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Support Music in the Garden!

Music in the Garden costs Summer Sessions & Lifelong Learning over $20,000 each year, and we need your financial support for the 2026 season. While these concerts are free to attend, they are not free to produce. Any contribution, large or small, helps ensure this beloved summer tradition can continue. 

This year, we created the Music in the Garden Society for those who wish to become patrons of the arts. Anyone who gives $250 or more becomes a patron and a member of the Music in the Garden Society. Patrons receive a season pass to all 13 FREE concerts as a thank-you for their support (consider it a tongue-in-cheek thank-you and a great conversation starter!). 

Summer Camps coming soon!

We are preparing 130 summer camps for you and your family! We will have half day and full day camps throughout the summer for students going into Kindergarten to 12th grade (with some special opportunities for 4 year olds). Last year, we filled 1000 camp spots on the first day of registration. We want to make sure everyone has an equal chance to secure your spot in camp:

February 23: Preview our Summer camp lineup
March 6: Registration for all Summer camps opens at 10 am on our website

Register for the Spring K-12 lineup

Whether your child is homeschooled or attends public school there is a class that can fit their schedule. Spring 365 SMART Academy has multi-week classes, workshops on FNSBSD no-school days, and Spring Break Camps.

2026 Courses for Adults
2026 classes for adults

Registration closes on December 31 for WINTERmester courses. Check out all 16 Community Courses for adults open for registration right now: Pickleball, painting, fitness, metalsmithing, knitting, weaving and more!

Non-Credit Classes for Adults
2025 Travel with us
2026 Travel Programs

Choose from our International or Alaskan destinations for your next informative and exciting travel program. Combine learning with the fun of travel! Try 4 new trips to Toolik, Fabulous France in September and Journey to Japan in November.

All Travel Programs
Catch up on Event Recordings
2026 Events and Recordings

Did you miss one of our over 44 events this summer? Check out the recordings for many of our lectures on a myriad of topics.

See all Event Recordings

 

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