Flickr Gallery for 2024 Garden Party – Click the image above to view the entire album.
After our successful first event in 2024, the Grand Prix Garden Party at Phipps will continue to grow in 2025.
This year, we will expand the Garden Party to include a curated display of concours-quality cars on the front lawn of the Conservatory and guests can expect to experience a select representation of cars from Lotus and Miata, our Marque of the Year and Spotlight cars, respectively, and many other special automobiles.
This Garden Party will feature passed hors d’oeuvres, palate-pleasing food stations, wine, beer and bar cocktails all served under tents and throughout one of the nation’s oldest and largest Victorian greenhouses. It promises to be an elegant evening in the Tropical Forest, the Special Events Center, Parterre de Broderie, and the Outdoor Garden. Phipps has collaborative exhibits mixing flower arrangements with internationally renowned glass artists, including Dale Chihuly and Hans Godo Fräbel. The greenhouses also feature Grecian urns, Japanese lanterns and stunning glass chandeliers.
Because the Conservatory will be open to the public until the party is set up, we cannot admit guests inside the building until 6:30 pm.
Car Show
Every PVGP event features amazing cars, and the Garden Party will be no exception. In addition to our curated display cars, there will be special parking on Schenley Drive for select fine automobiles that our guests will surely arrive in. Guests not arriving in show cars are kindly requested to park on Flagstaff. There is no fee for parking.
The inaugural Garden Party at Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens in 2024 was so well received that plans are underway to host it again in 2025 on Thursday night, July 17.
This Garden Party will feature hors d’oeuvres, palate-pleasing food stations, open bar wine, beer and cocktails throughout one of the nation’s oldest and largest Victorian greenhouses. It promises to be an elegant evening in the Tropical Forest, the Special Events Center, Parterre de Broderie and the Outdoor Garden. Phipps has collaborative exhibits mixing flower arrangements with internationally renowned glass artists, including Dale Chihuly and Hans Godo Fräbel. The greenhouses also feature Grecian urns, Japanese lanterns and stunning glass chandeliers.
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens was built by philanthropist Henry W. Phipps in 1892 as a gift for the people of Pittsburgh. It towers over the Schenley Park track between turns 6 and 7 as the racers cross Panther Hollow Bridge.
About Phipps Conservatory
Philanthropist Henry W. Phipps built Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens as a gift for the people of Pittsburgh in 1892 and is truly a Pittsburgh gem. The greenhouse serves as a distinctive landmark towering over our event. This year’s Panther Hollow Hill Climb will start on Schenley Drive near the Conservatory.
Tickets On Sale Now
The party starts in the Phipps Outdoor Garden at 6:00 and opens for food and drinks and live musical entertainment at 6:30 pm indoors.
• Single Tickets: $295 through July 1, 2025. Price increases to $325 starting July 1.
• A Dozen Tickets: $3,000
• Sponsorship packages will be available in May.
Live Entertainment
Live Entertainment has been a feature of all of our Passport to Elegance events and this year will continue that tradition with live music in the Garden and front lawn.
Presenting Sponsor – UBS Walnut Wealth Management
UBS Walnut Wealth Management returns as the Presenting Sponsor of this special event. We are pleased to offer UBS guests early admission to the Conservatory starting at 6:00 pm. UBS was the premier sponsor of the PVGP Passport to Elegance Party, and we are thrilled to have them as the presenting sponsor of our Grand Prix Garden Party at Phipps.
