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Experience Fall at The Huntington

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A stylized illustration of a Japanese-style garden, featuring trees with orange and yellow leaves.A stylized illustration of a Japanese-style garden, featuring trees with orange and yellow leaves.

Gather the family for inspiring galleries and gardens, unique celebrations, and special treats during this vibrant season.

NEW | Throughout September 2025, visitors can enjoy $5 off admission starting at 3 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Discount available in person only.

Featured Fall Highlights

Plan Your Visit
A gallery space with paintings on red walls.

New Art Exhibitions

Four people stand together holding bundles of rice.

Events for the Curious

A halloween display in a store.

Special Dining & Retail

A painted landscape with large trees near a body of water with islands and boats.

Art Exhibitions

Stories from the Library | On view now

the eight directions of the wind: Edmund de Waal at The Huntington | On view Oct. 18

Radical Histories: Chicano Prints from the Smithsonian American Art Museum | On view Nov. 16

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An overhead view of shattered ceramic bowls.

Art Exhibitions

Stories from the Library | On view now

Reimagined American Art Galleries | On view Sept. 21

Radical Histories: Chicano Prints from the Smithsonian American Art Museum | On view Nov. 16

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A Latin-American-inspired illustration of a butterfly on a background of radiating lines.

Art Exhibitions

Stories from the Library | On view now

Reimagined American Art Galleries | On view Sept. 21

the eight directions of the wind: Edmund de Waal at The Huntington | On view Oct. 18

See all Exhibitions
A detail view of a black and white book spread, with an illustration of two people in a room, illuminated text, and floral borders.

Art Exhibitions

Reimagined American Art Galleries | On view Sept. 21

the eight directions of the wind: Edmund de Waal at The Huntington | On view Oct. 18

Radical Histories: Chicano Prints from the Smithsonian American Art Museum | On view Nov. 16

See all Exhibitions

Popular Fall Events

From stimulating lectures to festive parties

See the full calendar
Two people sit in chairs on a stage.

Why It Matters

Wed. Oct. 22 | 7–8 p.m.

 

Celebrating The Huntington’s unique cross-disciplinary exploration, the Why It Matters series features President Karen R. Lawrence discussing the ongoing importance of arts and humanities with distinguished guests.

 

DETAILS COMING SOON

People in costumes dance on a lit floor in a garden at night.

Strange Science

Fri. and Sat., Oct. 24–25 | 6–10 p.m.

 

Save the date for a night of gothic grandeur with mysterious tales, dark trivia, and live performances. This event is for ages 21+. Tickets available Oct. 2 at 10 a.m.

Party Details

Botanical Garden Experiences

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Event

Music in the Rose Garden

Mon., Sept. 22, 2025, 1–3 p.m.–Mon., Sept. 29, 2025, 1–3 p.m.–Mon., Oct. 6, 2025, 1–3 p.m.–Mon., Oct. 13, 2025, 1–3 p.m.–Mon., Oct. 20, 2025, 1–3 p.m.–Mon., Oct. 27, 2025, 1–3 p.m.–Mon., Nov. 3, 2025, 1–3 p.m.–Mon., Nov. 10, 2025, 1–3 p.m.
A child sits at a table with craft supplies, including crayons and leaves.
Event

Meet Me in the Garden

Sat., Sept. 27, 2025, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Shoya House Rice Harvest
Event

Annual Shōya House Rice Harvest

Sat., Oct. 4, 2025, 12–2 p.m.–Sat., Nov. 1, 2025, 12–2 p.m.
Four large orchids on a graphic white and green background.
Event

9th Annual International Orchid Show and Sale

Fri., Oct. 17, 2025, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.–Sat., Oct. 18, 2025, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.–Sun., Oct. 19, 2025, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
A group of bright pink Cattleya Orchid flowers stand against a backdrop of green foliage.
Event

Now Blooming: The Orchid Collection

July 28, 2025–Dec. 31, 2025
Fall Plant Sale
Event

2025 Fall Plant Sale

Fri., Oct. 31, 2025, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.–Sat., Nov. 1, 2025, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.–Sun., Nov. 2, 2025, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Rose 'Easy Does It'
Event

Now Blooming: Roses

April 15, 2025–Dec. 15, 2025

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Seasonal Shopping

THE HAUNTINGTON STORE

The spooky season is upon us! Explore our spellbinding collection, including boo-tiful home decor, devilishly good reads for all ages, and tasty treats to get you in the spirit.

