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Art in Bloom 2026
Visitors can experience dozens of works from the Museum’s collection imaginatively interpreted by the region’s most talented floral designers at Art in Bloom, the Saint Louis Art Museum’s annual celebration of flowers and fine art. In addition to the floral arrangements, the festival includes special ticketed events, family activities, dining, and shopping.
Art in Bloom is presented by Bank of America.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, February 26
6–9 pm | Preview Party (sold out)
Be among the first to see the artful interpretation of Art in Bloom at the Preview Party. Tickets are required for the Preview Party.
Friday, February 27
8–10 am | Member Hours
Members can enter before the Museum opens to the public during Member Hours.
10 am–5 pm | Let’s Talk Flowers
Talk to our volunteer educators stationed throughout the galleries during Let’s Talk Flowers.
10 am–noon | Toddler and Me
Enjoy hands-on art making and special floral activities in the Education Center during Toddler and Me.
11 am–8:30 pm | Flower Happy Hour
Enjoy drinks and snacks from a cash bar in Sculpture Hall amid the special installation by New York–based floral-experience designer Rachel Cho.
4–8 pm | Sensory Kits
Recognizing that some Museum spaces may feel overwhelming due to visual or auditory stimuli, guests are encouraged to check out the Museum’s sensory kits. The kits are located in the Student Gallery near the Auditorium coat check and include noise-canceling headphones, sunglasses, Social Narrative cards, and fidgets for both youth and adults.
6–8 pm | Drop-in Demonstration with Rachel Cho
New York City–based floral designer Rachel Cho will arrange flowers and answer questions during a free demonstration in the Museum’s Auditorium.
Saturday, February 28
8–10 am | Member Hours
Members can enter before the Museum opens to the public during Member Hours.
10 am–5 pm | Let’s Talk Flowers
Talk to our volunteer educators stationed throughout the galleries during Let’s Talk Flowers.
11 am–4:30 pm | Flower Happy Hour
Enjoy drinks and snacks from a cash bar in Sculpture Hall amid the special installation by New York–based floral-experience designer Rachel Cho.
2–5 pm | Sensory Kits
Recognizing that some Museum spaces may feel overwhelming due to visual or auditory stimuli, guests are encouraged to check out the Museum’s sensory kits. The kits are located in the Student Gallery near the Auditorium coat check and include noise-canceling headphones, sunglasses, Social Narrative cards, and fidgets for both youth and adults.
6–9 pm | Flowers After Hours (tickets required)
Avoid the daytime crowds by attending Flowers After Hours, a limited-capacity experience on Saturday evening. Tickets are required for Flowers After Hours.
Sunday, March 1
8–10 am | Member Hours
Members can enter before the Museum opens to the public during Member Hours.
8 am–noon | Sensory Kits
Recognizing that some Museum spaces may feel overwhelming due to visual or auditory stimuli, guests are encouraged to check out the Museum’s sensory kits. The kits are located in the Student Gallery near the Auditorium coat check and include noise-canceling headphones, sunglasses, Social Narrative cards, and fidgets for both youth and adults..
11 am–2 pm | Let’s Talk Flowers
Talk to our volunteer educators stationed throughout the galleries during Let’s Talk Flowers.
Noon–4 pm | Family Florals
Bring the whole family for floral-inspired art activities and a scavenger hunt through the galleries.
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Art in Bloom dining options
The Cafe serves soups, salads, sandwiches, and snacks. Eat at the Cafe or take food to the Garden View Lounge to relax and enjoy drop-in family-friendly activities. The Cafe closes one hour before the Museum closes.
Panorama Restaurant will have a special set of dining events during Art in Bloom. Their regular menus and seating options will not be available during the festival.
Sips and Snacks
Friday, February 27, 5–8 pm
Enjoy a limited menu featuring stations with cheese and charcuterie boards, small plates, and a wine and spirits station.Afternoon Tea
Friday, February 27 | 10 am to 2 pm (sold out)
Saturday, February 28 | 10 am to 2 pm (sold out)
Sunday, March 1 | 10 am to 2 pm (sold out)
Enjoy classic afternoon-tea service with an assortment of delicious sweet and savory pairings at Panorama RestaurantThe Garden View Lounge is sponsored by KPMG.
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Parking and Museum shuttle
Please allow extra time for arrival and parking throughout the weekend. Fine Arts Drive will be one-way from Government Drive (near the Saint Louis Zoo) to Lagoon Drive (near the Norman K. Probstein Golf Course) from Friday morning through Sunday afternoon. The Hampton Avenue entrance to Forest Park is often congested during Art in Bloom and should be avoided.
Art in Bloom parking is also available near Forest Park’s Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center and at the Upper Muny parking lot. Visitors who park there can ride a free shuttle to Art in Bloom. The shuttle will run from Friday, February 27 through Sunday, March 1, and visitors can ride it from 30 minutes before the Museum opens until one hour after the Museum closes.
