Game On! – A National Garden Club Flower Show
Thursday, July 18: 10 am-7:30 pm

This major New England flower show is presented at Heritage by the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts Southeastern District’s garden clubs and its award-winning Design Study Group. View beautiful, creative floral and botanical arts designs, exquisite horticultural specimens, and Youth exhibits related to this year’s theme – Game On! Entrance to the flower show is free with admission or membership. No advance registration is required.

The playful theme for this year’s show is Game On! Exhibitors compete in four divisions including a Horticulture Division, Design Division, Botanical Arts Division, and Youth Division. The Design Division features classes like “Twister,” featuring free-standing floor designs; “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” featuring a functional table for two inspired by an invited guest (real or fictional) selected by the Exhibitor; or “Clue,” including still life designs inspired by one of the Clue mansion rooms. Examples of classes in the Botanical Arts Division include “Angry Birds,” featuring gourd bird houses decorated with fresh or dried plant material, and “Garden Quest,” which includes 5”x7” pressed flower note cards using all dried, pressed plant material. For the second year, young competitors are invited to participate in a Youth Division. Exhibitors in the age 7 and Under category will enter in the “Go Fish” class, creating imaginary fish made predominantly of dried plant material on a wooden form, or in the “Kick the Can” class, designing a flower arrangement in a Campbell’s soup can. Participants ages 8-12 will complete imaginary alien face designs from dried plant material as part of the “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed” class or create “Candy Land”-inspired flower arrangements. Top exhibitors in the show receive awards for First, Second, and Third Place, and Honorable Mention in each Division, and other special awards are given following the formal judging process. Join us to experience the creativity that is the name of the game at this event!

Third Thursday Food Truck Event
4:30-7:30 pm

Join us at Heritage for an evening of food and fun! Make the most of these long summer nights while spending time with family and friends in a fun, relaxed setting. Dine al fresco on cuisine from local food trucks and toast to the season with beverages from Heritage’s own Lilly’s Café. Listen to live music, take part in themed activities, stroll through gorgeous gardens, enjoy museum exhibits during extended open hours, and more. Themes and featured activities change monthly, so there is always something new to do and discover!

The 1946 Woodie Wagon will also be on the Parade Field!

All activities are free with admission or membership (food and drink purchased separately). No advance registration required.

July 18 Food Trucks:

Adobo Republic
The Filling Station
Artisan Pig
The Local Scoop
Beverages by Lilly’s Café

Musical entertainment by The Harvestmen featuring Liam and Jonny

Tickets include admission to:

• The gardens, featuring collections of rhododendrons, hydrangeas, daylilies, and more (seasonal)
• The Hidden Hollow outdoor discovery area
• The Special Exhibitions Gallery, featuring the Impressionist New England: Four Seasons of Color and Light exhibit
• The J.K. Lilly III Automobile Gallery, featuring the From Carriage to Classic: How Automobiles Transformed America and Charging Ahead: Early Electric Cars in America exhibits
• The American Art & Carousel Gallery, featuring the Heritage Highlights exhibit and rides on the 1908 Looff carousel
• The outdoor art exhibit Alfred Glover in the Garden
• Wampanoag wetu, Three Sisters Garden, and mush8n
• Outdoor features such as the McGraw Family Garden of the Senses, the Flume Fountain, the Hart Family Maze Garden, the labyrinth, walking trails, and more
• Lilly’s Café
• The Shop at Heritage in its new temporary location

Tickets can be pre-purchased online or upon arrival.