Oct 12 | Chile Pepper Celebration at the National Arboretum. - Free event!

Under the Arbor: Chile Pepper Celebration
Saturday, October 12, 2019
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
National Herb Garden inside the National Arboretum
3501 New York Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002

Join members of the Herb Society of America and National Herb Garden staff for a fun—and fiery—look at chile peppers at their finest.

Sample select chile peppers straight up (for the courageous) or highlighted in various culinary applications. Chiles can even be used medicinally as well! This is a drop-in educational program open to the public. Free event.

The Arboretum grounds are open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day of the year except December 25. Please note that the R Street entrance is CLOSED to incoming automobile traffic after 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Bicycles, pedestrians, official visitors, volunteers, tours, and contractors will still be allowed to enter through R Street between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. All others must use the New York Avenue entrance between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (that entrance is open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). Traffic will be able to exit through both the R Street gate and the New York Avenue gate during these closure hours.

Admission is free.