Celebrate our new exhibition opening

A celebration of summer and music, Sounds Green takes place every Wednesday evening in July on the Garden’s Main Lawn, providing a perfect opportunity to embrace sights, sounds and summer scents in the Garden with family and friends on a (hopefully) warm, summer evening.

🎵 Picnics are welcome. Food and drink will be provided by food trucks and The Garden Café.

🎵 Bring a rug or picnic chair and relax in beautiful surroundings to some stunning musical sounds!

A celebration of summer and music, Sounds Green takes place every Wednesday evening in July on the Garden’s Main Lawn, providing a perfect opportunity to embrace sights, sounds and summer scents in the Garden with family and friends on a (hopefully) warm, summer evening.

🎵 Picnics are welcome. Food and drink will be provided by food trucks and The Garden Café.

🎵 Bring a rug or picnic chair and relax in beautiful surroundings to some stunning musical sounds!

A celebration of summer and music, Sounds Green takes place every Wednesday evening in July on the Garden’s Main Lawn, providing a perfect opportunity to embrace sights, sounds and summer scents in the Garden with family and friends on a (hopefully) warm, summer evening.

🎵 Picnics are welcome. Food and drink will be provided by food trucks and The Garden Café.

🎵 Bring a rug or picnic chair and relax in beautiful surroundings to some stunning musical sounds!

A celebration of summer and music, Sounds Green takes place every Wednesday evening in July on the Garden’s Main Lawn, providing a perfect opportunity to embrace sights, sounds and summer scents in the Garden with family and friends on a (hopefully) warm, summer evening.

🎵 Picnics are welcome. Food and drink will be provided by food trucks and The Garden Café.

🎵 Bring a rug or picnic chair and relax in beautiful surroundings to some stunning musical sounds!

A celebration of summer and music, Sounds Green takes place every Wednesday evening in July on the Garden’s Main Lawn, providing a perfect opportunity to embrace sights, sounds and summer scents in the Garden with family and friends on a (hopefully) warm, summer evening.

🎵 Picnics are welcome. Food and drink will be provided by food trucks and The Garden Café.

🎵 Bring a rug or picnic chair and relax in beautiful surroundings to some stunning musical sounds!

Experience the Garden’s Glasshouse Range after dark with Orchid Lates, our adult-only ‘lates’ event where you can immerse yourself in the beautiful world of orchids. During the event you can discover all about these extraordinary plants, get expert advice on growing orchids at home, join an orchid spotting hunt, test your knowledge with our orchid quiz and even get an orchid-themed face paint if you would like to!

Explore the Garden’s glasshouse range after dark to join in with our night-time hunt for orchids! Discover amazing species from all around the world and learn about the clever adaptations of orchids, from their spongy, water-absorbing roots to their tiny dust-like seeds. With more orchid species than birds and mammals combined, this adventure is filled with wonders from the plant world! 

Shipwreck ahoy! We need your help to reunite the hero Odysseus with his shipwrecked men.

Twilight at the Museums: Battle of the Twilight Beasts

Visit the Museum after hours and help decide who wins the Battle of the Twilight Beasts. Uncover the secret senses and amazing adaptations of creatures that live in low light conditions, and vote for your favourite. Take our twilight trail around the Museum, handle real zoological specimens, and see our skeletons in a new, more colourful light. 

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