32nd Annual Garden Tour
A relaxing Sunday visiting nearby gardens. Tour at your own pace, any way you like. Guides are at each garden to answer your questions.
Jun 28, 2026, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Former Convention and Visitors Bureau, 667 E State St, Athens, OH 45701, USA
Come join the Athens County Humane Society’s 32nd Annual Garden Tour on June 28. Everything starts at 11 AM at the former Convention and Visitors Bureau, 667 E. State Street, Athens (in front of the Community Center).
Enjoy a relaxing Sunday afternoon, meandering through beautiful gardens in the Athens area. You’ll see a variety of displays with beautiful flowers, foliage and outdoor decorating ideas you might want to explore for your own garden. Volunteers at each location will direct you to parking, or introduce you to the gardener to answer your questions.
Start your tour at the former Convention and Visitors Bureau, where we’ll give you a brochure guiding you to each of the garden locations. Descriptions of each garden are included. With your brochure in hand, visit the gardens in any order you like!
GARDEN TOUR TICKETS: Admission is $20 and gives you access to all the gardens in the brochure. Tour tickets will also be available for purchase that morning at the Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Rain or shine! We look forward to a sunny day, but if an umbrella is needed, let's enjoy the gardens that way instead.
RAFFLE TICKETS:
There are also six incredible raffle packages being offered. You can purchase your tickets below. (Also available on the day of at the Convention and Visitors Bureau.)
Click here to view details about each raffle basket.
How the Raffles work: With every ticket you purchase, a chance to win is added to our pool of entries (six tickets create six chances, etc.). You can buy paper tickets at the event too, and we'll enter each of those into the same pool.
We’ll randomly select six winners—one for each raffle package. The information you provide is how we contact the winners, so please print clearly on paper tickets!
100 percent of all proceeds are used to support the operations of the Athens County Humane Society—volunteers helping animals since 1910. Thank you for helping us help animals!
PHOTO CONTEST:
This year we're introducing a photo contest to the tour! The winner will earn a custom flower arrangement and have their photograph displayed at the Athens Art Guild for a year. Learn more about the photo contest here.
Tickets
Garden Tour Admission
Sale ends
Jun 26, 7:05 PM
Access to all gardens on the tour. Pick up your Tour Brochure with locations and information at the Convention and Visitors Bureau on June 28, 11AM-4PM.
$20.00
+$0.50 ticket service fee
Donation
Can't attend this year's tour or just want to share more support? You can make a donation of any amount to ACHS here. Thank you!
$+Ticket service fee
Raffle #1: Gardener's Delight
Sale ends
Jun 27, 12:00 PM
Entry to win our Gardener's Delight Raffle Basket, a $455 value! This basket includes native plants, seeds, gift certificates, a fairy house, gardening tools, and more!
$10.00
+$0.25 ticket service fee
Raffle #2: Local Cuisine
Sale ends
Jun 27, 12:00 PM
Entry to win our Local Cuisine Raffle Basket, a $395 value! This basket includes gift certificates to 10 local restaurants as well as coffee and a french press.
$10.00
+$0.25 ticket service fee
Raffle #3: Farmer's Market
Sale ends
Jun 27, 12:00 PM
Entry to win our Farmers Market Basket, a $191 value! This basket includes gift certificates to local farm stands, locally made soap, artisan snacks, and a woven basket.
$10.00
+$0.25 ticket service fee
Raffle #4: Summer Fun
Sale ends
Jun 27, 12:00 PM
Entry to win our Summer Fun Raffle Basket, a $417 value! This basket includes Cincinnati Reds tickets, burgers, frozen custard, yard games, a kayaking tour, and more!
$10.00
+$0.25 ticket service fee
Raffle #5: Lotsa Pasta
Sale ends
Jun 27, 12:00 PM
Entry to win our Lotsa Pasta Raffle Basket, a $190 value! This basket includes artisanal olive oil, gift certificates to local restaurants, cookbooks, a matching platter and pasta bowl, and a bottle of wine.
$10.00
+$0.25 ticket service fee
Raffle #6: Cat Fancier's Quilt
Sale ends
Jun 27, 12:00 PM
Entry to win a beautifully hand-crafted quilt featuring lots of cats, a $300 value.
$10.00
+$0.25 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00