1. Enjoy Tulip Sunday
SUNDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2023 | 10AM – 2PM | BOTANIC GARDEN KI PAEKĀKĀ
Experience the vibrant celebration of Tulip Sunday, brought to you by the Wellington Dutch Club. Welcome the spring season with a day filled with culture, delicious food, and delightful fun for the whole whānau.
The Wellington Dutch Club will be based at the Treehouse Visitors Centre, sharing their culture and selling delicious Dutch food (cash only). There will also be speeches at 12pm from the Netherlands Embassy.
Find out more on Eventfinda.
2. Take a stroll through the gardens
Embrace the beauty of spring in our garden and explore blooming bulbs, sculptures, trees, and the secret life of bees and glow worms. There's plenty of things to explore on a walk-through of the gardens from the Begonia House, to the Lady Norwood Rose garden and Picnic Cafe.
Check out the things you can do in the gardens.
3. Go on a guided walk of the Herb Garden
MONDAY 25 SEPTEMBER | 11AM – 12.30PM | BOTANIC GARDEN KI PAEKĀKĀ
Join this guided walk to see which herbs are flowering, and to hear about their fragrant, medicinal, and culinary properties.
Meet at the Herb Garden lookout for this easy 90-minute walk. Tickets cost $5 (cash only), or Friends of the Wellington Botanic Garden are free.
This is part of the regular walks run by the Friends of the Wellington Botanic Garden, they run twice monthly throughout the year with a different topic every time. Join the Friends for only $30 a year and all the walks will be free, as well as other great benefits.