Attend an Event

From coast to coast, we have events for you. Conferences, tours, concerts – and more — will introduce you to the enduring work of the Olmsted firm and how Frederick Law Olmsted’s ideas can help address today’s challenges.

Feature Event

Olmsted Bicentennial Gala

June 17, 2022
Glessner House
Chicago, IL

Join us for a special dinner on June 17 at 7 pm ET at the National Historic Landmark Glessner House, designed by Olmsted friend and neighbor Henry Hobson Richardson. This is the home where Olmsted stayed when designing the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition and a house tour will be part of our special evening. The […]

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Upcoming Events

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April 23 – May 31, 2022

Olmsted 200 Exhibit

The Robins Nature Center, Maymont
Richmond, VA  
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April 23 – July 24, 2022

Olmsted in Newport Art Exhibit

The Newport Art Museum
Newport r, RI  
April 26 – November 7, 2022

Olmsted 200 Exhibit in Kohler

Waelderhaus
Kohler, WI  
April 26, 2022 – April 26, 2023

What’s Out There: Olmsted

The Cultural Landscape Foundation
Washington, DC  
May 3 – December 31, 2022

South Park Then and Now

South Park: Washington and Jackson Parks and Midway Plaisance
Chicago, IL  
May 3, 2022 – December 31, 2023

Exhibition : The thousand faces of Mount Royal – Olmsted, the visionary

Maison Smith
Montréal, VT  
May 24, 2022

Conference: Olmsted and Mount Royal Park, Past and Present

In-person and Online
 
May 24, 2022

Conversations with Olmsted: Olmsted and the Writing Life

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May 27, 2022

Historic Highland Park Walking Tour

Highland Park
Rochester, NY  
May 27, 2022

Lungs of the City: Olmsted’s Parks in Music

Fort Tryon Park
New York, NY  
May 27, 2022

“LUNGS OF THE CITY: OLMSTED’S PARKS IN MUSIC” CONCERT

Fort Tryon Park
New York, NY  
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May 28, 2022

Olmsted 200: Lungs of the City—Olmsted’s Parks in Music

Prospect Park Boathouse
Brooklyn, NY  

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We welcome the opportunity to showcase local events across the country celebrating the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted. Please send us details about your event, so that we can consider adding it to our national calendar.

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