Flagler Museum, the Four Arts and the arts on Palm Beach island

Two institutions anchor the arts on Palm Beach island: the Flagler Museum in Whitehall and the Society of the Four Arts. This page gives their hours, prices, parking and 2026-27 programs as each publishes them, then the Preservation Foundation’s Pan’s Garden, the concerts and tours at Bethesda-by-the-Sea, and the shows at The Royal Poinciana Plaza. We checked everything on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.

Flagler Museum: hours, admission and tours

The Flagler Museum is at One Whitehall Way, phone (561) 655-2833. It is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m., and closed Mondays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Admission is $28 for adults (13 and up), $14 for children 6 to 12, and free for children 5 and under and for Members; visitors under 18 must be with an adult. Is it open on a given date? The date checker answers. The Museum’s free day is Founder’s Day: each June 5 it opens free of charge, and 2027 details are not posted yet.

• The Flagler Museum is at One Whitehall Way, Palm Beach, FL 33480, phone (561) 655-2833. Flagler Museum: Visitor Information
• The Flagler Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m.; closed Mondays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Flagler Museum: Visitor Information
• Flagler Museum admission is $28 for adults (13+), $14 for children 6 to 12, and free for children 5 and under and for Members; visitors under 18 must be with an adult. Flagler Museum: Visitor Information
• The Museum says Jean Flagler Matthews, Flagler's granddaughter, established the Flagler Museum on June 5, 1959; each June 5 the Museum opens free for Founder's Day. Flagler Museum: Founder's Day

Docent-led first-floor tours run Tuesday to Saturday at 11 am, 12:30 pm and 2 pm, and Sundays at 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm, free with admission and limited to 35 people. A visit covers both floors of Whitehall, the grounds and the Flagler Kenan Pavilion, which houses Flagler’s Railcar No. 91. Food, drink, large bags, backpacks of any size and indoor strollers are not permitted, nor are flash, tripods or portrait, wedding and engagement shoots. The free lot is open during Museum hours only, with entrances on Cocoanut Row and Whitehall Way. The Cafe serves a Gilded Age-style Tea Service from the day after Thanksgiving through Easter Sunday, plus a casual Picnic in the Cocoanut Grove.

• The Museum offers docent-led first-floor tours Tuesday to Saturday at 11 am, 12:30 pm and 2 pm, and Sundays at 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm, limited to 35 people, free with admission. Flagler Museum: Visitor Information
• The Museum says the visit includes the first and second floors of Whitehall, its grounds, and the Flagler Kenan Pavilion, which houses Flagler's Railcar No. 91. Flagler Museum: Visitor Information
• The Museum does not permit food or drink inside, large bags, backpacks of any size, or strollers indoors; flash, tripods and portrait, wedding or engagement photography are not permitted. Flagler Museum: Visitor Information
• The Museum says free parking is available in its lot during Museum hours only, with entrances on Cocoanut Row and Whitehall Way. Flagler Museum: Visitor Information
• The Museum says its Cafe offers a seasonal Gilded Age-style Tea Service from the day after Thanksgiving through Easter Sunday, plus a casual Picnic in the Cocoanut Grove. Flagler Museum: Visitor Information

Flagler Museum 2026-27 season

• Exhibitions: America Takes the Stage: From the White City to Whitehall, November 10, 2026 to May 30, 2027, and Gilded Age Jewelry: The Making of Modern Luxury, with Boucheron, February 18 to May 2, 2027.
• Music Series: Wednesday, November 11 and Wednesday, December 16, 2026; Sunday, February 28, Tuesday, March 23 and Tuesday, April 13, 2027. Each is a 5:30 PM reception and 6:00 PM concert, $95, with complimentary valet. Programs are on the Music Series page.
• Exhibition lectures: Geoffrey Baer on Wednesday, November 18, Gerald Larson on Wednesday, December 9, 2026, and Alice Rawsthorn on Tuesday, January 19, 2027, each with 5:30 PM cocktails and a 6:00 PM lecture, ticketed, per the fall exhibition page.
• Holidays: Holiday Evening Tours December 18 to 23, 26 and 27 at 6:00, 6:20, 6:40 and 7:00 PM ($65 adults, $35 children), and Fleurs de Villes: THE GILDED AGE, 15 flower-dressed mannequins, December 18 to 27.
• Outdoors: Bluegrass in the Pavilion on Saturday, April 3, 2027 at 3:00 PM.

