Te Wā o te Kōanga - Spring Festival 2024

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 springtime events where we enjoy a new season with friends, whānau, and visitors.  

EVENTS 

The Art of Ikebana Exhibition
9am-4pm, Sat 31 Aug - Sun 1 Sept | Begonia House, Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

Te Whare Ako o Akoranga - Rangi Tūwhera | Akoranga Learning Pavilion - Open Day
10am–2pm, Sat 7 Sept | Discovery Garden, Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

Botanica 24
9am-4pm, Fri 13 Sept-Sun 13 Oct | Treehouse, Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

Rā Tūwhera ki Ōtari | Ōtari Open Day
10am–2pm, Sat 14 Sept | Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush

Young Landscaper of the Year
9am–4pm, Sat 21 Sept | Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

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

Friends Garden walks
Various dates throughout Sept | Botanic Garden ki Paekākā

Individual event listings coming soon