News from the National Botanic Gardens | Irish Botany News | Research Projects | Kilmacurragh News
This is a round up of news stories from the National Botanic Gardens. We also run an Irish Botany News page, a Research Projects page and news from the National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh.
The Gardens will be open on Sunday 10th of December as usual
Dear Visitors, Weather permitting the Gardens will be open on Sunday 10th of December as usual. We look forward to welcoming you to our Sustainable Christmas Craft Market!
Due to the Weather Warning the Market will be closed today
Dear Visitors, Due to the Orange Wind Warning, the Gardens and the Market will be closed on Saturday 9th of December. We will keep you updated. We are very sorry for the inconvenience.
Flower Arranging: Christmas Florals from the Winter Garden
Flower Arranging: Christmas Florals from the Winter Garden Join us for our annual Christmas demonstration and find out how to make a Christmas hand-tied gift bouquet, a candle centrepiece and garlands for the mantlepiece and Christmas table. Our demonstrator this year...
Sustainable Christmas Craft Market at the National Botanic Gardens
We are pleased to announce our carefully curated sustainable Christmas Market which will be held on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th December, 10.00am to 4.30pm daily. Over 85 stallholders will be participating both indoors and outdoors. Don’t miss this wonderfully...
Dublin Book Festival
The Dublin Book Festival is one of Ireland’s most successful and vibrant book festivals, running since June 2006. As part of the festival The National Botanic Gardens are delighted to host three fantastic events: These Are My People Poetry Walking Tour Breda...
Exhibition: ISBA: Crainn na hÉireann, ‘Delighting in the Detail’
‘Crainn na hÉireann – Ireland’s Native Trees’ by the Irish Society of Botanical Artists opens Sunday 29th of October. The exhibition will be open every day until Sunday 12th of November at the Visitor Centre! This major project ‘Crainn na hÉireann – Ireland’s Native...
Halloween Themed Tour: Magic, Murder and Monkshood
Themed Tour: Magic, Murder and Monkshood Discover the darker side of some of the plant collections with this adult only tour. Throughout human history, plants have been used not just for sustenance and shelter, but also for more unsavoury practices. From poisons and...
Halloween at Glasnevin 2023
Join us for Halloween at Glasnevin 2023 for some very special spooky events!Get ready for lots of plant based thrills this Halloween, starting with our Harvest Display from Friday 13th October until Sunday 5th November. This fabulously designed display will showcase...
Christmas Market 2023 – application form
Christmas Market Closing Date for Applications Sunday 1st October 2023 Our market this year will be held on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th December and we are now taking applications. Please fill out the below form. We will be assessing applications with sustainability...
Autumn Heritage Series: Plant Hunters Tour
Discover amazing stories of adventure, determination and endeavour as we reveal the tales of the plant hunters! Autumn Heritage Series: Plant Hunters Tour In the post-medieval period access to the wider world becomes easier and the thirst for botanical knowledge...
Sculpture in Context 2023
Sculpture in Context is the largest sculpture exhibition in Ireland. Showcasing sculpture for over 35 years, this annual event is organised by Sculpture in Context, an artist-led organisation, in association with the Office of Public Works and the National Botanic...
The Garden of Shadows
Installation by Jony Easterby 14 Sep 2023 until — 24 Sep 2023 Step into Dublin’s Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin to a world where art and nature converge, as you explore a series of immersive sound and light installations. This experience celebrates the beauty and...