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Cambridge University Botanic Garden is the most stunning park in the whole city with some of the rarest and unique plants in the world. This summer, you can see the park like never before with a whole host of events lined up.
The Garden’s summer programme of events is back, beginning with the Festival of Plants on Saturday June 10, followed by Sounds Green every Wednesday evening in July, and plenty of other activities too!
Professor Beverley Glover, Director of the Botanic Garden says: “We’re really looking forward to celebrating summer with our visitors with this programme of events. The Festival of Plants is a fascinating and uplifting day out for all the family at a time of year when the Garden is looking fresh, full of colour and inspiration.”
See below every single event happening at Cambridge Botanic Garden this summer that you can’t afford to miss!
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Festival of Plants
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Botanic Garden Cambridge is at its most stunning in the summer
Saturday June 10 2023, 10am – 5pm.
A fun-filled, fact-finding day out, celebrating the wonder of plants. There’s something for everyone to enjoy: from families to photographers, gardeners to budding plant scientists or anyone looking to spend an uplifting day in beautiful surroundings when the Garden is full of summer colour.
Visitors can listen to 10 minute, bite-size talks about a range of innovative plant-related topics; take a free, themed guided tour; meet University scientists at pop-up family-friendly interactive plant science stalls; get expert garden advice from the ‘Ask-the-Gardener’ panel; browse specialist plant stalls; enjoy crafty children’s activities or simply picnic, relax and enjoy soaking up the atmosphere and live music in stunning surroundings.
Sounds Green
Every Wednesday evening in July, 6.15– 8.30pm.
Join us for an evening of live open-air music from Cambridge Summer Music every Wednesday evening in July. Set on the Garden’s Main Lawn, visitors can relax and enjoy informal and fun performances with family and friends, on a (hopefully) warm and balmy evening.
- Music begins at 6.30pm, lasting approximately one hour.
- Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Garden until 8.30pm when the gates will close.
- Picnics are welcome. Food and drink will be provided by The Garden Café and a different food truck each week, with ice cream from Jack’s Gelato.
- Bring a rug or picnic chair and relax in beautiful surroundings to some stunning musical sounds!
Sounds Green is a ticketed event – booking via www.botanic.cam.ac.uk – see Sounds Green event links.
International Garden Photographer of the Year special competition
A free-to-enter competition themed ‘Discovery in CUBG’ will be open to all adult visitors to the Garden and will run across the summer. The winners will receive a prize and have their work on display in the Garden in 2024, as part of the main IGPOTY exhibition.
The competition is open to adults over 18 and will run until 31 October this year, providing visitors the opportunity to capture the Garden over two of the most beautiful and changing seasons. For all entry details and more information, visit the IGPOTY website – www.igpoty.com.
Science on Sundays
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Science sessions at Botanic Garden
Science on Sundays brings the latest discoveries in plant science, as well as research linked to CUBG’s plant collection to visitors in a 30 minute nutshell.
Join Cambridge University Plant Scientists for two talks: The fascinating world of freshwater microbes, Sunday 18 June and Plant and their offspring: Trait reassortment, diversity and crops, Sunday 16 July. Free with Garden admission, talks start at 2.30pm.
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Free Drop-in Weekend Tours
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Trails through Botanic Garden Cambridge in summer
Enjoy a free-of-charge Garden tour with one of our expert guides, taking in the seasonal highlights of the Garden.
- Tours run every Sunday at 2pm, last one hour and start from the Main Lawn, near the Fountain.
- Tours are free-of-charge but normal Garden admission charges apply
- Visitors wishing to join a tour should sign up at the Brookside ticket office on arrival
- Places are allocated on a first-come basis and numbers are limited
- Not recommended for children under 12 years
- Tours are run by volunteer guides and subject to guide availability.
Around the World Family Trail
July 20 – September 3, 10am – 6pm.
Forget the long airport queues and flights, you can travel all around the world in just one day at the Botanic Garden! Pick up your free travel journal from the Garden’s Ticket Offices and track down amazing plants from all around the world, collecting passport stamps as you go!
Free for children. Normal Garden admission charge for accompanying adults.
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