North Carolina Botanical Garden
Trade the rush for native plants, garden paths, and a little breathing room.
Things to do in Chapel Hill on a budget
Keep a Chapel Hill day unhurried: choose a garden walk, an outdoor exhibition or a film, and check each venue’s schedule before combining them.
Sculpture in the Garden
Turn a garden walk into an outdoor art discovery.
Lumina Terrific Tuesdays
A movie night with room left in the budget.
Gardens first
The North Carolina Botanical Garden’s display gardens are free, with Tuesday–Sunday opening hours and university-holiday closures. Use the Old Mason Farm Road entrance and check access alerts before a longer trail walk.
Add art or a movie
Sculpture in the Garden is a seasonal outdoor exhibition during garden opening hours. Lumina’s Tuesday movie offer is a paid cinema plan; select a film and showtime and check the final ticket total. A calendar reminder is not a cinema ticket.
Before you go
Are the Botanical Garden and sculpture exhibition separate tickets?
The listed garden and Sculpture in the Garden exhibition have free admission. Classes and special programs may have separate fees or registration.
Can I visit the display gardens on Monday?
The published schedule closes the display gardens on Mondays and university holidays. Check the official page for exceptions.