The Southport Garden Stroll, one of Pequot Library’s signature fundraisers, features exciting events and activities showcasing some of Southport’s finest private gardens. The festivities begin on Thursday, June 5 with an intimate cocktail party. The celebration continues on Friday, June 6 with garden tours, engaging conversations, food trucks, rosé sold by the glass, live music, raffle items, vendor displays, and more!

• New this year: Start your day with drip coffee by the cup from the Sound Coffee Cart available from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
• Bud Bucks: Use your bud bucks to enter to win raffle items, purchase a glass of rosé in our exclusive Rosé all Day tent, sponsored by Sturges Ridge of Fairfield, and partake in some treats along the stroll.
• Food trucks: Grab a bite to eat from local food trucks on the Great Lawn, featuring BFF Grill Truck and Proof Pizza, available from 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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Thank you for supporting the Southport Garden Stroll. Tickets are limited and non-refundable. All events will occur rain or shine.

Schedule of Events

Cocktail Kickoff Party
Thursday, June 5 | 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Join our featured guest for Pequot Library’s Southport Garden Stroll Cocktail Kickoff Party at a private home.

The Glass Flowers at Harvard University: Marvels of Art and Science
Friday, June 6 | 8:30 a.m.

Start the day with coffee and conversation with our special guest Jennifer Brown, Collection Manager for the Glass Flowers at Harvard University. Brown will discuss recent projects and share the history of the internationally acclaimed Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants, better known as the Glass Flowers. This one-of-a-kind collection has delighted museum visitors, educated students, and inspired artistic and scholarly works for more than a century. On permanent exhibition at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Glass Flowers were created by Leopold Blaschka (1822-1895) and his son, Rudolf (1857-1939). Over fifty years, from 1886 to 1936, the Blaschkas produced 4,300 astonishingly realistic glass models that represent 780 plant species. 

Southport Garden Stroll
Friday, June 6 | 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. or 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Premier event sponsor: On the Harbor

Featuring several of Southport’s finest private gardens, this self-guided walking tour starts at the heart of Southport Village at Pequot Library. Pick up your tour map, browse local vendors and farms on the Great Lawn, then wind your way through a floral adventure in an idyllic seaside New England neighborhood.

Local garden enthusiasts will guide you through the most notable features of these bountiful landscapes. This year’s self-paced Garden Stroll through idyllic Southport Village features more than eight of the community’s most picturesque gardens, including a garden that has been recognized by the Archives of American Gardens at the Smithsonian Institution. Thank you to our garden club friends for volunteering as garden docents: Greens Farms Garden Club, Fairfield Garden Club, and Westport Garden Club.

Start or finish your day with a visit to our vendor village to shop local businesses, boutiques, artisans, makers, and markets on the Great Lawn. Enjoy a bite to eat from local food trucks—featuring BFF Grill Truck and Proof Pizza—from 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Would your business be interested in sponsoring this fundraiser for Pequot Library? Contact Development Manager Grace Calderon at calderon@pequotlibrary.org.

Rosé All Day Tent
Friday, June 6 | 12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Sturges Ridge of Fairfield

Use your Bud Bucks and enjoy rosé sold by the glass.

Closing Party on the Great Lawn
Friday, June 7 | 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

End the day in the perfect way on Pequot Library’s Great Lawn with rosé by the glass, vendor shopping, and raffle drawings.

Parking

Parking Options: June 6, 2025
Map Key: Green = parking

1. Pequot Library: 720 Pequot Avenue, Southport
Parking lot plus street parking on the library side of Pequot Avenue and Westway Road

2. Wakeman Boys & Girls Club: 385 Center Street, Southport
Parking lot available 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Street parking on Center Street (2 hour limit)

3. Southport Congregational Church: 524 Pequot Avenue, Southport
Parking lot available 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

4. Trinity Episcopal Church: 651 Pequot Avenue, Southport
Parking lot available 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

5. Chase Bank: 292 Pequot Avenue, Southport
Parking lot (lower level) behind Chase Bank