Buy The Literary Witches Oracle

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A stylized illustration of a Japanese-style garden, featuring trees with yellow and orange leaves, a moon bridge over a pond with ducks and koi fish.

Seasonal Shopping

ART PRINT: FALL AT THE HUNTINGTON

This iconic image of The Huntington's Japanese Garden is a celebration of the season, featuring the changing foliage of willow and ginkgo trees, and ducks and koi fish beneath the moon bridge.

Buy “Fall at The Huntington”

Shop Art Prints
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Seasonal Shopping

THE HUNTINGTON X MORRIS & CO. 

THE UNFINISHED WORKS

The luxury heritage design house founded by William Morris in 1861 presents a series of never-before-seen designs born from an exploration of The Huntington’s archives. Handcrafted and unmistakably original designs are translated across wallpaper and textiles. Read the News

Shop The Unfinished Works

Thank you for your support! Every purchase helps keep The Huntington’s mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

Dine and Relax

A person holds a muffin near a glass with creamy coffee.

Seasonal drinks and sweets

Available Oct. 1 at the Red Car coffee shop in the Entrance Plaza | For a limited time only, enjoy pumpkin or apple pie muffins, spiced coffee and tea, and caramel apples. 

Garnished beverages on a white stone counter, on left a tall glass with red wine, on right a short glass with a yellow cocktail.

Fall-inspired cocktails

Available Oct. 1 at 1919 Cafe in the Education and Visitor Center | Toast the season with a Spiced Sangria featuring cranberry, or a Barrel Basil bourbon cocktail.

An espresso machine and display of canned coffee on a red counter in a green garden.

Red Car(t) Coffee

Available Saturdays and Sundays starting Oct. 4 in the gardens | Find our mobile drink cart offering hot espresso (shot or Americano) and Illy cold brew, cold-brew cappuccino, and cold-brew macchiato.

From the Archives

Images and Stories

Orange roses surrounded by green leaves.
A painting, in a gold frame, of three women in white hoods with a finger over their lips and left arm outstretched and pointing.
A composite image, on left two people stand in a garden, on right a display of large pumpkins.
A large pumpkin on a bed of straw, near a black sign that reads "731 lb. pumpkin, grown by: Mae Powell of San Marino, Ca. (101 years young)
A painting of trees with orange and yellow leaves over a creek.
A black and white panoramic photo of a pumpkin patch with bare trees.

Rosa ‘Pumpkin Patch’ in the historic Rose Garden. Photo by Ayshia Moreno. | Visit now for a full bloom.

Henry Fuseli (1741-1825), The Three Witches or The Weird Sisters, ca. 1785, oil on canvas. Purchased with funds from The George R. and Patricia Geary Johnson British Art Acquisition Fund. | On view in the Huntington Art Gallery. Explore the eMuseum

In 2020, The Huntington hosted a neighborhood pumpkin weigh-off. Jim Folsom, a former Director of the Botanic Gardens, is pictured with Mae Powell, a San Marino resident who, at 101 years old, grew an enormous 731-pound pumpkin. | More like this on our Facebook

In 2020, The Huntington hosted a neighborhood pumpkin weigh-off. The participating produce was displayed in front of the Conservatory. Mae Powell, a San Marino resident, at 101 years old, grew an enormous 731-pound pumpkin. | More like this on our Facebook

Christian Jorgensen (American, 1860 - 1935), Autumn in the Berkshires, ca. 1919. Oil on canvas. Gift of Mrs. Virgil W. Jorgensen. | Not on view. Explore the eMuseum

Pumpkin patch, Chino. November 3, 1923. Aerograph Co. (Los Angeles, Calif.) Not on view. | Explore the Digital Library

More to Discover

The golden leaves of Ginkgo biloba trees, seen here in the Japanese Garden’s Zen Court, provide a spectacular display of fall color and are a perennial favorite with visitors. Photo by Christine Quach.
Verso

A Colorful Season in the Gardens

A young girl and adult man smile as they smell colorful roses in a garden.

Helpful Info, Events, and Activities for Families

Four people stand in a garden with orange and yellow flowers.

Members Enjoy a Year of Benefits

A stylized illustration of a moon bridge in a Japanese-style garden, with ducks and koi fish in a pond.

Detail view of Fall at The Huntington by Don Durfur.

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