Festival is Sponsored By Coca-Cola.
Annual Pass
Buy an annual pass and come back all year for more Special Events: The Birds of Prey Raptors Show & Summer Music Weekends Memorial Day - Labor Day, Rocktoberfest in October, the Enchanted Garden of Lights in the Winter, Shamrock City in March, and EarthDayz in April.
Rock City Annual Pass
For less than the
cost of 2 one-day tickets to Rock City, you can purchase an Annual Pass
and enjoy Rock City year-round. Each season, there's a new reason to
visit.
Adult: $34.00
Child: $18.00
(child ages 3-15)
Family of 4 Pass: $79.00 (includes 2 adults and
up to 2 children ages 3-15)
Family of 6 Pass: $109.00 (includes 2
adults and up to 4 children ages 3-15)
*Additional charges apply for food, drinks, some activities, & accessories. Rock City Admission is required to enter the park and festival.