Te Wā o te Kōanga - Spring Festival 2025

It’s time to shake off the winter blues and celebrate the arrival of kōanga (spring)!    

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 where fresh buds bloom and life starts anew.   

The festival runs for the whole month of September. Join us for a series of free springtime events where we enjoy a new season with friends, whānau, and visitors.  

Events

More info coming soon!

Botanical Art Worldwide 2025
9am-4pm weekdays, 1-31 Aug
9am-4pm weekdays, 10am-4pm weekends, 1-30 Sept
Treehouse, Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

The Art of Ikebana Exhibition
9am-4pm, Sat 6 - Sun 7 Sept
Begonia House, Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

Rā Tūwhera ki Ōtari | Ōtari Open Day
10am–2pm, Sat 13 Sept
Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush

Te Āhua o te Haenga | Pollination in Motion
10am–2pm, Sat 20 Sept
Treehouse and Discovery Garden, Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

Kaiwhakaataata Māra | Garden Performers 
10am–2pm, Sat 27 Sept
Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush & Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

Friends Garden walks
1:30pm-2:30pm, 6, 13, & 20 Sept
Botanic Garden ki Paekākā