Photography Permit

A Photography Permit is required for all types of posed and/or professional photography. This includes, but is not limited to family, engagement, sweet 16’s, and wedding photographs.

 

  • The 2024 Application must be completed no later than 1 week before the requested date
  • Photography is permitted outdoors only. Permits are rain or shine.
  • The fee for a photography permit is $250 for 1.5 hours.  The first session starts at 11:00 AM and the last session will start at 2:00 PM.
  • Sessions are given out on a first come first serve basis with no guarantee that the requested session will be available at the time of application.
  • Permits may be limited on holidays and holiday weekends, or when other special events are scheduled in the park which may impact facility use.
  • On the permit date, all cars and limousines must pay an $8 Vehicle Use Fee (VUF) when entering the Arboretum. The photography permit does NOT include the $8 VUF fee for the arboretum.  (Only 2 limos per group please)
  • Buses require an additional permit fee of $75. Download Bus Permit Application here.

 

All vehicles must park in the Visitor’s Parking Lot. Parking is not permitted on the grass or alongside any roads within the Arboretum.

  • The permittee may not obstruct or interfere with the free flow of pedestrians or vehicular traffic nor may they interfere with the use of the premises for arboretum and recreation purposes to the public. In addition, because we are a public garden, there can be no reservation of a particular area.
  • There are no helium balloons, confetti, rice, rose petals, alcohol, or doves allowed on arboretum grounds.
  • The permit must be carried out by the permittee and be available upon request by Park Police or arboretum employees.
  • No Drones

Because of limited parking on special holidays and during special events, we cannot issue Photography/Ceremony Permits on the following dates:

* Cafe Closed ** BCA and Cafe Closed

  • Monday, January 01 – New Year’s Day*
  • Monday, January 15 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day*
  • Sunday, February 18 – Winter Concert
  • Monday, February 19 – President’s Day*
  • Monday, February 26 – 6th Annual Symposium**
  • Sunday, March 03 – Winter Concert
  • Sunday, March 10 – Winter Concert
  • Sunday, March 17 – Winter Concert
  • Sunday, March 24 – Winter Concert
  • Sunday, March 31 – Easter*
  • Friday, April 26 – Arbor Day
  • Saturday, May 04 – I Love My Park Day
  • Sunday, May 12 – Mother’s Day
  • Monday, May 27 – Memorial Day*
  • Saturday & Sunday, June 01 & 02 – Plant Sale/Dahlia Sale
  • Saturday, June 15 – Annual Fundraiser
  • Wednesday, June 19 – Juneteenth
  • Thursday, July 04 – Independence Day*
  • Sunday, July 14 – Summer Concert
  • Sunday, July 21 – Summer Concert
  • Sunday, July 28 – Summer Concert
  • Sunday, August 04 – Summer Concert
  • Sunday. August 11 – Summer Concert
  • Sunday, August 18 – Summer Concert
  • Monday, September 02 – Labor Day*
  • Friday, Saturday & Sunday, August 30, 31 & September 01 – Dahlia Show
  • Monday, October 14 – Columbus/Indigenous Peoples’ Day*
  • Monday, November 11 – Veterans Day*
  • Thursday, November 28 – Thanksgiving*
  • Friday, December 06 – Tree Lighting
  • Tuesday, December 24 – Christmas Eve*
  • Wednesday, December 25 – Christmas**
  • Tuesday, December 31 – New Year’s Eve*
  • Wednesday, January 01- New Year’s Day*

* Cafe Closed ** BCA and Cafe Closed


Pay Station Schedule

  • Weekend Pay Stations Open – Saturday, April 06
  • Weekday Pay Stations Open – Wednesday, May 01
  • Weekday Pay Stations Close – Tuesday, September 03
  • Weekend Pay Stations Close – Sunday, November 17

 

Outdoor Micro Wedding Ceremonies

Wedding ceremonies on the grounds of Bayard Cutting Arboretum may only be held outdoors and require a Park Use Permit. The permit can be obtained at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum’s Park Office or Long Island State Park Headquarters Permit Office (located at 625 Belmont Avenue in West Babylon – Southern State Parkway Exit 37N).

  • The fee for a wedding permit is $450.
  • The wedding ceremony must take place during normal arboretum open hours.
  • Restrictions are no chairs, decorations, or obstructions of any type.
  • Capacity is limited to 20 people.
  • Indoor ceremonies or photographs are not permitted.

2024 EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY/CEREMONY APPLICATION

 

2024 BUS PERMIT APPLICATION

 

If you have any questions or for more information please contact the Arboretum office at 1-631-581-1002.