University of Alaska Fairbanks
07/13/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/13/2026 15:06
Mud Day returns at Georgeson Botanical Garden
Mud Day returns at Georgeson Botanical Garden
Photo courtesy of Georgeson Botanical Garden
Children slide down a slippery ramp into a giant mud puddle during a previous Mud Day celebration at Georgeson Botanical Garden.
Children slide down a slippery ramp into a giant mud puddle during a previous Mud Day celebration at Georgeson Botanical Garden.
July 13, 2026
The Georgeson Botanical Garden is hosting a free, family-friendly day of fun in the mud from 11-3 p.m. on Saturday, July 18.
The Mud Day event, which celebrates the Babula Children's Garden, includes a mud pit, a slip-and-slide, and arts and crafts. Hoses will be provided to rinse off the mud, but participants must bring their own towels. Clean or muddy children visiting the garden must be accompanied by an adult.
Georgeson Botanical Garden is located at 2180 W. Tanana Drive and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha' Campus.
For more information, contact Lacey Higham at [email protected] or 907-474-6921.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at [email protected] or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to [email protected].
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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