Riverbanks Zoo Kicks Off Season With 'Springtime at the Garden'

Riverbanks Zoo is celebrating the return of spring with its annual Festival Saturday. 

Whether you're an experienced gardener or just getting started, you'll find the answers to your gardening questions. Riverbanks’ horticulture staff and Master Gardeners from Clemson Extension will be on hand to answer questions and offer some simple tricks of the trade to help keep your backyards in bloom. 

More than 40 vendors will be at the festival with a wide variety of products available for purchase, including garden art, gardening tools, handmade soap and bath items, books, baskets, crafts and, of course, live plants and flowers. 

The acoustic bluegrass band Slap Wore Out will entertain the crowd throughout the day at the Botanical Garden amphitheatre.

The family-friendly event also provides plenty of entertainment for the kids, such as hula hooping, clown magic and arts and crafts. 

Springtime at the Garden will take place rain or shine from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free with paid admission to Riverbanks Zoo and Garden.