| Date |
event |
detail |
Location |
| Apr 23-29 June |
Images of the Apiary |
Part of the Medicines in May festival, this eclectic exhibition uses specially commissioned ceramics, photography and painting to look at the world of bees and honey. |
Courtyard Gallery |
| May 3-5 |
Spring Bank Holiday Weekend |
Bank Holiday fun for all the family, featuring traditional May Pole dancing and the world-famous Quack Pack |
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| May 3-9 |
Medicines in May |
A series of talks, guided walks and films, as well as an exhibition and cookery, in venues inside the Garden - all based on plants and medicine. For a full programme, click here. |
AV Theatr, Apothecary's Hall, Great Glasshouse, Stables Courtyard, Myddfai Village |
| May 23 |
National Botanic Garden of Wales Members’ Day |
Talks, tours, light lunch, musical entertainment and Gardeners' Question Time all feature in a special day for Members - on the anniversary of the Garden opening. For more info, contact membership secretary Judith Davies on 01558 667118 or info@gardenofwales.org.uk |
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| May 24-26 |
Whitsun Bank Holiday weekend |
Family fun |
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| May 30-31 |
“Fi, y Cawr!” |
Jack and the Beanstalk-style show in the Theatr Botanica (Welsh lang show, 2 perfs per day @ 50 mins per perf) |
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| May 31-June 1 |
Garden of Wales Festival |
Two days of Garden events - also taking place simultaneously at Aberglasney - one ticket, two venues, all weekend. Festival tickets = £10 Book now on 01558 667148/9 |
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| June 15 |
Fathers’ Day |
all fathers get in FREE |
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| June 21 |
Longest Day concert |
with Symphonica Tywi – Garden open for the National Gardens Scheme charity.
ENTRY from 6pm is only £3 - for the concert |
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| June 28 |
Women in Wales Festival |
A celebration of the work and lives of women in through the many women’s organisations
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| July 1 |
Alfred Russel Wallace |
150 years ago, on 1st July 1858, Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin's presented a joint paper to the Linnaen Society. This, for the first time, proposed the theory of natural selection. Wallace was a Welshman, and to celebrate this day, we'll be hosting an exhibition, a specially commissioned play and poetry readings. |
Wallace Garden & Courtyard Gallery |
| July 12 |
Festival of European Dance |
traditional dance troupes from Wales, Cornwall, England, Finland, Russia, Sweden and Denmark |
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| Aug 12 |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
outdoor Shakespeare performed by Chapterhouse Theatre Company |
Millennium Lawn |
| Aug 23-25 |
August Bank Holiday weekend |
Family fun |
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| Aug 30 |
Treasure Island |
Quantum Theatre presents a fun family entertainment show set in the days of sail ships and pirates, Treasure Island tells of the adventures of Jim Hawkins and his search for the buried treasure of the notorious pirate Captain Flint. 2.30pm admission free
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Millennium Lawn |
| September 6-7 |
Orchid Festival |
first ever orchid festival at the National Botanic Garden of Wales |
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| September 13-14 |
The Big Village Show |
year two of the hugely popular celebration of rural produce and crafts |
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October 18-19
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Apple Weekend |
a two-day celebration of everyone’s favourite fruit including expert tours and talks on choosing the right tree, growing, nurturing and pruning. As well as cider tasting, and chutney, apple pie stalls etc |
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| Dec 6 |
Santa arrives |
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| Dec 13-14 |
Christmas Craft and Food Fair
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10am-4pm on Saturday and Sunday |
Principality House |
| Dec 18 |
Carols in the Garden
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Join members and friends of the Garden in a yuletide singalong to get the festive season really started
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Courtyard |
