Glasgow Science Festival is taking over the Kibble Palace with loads of free activities suitable for all ages. Make your own bath bomb and rainbows, create botanical blueprint collages, get a science tattoo, and many more! Activities change daily, so please check below. Venue: Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Kibble Palace Great Western Rd, Glasgow, G12 0UE Date: Tues 7th […]
Glasgow Botanic Gardens are delighted to have the Voicebeat choir returning to the Kibble Palace to perform their traditional summer concert on Saturday 18 June. Not one to be missed!
The Friends of Glasgow Botanics are delighted to offer free tours of the Gardens every Thursday and Saturday from 2pm, starting at the Kibble Palace. View more info on our Tours page.
Ever popular Bat & Moth Night is back. Join Butterfly Conservation Scotland for an amazing free opportunity to get close-up views of moths and learn how to identify these mysterious creatures. Then, as the light falls, Clyde Bat Group will lead a walk using special electronic detectors to allow you hear the bats calling as they […]
The Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 4th September at 18:30 in the Kibble Palace. New members always welcome.
Lear’s Fool presented by Bard in the Botanics 19 September – 23 September
The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity with Professor Alexandre Antonelli, Director of Science, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Thursday, 21 September 2023, 7.30pm University of Glasgow, Boyd Orr Building (Lecture Theatre C) Lecture offered jointly with Glasgow Natural History Society
The Atlantic Rainforest with Laura Gusberti, The Woodland Trust Thursday, 16 November 2023, 7.30pm University of Glasgow, Boyd Orr Building (Lecture Theatre C) Offered jointly with Glasgow Natural History Society and Glasgow Treelovers’ Society
Join the Friends on Saturday, 17 February for a Botanics lovefest! Composting Workshops We have organised two Composting workshops at the Kelvindale Growers Garden, starting at 10:00 and 10:45. Spaces are limited so please email our Chair to secure your spot! We <3 the Botanics collective art project From 2pm we will meet in the […]
Join the Friends for a tour of the Orchid collection in the Main Range, led by Orchid Propagator, Christine Nicholson. 10.30am, Monday, 26 February. Only 15 spaces available to please email our Chair to secure your spot!
The 2024 Glasgow Botanic Gardens Orchid Fair will be held within the Grade A listed Kibble Palace on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May 2024. This popular event, now in its 25th year, remains the only dedicated Orchid Fair in Scotland and provides an ideal opportunity for you to come and not only admire displays of these exotic plants, […]
The 2024 Glasgow Botanic Gardens Orchid Fair will be held within the Grade A listed Kibble Palace on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May 2024. This popular event, now in its 25th year, remains the only dedicated Orchid Fair in Scotland and provides an ideal opportunity for you to come and not only admire displays of these exotic plants, […]
