The Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney

Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Your oasis in the heart of Sydney, with views of the harbour. Make a day of it with the family, relax with friends or enjoy some me time at Australia's oldest botanic garden.

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Visitor Information

Open daily from 7am to sunset

December: Open between 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
January: Open between 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Location

Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney NSW 2000

Maps

View interactive map

Leafy arbour walkway at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Plan your visit

The Garden has free entry. Find out how to get here and what you can see and do.
Plan your Garden visit
Leafy arbour walkway at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Dine and shop

Enjoy a coffee or meal at one of our cafes and restaurants.
Dine and shop at the Garden

What's on

See what's on in the Garden
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

New Year's Eve

31 Dec 2024
Special events
New Year's Eve Picnic at the Royal Botanic Garden
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Foundation & Friends New Year's Eve Picnic

31 Dec 2024
Foundation and friends, Special events
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Alchemy of a Rainforest

Daily
Workshops and exhibitions, Kids and families
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Garden highlights

Take a step back from the bustle of Sydney's CBD. Highlights include the Palace Rose Garden and summer meadow.
Discover Garden highlights
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Gadigal Country

The Gadigal have a strong and significant connection to these lands, waters, sky, flora and fauna.
Learn about the traditional lands of the Gadigal
  • A bride and groom walk across lush lawn under a fig tree with Sydney Harbour views
  • Two grooms in a meadow of yellow wildflowers
  • elegant tables with floral arrangements for a wedding reception, looking over Sydney Opera House and Harbour
  • Bride and groom in Garden with historic retro greenhouse wedding venue in background
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Venue Hire

The Garden has a variety of venues and lawns available for your next event. Choose from outdoor spaces perfect for wedding ceremonies, birthday parties and naming days, to indoor spaces for conferences, workshops, training days and wedding receptions, engagement parties and everything in between.

Find your venues and lawns
Transplant yourself and

Get
involved

Together with our community of members, volunteers, partners and donors, we can ensure scientists can continue their vital research into protecting plants under threat, and that the Gardens remain places of horticultural beauty and centres of learning for future generations.

Support the Gardens