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Join us on Friday, May 2, 2025 to celebrate the 24th annual Les Chapeaux dans le Jardin, fondly known as Hat Day! Under the leadership of our 2025 Hat Day Chairs, Erin Shannon, Maryann Kelley, and Meg Kelley, this annual spring soiree promises an elegant afternoon celebrating the art of nature, while raising critical funds to support the Conservatory’s educational mission.

2025 Hat Day Chairs, Erin Shannon, Maryann Kelley, and Meg Kelley

The annual Hat Day luncheon is one of Columbus’ premier social traditions of the year, and the Conservatory’s signature spring fundraising event. More than 550 guests gather under a grand marquee in the beautiful gardens, adorned in their chapeaux, to enjoy an afternoon of fun, fellowship and philanthropy.

Sponsorships for Hat Day 2025 are available, and are the best way to secure a table at this popular event! For details or to secure a table, contact Naomi Merino at [email protected] or 614-715-8041.

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Proceeds from Hat Day benefit the Conservatory’s youth education and outreach programs, which annually serve thousands of children of all ages and backgrounds. These initiatives build lifelong connections to the natural world with opportunities for learning, discovery, and hands-on exploration.

Your Hat Day generosity supports programs like these:

2024 Hat Day Sponsors

Hat Day 2016 Gold Sponsors Advanced Drainage Systems
Battelle
Cardinal Health
Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority
First Financial Bank
Charleen Hinson & The Hinson Family
JPMorgan Chase
Katie Wolfe Lloyd
Cathy M. Lyttle
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
White Castle System, Inc. (2)
Ann Isaly Wolfe
Wolfe Associates Fund
Women’s Board Friends of Franklin Park Conservatory (2)
Hat Day 2015 Silver Sponsors Heidi Anderson
Anonymous
Bank of America
Mary W. Crall
The Dunn Family
Experience Columbus
Pam Farber & Aly Kelly
“Favorite Day in May”
Michael J. and Karen G. Fiorile
Fisher, Hutchinson & Kass
DeeDee & Herb Glimcher
Georgia Ruch Gocken
Grange Insurance
Kate Jenks, Molly Hughes, Jill O’Donnell & Whitney Lucks (2)
King Business Interiors, Inc.
Karen Levin
Lux Laser
Mount Carmel Foundation
Nationwide
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
PNC
Danielle & George Skestos
Teads, Jessica Jenzen
Women’s Board Friends of Franklin Park Conservatory
Hat Day 2015 Benefactor Sponsors Catherine Callard
Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation
GreenScapes Landscape Architects & Contractors
Grange Insurance Audubon Center
Intel
The Scout Guide Columbus
WesBanco Bank, Inc.
2024 Fleurs & Couture Floral Designers Eulogio B. Baldonaza, CFD, AIFD, freelance floral designer
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Bear Roots Floral
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Creative Muse
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Expressions Floral Design Studio
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HOKU Floral Studio & Event Design
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lēf floral & botanical
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Oberer’s Flowers
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Prema Designs
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Studio Artiflora
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Vessel Floral & Event Design
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2024 Hat Day

2023 Hat Day