{"id":316151,"date":"2026-08-07T17:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/316151\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T17:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:06:11","slug":"smiles-fun-at-new-york-botanical-gardens-flower-power-exhibit-dress-up-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/316151\/","title":{"rendered":"Smiles &#038; Fun at New York Botanical Garden\u2019s \u201cFlower Power\u201d Exhibit &#038; Dress-Up Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\nBy MIRIAM QUI\u00d1ONES <\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-5-NYBG.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-136472 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-5-NYBG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"  \/><\/a>SOME OF THE contestants at the New York Botanical Garden\u2019s \u201cFlower Power\u201d Exhibit and Dress-Up Day in Bedford Park, The Bronx, pose for a photo on Saturday, July 25, 2026. <br \/>Photo by Miriam Qui\u00f1ones<\/p>\n<p>The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG)\u2019s \u201cFlower Power\u201d Exhibit is currently on display at NYBG and on Saturday, July 25, the associated \u201cFlower Power\u201d Dress Up Day drew fashionistas and hippy chicks from around the city to get their groove on.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-8-NYBG-SQUIRREL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-136471 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-8-NYBG-SQUIRREL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\"  \/><\/a>A SQUIRREL ALSO takes to \u201cthe catwalk\u201d during the \u201cFlower Power\u201d Exhibit and Dress-Up Day at the New York Botanical Garden in Bedford Park, The Bronx on Saturday, July 25, 2026.<br \/>Photo by Miriam Qui\u00f1ones<\/p>\n<p id=\"skip-destination\" class=\" text-center\" tabindex=\"-1\">Running from May 23 through Oct. 18, visitors to the Flower Power exhibit, described as a joyous celebration of the enduring symbolism of flowers as icons of peace and love, are encouraged to channel the spirit of the \u201960s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-3-NYBG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-136470 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-3-NYBG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"  \/><\/a>PRIZE WINNER DORIS Davis and friends pose for a photo at the New York Botanical Garden\u2019s \u201cFlower Power\u201d Exhibit and Dress-Up Day in Bedford Park, The Bronx on Saturday, July 25, 2026. <br \/>Photo by Miriam Qui\u00f1ones<\/p>\n<p class=\" text-center\" tabindex=\"-1\">\u201cImmerse yourself in a groovy and colorful flower show spotlighting the ways in which hippie culture advanced closer relationships with the natural world, and explore vibrant botanical displays,\u201d an extract from NYBG\u2019s website reads. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-9-NYBG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-136469 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-9-NYBG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"674\"  \/><\/a>FLOWER FAIRY NIYYA Tenee poses for a photo at the New York Botanical Garden\u2019s \u201cFlower Power\u201d Exhibit and Dress-Up Day in Bedford Park, The Bronx, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. <br \/>Photo by Miriam Qui\u00f1ones<\/p>\n<p class=\" text-center\" tabindex=\"-1\">According to NYBG, its galleries at the exhibit showcase photography and visual art from the 1960s, while installations on the grounds invite everyone to \u201ccome together,\u201d be empowered, and embrace flowers as symbols in our lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-4-NYBG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-136483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-4-NYBG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"785\"  \/><\/a>SECOND PLACE WINNERS, Sheyla and Juan Rivera, pose for a photo at the New York Botanical Garden\u2019s \u201cFlower Power\u201d Exhibit and Dress-Up Day at\u00a0 in Bedford Park, The Bronx, on Saturday, July 25, 2026.<br \/>Photo by Miriam Qui\u00f1ones<\/p>\n<p data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">On July 25, at the Dress-Up Day, participants were encouraged to wear their favorite \u201960s-inspired outfits, including bell bottoms, floppy hats, and fringed vests, with prizes awarded after judges chose the grooviest looks from a series of categories.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-7-NYBG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-136476 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-7-NYBG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"  \/><\/a>THE HAUPT CONSERVATORY is seen as New York Botanical Garden\u2019s \u201cFlower Power\u201d Exhibit and Dress-Up Day takes place at the NYBG in Bedford Park, The Bronx, on Saturday, July 25, 2026.\u00a0<br \/>Photo by Miriam Qui\u00f1ones<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in and around the Haupt Conservatory, visitors are encouraged to wander through psychedelic flower displays and art installations that evoke the free-spirited heart of the 1960s \u201cpeace and love\u201d movement. \u201cElsewhere in the Garden, find classic VW buses colorfully decorated for the perfect photo op!\u201d a further extract from NYBG\u2019s site reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-10-NYBG-THE-WINNERS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-136477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-10-NYBG-THE-WINNERS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"  \/><\/a>VARIOUS PRIZE WINNERS, Sheyla and Juan Rivera, the Flower Fairy, Niyya Tenee, Fran Goldberg, Danielle Vallat, Hendrix, Indigo Goldberg, and Doris Davis, pose for a group photo at the \u201cFlower Power\u201d Exhibit and Dress-Up Day at the New York Botanical Garden in Bedford Park on Saturday, July 25, 2026.<br \/>Photo by Miriam Qui\u00f1ones<\/p>\n<p>Various prize winners and happy contestants, Sheyla and Juan Rivera, the Flower Fairy, Niyya Tenee, Fran Goldberg, Danielle Vallat, Hendrix, Indigo Goldberg, and Doris Davis, had plenty of fun posing for photos on July 25.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-6-NYBG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-136468 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PHOTO-6-NYBG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"810\"  \/><\/a>EVEN THE CONTESTANTS who didn\u2019t take home a prize had plenty of fun at the New York Botanical Garden\u2019s \u201cFlower Power\u201d Exhibit and Dress-Up Day in Bedford Park, The Bronx on Saturday, July 25, 2026. <br \/>Photo by Miriam Qui\u00f1ones<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/event\/flower-power\/?keyword=flower%20power\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">tickets<\/a> here. Peace out!\u270c<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>*S\u00edle Moloney contributed to this story.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; By MIRIAM QUI\u00d1ONES SOME OF THE contestants at the New York Botanical Garden\u2019s \u201cFlower Power\u201d Exhibit and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":316152,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-316151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}