2026 Secret Gardens of Cambridge

Secret Gardens of Cambridge will be held on Sunday, June 7, 2026. Check back for more information!

The Secret Gardens of Cambridge, presented on alternate years since 2000, is a signature fundraising event of the Friends. This special self-guided tour is held on an early Sunday in June, just as spring turns to summer. The 2024 tour featured 44 gardens and raised over $63,000 for the library.

Over the years, the Secret Gardens tour has featured more than 200 individual gardens in Cambridge, from a hidden swimming pond in a small backyard oasis to a garden that springs to life with thousands of bulbs each year; from a woodland tree-lined front walk to guided contours of border plantings and decorative pots. Some are small and sunny, others are large or shady. Flowers, herbs, sculptures, and stones adorn the deeply diverse variety of gardens found in every nook and cranny of Cambridge.

For more information, including how to become a sponsor or volunteer of the event, please reach out to gardentour@cambridgepubliclibraryfriends.org.