Young Friends of the Arnold Arboretum

Young Friends of the Arnold Arboretum

Hosted by the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, this event for the Young Friends of the Arnold Arboretum features an enchanting evening of food, drinks, live music, and content tables in our Weld Hill Research Building (1300 Centre St, Boston, MA 02131)—a state-of-the-art facility that is typically closed to the visiting public.    

Designed to appeal to those 21-45 or who are young at heart, this event is a premier opportunity to immerse yourself in the plants, purpose, and passion of the Arnold Arboretum with other metropolitan nature enthusiasts. Come learn about the research that the Arboretum is doing in the face of climate change as we maintain our 281-acre “museum of trees.” 

Please note that this is a 21 and older event.  

Purchase tickets for $110/person, which covers individual admittance to the event, passed food, and an open wine and beer bar. Members of the Arnold Arboretum are eligible to purchase tickets (up to 4 tickets) for $75/person. Patron level tickets are available for $250/person and include a hand-turned wood bowl crafted from a felled Arnold Arboretum tree.

This event raises essential funds for the Arnold Arboretum and supports our work in education, research, and horticulture. 

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We recommend using a rideshare service (reference address listed above as your destination) or taking public transportation. Weld Hill is a thirty-minute walk from the Forest Hills MBTA Station. Parking is available on-site at Weld Hill (1300 Centre Street, Boston, MA 02131).  

If you have any questions, please reach out to us at development@arnarb.harvard.edu or 617.384.5766.

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Weld Hill Research Building

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Directions

By subway

Take the MBTA Orange Line to its southern end—Forest Hills. Exit through the door marked “Arnold Arboretum.” Cross Washington Street and walk up Arborway to the Arboretum’s Forest Hills Gate on your left. Enter the gate and walk straight up the road. Take a left onto Beech Path and continue until it turns into a paved road (Hemlock Hill Road). Walk down Hemlock Hill Road. Just before Bussey Street Gate, turn right onto the dirt road and walk straight ahead to Walter Street Gate. Cross the road and take the dirt driveway to the Weld Hill Building parking lot.

By bus

Take the #35 or #38 to Centre Street @ Weld Hill. Walk northeast up Centre Street, past Weld Street, and take a right into the Weld Hill parking lot.

By car

There is a parking lot at the Weld Hill Research Building available for program participants.