EARLY GIVING
November 14, 2026
GIVE MIAMI DAY
Thursday, November 19, 2026
Help Protect What Grows Here
This Give Miami Day, Miami shows up for the nonprofits that make it thrive. Your gift brings native orchids back to our trees, plants gardens across the city, and puts botany in students’ hands.
Early Giving starts November 14.
MIAMI GIVES TOGETHER IN:
WHY FAIRCHILD
Let’s transform Miami into a City in a Garden
Fairchild is Miami’s Botanic Garden. Through The Million Gardens Project, we’re protecting South Florida’s native species and growing one connected Garden across Miami: in every yard, balcony, and classroom. Your gift helps it take root.
Fairchild is powered by people
3,000,000+
students reached by The Fairchild Challenge in 25 years.
~1,000,000
native orchids reintroduced across South Florida by students and volunteers.
2,000+
citizen scientists in the largest native plant program in the U.S.
60,000
hours given every year by 1,500 volunteers.
Where your gift grows
The Native Plant Network
Plant by plant, yard by yard, more than 2,000 neighbors are restoring native Florida. Join them.
A City
in a Garden
Through The Million Gardens Project, we’re turning Miami’s yards, balconies, and classrooms into one connected Garden.
The Million Orchid Project®
Native orchids are returning to South Florida. Help us bring more back to Miami’s canopy.
Fairchild & NASA:
Growing Beyond Earth®
Students run real plant experiments with NASA to find out what astronauts can grow in space. About 120,000 students have taken part.
STEMLab
Our lab on wheels brings plant science to schools that can’t come to the Garden.
The Million Butterflies Project
Miami, aflutter. Your gift plants the habitat that brings one million native butterflies home.
The Fairchild Challenge
Now in its 25th year, the Challenge brings botany to about 250,000 students a year.
BioTECH High School
The only botany-focused high school in the world, run by Fairchild.
Early Giving starts November 14.
Four ways to help it grow
Give early, run for it, raise for it, or give on the day.
NOVEMBER 14 TO 18
Give early
Can’t wait? Give during Early Giving and your gift counts toward Fairchild’s Give Miami Day total.
Early Giving starts November 14.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Run for Fairchild
Sign up for the Give Miami 5K, choose Fairchild as your nonprofit, and every step supports our work.
ANYTIME UNTIL NOVEMBER 19
Raise for Fairchild
Start your own fundraiser on Fairchild’s Give Miami Day page and invite friends and family to give with you.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19
Give on
the day
24 hours, with all of Miami giving at once. Join 500 neighbors helping Miami’s Garden grow.
Early Giving starts November 14.
GIVE MIAMI 5K + FESTIVAL
Run it for the Garden
Kick off Give Miami Day week by the bay at the Give Miami 5K + Festival. Run, walk, or cheer from the sidelines, and choose Fairchild when you register.
Sunday, Nov 15, 2026
Maurice A. Ferré Park
1075 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
5K Run/Walk, early bird
$45
5K Run/Walk, full registration
$60
Youth 5K
$20
Kids’ Dash (ages 2 to 9)
$20
EVERY REGISTRATION
INCLUDES
Your registration supports the nonprofit you choose
Dri-fit Give Miami Day T-shirt
Free access to the Give Miami Day Festival
How to choose Fairchild:
During registration, select “Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden” as your nonprofit.
The day Miami gives together
Now in its 15th year, Give Miami Day is The Miami Foundation’s online giving event for more than 1,400 nonprofits across Greater Miami. For 24 hours, neighbors across the city give to the causes they care about. Each year, gifts from our community keep Fairchild’s work growing, and this year, we’re counting on you.
GIVING, MADE SIMPLE
Any amount helps, and $25 is a great place to start. This year, we’re inviting 500 people to give $25 each.
Early Giving runs November 14 to 18. Give Miami Day is Thursday, November 19, 2026, for 24 hours.
When you register, choose Fairchild as your nonprofit, and your registration helps support our work.
Absolutely. Your Give Miami Day gift builds on everything your membership already makes possible.
Yes, to the extent allowed by law. You’ll receive a receipt by email after you give.
Give Miami Day is organized by The Miami Foundation. You give through Fairchild’s profile on the Give Miami Day platform.
Visit Fairchild’s page on the Give Miami Day website, choose your gift amount, and complete your donation online in a few minutes. You can give during Early Giving, November 14 to 18, or on November 19.
Yes. Early Giving runs November 14 to 18, and every gift made during those days counts toward Fairchild’s Give Miami Day total, just like gifts made on November 19.
Click “Fundraise” on Fairchild’s Give Miami Day page, set a goal, and share your personal page with friends and family. Every fundraiser helps the Garden reach new supporters across Miami.
Fairchild is Miami’s botanical leader. Your gift supports student and citizen scientists, native plant conservation across South Florida, and one of the world’s leading tropical plant collections, right here in Miami.
All year long, you can become a member, make a donation, give an honor or tribute gift, or volunteer. Companies can partner with Fairchild too.
Help protect
what grows here
Give on Thursday, November 19, and help transform Miami into a City in a Garden. Early Giving starts November 14.