Bartram's Garden Community Boathouse

Bartram's Garden Community Boathouse A community boathouse offering kayaking, row boating & fishing opportunities on the Tidal Schuylkill River.

In 2022 we will offer the following free weekly walk-up programs:
- Saturday Free Boating: Runs June 18 through October 15. 10am - 2pm (kayaks, rowboats, lifevests, safety boaters & instruction provided)
-Wednesday Free Fishing: Runs May 4 through August 31. 5pm - 8pm (rods, bait, tackle, instruction provided)
- Thursday Free Boating: Runs July 7 through August 25. 6-8pm (kayaks, rowboats, lifeves

ts, safety boaters & instruction provided)


The dock at Bartram's Garden is PUBLIC and is ADA accessible. For more info: https://www.bartramsgarden.org/what-to-do/on-the-river/

Our annual Juneteenth Jubilee with our friends at VinylTap215 is this Sunday, June 14, 12–4pm!This free, family-friendly...
06/12/2026

Our annual Juneteenth Jubilee with our friends at VinylTap215 is this Sunday, June 14, 12–4pm!

This free, family-friendly event will bring culture and history to life through musical performances, poetry, and storytelling. Plus, a stilt-walking workshop with Sistah Mafalda, activities, refreshments, vendors, biking, and more!

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Volunteering looks different for everyone. Whether you've worked with our Horticulture team, spent time at Sankofa Commu...
06/11/2026

Volunteering looks different for everyone. Whether you've worked with our Horticulture team, spent time at Sankofa Community Farm, joined us for a single day or many—we'd love your feedback.

Take our quick survey and let us know what you love and what we can improve! https://www.bartramsgarden.org/volunteer-survey/

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...don't be mad at us, but due to the heat index, free fishing is canceled again today. We hope to see y'all next week. ...
06/11/2026

...don't be mad at us, but due to the heat index, free fishing is canceled again today. We hope to see y'all next week. Stay hydrated!

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Due to the stormy forecast this evening, fishing has been canceled today.[ID: "Fishing CANCELED Wednesday 6/10 in white ...
06/10/2026

Due to the stormy forecast this evening, fishing has been canceled today.

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06/10/2026

That large, iconically bright yellow ring-like structure you might have spotted heading up the Schuylkill River isn’t a mirage—it’s FloatLab, a one-of-a-kind floating public space and waterfront destination, designed by J. Meejin Yoon and Höweler + Yoon Architecture with Mural Arts Philadelphia and Bartram’s Garden.

Starting this fall, visitors to Bartram’s Garden and the Bartram’s Mile section of the Schuylkill River Trail will enjoy a rare, water-level view of an urban river in motion. That’s thanks to FloatLab’s unique ballast system, which allows its circular platform to rise and fall with the rhythm of the Tidal Schuylkill River. Get ready to reconnect with the life-sustaining, beating heart of our city through hands-on workshops, outdoor art programs, kayaking, fishing, and other riverfront activities.

Visit bartramsgarden.org/floatlab to sign up for project updates and be the first to hear about FloatLab grand opening events and public programming this fall.

Video footage by showing FloatLab on its way from the shipyard on the Perquimans River in North Carolina.

Mural Arts Philadelphia Urban Engineers

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Calling all Southwest Philly gardeners: the Bartram’s Garden nursery is celebrating Juneteenth by offering a wide select...
06/07/2026

Calling all Southwest Philly gardeners: the Bartram’s Garden nursery is celebrating Juneteenth by offering a wide selection of annual flowers, herbs, vegetables, and seeds at 30% off for our neighbors!

If you currently live or used to live in Southwest, this applies to you! We have sunflowers, nasturtiums, marigolds, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, spearmint, sage, thyme, and so much more! 🥬🥒🌶️🍅🌿🌻

The sale kicks off at our Juneteenth festival on Sunday, June 14, and lasts through Sunday, June 21. We hope to see you there!

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Welp, it’s a beautiful but BLUSTERY day: boating is canceled today, May 30, owing to unsafe wind conditions. 🌬️[ID: Post...
05/30/2026

Welp, it’s a beautiful but BLUSTERY day: boating is canceled today, May 30, owing to unsafe wind conditions. 🌬️

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Request for proposals: Management and Operation of Event Planning and CateringDeadline: July 1, by 5pmThe John Bartram A...
05/26/2026

Request for proposals: Management and Operation of Event Planning and Catering
Deadline: July 1, by 5pm

The John Bartram Association (JBA) is issuing this RFP as a part of selecting a caterer to provide private event planning and catering at Bartram’s Garden. JBA requests proposals from all individuals and firms that would like to manage and operate private event services at Bartram’s Garden (“Event Planning and Catering”).

To read full details, visit bartramsgarden.org/careers and click "Contracting Opportunities".

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🎂 Happy 327th birthday, John Bartram! 🥳John Bartram, who founded Bartram's Garden in 1728, was born on May 23 in 1699 in...
05/23/2026

🎂 Happy 327th birthday, John Bartram! 🥳

John Bartram, who founded Bartram's Garden in 1728, was born on May 23 in 1699 in nearby Darby, Pennsylvania.

There are no images of John from his lifetime, so instead we imagine him here in his study, with east-facing windows looking out at the botanic garden that he cultivated and to which he and many others devoted so much time, skill, and care.

Photo courtesy Adam Cooperstein.

[ID: A photograph of John Bartram's study in the Historic Bartram House, as seen through a doorway. The room and the image are both dominated by the large, light-filled window; it is so sunny outside that the view beyond the window isn't visible. An antique wooden chair is set at an angle to the window; someone sitting there might be able to look back and forth between their work and the garden beyond.]

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