Botanical arts instructor Derek Norman leads a casual Friday sketch session in the Larkins Classroom or the Magnolia Hill Studio. Garden members get in free, everyone else pays the standard Mobile Botanical Gardens admission, and the garden's own site is not internally consistent about what the military and veteran rate actually is.
Before you go
- Call 251-342-0555 to confirm a specific Friday has space before driving down
- Check in at the garden and ask for the Larkins Classroom or Magnolia Hill Studio
- Members show a membership card for free entry nonmembers pay at the gate
What we checked, and when
Read off the venue's own page on 2026-08-24.
Members attend free; a nonmember adult pays the garden's standard $10 admission. The garden recommends calling ahead (251-342-0555) since Friday sessions depend on studio space.
⚠️ MILITARY/VETERAN RATE CONFLICT on the garden's own site: $8 in the ticket table versus $6 in the Military Discount section. Both are current first-party numbers.
Friday sessions are subject to space availability the garden recommends calling ahead for a specific date.