Summer of Discovery 

Aboriginal Heritage Walk

Womin Djeka! Journey into Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, a significant cultural site for the local Kulin Nation, with a First Peoples guide. 

The Explorer

Discover the beauty of this inner-city oasis and enjoy live commentary in the comfort of an open-air minibus. Admire rolling lawns and the stunning living collections at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 

Macbeth

The Macbeths are back with their unparalleled thirst for the power of the throne. A stunning mix of mind games and manipulation, sparked by the prophesies of three witches and leading to madness and murder.

Stellar Nights

Embark on a captivating journey through time and space with our guided tours at the Melbourne Observatory. Join the Astronomical Society of Victoria’s passionate guides for an unforgettable night, where the present, history and cosmos converge.

Explore Living Collections

Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne is widely admired as a living work of art and one of the world’s most beautiful botanic gardens.  Within the Gardens are specially curated Living Collections. 

Sonica Botanica audio experience

Sonica Botanica is a series of audio experiences created by Patrick Cronin. Each episode responds to people, places and plants at Melbourne Gardens. Best experienced through your headphones whilst visiting Melbourne Gardens.

Secret Life of Birds

Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne is full of incredible birdlife, from coots to cormorants, spinebills to swans. On this guided walk, spot water birds nesting around Ornamental Lake and delight in the sights and sounds of the birds that call the Gardens home. Continue your discovery with a take-home bird guide.

ClimateWatch Walk

Join our ClimateWatch advocates on this free guided walk to monitor biodiversity at Melbourne Gardens. Learn about indicator species of plants and animals and how climate change is affecting their seasonal behaviour. The data you observe and record will help shape Australia’s scientific response to climate change.  

Robin Boyd’s Neighbourhood

Join our friends and neighbours from the Robin Boyd Foundation on this expertly curated walking tour through South Yarra’s diverse architectural streetscape.

The Garden Against Time

Visitors to the Gardens can listen to an exclusive podcast interview with celebrated writer Olivia Laing, interviewed by Sophie Cunningham. 

Red Sand Garden

Starting your journey through the Cranbourne Gardens Living collections is the Red Sand Garden, the centrepiece of the Australian Garden.

The Gondwana Garden

Take a journey through time, trace the evolutionary steps of terrestrial plants, and learn about Australia's ancient rainforest origins in the Gondwana Garden.

Weird and Wonderful

Weird and Wonderful is a garden full of hidden surprises. Visitors can discover plants that they will rarely see cultivated. The plants are selected based on weird and wonderful traits such as large flowers and fruit, unusual adaptation, strange foliage, unusual form.

Gardens for Wildlife & Bandicoots

At Cranbourne Gardens, we are the lucky custodians of a thriving population of endangered Southern Brown Bandicoots.

Discover the tools the gardens use to keep our Bandicoots and other wildlife safe as well as learn some tips on what you can do to make your own garden a thriving home for wildlife whether you live in the bush or the heart of the city.

The Explorer

Discover the iconic Australian landscape and enjoy live commentary in the comfort of an open-air electric bus. From the Red Sand Garden, journey through the themed display gardens ending with the Eucalypt Walk, featuring only Australian plants.

Birds in the Australian Garden

Discover the wonderful world of the birds that call the Australian Garden home. Take a behind-the-scenes look at how they have shaped the country’s forests and wildflowers on a guided tour through the Australian Garden. See and hear them flying, feeding and nesting as you explore the landscape.

Free Australian Garden Walk

Venture through the Australian Garden on this fascinating guided walk and discover the uniqueness of Australian plants and how our current climate is changing our landscape. See the themed display gardens featuring plants from around Australia and hear fascinating stories about plants and their uses.

ClimateWatch Walk

Join our ClimateWatch advocates on this free guided walk to monitor biodiversity at Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne. Learn about indicator species of plants and animals and how climate change is affecting their seasonal behaviour.