# Event Details

- **Event Name**: First Fridays: Plants, People, and Place
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 03 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Event Description**: ? A Walk Through Gardens, Art & Living History

Explore Planting Fields through a guided tour that connects the estate’s historic landscape with contemporary art.

Led by Exhibitions & Collections Manager Emily Leger this experience moves through the gardens, greenhouses, and exhibition spaces, highlighting the many layers of history embedded in the site.

The tour centers on the 2025 Catalyst installation, The Planting Fields Stand by artist Sam Van Aken—a grove of four remarkable multi-grafted fruit trees that blend art, horticulture, and storytelling. Along the way, learn about the agricultural and horticultural history of Planting Fields, from Indigenous stewardship to the present day.

Inside the Main House, visitors will encounter Van Aken’s artworks and reflect on themes of biodiversity, memory, and imagination in a changing world.

Blending gardens, history, and contemporary art, this thoughtful tour invites you to experience Planting Fields in a new way.


Friday, Apr. 3
⏰ 10 – 11 AM
? $25 per person
⚠️ All tickets final sale. Registration is required.

? Welcome Pavilion
? Check-in begins 15 minutes prior
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oyster-bay/first-fridays-plants-people-and-place/200029816843043
- **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, fine-arts, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Oyster Bay
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1395 Planting Fields Rd, Oyster Bay, NY, United States, New York 11771
- **lat**: 40.86484
- **long**: -73.55725
- **full address**: 1395 Planting Fields Rd, Oyster Bay, NY, United States, New York 11771

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: First Fridays: Plants, People, and Place
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/91421a45059b92906b35ce51373a38dfd39c1f968fee8234704da017165d9352-rimg-w1080-h900-dcd5d6d5-gmir?v=1774934998

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is First Fridays: Plants, People, and Place being held?
  - **A:** First Fridays: Plants, People, and Place takes place on Fri, 03 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am to Fri, 03 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am at 1395 Planting Fields Rd, Oyster Bay, NY, United States, New York 11771.
- **Q**: Who is organizing First Fridays: Plants, People, and Place?
  - **A:** First Fridays: Plants, People, and Place is organized by Planting Fields Foundation.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** First Fridays: Plants, People, and Place is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Oyster Bay, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If First Fridays: Plants, People, and Place sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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