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.
What's on at the Gardens?
Macrame Plant Hanger Workshops
Sunday 5 August — Banks Building
Ever considered how Macrame can be used to decorate your home and garden? Come to the Australian National Botanic Gardens' Macrame Plant Hanger workshop and make your very own plant hanger masterpiece using 100% cotton.
Wattle & Eucalypt Dyeing Workshops
9.00 am - 1.00 pm 22 Aug, 9 Sept & 16 Sept
Join local textile artist Sally Blake in a fun and creative wattle and eucalypt dyeing workshop. Learn how to make flower, leaf and bark dyes and try your new skills out on a take-home scarf using dyes from local acacias and eucalypts.
Indigenous plant use walks – NAIDOC Week
Thursday 12 July, 11.30 am and 1.00 pm and Saturday 14 July, 11.30 am and 1.00 pm — Meet at the Visitor Centre
Discover how Indigenous people from across Australia used plants for food and medicine, to make tools and weapons, and for ceremonial practice.
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.
Friday Storytime for Preschoolers
First Friday of the month, 10.00 – 11.00 am — Follow the signs from the Cafe Bridge
Stories, songs, rhymes and creative activities are brought to life in the gardens' beautiful natural surroundings.
Thursday Talks
12.30 pm on Thursdays from 1 Feb to 29 Nov 2018 — Theatrette
Our Thursday lunchtime talks cover diverse aspects of the natural world in Australia and around the globe.
