COMMUNITY EVENTS & MARKETS
Plants remind us we’re connected while helping us to connect.
This has been at the heart of Botany since the beginning, and it’s more than a belief. We’ve seen it, felt it, and experienced it too many times over too many years for it to be a fluke.
Spaces grounded in plants are powerful.
In a world of algorithms, uncertainty, loneliness, and disconnection, we believe we desperately need spaces and experiences that invite and encourage us to share of our best selves, to remember what it means to see, know, support, and love our neighbors.
We know that plants can create those spaces, and it is in this spirit that we host community events throughout the year.
2nd & Main Holiday Wreath Making Workshop
Botany & Co. is bringing the fun and magic of holiday wreaths to you in collaboration with 2nd & Main Coffeehouse! Each ticket includes all supplies and instruction to create one, 24” finished wreath with a selection of fresh greens and your choice of pre-made bow. This is a great opportunity for a fun day out with friends or an evening adventure with your special someone.
Luminous (in the Lot)
Mark the turning of the season with Luminous, a celebration of light, reflection, and renewal at Botany & Co. Inspired by the longest night of the year, this special evening invites you to pause, find stillness, set intentions, and celebrate the return of the sun.
Sound Bath
A Sound Bath is a powerful form of meditation that uses sound to guide you into a state of deep relaxation and healing.
Holiday Market
Picture it: a magical day filled with life, love, laughter, and joy. Neighbors, friends, and family coming together to discover something beautiful, make cherished memories, and find something special to share with the people they love. Acoustic music plays in the background while a warm fire crackles nearby, and the smell of fresh Christmas Trees, wreaths, and garlands perfume the air.
Holiday Wreath Making at Ninja Golf!
Botany & Co. and Ninja Golf are teaming up to bring you a fun and festive holiday experience! Create your own fresh holiday wreath with us.
Holiday Wreath Making at Ninja Golf!
Botany & Co. and Ninja Golf are teaming up to bring you a fun and festive holiday experience! Create your own fresh holiday wreath with us.
Holiday Market
Picture it: a magical day filled with life, love, laughter, and joy. Neighbors, friends, and family coming together to discover something beautiful, make cherished memories, and find something special to share with the people they love. Acoustic music plays in the background while a warm fire crackles nearby, and the smell of fresh Christmas Trees, wreaths, and garlands perfume the air.
Holiday Wreath Making at Ninja Golf!
Botany & Co. and Ninja Golf are teaming up to bring you a fun and festive holiday experience! Create your own fresh holiday wreath with us.
Small Business Saturday
This special day celebrates everything we love about being a local and independent business. Full event details coming soon!
Holiday Market
Picture it: a magical day filled with life, love, laughter, and joy. Neighbors, friends, and family coming together to discover something beautiful, make cherished memories, and find something special to share with the people they love. Acoustic music plays in the background while a warm fire crackles nearby, and the smell of fresh Christmas Trees, wreaths, and garlands perfume the air.
Plant Bingo Night
Join us for Plant Bingo — a botanical twist on classic bingo where the calls are all about plants instead of numbers. Think, Monestera! Alocasia! Pothos! as you mark your cards and compete for prizes in each round.
Customer Appreciation Week
Twice each year we celebrate you, our customers and fellow plant lovers, who keep the Botany & Co. community growing, thriving and connected. You enable us to empower more people to grow more plants in more places, and so long as you keep showing up for us, we’ll keep showing up for you :).
Full details coming soon.
Drop-in Repotting Party
This is your last chance to get help with repotting your indoor plants from Botany & Co. before the snow flies!
Drop-in Repotting Party
This is your last chance to get help with repotting your indoor plants from Botany & Co. before the snow flies!
Botany & Beats
Experience a unique audiovisual journey featuring a Live Visual Mixtape, 90's-inspired art, and a diverse lineup from nature-inspired beats to soulful hip-hop.
New Moon Market
A twilight market celebrating all things eerie, autumnal, and enchanting. Discover seasonal decor, handmade treats, mystical wares, candles, curiosities, spooky-themed goods, and tarot reading.
Paws & Whiskers: A Pet Friendly Market
Happening alongside the Near Northwest Neighborhood’s annual Arts Café celebration, this market is perfect for vendors creating pet-themed goods or art celebrating animals. Think pet accessories, gourmet treats, animal-inspired artwork, handcrafted toys, and gifts for pets and pet lovers. Well-behaved dogs are welcome!
Vendor List TBD.
Portage Farm Stands Farmer's Market
Portage Farm Stands (PFS) is our neighborhood farmers’ market and has been operating in the parking lot across from the Near Northwest Neighborhood Center for the past several years, just a few steps away from Botany and The Lot. PFS and Botany are joining forces and pooling our resources in 2025 as welcome PFS into The Lot Next Door!
Vendor List TBD.
Free Market Yoga with Bend Yoga
Let’s get moving! All ages and abilities are welcome to join us for free yoga during the Portage Farm Stands Market. Meet us at the camper in The Lot Next Door at 10am and we’ll walk over to the field together. Remember to bring your yoga mat and water!
Found & Foraged Market
A celebration of nature’s abundance + the beauty of the unexpected.
Join us for the Found & Foraged Market—a thoughtfully curated outdoor market blending the old with the new, the grown with the made, and the found with the foraged.
This seasonal event brings together vintage curators, floral designers, and makers who specialize in all things reclaimed, repurposed, and real.
