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Discover. Learn. Relax. Whatever your mood, there's always something to do in the Garden. You'll find all you need to know about community festivals, exhibitions, plant sales and special events here.

Kids in the Garden School Holiday Fun
Seedlings Nature School
Foundation & Friends
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Visit

Make a day of it with the family, train in the Domain with friends or enjoy some 'me' time in the Garden. You'll find essential information about our hours, getting here, parking and facilities here.

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The Calyx
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Science

Visit Australia’s oldest scientific institution to learn about our latest scientific discoveries. We've been studying and documenting plant life in New South Wales and Australia for over 200 years.

Australian Institute of Botanical Science
Australian PlantBank
Daniel Solander Library
Herbarium digitisation project
Our Science Staff
Our Services
Our work & discoveries
PlantClinic

Plants

The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney is home to thousands of different plants. Learn more about our displays and the people that put them together.

Gardening

Stories

Keep up with our latest discoveries, breaking news and stories about the people and plants in the Garden.

Learn

Our team of educators are skilled at engaging students with the curriculum via hands-on learning. We offer Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, International and Remote Learning options.

Primary Programs
Secondary Programs
Virtual Excursions
Living Learning
Plan Your Excursion
Risk Management
Child Safe Charter
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Venue hire

The Royal Botanic Garden and Domain offer indoor and outdoor venues for special events, only minutes from Sydney's CBD.

Weddings
Alfresco Garden Parties
Filming & photography
Indoor functions
Major events

About us

Find everything you need to know about the Royal Botanic Garden's major projects, media contacts and business opportunities here.

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What's On

Discover. Learn. Relax. Whatever your mood, there's always something to do in the Garden. You'll find all you need to know about community festivals, exhibitions, plant sales and special events here.

Kids in the Garden School Holiday Fun
Seedlings Nature School
Foundation & Friends
Talks, Walks & Workshops
Art & Lifestyle
Tours
Kids
Exhibitions

Events and tours

Events and tours

Aboriginal experiences

Enjoy a unique cultural experience in the heart of the city. Learn about foraging for Aboriginal bush foods, explore Cadigal country and see the Garden with new eyes.

Aboriginal experiences

Enjoy a unique cultural experience in the heart of the city. Learn about foraging for Aboriginal bush foods, explore Cadigal country and see the Garden with new eyes.

Visit

Make a day of it with the family, train in the Domain with friends or enjoy some 'me' time in the Garden. You'll find essential information about our hours, getting here, parking and facilities here.

Connect with us
History and facts
Map
Plan your visit
Shop in the Garden
The Calyx
Things to see & do
Tour and activities

Things to see & do

Take a free tour, learn about Aboriginal culture or relax and enjoy the view. Whether you’d like to explore our themed gardens, learn about plants or catch up with friends, we’ve got you covered.

Things to see & do

Take a free tour, learn about Aboriginal culture or relax and enjoy the view. Whether you’d like to explore our themed gardens, learn about plants or catch up with friends, we’ve got you covered.

Aboriginal experiences

Enjoy a unique cultural experience in the heart of the city. Learn about foraging for Aboriginal bush foods, explore Cadigal country and see the Garden with new eyes.

Aboriginal experiences

Enjoy a unique cultural experience in the heart of the city. Learn about foraging for Aboriginal bush foods, explore Cadigal country and see the Garden with new eyes.

Science

Visit Australia’s oldest scientific institution to learn about our latest scientific discoveries. We've been studying and documenting plant life in New South Wales and Australia for over 200 years.

Australian Institute of Botanical Science
Australian PlantBank
Daniel Solander Library
Herbarium digitisation project
National Herbarium of New South Wales
Our Science Staff
Our Services
Our work & discoveries

Australian Institute of Botanical Science

Our world leading reasearch and collections advance fundamental knowledge of plants and drive effective conservation.

Australian Institute of Botanical Science

Our world leading reasearch and collections advance fundamental knowledge of plants and drive effective conservation.

National Herbarium of New South Wales

The herbarium is one of the most significant botanical resources in the Southern Hemisphere and houses over 1 million plant specimens.

National Herbarium of New South Wales

The herbarium is one of the most significant botanical resources in the Southern Hemisphere and houses over 1 million plant specimens.

Branch Out

Branch Out with our new podcast and discover the surprising world of plants with science and stories from Australia’s oldest living scientific institution.

