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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Weekend closures for Hamilton Arts Festival:
Friday 20 - Modernist from 3pm; English Flower Garden from 4.30pm
Saturday 21 - Indian Char Bagh all day; Japanese 12.30pm-3pm; Chinoiserie 1pm-5pm; Modernist 4.30pm till close; Chinese Scholars' 11am-12pm, 3pm-4pm.
Sunday 22 - Indian Char Bagh all day; Chinoiserie 1pm-5pm; Japanese 2pm till close; Modernist 4pm till close; Chinese Scholars' 11am-12pm, 1pm-2pm, 3pm-4pm.

Gardens currently closed: Indian Char Bagh Garden

With the much-loved gardening magazine celebrating 80 years in print, Jo will share the best practical tips and tricks gleaned from the back issues, as well as reflect on New Zealand's horticultural history: from the rise and fall in popularity of certain plants, our changing attitudes to native flora, biosecurity and pesticides, and much, much more.

Monday 11 November
4.00pm - 6.00pm
Tickets $95.00pp

All attendees will receive a goodie bag with an early copy of NZ Gardener’s 80th anniversary special edition, and as part of the ticket price, you all get entry to the Enclosed Gardens, so arrive early and explore this completely unique living museum before the festivities start.


Ticket includes:

  • All-day entry to the Enclosed Gardens
  • Entry to private event in the Surrealist Garden - 4pm - 6pm
  • Canapes and a glass of bubbles, or non-alcoholic alternative
  • Goodie bag including advance copy of NZ Gardener’s 80th anniversary issue

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

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