Open daily rain or shine; advanced reservations required

Summer Nights

Summer Nights

June 2-September 22, 2022 | Thursdays, 5-8pm

Head to Filoli any Thursday evening for a summer meet up with friends. Stroll the Garden, grab a refreshing drink, and watch the sun set across the landscape.

For #WelcomingWeek2021 we asked visitors to share vegetables, fruits, and spices we could grow to foster a sense of belonging in the Vegetable Garden.

September 15

To celebrate Welcoming Week, check out the plots planted with vegetables inspired by visitors’ food traditions and learn about how the San Mateo Office of Immigrant Services supports our immigrant community. Poet and social justice activist Aileen Cassinetto leads a family-friendly drop-in poetry activity inspired by the colorful vegetables growing around us. For the preschool poets to-be, gather around for garden storytime at 5pm, 6pm, and 7pm.

September 22

Learn tips and tricks for how to compost in your own home garden with the County of San Mateo’s Office of Sustainability. Bring your kids to meet the worms in their worm bin and participate in a quick activity.

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Important information for member summer nights tickets

Summer Nights member tickets are available for Thursdays through August; sellouts are expected and limited tickets are available. Additional member tickets are added every Tuesday for the upcoming Thursday night.
Members receive a monthly email with information on Summer Nights tickets and other seasonal offerings for the following month. Stay tuned for information on Summer Nights member tickets for September.

Sights, Drinks, & Bites

Keytree Sunflower

Irish Session Band

5:30-7:30pm

Enjoy live traditional Irish session music at the Pool Pavilion from 5:30-7:30pm each evening.
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Bluebird Bar

Open until 7:30pm

The Bluebird Bar offers a respite from the summer heat with Margaritas, a Mint Limeade Sunken Garden Sipper, and a selection of wines and beers.
Cochinita Food Truck

5-7:30pm

The Cochinita food truck serves delicious tacos, burritos, fried plantains and more. Service starts at 5pm and goes until 7:30pm.
Please note: picnics with outside food must be eaten at the picnic area under the oak trees by the Main Parking Lot.
Cochinita

Summer Blooms

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The drought-tolerant and perennial Mexican Marigold (Tagetes lemmonii) is a beauty in the Walled Garden with its cheery yellow blossoms in the colder months.
Arbutus unedo, growing on the Terrace behind the House, is commonly called "Strawberry Tree" due to its lookalike red fruit.
All the rain has the Estate Trail looking lush! Keep an eye out for bright green mosses and colorful fungi.
Magnolias are beginning to bud in the House Courtyard.
The 'Lady Clare' camellia was first cultivated in 1898 in Japan! Find it near the main Walled Garden gate.
Succulents bring color and texture to the Sunken Garden beds even in the winter, while native bulbs lie in wait under the soil for spring.
A hardy shrub with silvery pink blooms, the 'Bert Jones' camellia is an ideal pick for a hedge along a wall.
The ruffly pink petals of the 'Debutante' camellia in the House Courtyard recall the days of extravagant debut balls in the Filoli Ballroom during the Roth era.
Hellebores are commonly called "Lenten Rose" due to its blooming from February through May, during the Christian season of Lent.
Even in winter, the Knot Garden and copper beech hedge show deep, rich colors.
Winter means ripening citrus including this venerable Mandarin/Satsuma Orange (Citrus reticulata 'Owari') growing outside the Walled Garden.
Fragrant paperwhites fill the Garden in containers and bloom naturally throughout the property in early winter months. Their scent is divisive - do you like it?
Sweet-smelling 'daphne odora' frames the front door of the House.
Check out the High Place to smell the spicy-fragrant flowers of the 'Matsubara Red' apricot. It attracts hummimgbirds and other pollinators.
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Visiting Guidelines

  • Online advanced tickets are required for all visitors, including members 
  • Summer Nights ticket holders may enter Filoli starting at 5pm
  • You are welcome to take personal photography within these photography guidelines
  • Food purchased from Cochinita on Summer Nights may be eaten in the Grove; all outside food must be eaten in the picnic area

Visitor Information

  • The Estate Trail Closes at 7pm
  • The Café is open from 10am - 7:30pm
  • Filoli closes and clears the property at 8pm
  • Masks recommended for indoor areas at Filoli
  • Download or print Filoli's map if you'd like to reference it during your visit
  • Picnics with outside food are allowed only in the picnic area