ANBG 40th Anniversary - celebrations this week

This week the Australian National Botanic Gardens is celebrating its 40^th anniversary.  On Sunday numerous events will be held in the gardens. In conjunction with this event, the herbarium will have an Open Day this Sunday from 10-4 with guided tours on the hour.  The ANBG will be displaying some of their botanical collections and research.  There will be a shuttle bus between the herbarium and numerous sites within the gardens.

Sunday 24 October – 10am – 4pm

40^th Anniversary Open Day and Garden Party   

Full program here (pdf)

·            Main stage Live music and entertainment from 10 – 4pm

·            Children activities from 10am – 4pm

·            The Friends of the Garden cake cutting to at 11am

·            High Tea party in the Eucalypts Lawn

·            Botanic fashion parade and fascinator competition 

·            Continuous garden bus shuttles/tours

·            Behind the scene tours  10- 4pm

·            Market stalls, fashion parade and fascinator competition.

·            666 ABC Canberra Outside Broadcast – with Greg and Willow 10- 12