Past Events

INSPIRED BY NATURE 9 : Geelong School of Botanical Art Exhibition

  • Gordon Gallery
  • 10 Sep 2025 10:00 AM – 24 Sep 2025 4:00 PM

Geelong School of Botanical Art Inspired by Nature 9 Exhibition 10-24 September 2025 Sun... More Details

THEMED GUIDED WALK 'PLANTS FROM GONDWANA'

  • Geelong Botanic Gardens
  • 14 Sep 2025
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  • Past Event

Meet at the Front Gates Sunday 14 September, 2.00 pm at the Front Gates   This walk will ... More Details

FGBG Annual General Meeting with Guest Speaker

  • CWA Hall
  • 25 Aug 2025
  • 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
  • Past Event

Come and meet the newly elected Committee of Management, enjoying supper after the AGM and guest ... More Details

THEMED GUIDED WALK: 'CHINESE PLANTS IN OUR GARDENS'

  • Geelong Botanic Gardens
  • 10 Aug 2025
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  • Past Event

The oldest Botanical garden was in China in 138 BC when Emperor Wu had 2,000 different plants in ... More Details

SUPPER AND MOVIE NIGHT "THE SECRET GARDEN"

  • Newcomb Library
  • 14 Jul 2025
  • 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
  • Past Event

As the 14th July is ‘Bastille Day’ the Friends are going to celebrate with a French Supper and a ... More Details

THEMED GUIDED WALK 'ECHOES of the PAST: HISTORY and DESIGN'

  • Geelong Botanic Gardens
  • 12 Jul 2025
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  • Past Event

Meet your Guide at the Front Gates Geelong' Botanic Garden has three centuries of gardens. Joi... More Details

WINTER LUNCH WITH GUEST SPEAKER CAROLINE DAVIES

  • Mt Duneed Estate
  • 17 Jun 2025
  • 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  • Past Event

TICKETS NOW SOLD OUT. We have great pleasure in inviting you and your friends to the Friends o... More Details

VOLUNTEERS LUNCH with GUEST SPEAKER: JOHN ARNOTT

  • CWA Hall
  • 21 May 2025
  • 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM
  • Past Event

VOLUNTEERS SOUP LUNCH GUEST SPEAKER: JOHN ARNOTT In appreciation for our wonderful volunteers... More Details

SELF-DRIVE TOUR TO THREE MT MACEDON PRIVATE GARDENS

  • Mount Macedon
  • 13 May 2025
  • 10:00 AM – 3:15 PM
  • Past Event

Car-pool with friends for a great day out in late Autumn, visiting Friends patron Stephen Ryans’ ... More Details

SATURDAY PLANT SALE

  • Geelong Botanic Gardens
  • 05 Apr 2025
  • 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • Past Event

PLANT NURSERY LOCATED at the Rear of the Geelong Botanic Gardens Looking for something differe... More Details

GUEST SPEAKER - STEPHEN RYAN "THE LEGACY OF ELLIS ROWAN"

  • CWA Hall, 174 Boundary Rd, East Geelong
  • 10 Mar 2025
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
  • Past Event

Ellis Rowan was a world-famous Australian artist who will be honoured with a public statue in Mt ... More Details

WELCOMING SENIORS TO GEELONG BOTANIC GARDENS - 27 FEBRUARY 2025

  • Podbury Drive
  • 27 Feb 2025
  • 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
  • Past Event

EVENT FULLY BOOKED Thursday 27 February 2025 9.30 TO 11.30 AM Free Event including GUIDED W... More Details

GARDEN VISIT TO 'ARUNDEL', FRIENDS' PLANT SALE and MORNING TEA (EAST GEELONG)

  • 24 Feb 2025
  • 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
  • Past Event

EAST GEELONG GARDEN: Location details provided after payment. A late Summer garden has been lo... More Details

CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING WORKSHOP

  • Austin Grey Centre, Geelong College
  • 22 Feb 2025 10:00 AM – 23 Feb 2025 4:00 PM
  • Past Event

Learn this traditional art of single brush stroke and double colour loading, to produce the class... More Details

WELCOMING SENIORS TO GEELONG BOTANIC GARDENS - 20 February 2025

  • Podbury Drive
  • 20 Feb 2025
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
  • Past Event

EVENT FULLY BOOKED Thursday 20 February 2025 9.30 TO 11.30 AM Free Event including GUIDED W... More Details