Botanic Garden and Attenborough Arboretum
Events
Macro Photography Course
22nd or 23rd June 2026, 10.00am-4.00pm
- Learn how to effectively use a macro lens and take amazing photographs
- Taught by photographer Dan Mold
- At the Botanic Garden
- £50 per day
- For more
Plant sale and Family Day
28 June, 10.00am - 4.00pm
- Plant and craft stalls, stalls from local groups, children’s activities, entertainment, storytelling
- At the Botanic Garden
- £6 children and students with ID cards free
- Refreshments in Beaumont Hall
- Talk by Nick Bailey at 11.30 'The Perfume Garden' additional £5
Romeo and Juliet - Duke's Theatre Company
8 July 6pm, 9 July 2pm and 6pm
- A bold re-imagining of the iconic tragedy
- At the Botanic Garden
- Bring your own chairs / picnic blanket
- £18.50 - £20
Community Festival at the Botanic Garden
6 September 11am
Outdoors
- Musical performances by The Wigston Brass Band and Oh My Dhol and a DJ.
- Children’s activities: face painting, arts and crafts, Minibeast Stampers Hunt
- A selection of outdoor games, bouncy castle, nine-hole crazy golf course
- BBQ, hot potato shop, ice cream van
Inside Beaumont House
- University’s Science Kitchen and local traders
- Public engagement talks for children and adults
is required. Find out more about this event.