SALT LAKE CITY — Red Butte Gardens is hosting a third annual “Blooming with Pride” event Friday that it promises will be full of nature, community and the spirit of pride, organizers say.
Local artists came together to create living floral art installations for the event, with eight featured artists this year. All contributed something inspired by this year’s theme, “Rooted Together.”
The Red Butte Garden and Arboretum said the theme is based on its belief that plants are for everyone.
A display is pictured at Red Butte Garden’s “Blooming with Pride” event, featuring a fairy-like garden with miniature figures and structures. (Photo: Pearl Ashton, KSL)
“This year’s theme, Rooted Together, reminds us that gardens are strongest when many plants share the same soil, each with its own color, shape, and story,” the venue said, in a social media post. “At the Garden, we believe that plants are for everyone, and we all deserve a place where we can grow, belong, and bloom.”
The goal of the event is to bring the community together, according to Kate Randall, a marketing and public relations specialist at the botanical garden tucked away near the University of Utah.
During the event, guests can engage in family-friendly activities, including nature-based craft projects, a community art project and a self-guided nature walk.
“It’s just a way to celebrate nature, pride and community,” Randall said. “Plants are for everyone. And we want everyone to be able to come up and enjoy and express themselves how they would like with their art installations.”
Artist Alyssa Cumpton created the mural “We Are One” as a play on words to a pride of lions for the 2025 Blooming with Pride exhibit at Red Butte Garden. (Photo: Pearl Ashton, KSL)
Randall said “June bloom” is in full swing, which is what employees at Red Butte call it when the garden’s roses are flourishing.
Timed-entry tickets are available now. Red Butte Garden Members and University of Utah staff, students and faculty have free admission, but registration is required.
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