• The Museum's 2026 Fall Exhibition, America Takes the Stage: From the White City to Whitehall, is on view November 10, 2026 to May 30, 2027. Flagler Museum: 2026 Fall Exhibition
• The Museum's 2027 Spring Exhibition, Gilded Age Jewelry: The Making of Modern Luxury, is on view February 18, 2027 to May 2, 2027, in collaboration with Boucheron. Flagler Museum: 2027 Spring Exhibition
• Flagler Museum Music Series evenings run 5:30 PM reception and 6:00 PM concert, $95 per ticket, with complimentary valet parking. Flagler Museum: 2026-2027 Music Series
• The Museum's Holiday Evening Tours run December 18 to 23, 26 and 27 at 6:00, 6:20, 6:40 and 7:00 PM; $65 adults, $35 children. Flagler Museum: Holidays at Whitehall
• Fleurs de Villes: THE GILDED AGE is on view throughout the Museum December 18 to 27, with 15 mannequins adorned with fresh flowers. Flagler Museum: Holidays at Whitehall

Society of the Four Arts

The Society of the Four Arts says it is a nonprofit founded in 1936, with programs mostly concentrated from November through May on a 10-acre campus along the Intracoastal Waterway. It lists its address as 100 Four Arts Plaza, customer service 561-655-7226. The Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden and the Demonstration Garden are open daily, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting, with no admission charge; on Tuesdays from January through March the gardens are closed and the lots are for members with a parking pass. Pets (except leashed service dogs), bicycles, skateboards, weddings and formal photography are not permitted in the gardens. The Four Arts is not offering docent or guided tours, but a free self-guided Sculpture Garden pamphlet waits at the garden entrances.

• The Society of the Four Arts says it is a nonprofit founded in 1936, with programs mostly concentrated from November through May on a 10-acre campus along the Intracoastal Waterway. The Society of the Four Arts: About
• The Four Arts lists its address as 100 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach, FL 33480; customer service 561-655-7226. The Society of the Four Arts: General information and hours
• The Four Arts says the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden and Demonstration Garden are open daily 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting, with no admission charge. The Society of the Four Arts: General information and hours
• The Four Arts says that on Tuesdays from January through March its lots are for members with a parking pass only and the gardens are closed. The Society of the Four Arts: Directions
• The Four Arts does not permit pets (except leashed service dogs), bicycles, skateboards, weddings or formal photography in the gardens. The Society of the Four Arts: General information and hours
• The Four Arts says it is not currently offering docent or guided tours; a self-guided Sculpture Garden walking tour pamphlet is free at the garden entrances. The Society of the Four Arts: FAQs

The Gioconda and Joseph King Library, 101 Four Arts Plaza, is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.; annual memberships are $25 for Town residents and $30 for non-residents. The Children’s Library is on the second floor of the Dixon Education Building, 240 Cocoanut Row, Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• The Gioconda and Joseph King Library, 101 Four Arts Plaza, is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., closed weekends; annual memberships are $25 for Town residents and $30 for non-residents. The Society of the Four Arts: General information and hours
• The Four Arts Children's Library is on the second floor of the Dixon Education Building, 240 Cocoanut Row, open Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Society of the Four Arts: General information and hours

The Four Arts this season: renovation venues

The Four Arts says it has begun its most significant renovation since 1936, on the O’Keeffe and Rovensky buildings, funded by a $250 million Centennial Campaign, and that the Esther B. O’Keeffe Building is closed. During the work, the O’Keeffe Speaker series (now on Mondays) and the Lambert Concert Series move to the Royal Poinciana Chapel, and films, including the Met Opera screenings, move to the Palm Beach Day Academy. The speaker schedule for 2026-27 has not been announced. Limited free campus parking is kept for program attendees and library or garden visitors, with hourly ParkMobile street parking around it.

