Come and enjoy a delightful and mesmerising display of lights, and an entertaining night market! The Pretoria Botanical Gardens will be illuminated in Christmas wonder, brought to you from America and local artists. Promising fun with kids activities, food markets and various vendors. Take along your picnic blankets, gather friends and family and enjoy the balmy December evenings.
Every evening from the 10th of December right up to the 1st of January excl Monday but INCL Public Holidays.
Ticket prices:
- Adults: R100.00
- Pensioners: R80.00
- Learners: R60.00
- Under 6 years: Free entrance
Cell: 0727972741
Join us for the Summer Holiday Christmas Market at the Pretoria National Botanical Gardens on 27 and 28 November. This family event offer a variety of exhibitors, crafts, delicious food, eats and treats, kid’s entertainment, live performances and summer wear on stage! Santa will also be available for photos! Get your Christmas gifts for the entire family and join us for a fun-filled festive weekend! Gates open at 9h00!
Entrance fee:
- Adults R45.00 per person
- Students: R30.00 (with student card)
- Leaners: R15.00
- Below six years: Free entrance
For more info contact Jolandie Peters 082 046 6912 or e-mail us on sales@promoto7.co.za
Things to see and do:
- More than 40 plant, garden accessories and Food stalls
- Entry: R25 per adult and R12 for Scholars under 12 years
- Entry includes entry to the National Botanical Gardens for the whole day
- Free parking inside the Botanical Gardens.
- Tea Garden and refreshments
- Relaxing atmosphere
- Gauteng Birdlife Club will be in attendance and free birdwatching tours will be offered
- Bonsai care demonstrations
Participants must bring along any toiletry item as donation towards the Santa Workshop Organisation for this 5km run/walk.
Everyone one must wear pink.
Contact person:
Delicia Appel
Tel.: 0282729311
Event 1: Create a Creature
Kirstenbosch: Gold Fields Environmental Education Centre will be hosting “Create a Creature” Waste art workshop for children aged 10-12 years on Wednesday, 6 October 2021 from 09h00 – 13h00. Children will enjoy an exploratory walk into Kirstenbosch Garden, searching for and observing creatures in the forest, fynbos, and rivers. On their return to the Education Centre they will use their imagination and common household waste to create a model of a creature they saw in the garden.
The workshop costs R60 per child (pre-booking and pre-payment are essential).
Contact Caitlin Smith or Nazeerah van Niekerk on 021 799 8670 or email ca.smith@sanbi.org.za
Event 2: Nature’s Treasure Box
Kirstenbosch: Gold Fields Environmental Education Centre will be hosting a “Nature’s Treasure Box “art workshop for children aged 6-9 years on Thursday 7 October 2021 from 09h00 – 13h00. It will be a morning filled with fun activities, storytelling, and an exploratory walk in our Garden. Children will create and decorate their special “Treasure Box” and will put their treasures from the Garden in their unique box to take home with them. The workshop costs R60 per child (pre-booking and pre-payment are essential). Contact Kgothatso Rallele or Nazeerah van Niekerk on 021 799 8670 or email K.Rallele@sanbi.org.za
Relaxing and fun for the whole family.
Bring your friends and family to participate in the ultimate experience of an open air art workshop.
NO formal or any art background is required. Under the guidance of former TUT lecturer and art teacher Vasti van Wyk you can enjoy the surroundings as you use nature for your inspiration.
You are welcome to bring a picnic basket with and enjoy the rest of the day in the gardens.
For any enquiries email Vasti at vastivwyk@gmail.com or phone 0826992364
Get up. Get out and do something rewarding for the soul!
The Overberg Clivia Interest Group will hold a display of Clivia in all varieties, forms, and colours.
Advice will be freely given to persons interested in growing Clivia and Plants and seed will available for sale.
The Hermanus Group is affiliated with the Cape Clivia Club but is an entity on its own. Members come from Betty’Bay, Kleinmond, Hermanus, Stanford and as far as Napier.
The Cape Club normally have exhibitions at Kirstenbosch and a yearly show at the Tyger Valley Centre
The Hermanus Clivia Interest group normally have a yearly show in Hermanus. This will be the first time that we have an exhibition at Harold Porter, thanks to the kindness of the management at Harold Porter.
Due to the pandemic, we could not have a show in 2020 or 2021. We are therefore extremely excited about this exhibition at Harold Porter.
For more info contact: André du Plessis tel.:083-414-7841; email: andsan@intekom.co.za or Willem Fourie, tel.:083-700-8249; email : clivia@exafrika.co.za
Free entry to our exhibition but garden entry fees apply
Harold Porter National Botanical Garden (NBG) is a fabulous place to visit at any given time of the year, but spring is particularly nice, with the flowers that are in bloom. So, to encourage you to get out and explore this spectacular environment a little bit more, we’re holding a photography competition.
- This competition is open to amateur photographers only.
- Entrants need to be 18 years and older to enter.
- Photographs must be taken within Harold Porter NBG and have the date stamp on.
