Shepard Garden and Arts Center

Shepard Garden and Arts Center Hosting horticulture, art, history, and crafts clubs. Also available to rent for special events.

Located adjacent to the beautiful rose gardens of McKinley Park in Sacramento, the Shepard Garden and Arts Center provides a meeting place for local clubs whose main focus is in horticulture, flower arranging, conservation, history, antiques and the arts, including painting, photography, ceramics, metal work, weaving, and other related arts and crafts.

05/29/2026
05/28/2026
See you Saturday!
05/28/2026

See you Saturday!

Find hundreds of African violets and other indoor blooming plants

05/28/2026

The submission deadline for the McKinley Rose Garden photography contest is approaching;

entries must be received by this Sunday, May 31st.

Please email up to three images to [email protected].

The prizes for the contest are as follows:
1st Place: A 20x30 canvas from Mike's Camera, 2nd Place: A 16x20 canvas from Giclee Kings, 3rd Place: A 16x20 photo print from Photo Source.

05/20/2026

Something VERY cool is coming to
Shepard Garden and Arts Center 🌿

The Sacramento Bromeliad & Carnivorous Plant Society Annual Plant Show & Sale is happening:

🗓 June 6 & 7
⏰ Saturday 10–4 | Sunday 10–3
FREE entry, FREE parking

Come check out (and shop!):
🌺 Bromeliads
🪴 Tillandsia (air plants)
🪲 Carnivorous plants like Venus fly traps, pitcher plants, sundews & more

If you’ve ever wanted a plant that eats bugs… this is your moment 😄

Whether you're a collector or just curious, this show is always a good one.

05/20/2026

Night at the Conservatory returns!

Thursday, May 21st, at 6 PM!

Amorphophallus: The Co**se Flower

A FREE & PUBLIC lecture by expert Derek Carwood.

Aggies and the community are all welcomed!

Will take place inside our headhouse! Which is the building directly in front of the northside entrance of the public greenhouse (the middle one).

Nearest paid parking is at the parking garage (Pavilion Structure) down the street next to the fire station and also Lot 25.

Address

3330 McKinley Boulevard
Sacramento, CA
95816

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 9pm
Sunday 9am - 9pm

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