Hamilton Arts Festival Toi Ora ki Kirikiriroa is on at Hamilton Gardens from 20 Feb - 1 Mar 2026. Enclosed Garden closures will be listed here. Please ask staff for details.

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Garden closures this weekend for Hamilton Arts Festival:
Friday 27th - Surrealist Garden 10.00-11.00am; Medici Court 5pm till close;
Saturday 28th - English Flower Garden 2.30-4pm; Medici Court 2.30-4.30pm; Chinese Scholars' Garden 11am-12pm, 1-2pm, 3-4pm;
Sunday 1st - Medici Court 3.30pm till close; Japanese Garden of Contemplation 3-5pm; Chinese Scholars' Garden 11am-12pm, 1-2pm, 3-4pm, 5-6pm;

Friends of Hamilton Gardens Plant Sale

Friends of Hamilton Gardens Plant Sale

When: Saturday, 7 March

(First Saturday of every month)

Time: 9.30am-1pm

Where: In the Fern Court in front of the Gallagher Visitor Centre (via Gate 1).

Good stock of plants and Rain lilies (zephyranthes) herbs, and good quality house plants and bromeliads. Plants are all very reasonably priced.

Proceeds go to the Gardens Development Fund.

Cash and eftpos sale available.

All proceeds go to the Hamilton Gardens Development Fund.

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Looking across the garden beds towards the fountain in the Italian Renaissance Garden at Hamilton Gardens

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