Branch Out

Branch Out with our new podcast and discover the surprising world of plants with science and stories from Australia’s oldest living scientific institution.

What the Flora?!

Prepare to be amazed by plants and the cutting-edge research that goes into saving them in our new science video series that’ll have you saying: What the Flora!?

What the Flora?!

Prepare to be amazed by plants and the cutting-edge research that goes into saving them in our new science video series that’ll have you saying: What the Flora!?

Plants

The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney is home to thousands of different plants. Learn more about our displays and the people that put them together.

Plant trial winners
Gardening

Find a Plant

With the Garden Explorer you can find out exactly where your favourite plant is located within the Botanic Garden.

Find a Plant

With the Garden Explorer you can find out exactly where your favourite plant is located within the Botanic Garden.

Plant trial winners

We’ve tested 200 cultivars of plants from breeders across the globe, searching for those that are best suited to our local climate.

Plant trial winners

We’ve tested 200 cultivars of plants from breeders across the globe, searching for those that are best suited to our local climate.

Stories

Keep up with our latest discoveries, breaking news and stories about the people and plants in the Garden.

Sappy goodbye! Garden farewells historic pine

One of the most significant trees at the Garden, the Hoop Pine Araucaria cunninghamii, will sadly be removed after a resilient history battling over a century of weather conditions.

Sappy goodbye! Garden farewells historic pine

One of the most significant trees at the Garden, the Hoop Pine Araucaria cunninghamii, will sadly be removed after a resilient history battling over a century of weather conditions.

Botanical surprises in the Garden this August

The Garden is full of surprises this month, from a 30 year old hanging orchid to stunning bulbs bursting into flower.

Botanical surprises in the Garden this August

The Garden is full of surprises this month, from a 30 year old hanging orchid to stunning bulbs bursting into flower.

Learn

Our team of educators are skilled at engaging students with the curriculum via hands-on learning. We offer Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, International and Remote Learning options.

Primary Programs
Secondary Programs
Vacation Care
Virtual Excursions
Living Learning
Plan Your Excursion
Events & PD
Community Greening

Primary Programs

A world of discovery awaits primary students at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. We offer a range of unique learning activities designed to engage and delight both you and your students.

Primary Programs

A world of discovery awaits primary students at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. We offer a range of unique learning activities designed to engage and delight both you and your students.

Living Learning

Living Learning

Venue hire

The Royal Botanic Garden and Domain offer indoor and outdoor venues for special events, only minutes from Sydney's CBD.

Weddings
Alfresco Garden Parties
Filming & photography
Indoor functions
Major events

Weddings

The Garden has breathtaking locations available for weddings and receptions. Whether you desire an intimate garden setting, limeless elegance or a lawn with views, with have something for any taste and budget.

Weddings

The Garden has breathtaking locations available for weddings and receptions. Whether you desire an intimate garden setting, limeless elegance or a lawn with views, with have something for any taste and budget.

Premium Venues

Our premium venues offer an array of priceless locations for your next event. Whether that be the stunning views of Sydney Harbour or a romantic pavilion, tucked away in the depths of the Garden, these are the tops picks for your next special occasion.

Premium Venues

Our premium venues offer an array of priceless locations for your next event. Whether that be the stunning views of Sydney Harbour or a romantic pavilion, tucked away in the depths of the Garden, these are the tops picks for your next special occasion.

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Mrs Macquaries Road
Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

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The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and their custodianship and connection with land, sea and sky. We pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, to the Elders past, present, and emerging. The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust’s land always was, always will be, Aboriginal Land.

What's on

Kids in the Garden School Holiday Fun
Seedlings Nature School
Foundation & Friends
Talks, Walks & Workshops
Art & Lifestyle
Tours
Kids
Exhibitions

Visit

Connect with us
History and facts
Map
Plan your visit
Shop in the Garden
The Calyx
Things to see & do
Tour and activities

Science

Australian Institute of Botanical Science
Australian PlantBank
Daniel Solander Library
Herbarium digitisation project
National Herbarium of New South Wales
Our Science Staff
Our Services
Our work & discoveries

Plants

Plant trial winners
Gardening

Learn

Primary Programs
Secondary Programs
Virtual Excursions
Living Learning
Risk Management
Events & PD
Terms & Conditions
Community Greening

Venue hire

Weddings
Alfresco Garden Parties
Filming & photography
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Major events

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