Community Day Events at Innisfree Garden: Sunrise at Innisfree, Curator's Tour

Thanks to a generous grant from the Northeast Dutchess Fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Innisfree's Community Day features discounted special programs (like this one) and free regular garden admission to residents of these Northeast Dutchess County communities: Amenia, Clinton Corners, Dover Plains, Millbrook, Millerton, North East, Pine Plains, Stanford, Washington, Wassaic and Wingdale and their hamlets. To take advantage of this special Community Day opportunity, neighbors must present proof of residency upon arrival.

An iconic postwar design, Innisfree is recognized as one of the world’s ten best gardens and listed at the highest level — exceptional national significance — on the National Register of Historic Places.

Morning Light: Sunrise at Innisfree (6-10 a.m.)

As part of Innisfree's fall Community Day festivities, the garden will open an hour before sunrise so visitors can experience golden light dramatically flooding the garden, making everything and everyone look even more beautiful. As the morning mist clears, fall colors will be doubled in reflections on the lake.

Best. Date. Ever!

It is equally great as a solo adventure or one with family and friends. Come early with your camera, easel or birding binoculars. Bring a picnic breakfast or lunch. Tuck in a novel and stay all day.

Advance registration is required for this special early morning access. Click here to purchase tickets. Tickets include exclusive garden access before 10 a.m., and general access until 5 p.m. Innisfree will open rain or shine. Tickets are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for another date.

Curator's Tour (10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.)

Join Innisfree's landscape curator, Kate Kerin, for a lively 1.5-hour walking tour exploring this powerful work of art. In a story akin to the Great American Novel, learn about the people and ideas that shaped this living landmark. Find inspiration for your own garden exploring Innisfree’s timeless design strategies and timely, nature-based maintenance practices that create a memorable landscape experience with a remarkably small staff. Participation in this tour is limited. Advance registration is strongly suggested. Click here for details.

Innisfree will open rain or shine. Tickets are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for another date.

These programs are offered in conjunction with I Love N.Y.'s Path Through History Weekend.