What’s on
There’s always something new and exciting to see and do at the Australian National Botanic Gardens.
Our calendar of events is changing all the time. Check out the list of current and upcoming events below.
Heritage Festival - Indigenous plant use walks
Wednesdays 12th, 19th & 26th April; 10.00 am-11.00 am — Meet at the clock near the café bridge
Enjoy a guided walk along the Aboriginal Plant Use Trail as part of the Canberra and Region Heritage Festival.
Heritage Festival - Bush Animals
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 10:00am – 11.30pm and 1:00pm – 2.30pm — Banksia Centre
Create your own bush animal during the Canberra and Region Heritage Festival. Enjoy a hands-on experience where you and your child can each create a woven bush animal. The workshop inspires a connection to Aboriginal culture, and both children and adults will learn techniques of the age-old art of traditional weaving.
Heritage Festival - Storytime in the Gardens
Friday 21st April, 10:00am — Crosbie Morrison Lawn
Join Holly Bidwell from the ACT Storytellers Guild as she brings folk tales and modern stories to life with puppets and props during the 2023 Heritage Festival.
Heritage Festival - Traditional Weaving Workshop
Thursday, 13 April 2023, 10:00am - 1:00pm — Banksia Centre
Sharing cultural knowledge on weaving and plant use and learning how to prepare fibres. Come and join Ronnie Jordan a Kalkadoon Pitta Pitta woman, who will share her traditional ecological knowledge with you.
The Story of the Australian National Botanic Gardens
12-18 Jun: 11am-12pm & 2pm-3pm
How did these gardens start? Where were the first trees planted and who planted them? Who were some of the people to shape the Gardens and what was their contribution? What is next in the Gardens development? Join a free guided walk to visit significant historical developments in the Gardens while enjoying the plants.
Wonderful Australian Trees
1-7 May: 11am-12pm & 2pm-3pm
Celebrate Canberra Tree Week by joining a free guided walk. See a variety of wonderful Australian native trees including Eucalypts, Casuarinas, Bunya pines and many others. Learn about the evolution of Australian trees and how they have been adopted across the world.
Storytime
First Friday of every month, except January — Crosbie Morrison Lawn
Stories, songs, rhymes and creative activities are brought to life in the Gardens' beautiful natural surroundings.
Exhibitions at the Visitors Centre
Daily, 9.30 am – 4.30 pm — Visitor Centre Gallery
Exhibitions explore the Australian environment through diverse creative forms including fine art, craft, photography and sculpture.
Thursday Talks
12.30 pm on Thursdays from February through November — Theatrette
Our Thursday lunchtime talks cover diverse aspects of the natural world in Australia and around the globe. Bookings essential.
