Spring into action with a festival of flowers

The annual Te Wā o te Kōanga - Spring Festival at Wellington Gardens is the perfect way to get amongst the kōanga flowers, and celebrate the season of new beginnings when fresh buds spring into life.

There are lots of events and activities for all to enjoy including an Ikebana Exhibition, garden performers performing the works of Shakespeare, and a free fun day celebrating our buzzy bees.

While there’s no Tulip Sunday, there will still be pockets of tulips in our display garden throughout September. The switch to more climate friendly and longer-term crop rotations means there’ll be more diversity of species on display this year. 

The festival runs the month of September, so visit our gardens with friends and whānau for a blooming marvellous series of springtime events.

The Art of Ikebana Exhibition

Sat 31 Aug - Sun 1 Sept | 9am-4pm | Begonia House, Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

Te Whare Ako o Akoranga - Rangi Tūwhera | Akoranga Learning Pavilion - Open Day

Sat 7 Sept | 10am–2pm | Discovery Garden, Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

Botanica 24

Fri 13 Sept-Sun 13 Oct | weekdays 9am-4pm & weekends 10am-3pm | Treehouse, Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

Rā Tūwhera ki Ōtari | Ōtari Open Day

Sat 14 Sept | 10am–2pm | Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush

Young Landscaper of the Year

Sat 21 Sept | 9am–4pm | Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

Kaiwhakaataata Māra | Garden Performers

Sat 28 Sept | 10am–2pm | Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush & Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

Friends Garden walks

Various dates throughout Sept | Botanic Garden ki Paekākā