when: 03 September 2025 - 31 October 2025 | venue: Lanyon Homestead | cost: See event for details | address: Tharwa Drive Tharwa | website: https://historicplaces.com.au | tickets: https://collections.humanitix.com/floriade-at-lanyon-2025//?q=eyJ0eXBlIjoiYm9va2luZyIsImRlc3RpbmF0aW9uIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9jb2xsZWN0aW9ucy5o
published: 22 Oct 2025, 5 min read
Lanyon Homestead returns as a Floriade satellite site for 2025, offering spring blooms in a heritage setting on Canberra's southern edge. Visitors can wander riverside lawns and gardens with mountain views. Daily guided Garden and Science tours reveal the working station past, productive plots and the science of key plants. Tours depart from the Homestead Shop. Bookings are recommended. Only 30 minutes from the city centry yet feels like a countryside escape.
The program features Junior Explorers: Microscopic Wonders, self-guided with a pocket microscope for families to explore Lanyon. A ticketed long lunch on the lawns with National Opera combines live music with seasonal food. Bird watching sessions with Canberra bird experts include talks and short guided walks. The Six Seasons with Tyronne Bell introduces the Ngunnawal seasonal calendar and how to read the landscape. Dark sky stargazing with astronomers from Mount Stromlo Observatory reveals planets and constellations above the homestead. A family day of garden activities brings hands-on creativity to the grounds. Food and drink are available, with picnic-friendly spaces throughout the site. Parking is close to the entrance.
Bookings are required for selected programs. Click through for the full program.
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Lanyon Homestead returns as a Floriade satellite site for 2025, offering spring blooms in a heritage setting on Canberra's southern edge. Visitors can wander riverside lawns and gardens with mountain views. Daily guided Garden and Science tours reveal the working station past, productive plots and the science of key plants. Tours depart from the Homestead Shop. Bookings are recommended. Only 30 minutes from the city centry yet feels like a countryside escape.
The program features Junior Explorers: Microscopic Wonders, self-guided with a pocket microscope for families to explore Lanyon. A ticketed long lunch on the lawns with National Opera combines live music with seasonal food. Bird watching sessions with Canberra bird experts include talks and short guided walks. The Six Seasons with Tyronne Bell introduces the Ngunnawal seasonal calendar and how to read the landscape. Dark sky stargazing with astronomers from Mount Stromlo Observatory reveals planets and constellations above the homestead. A family day of garden activities brings hands-on creativity to the grounds. Food and drink are available, with picnic-friendly spaces throughout the site. Parking is close to the entrance.
Bookings are required for selected programs. Click through for the full program.
Go see Floriade at Lanyon Homestead | Floriade Satellite Site 2025.
Floriade at Lanyon Homestead | Floriade Satellite Site 2025 is on 03 September 2025 - 31 October 2025. The opening hours are: See event website for details. Conveniently located in Tharwa. Call 02 6237 6500 for details. Visit their website at https://historicplaces.com.au.
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