- Photographs to be submitted to D.Appel@sanbi.org.za
- The competition starts 1stSept and ends 22 Oct 2021
- We will select, what we consider to be the four best images and these will then be subjected to a public vote, on Face Book and at our Garden.
- The winner will be announced no later than 31 October 2021
- No SANBI staff will be allowed to participate.
Prizes to be won:
1st Price R500 plant voucher plus 1 free entry for a family of 5
2nd Price R250 plant voucher plus 1 free entry for a family of 5
3rd Price R150 plant voucher plus 1 free entry for a family of 5
Please note that by submitting your picture, you are agreeing to us sharing these images via our social media platforms where the photographer will be credited and the winning photos displayed at the garden.
Event 1: Create a Creature
Kirstenbosch: Gold Fields Environmental Education Centre will be hosting “Create a Creature” Waste art workshop for children aged 10-12 years on Wednesday, 21 July 2021 from 09h00 – 13h00. Children will enjoy an exploratory walk into Kirstenbosch Garden, searching for and observing creatures in the forest, fynbos, and rivers.
On their return to the Education Centre they will use their imagination and common household waste to create a model of a creature they saw in the garden.
The workshop costs R60 per child (pre-booking and pre-payment are essential). Contact Caitlin Smith or Nazeerah van Niekerk on 021 799 8670 or email ca.smith@sanbi.org.za
Event 2: Nature’s Treasure Box
Kirstenbosch: Gold Fields Environmental Education Centre will be hosting a “Nature’s Treasure Box “art workshop for children aged 6-9 years on Thursday 22 July 2021 from 09h00 – 13h00. It will be a morning filled with fun activities, storytelling, and an exploratory walk in our Garden. Children will create and decorate their special “Treasure Box” and will put their treasures from the Garden in their unique box to take home with them. The workshop costs R60 per child (pre-booking and pre-payment are essential). Contact Kgothatso Rallele or Nazeerah van Niekerk on 021 799 8670 or email K.Rallele@sanbi.org.za
Gold Fields Environmental Education Centre will be hosting a “Nature’s Treasure Box” art workshop for children aged 6-9 years. It will be a morning filled with fun activities, storytelling, and an exploratory walk in our Garden. Children will create and decorate their special “Treasure Box” and will put their treasures from the Garden in their unique box to take home with them.
The workshop costs R60 per child (pre-booking and pre-payment are essential).
Enquiries:
Kgothatso Rallele via
E-mail: k.rallele@sanbi.org.za
Nazeerah van Niekerk
Tel.: (021) 799 8670
Normal entry fee applies.
Enquiries:
Lynette Morris-Hale
Tel.: 0835404349
Free entry to Plant Sale for this weekend only.
Please note: Compost @ R50 a bag (5 per customers per day).
For more information contact the garden office at 0282719311
The Galileo Open Air Cinema combines movie magic with delicious food, sensational views and an enchanting vibe! Watch your favourite films under a canopy of stars on our lawn every Thursday. Pack a picnic or purchase from the artisanal vendors on location.
Doors open at 6pm, movie starts after sunset.
- Thu 11 March: Bohemian Rhapsody
- Thu 18 March: The Hustle
- Thu 25 March: Me Before You
- Thu 1 April: The Secret Garden
- Thu 8 April: The Motorcycle Diaries
- Thu 15 April: Bad Boys For Life
- Thu 22 April: The Notebook
Limited tickets, strict Covid safety regulations and social distancing between groups applies
Original Cape Art is hosting an eclectic exhibition of paintings by 21 artists from the 9th February to the 17th February 2021.
The exhibition is open daily from 10am to 5pm.
Event 1: Nature’s Treasure Box
Kirstenbosch Gardens: Gold Fields Environmental Education Centre will be hosting a “Nature’s Treasure Box “art workshop for children aged 6-9 years on Thursday 17 December 2020 from 09h00 – 13h00. It will be a morning filled with fun activities, storytelling, and an exploratory walk in our Garden. Children will create and decorate their special “Treasure Box” and will put their treasures from the Garden in their unique box to take home with them.
The workshop costs R60 per child (pre-booking and pre-payment are essential). Contact Mmuso Lerutla or Nazeerah van Niekerk on 021 799 8670 or email m.lerutla@sanbi.org.za.
Event 2: Create a Creature
Kirstenbosch Gardens: Gold Fields Environmental Education Centre will be hosting “Create a Creature” Waste art workshop for children aged 10-12 years on Friday 18 December 2020 from 09h00 – 13h00. Children will enjoy an exploratory walk into Kirstenbosch Garden, searching for and observing creatures in the forest, fynbos, and rivers.
On their return to the Education Centre they will use their imagination and common household waste to create a model of a creature they saw in the garden.
The workshop costs R60 per child (pre-booking and pre-payment are essential). Contact Caitlin Smith or Nazeerah van Niekerk on 021 799 8670 or email ca.smith@sanbi.org.za.