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Artworks and floral designers
2026 Festival Florists
1. Still Life by Pieter Claesz
Erin Wilson, E. Higgins Design
Sponsored by Lisa and Tom Acker2. Banquet Scene with a Lute Player by Nicolas Tournier
Darien Burress, Black Girl in Bloom
Sponsored by Alex Thornhill and Heather Johnson, Janet McAfee Real Estate3. Ovoid Jar (guan), Chinese
Dawn Gross, Suncrest Blooms
Sponsored by Ted Wight4. Ladle (shao) with Design of Animal Heads on Handle, Chinese
Alyssa Rogers French and Sydney Rogers Herbert, Bloomin’ Buckets
Sponsored by Husch Blackwell LLP5. Table Lamp by Albin Müller
Chloe Lawless, Lawless Botanicals & Florals
Sponsored by Bill Donius and Jay Perez6. Bathers with a Turtle by Henri Matisse
Aniyah Donner, Donner des FLEURS
Sponsored by Jonathan and Monique Levy, in loving memory of Constance Levy7. The Dream by Max Beckmann
Dean Riebeling, Botanicals Design Studio
Sponsored by Tim Durbin and Jeff Steiner, Private Wealth Asset Management8. Portrait of Mink with Violet Shawl by Max Beckmann
Lu Ciez, Walter Knoll Florist
Sponsored by Robert and Lisa Forsyth9. Interior of St. Peter’s, Rome by Giovanni Paolo Panini
Rebekah Saleniuc, The Avenue Fleur
Sponsored by Shook, Hardy & Bacon10. Bowl with Animal Frieze, Phoenician
Ben Zielinski, Fields & Fern
Sponsored by The Peacock Family11. Stone and Star by Grace Hartigan
Sophia Larsen, 39th Street Floral
Sponsored by Margaret McDonald and David Ott12. Fritze by A. R. Penck
Holly Hennessey, Freelance Floral Designer
Sponsored by Gerald and Ida Early13. Gray Mirror by Gerhard Richter
Sandra Fulton, Petals Galore Floral Art
Sponsored by Two Rivers Stone Boutique14. Lunette, from the Scoville Building, Chicago, Illinois by Louis Sullivan
Megan Van Aken, Orchid Society of Greater St. Louis
Sponsored by Kiku Obata15. Hercules and the Hydra by Mathias Gasteiger
Olivia Fink, Goldie Co Florals
Sponsored by Bogosian Family16. Vessel with Incised Motifs, Las Bocas
Morgan Hopkins, Flowers to the People
Sponsored by Baisch & Skinner17. Vessels, Teotihuacan
Brenna Floerke, Walter Knoll Florist
Sponsored by Cynthia A. Prost18. Vessel in the Form of a Coyote, Toltec
Andrew Thomas and Harriet Muschany, Andrew Thomas Studio
Sponsored by Mary Ann and Andy Srenco19. Vessel with Painted Motifs, Casas Grandes
Kristen Holton, Marjorie Tomaso, and Margaret Hanser, Saint Louis Garden Club
Sponsored by Becky and Greg Smith20. Keros, Inka
Maria Judd, Walter Knoll Florist
Sponsored by Jan and Rand Goldstein21. Untitled, Australian Aboriginal artist
Carly Bohmer, Cynthia Ryan, Kelsey Caldwell, Sheri Burke, Lois Cassimatis, and Kira Mulvany, Roses & Mint Florals
Sponsored by Mark Utterback22. Chair, Loma or Kpelle artist
Liz Sloan, Pretty Together
Sponsored by Robert Ashton and family in memory of Pauline E. Ashton23. Untitled, no. 5 by Dame Magdalene Odundo
Lucy Willis, Lucy Willis Interiors
Sponsored by Ingrid Taylor, MD24. Woman’s Mantle (ahuayo), Aymara artist
Ken Mahne, Petal Pushers STL
Sponsored by Matt and Jennifer25. Coverlet, “Boston Town” Pattern, American
Mimo Davis, Urban Buds
Sponsored by Dentons US LLP26. Thaddeus Burr by John Singleton Copley
Therese Pircon, CFD; Anna Zhyvotovka; and Michael Mercer; Root & Relic
Sponsored by Lewis Rice Design & Luxury27. In the Roman Campagna by George Inness
Ann Rabbitt, AIFD, CFD; Thorn Studio
Sponsored by Castle Design28. Edge of the Forest by Charlotte Buell Coman
Lucy Louis, Lisa Gruska, and Harlow Johnson, Moody Blooms
Sponsored by CAKEWISH29. The Fairman Rogers Four-In-Hand (A May Morning in the Park) by Thomas Eakins
Linda Stapleton, Walter Knoll Florist
Sponsored by The Kiesel Co.30. Crouching Figure by John Bernard Flannagan
Zachary Bair, Grimm & Gorly Florist
Sponsored by Barbara KernSculpture Hall installation
Continuum
Rachel Cho
Rachel Cho Floral DesignAdditional arrangements
Wine Chandelier by Dale Chihuly
Joy Petalers
Sponsored by Villa LightingMuseum Shop window
Flowers & Weeds
Sponsored by Colin and Emily FrostAuditorium lobby and Taylor Hall stairwell
Wildflowers
Moog Floral Endowment Fund