• The Four Arts says it has begun its most significant renovation since 1936 on the O'Keeffe and Rovensky buildings, funded by a $250 million Centennial Campaign; the Esther B. O'Keeffe Building is closed for renovation. The Society of the Four Arts: About the Renovation Project
• During the renovation the O'Keeffe Speaker series (now on Mondays) and the Lambert Concert Series move to the Royal Poinciana Chapel, and films including the Met Opera move to the Palm Beach Day Academy. The Society of the Four Arts: Renovation FAQs
• The Four Arts says the 2026-27 Esther B. O'Keeffe Speaker Series schedule "will be announced in the fall"; no dates are posted. The Society of the Four Arts: Esther B. O'Keeffe Speaker Series
• The Four Arts has limited free campus parking for program attendees and library or garden visitors, plus hourly street parking via ParkMobile; overnight parking is not available. The Society of the Four Arts: General information and hours

The Lambert series opens Wednesday, December 2, 2026 with Seth Rudetsky and Friends in Johnson Hall at 7:00 PM ($40). The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center plays Baroque Concertos at the Royal Poinciana Chapel, 60 Cocoanut Row, on Wednesday, December 9 at 7:00 PM ($40, free for members, complimentary valet only), Carols on the Lawn is free on Sunday, December 13 at 4:00 PM, and Metropolitan Opera singers Aleksandra Kurzak and Matthew Polenzani perform Sunday, January 31, 2027 at 7:00 PM. Later dates run to April 21, 2027 without posted times. The exhibition The High Life: Contemporary Photography and the Birds runs December 5, 2026 through May 2, 2027.

• The Lambert Concert Series page lists dates only; start times are posted only on the individual pages for December 2, December 9, December 13 and January 31. The Society of the Four Arts: Sanda & Jeremiah Lambert Concert Series
• The Four Arts lists The High Life: Contemporary Photography and the Birds, December 5, 2026 through May 2, 2027. The Society of the Four Arts: Exhibitions

Preservation Foundation and Pan’s Garden

The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach says it was founded in 1980; its headquarters is at 311 Peruvian Avenue, (561) 832-0731, and closes December 24 to January 4 for the holidays. Its Pan’s Garden, established in 1994, is Florida’s first all-native botanical garden, a half acre of native plants at 386 Hibiscus Avenue, open every day 10 am to 4 pm. The Foundation lists Violinist in the Garden with Ilana Zaks there on Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 5:00 pm, open and complimentary. Its events listing shows no public walking-tour schedule for 2026-27.

• The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach says it was founded in 1980; its headquarters is at 311 Peruvian Avenue, (561) 832-0731. Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach: home page
• The Preservation Foundation headquarters will be closed December 24 to January 4 for the holiday season, reopening January 5. Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach: Phipps Ocean Park Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening
• The Preservation Foundation says Pan's Garden, established in 1994, is Florida's first all-native botanical garden, a half acre of native plants, open every day 10 am to 4 pm. Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach: Pan's Garden
• The Foundation lists Pan's Garden at 386 Hibiscus Avenue, Palm Beach. Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach: Violinist in the Garden with Ilana Zaks
• The Preservation Foundation's events listing shows lectures, dinners, exhibitions and garden events, but no public walking-tour schedule for 2026-27. Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach: Events

Bethesda-by-the-Sea and Glazer Hall

The Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea, 141 South County Road, offers free docent tours on the second and fourth Sunday of each month after the last service: 12:15 p.m. from November to April and 11:15 a.m. from May to October, no reservations. Its Christmas Concert is Wednesday, December 16, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., and its Centennial Concert is Friday, April 23, 2027 at 7:00 p.m.

• The Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea is at 141 South County Road, Palm Beach, FL 33480, (561) 655-4554. The Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea: Our History
• Bethesda offers free docent tours on the second and fourth Sunday of each month after the last service: 12:15 p.m. November to April, 11:15 a.m. May to October; no reservations. The Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea: Tours

The Royal Poinciana Plaza lists ticketed performances at Glazer Hall, including Miami City Ballet on Saturday, November 21, 2026, The Hot Sardines on Thursday, December 3, and an evening with pianist Emanuel Ax, plus Thursday-evening jazz at Sant Ambroeus. Details are on our Royal Poinciana Way page, and every date is in the events calendar.

• The Plaza's events calendar lists performances at Glazer Hall, including an evening with pianist Emanuel Ax. The Royal Poinciana Plaza: Events
• The Plaza lists The Royal Riviera live jazz at Sant Ambroeus every Thursday from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The Royal Poinciana Plaza: Events

Arts and culture FAQ

Dates, rules and hours can change. The organisers have the final word: Town of Palm Beach (official site)