Celebrate Shakespeare and the Renaissance Era in Cutler Botanic Garden featuring performances by the Madrigal Choir and other local artists; tours of Cutler Garden; pageantry parades; raffles; costumed characters; craft and food vendors; children's activities and more!
"Much Ado" in the Garden is a free, family-friendly celebration of the arts, crafts, herbs and botany of Shakespeare’s England along with hands on adult and children’s activities. Indoor and outdoor performance venues so event is on, rain or shine. Whether you are 5 or 95, there will be something for you that will engage all your senses!
Scheduled Activities:
11:00-Noon B.F. Harridan’s and Binghamton Morris Men Dancers
11:15-Noon Workshop and local poetry from The Binghamton Poetry Project
12:00 -12:45 Early Music Performance by Jeffrey Wahl
12:00-2:00 Scottish Fiddle tunes by Celtic Charm
12:45 Participatory Parade - join the parade in costume or not!
1:00-1:45 Scenes from Shakespeare performed by the Half-Light Theater Company
2:00 -2:45 Madrigal Choir of Binghamton
2:45 Raffle Drawing
All-Day Activities
Vendors, Raffles
Spinning demo from Lamb-to-Loom Guild
Face-painting
Shakespeare Garden Trail, scavenger hunt & prizes
Children’s games by Shakespeare Dramatic Club
Botanic workshops
Plant sales
and more...
You can see some of last year’s festival by viewing this short video: Much Ado in the Garden 2021
Funding is provided, in part, by a project grant from the Broome County Arts Council’s United Cultural Fund.
Free! Donations appreciated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CZS9Z_0BoE
Linda Svoboda
Horticulture Program Educator
ljs322@cornell.edu
(607) 584-5016
840 Upper Front St. Ste. 1
Binghamton, NY 13905-1566
Last updated July 6, 2022