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Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2026: dates, tickets and what's blooming

This event has finished. See the 2027 edition.

Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2026 runs 25 March to 29 March 2026 at Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, Melbourne, Victoria. Tickets: Ticketed. Hours: 9am to 5pm Wednesday and Thursday, 10am to 9.30pm Friday and Saturday, 10am to 5pm Sunday.

The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show fills the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens each March with show gardens, floral artistry and garden design. The 2026 show, themed Kaleidoscope, ran 25 to 29 March and added Growers Avenue, which showcased Australian-grown blooms, and The Petal Project, which paired growers with florists. Friday and Saturday stayed open until 9.30pm for Gardens by Twilight. It is the best single place to see what local flower growers are producing.

Dates
25 March to 29 March 2026
Price
Ticketed
Where
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, Melbourne, VIC
Hours
9am to 5pm Wednesday and Thursday, 10am to 9.30pm Friday and Saturday, 10am to 5pm Sunday
Getting there
Trams on routes 86 and 96 stop at Melbourne Museum (stop 11), right by the show, though it is outside the free tram zone. Parliament station is about 600m from the Victoria Street entrance, and the Melbourne Museum car park is entered from Rathdowne or Nicholson Street.
Official site2027 edition

Dates checked on the organiser's site on 26 September 2026.

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