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Current and coming activities details from the Visitor Centre 6250 9540

  • Opening Hours: 8.30am to 5pm (extended in January to 6pm weekdays and 8pm weekends)
  • Visitor Centre Exhibition generate - Charles Darwin inspired art daily 9am - 4.30pm until 26 March 2009
  • Display Glasshouse - off the Main Path in the Sydney Region Flora section
  • Daily free Guided Walks by the Friends Volunteer Guides: 11.00 am and 2.00 pm, meet at the Visitors Centre.
  • ACTION bus to Botanic Gardens, route & timetable and dates.

On show during spring and summer.

Wildflower Spectacular
Sturt’s Desert Peas and Everlasting Daisies Displays - elusive wildflowers from the outback.
On show during spring and summer.

In the Visitor Centre until
26 March 2009

generate - Charles Darwin inspired art.
Multimedia art exhibition entitled generate by Canberra artist Julie Ryder.
Pieces inspired by the bicentenary of naturalist Charles Darwin.
Free entry. 'generate' exhibition

Each weekend in January 2009
3/4, 10/11, 17/18, 24/25.

Summer Concerts. Talented local bands and musicians performing amongst the gum trees. Enjoy a picnic with family and friends whilst you frolic to funky jazz or revel to rock and roll.
Saturdays on the Eucalypt Lawn, Sundays on the Cafe Lawn
Gold coin donation to the Friends.

Saturdays, 6 pm to 7.30 pm, Eucalypt Lawn
3 Jan - The Jukes Rock, pop and blues
10 Jan - Queen Juanita & the Zydeco Cowboys Zydeco and western swing
17 Jan - Annie & the Armadillos Jazz, rhythm & blues and funk
24 Jan - Vertical Jazz, funk and original music

Sundays, 6 pm to 7.30 pm, Café Lawn
4 Jan - The Cashews Quirky, local and original music
11 Jan - Adam Hole & The Marji Curran Trio Blues, roots and folk
18 Jan - As Famous As The Moon Folk, original and jazz

Sunday, 6 pm to 7.30 pm, Eucalypt Lawn
Sun 25 Jan - Karismakatz Blues, jazz and roots music

 

Tuesday
7 January 2009

Closing date for 'Draw a Dragon' School Holiday Activities competition.
Make sure you write your name and contact details on the back of your entry.
Send entries to Drawing Competition, GPO Box 1777, Canberra, ACT, 2601

Monday 12 January -
Sunday 18 January 2009

Snakes Alive! Be charmed by our live display of snakes, lizards, frogs and turtles, presented in partnership with ACT Herpetolgical Association.
Admission fee: Adults $5, children $2

 

See calendar of events and activities organised by the Friends of the ANBG - Friends' Calendar

In Flower this Week
  • In Flower This Week at the Gardens - updated each week by a volunteer.
  • View past issues of 'In Flower This Week'.

 

Updated 6 January, 2009