Vase with floral design beside 'Art in Bloom' text.

Art in Bloom 2026

Celebrate spring with the Friends of the Institute and Mia with a month of Art in Bloom in April! Presented by the Friends, this year’s floral festival is blooming with more family events, hands-on workshops, public tours, and Mall of America floral demonstrations and coloring contests.

Starting in April, kids can have fun at Art Play! Fabric Flowers, Family Day: Kids in Bloom, and Once Upon a Bloom: Art in Bloom for Families. Adults can join in the fun at Meet at Mia: Art in Motion, Studio Sessions: Art in Bloom Cyanotype, and “Gardens and Flowers in Art” public tours.

During the week of April 23–26, Art in Bloom showcases imaginative floral interpretations of selected works of art from Mia’s permanent collection, created by more than 100 individual and commercial florists. Catch a sneak peak of the floral masterpieces with a ticket to Party in Bloom—an after-hours culinary, fashion, and music experience.

Free and open to everyone, Mia welcomes you to experience the floral beauty and fragrance throughout the museum and connect with community through creative activities during the month of April.

Visiting Art in Bloom

Plan Your Visit

Make a plan for your visit to Art in Bloom. Get details about parking, valet, and more.

Floral Artists

Pedestal Floral Artists

Pedestal Floral Artists create fresh floral displays interpreting a curator-chosen work of art from Mia’s collection. The flowers and paired art are on view throughout the museum during Art in Bloom.

Volunteer at Art in Bloom

Become a Volunteer

Art in Bloom is a big endeavor, and we welcome your help! Click the link below to fill out the form to express your interest in volunteering. We’ll contact you in late February with more details and specific opportunities.

Special Events

Party in Bloom: The Art in Bloom Preview Party

Step inside Mia before it opens for a high-style preview of Art in Bloom. Join us April 22, 2026, for an unforgettable night.

Floral Workshops

Learn more about floral arrangements at a variety of hands-on workshops. We’ll host five workshops over three days, April 24–26, 2026.

Additional Events

Art Play

Art Play showers bring fabric flowers! Come celebrate spring April 4 and 18, 2026.

Vision and Voice: Young Adult Night

Mix and mingle at Mia’s Young Adult Night! This event is open to all college-age individuals (18–26). College enrollment isn’t required to attend. Join us April 9, 2026.

Studio Sessions

Celebrate spring in Mia’s studios by creating cyanotypes and terrariums. Join us April 11 and 25, 2026.

Family Day

Get ready for Kids in Bloom! Burst into spring with this fun and celebratory Family Day on April 12, 2026.

Mia Matinee

Celebrate the Art in Bloom season with the film Moonrise Kingdom, a playful comedy by renowned filmmaker Wes Anderson. Join us for a free screening on April 18, 2026.

Meet at Mia

It’s a floral frenzy at Mia! Come for the flowers, stay for Meet at Mia. Join us April 23 and 30, 2026

Mall of America Events

Toddler Tuesdays® LIVE: Petals & Crayons Coloring Contest

Kids can create their own masterpiece with a custom floral-themed coloring sheet at the Mall of American on April 14, 2026.

Sculpting with Flowers: An Art in Bloom Experience

Watch art come alive—petal by petal—at a floral demonstration at the Mall of American on April 19, 2026.

Support the Friends Mission

Make a Gift

Although your admission to Art in Bloom and Mia is always free, your generous donations directly support the Friends mission of enhancing and sustaining Mia’s collections, exhibitions, and programs. Art in Bloom is our largest annual fundraiser, and we welcome your generous support!

Join the Friends

Art in Bloom is presented by the Friends of the Institute. For over 100 years, this dedicated group of volunteers has been supporting, enhancing, and sustaining Mia’s collections and programs.

About the Friends

The Friends of the Institute is one of the oldest and most active museum volunteer organizations in the nation. Since 1922, proceeds generated by the Friends have been used for artwork acquisition and conservation, youth and adult education, and museum upkeep, renovation, and expansion.