Expect to find:
— Fresh and dried floral arrangements grown right here in The Field at Botany
— Antique, vintage, and secondhand treasures
— Repurposed & up-cycled home goods
— Handcrafted decor and nature-inspired wares
— Botanical beauty at every turn
This market is rooted in sustainability, craftsmanship, and creative reuse—and it’s your invitation to slow down, look closer, and delight in the details.
Whether you come to browse or bring home a bundle, you’ll leave inspired.
Our Vendors
Beauty Bull Vintage
Beebe Brushes
Botany & Field Dried Florals
Funktional NA Cocktails
Henna by Hippies
Homespun Embroidery
House Wins
Mushies & Meows
Passing Time
Record Wizzards
Sky and Earth Studio
Tammy Lyne Macrame
Tumbled Michigan
Turquoise Serene Escapes
Undercover Popular Leather Goods
Zombabies
Portage Farm Stands Farmer's Market
Portage Farm Stands (PFS) is our neighborhood farmers’ market and has been operating in the parking lot across from the Near Northwest Neighborhood Center for the past several years, just a few steps away from Botany and The Lot. PFS and Botany are joining forces and pooling our resources in 2025 as welcome PFS into The Lot Next Door!
Vendor List TBD.
Portage Farm Stands Farmer’s Market
Portage Farm Stands (PFS) is our neighborhood farmers’ market and has been operating in the parking lot across from the Near Northwest Neighborhood Center for the past several years, just a few steps away from Botany and The Lot. PFS and Botany are joining forces and pooling our resources in 2025 as welcome PFS into The Lot Next Door!
Vendor List TBD.
Portage Farm Stands Farmer's Market
Portage Farm Stands (PFS) is our neighborhood farmers’ market and has been operating in the parking lot across from the Near Northwest Neighborhood Center for the past several years, just a few steps away from Botany and The Lot. PFS and Botany are joining forces and pooling our resources in 2025 as welcome PFS into The Lot Next Door!
Vendor List TBD.
Free Market Yoga with Bend Yoga
Let’s get moving! All ages and abilities are welcome to join us for free yoga during the Portage Farm Stands Market. Meet us at the camper in The Lot Next Door at 10am and we’ll walk over to the field together. Remember to bring your yoga mat and water!
4th Annual Plant Pride
We're back for the 4th Annual Plant Pride, and this year’s celebration is bigger, bolder, and greener than ever!
Join us for a full day of community, creativity, and celebration in the heart of the Near Northwest Neighborhood. This all-day outdoor party is part maker market, part neighborhood festival, and all plant-powered joy.
This event is rain or shine, unless there is severe weather. Keep an eye to our social media details!
Portage Farm Stands Farmer's Market
Portage Farm Stands (PFS) is our neighborhood farmers’ market and has been operating in the parking lot across from the Near Northwest Neighborhood Center for the past several years, just a few steps away from Botany and The Lot. PFS and Botany are joining forces and pooling our resources in 2025 as welcome PFS into The Lot Next Door!
Vendor List TBD.
Portage Farm Stands Farmer's Market
Portage Farm Stands (PFS) is our neighborhood farmers’ market and has been operating in the parking lot across from the Near Northwest Neighborhood Center for the past several years, just a few steps away from Botany and The Lot. PFS and Botany are joining forces and pooling our resources in 2025 as welcome PFS into The Lot Next Door!
Vendor List TBD.
Portage Farm Stands Farmer's Market
Portage Farm Stands (PFS) is our neighborhood farmers’ market and has been operating in the parking lot across from the Near Northwest Neighborhood Center for the past several years, just a few steps away from Botany and The Lot. PFS and Botany are joining forces and pooling our resources in 2025 as welcome PFS into The Lot Next Door!
Vendor List TBD.
Shades of Orange - 19 Chairs reading series
Join Shades of Orange's next 19 Chairs reading of "Two Gentlemen of Verona” on June 13th at 6 p.m.! The location of this reading is The Lot Next Door at The Botany Shop; 909 Portage Ave., South Bend, IN 46616. Participants are free to arrive as early as 5:30 p.m. to get settled before the reading begins.
Portage Farm Stands Farmer's Market
Portage Farm Stands (PFS) is our neighborhood farmers’ market and has been operating in the parking lot across from the Near Northwest Neighborhood Center for the past several years, just a few steps away from Botany and The Lot. PFS and Botany are joining forces and pooling our resources in 2025 as welcome PFS into The Lot Next Door!
Vendor List TBD.
Portage Farm Stands Farmer's Market
Portage Farm Stands (PFS) is our neighborhood farmers’ market and has been operating in the parking lot across from the Near Northwest Neighborhood Center for the past several years, just a few steps away from Botany and The Lot. PFS and Botany are joining forces and pooling our resources in 2025 as welcome PFS into The Lot Next Door!
Vendor List TBD.
Portage Farm Stands Farmer’s Market
Portage Farm Stands (PFS) is our neighborhood farmers’ market and has been operating in the parking lot across from the Near Northwest Neighborhood Center for the past several years, just a few steps away from Botany and The Lot. PFS and Botany are joining forces and pooling our resources in 2025 as welcome PFS into The Lot Next Door!
Vendor List TBD.
Portage Farm Stands Farmer's Market
Portage Farm Stands (PFS) is our neighborhood farmers’ market and has been operating in the parking lot across from the Near Northwest Neighborhood Center for the past several years, just a few steps away from Botany and The Lot. PFS and Botany are joining forces and pooling our resources in 2025 as welcome PFS into The Lot Next Door!
Vendor List TBD.