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Inside the Garden Palace
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Join historian and horticulturalist Paul Nicholson, as we step back in time and uncover one of Sydney’s most extraordinary stories, the rise and fall of The Garden Palace.

29 January 2026
Glasshouse Tour
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Orchids are the world’s second-largest family of flowering plants, and they have fascinated, entranced, and excited people for generations with their beauty and desirability of flowers. 

7 and 14 February 2025
2 queer women presenting queer plants
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Join Paul Nicholson, horticulturalist and historian, on a guided romp through the garden to learn how plants have been successfully embracing diversity for millions of years

18 & 25 February 2026
Three Victorian women stand in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens in the 1890s
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Celebrate International Women's Day with a guided walk exploring the hands, hearts and minds behind Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden.

8 March 2026
Eucalyptus caesia subsp. magna
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Discover why these remarkable trees are such a defining feature of our landscape.

21 March 2026
Close up image of Kookaburra
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Discover the beauty of Sydney's wildlife with a magical morning of animal watching in the heart of the Garden.

26 March 2026
Mount Annan View
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Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan

We are excited to launch a new science talk series at the Gardens, led by renowned botanist and science communicator Tim Entwisle. This series explores the fascinating science behind plants, landscapes, and the natural world, bringing together research, global environmental challenges, and the everyday wonders of nature.

6 May
The Boy With the Thorn sculpture with cream Grevillea in front
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

This Mother’s Day, join our expert volunteer guides for a special guided walk through this open-air gallery. 

9 May 2026
Close up of backside of mushroom
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Fungi provide us with food, medicine, and essential nutrient recycling, but they can also cause diseases in plants, animals, and humans.

30 May 2026
Jan Brown
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Don’t miss your opportunity to be selected as a featured artist in our premier exhibition, highlighting excellence in sculpture, ceramics, hand-blown glass, jewellery and textiles

24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
Rococo Tulip by  Kate Nolan
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

The much-loved Botanica Exhibition will return to the Garden Gallery in May 2027 with a vibrant and thought-provoking new theme: Parties and Poison.

8 - 23 May 2027