Spring 2025 – Bartlett Arboretum is a hidden gem 30 minutes south of Wichita in Belle Plain, KS. Their exquisite gardens are perfect for a picnic lunch on a spring day, or a mini road trip when you feel like going somewhere new!
“The Arb” boasts 15 acres of stunning botanical gardens! Their team of volunteers has planted over 40,000 tulip bulbs which bloom throughout the month of April – but that’s not the only exciting this happening there this spring.
Art at the Arb 2025
Save the dates! Tulip Time will be held April 12-13, 2025. Enjoy 100+ visual, performing and culinary artists under a century-old tree canopy among 40,000 blooming bulbs.
Cost: $10
Saturday: 10am-5pm
Sunday: 10am-5pm
Friday: 9am-5pm
Saturday: 9am-5pm
Sunday: 9am-5pm
Suggested donation for $10 per adult. Kids free “if kept under wing”.
For more fun things to do with kids, check out what’s happening Around Wichita this spring and our Wichita Mom Monthly Event Guide!
Anxious to get more Arb visits in!
Belle Plaine’s Downtown Festival is also happening this weekend. They’re having a parade, inflatables, food trucks, a Glow Run, cornhole tournament, and more for $3 button.