Family fun
PlantFest 2026
DateOct 10, 2026 · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM (EDT)
PriceFree
AgesAll ages
A garden festival featuring a native plant sale, gardening exhibits, and activities for children.
The NC State Extension Master Gardener volunteers of Orange County will hold PlantFest on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Blackwood Farm Park in Chapel Hill. The event will feature a large plant sale, including many native plants, along with fun activities for kids, gardening exhibits and information, a nature-themed art sale, tool sharpening, free packets of seeds, food and more. New this year, a shuttle will take visitors from the parking area to the event and back. Visitors should park at 1436 New Hope Church Road. Disability parking is available at the main park entrance on Highway 86.
Kid-friendlyfestival fair
gardeningplantsfestivaloutdoors
Hosted at
Blackwood Farm Park
4215 NC-86, Chapel Hill, NC
