What's On
Previous Events/Exhibitions at the Garden
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| 15th - 16th |
Medina Craft Association Craft Fair
Local arts and crafts for sale. Located in the Echium Terrace, Visitor Centre. |
10am to 4pm | ||
| 13th |
Book, Postcard & Ephemera Fair
Located in the Echium Terrace, Visitor Centre |
10am to 5pm | ||
| 5th - 7th |
"Turning Point" - Andrew Dowden Ceramic Designs
Ceramic exhibition with exhibits for sale. Located in the Echium Terrace, Visitor Centre. Click to visit website. |
10am to 5pm | ||
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| 28th - 29th |
Art for Pleasure Exhibition
Art Exhibition with exhibits for sale. Located in the Echium Terrace, Visitor Centre. |
10am to 5pm | ||
| 24th - 25th |
Medina Craft Association Craft Fair
Local arts and crafts for sale. Located in the Echium Terrace, Visitor Centre. |
10am to 4pm | ||
| 19th |
Ventnor Botanic Garden Friends' Society AGM
Held in the Echium Terrace, Visitor Centre. Click to visit website. |
7pm | ||
| 13th |
Second "Design The Garden" Walk
Walk the wider garden with John Curtis and have your say on how the garden should work in future |
noon | ||
| 7th - 13th |
St. Lawrence Art Society's Spring Exhibition
Art Exhibition with exhibits for sale. Located in the Echium Terrace, Visitor Centre. |
10am to 5pm | ||
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| 31st - 6th April |
The Alfred (Paddy) Kerr Painting Group
Art Exhibition with exhibits for sale. Located in the Echium Terrace, Visitor Centre. |
10am to 5pm | ||
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| 17th - 18th |
Ventnor Botanic Garden Christmas Village
Come along to our beautiful Outdoor Market with wooden chalets festooned with lights, selling festive fayre and gifts. Warm up with mulled wine and a real log fire on the lantern lit patio and listen to live music and carols throughout the weekend. Plus:- Children’s Christmas Decoration Making with Irene Fletcher: Come along and make leaf crowns, mini gardens and table decorations and afterwards stay to enjoy the Christmas Garden Village 17th &18th December Echium Terrace,Ventnor Botanic Garden 10am to 12 midday, £4 per child Booking Essential: Contact Della Pragnell on 855397 or email della.pragnell@iow.gov.uk to book a place (Children must be accompanied by an adult) Christmas Wreath Making (Adults): Saturday 17th December, 2pm to 4pm. Echium Terrace, Ventnor Botanic Garden. Tickets: (VBGFS Members £10, Non-Members £12) All materials supplied. Booking Essential: Call Sally Peake on 731403 or email sallye.peake@btinternet.com. |
11am - 5pm | ||
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| 7th |
Illustrated Talk by Ian Chadwick on Starting a Nursery
Ian Chadwick of Eddington House Nursery will talk about setting up his new nursery at St Helens and his career in horticulture so far. Tickets £5 / £4 VBGFS members - call Sally Peake on 731403 or email sallye.peake@btinternet.com to book. |
7pm | ||
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| 27th |
Half Term activities in the Garden
Irene Fletcher, who used to be the very popular Education Officer at the Garden, will help run a family event in the Garden. They will be planting mini-gardens, making a giant collage in the New Zealand Garden and offering a self-guided trail in the Medicinal Garden. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Meet in the Canna Room of the Visitor Centre. £3 per child. Booking advised: Sally Peake on 01983 731403 or sallye.peake@btinternet.com |
2pm- 4pm | ||
| 25th - 26th |
Craft Guild Fayre
Arts & Crafts for sale |
10am - 4pm | ||
| 18th - 19th |
Craft Guild Fayre
Arts & Crafts for sale |
10am - 4pm | ||
| 11th - 12th |
Craft Guild Fayre
Arts & Crafts for sale |
10am -4pm | ||
| 8th - 10th |
Castle Art Group
Art Exhibition |
10am - 5pm | ||
| 4th - 5th |
Craft Guild Fayre
Arts & Crafts for sale |
10am - 4pm | ||
| 3rd |
Illustrated Talk by Jan Wyers on Daylilies
Jan is a National Collection Holder of Small Flowered and Miniature Daylilies. Tickets £5 / £4 VBGFS members - call Sally Peake on 731403 or email sallye.peake@btinternet.com to book. Click to visit website. |
7pm | ||
| 1st - 2nd |
Rhythm Form & Fire
Exhibition of Ceramics and Glass |
10am - 5pm | ||
| 1st |
Launch of TropicAle, VBG's own beer
Family BBQ with Beer for the grown ups on the lawn behind the Royal Garden Cafe. Live music from Shanklin Town Brass Band, side stalls, bar, raffle. |
12pm-6pm | ||
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| 27th - 28th |
Craft Guild Fayre
Arts & Crafts for sale |
10am -4pm | ||
| 25th | Book & Postcard Fair | 10am - 4pm | ||
| 17th |
Friends of Ventnor Botanic Garden - Plant Sale
Rareties and spareties, plants and home produce (with spare stock from our nursery) for sale to raise funds for VBG Click to visit website. |
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| 16th - 23rd |
St. Lawrence Art Group
Art Exhibition |
10am - 5pm | ||
| 8th - 15th |
Island Art Society
Art Exhibition |
10am - 5pm | ||
| 7th |
Hop Picking......and Free Beer!
Join the staff and volunteers picking hops and sample the latest beer from last years crop on Wednesday 7th September call Kate on (01983) 855397 email kate.ingrem@iow.gov.uk for up to date information. |
10am | ||
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| 30th - 5th September |
Paddy Kerr Painting Group
Art Exhibition |
10am - 5pm | ||
| 13th - 14th |
Isle of Wight Healing Festival 2011
Holistic Therapies, workshops, beach clean, childrens fancy dress parade and more. Free entry. Click to visit website. |
10am - 6pm | ||
| 13th - 29th |
Inspired By Wight
Art and ceramic exhibition |
10am - 5pm | ||
| 10th |
Quantum Theatre presents Twelfth Night
Outdoor theatre. Tickets from website or on the gate on day of performance. Click to visit website. |
7pm | ||
| 10th |
Quantum Theatre presents Great Expectations
Outdoor theatre. Tickets from website or on the gate on day of performance. Click to visit website. |
2.30pm | ||
| 6th - 12th |
Isle of Wight Art Club
Art Exhibition |
10am - 5pm | ||
| 4th - 5th |
Theatre Set-Up presents Much Ado About Nothing
Open air theatre. Tickets £12 adults, £10 concessions, £6 children (under 16) Advance bookings Waterstones Bookshop 118 High Street Newport IOW (01983) 527927 or Jazz Festival Office 6 Pier Street Ventnor IOW (01983) 856206. Tickets also available on the gate on the night. PERFORMANCES CONTINUE REGARDLESS OF WEATHER Click to visit website. |
7.30pm | ||
| 1st - 5th |
Five Island Artists
Art exhibition |
10am - 5pm | ||
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| 23rd - 31st |
Ventnor Botanical Artists
Art exhibition |
10am - 5pm | ||
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| 25th - 1st July | Five Island Artists Exhibition | 10am-5pm | ||
| 20th - 23rd | IW Federation of WIs Archive Exhibition | 10am-4pm | ||
| 14th - 17th | Isle of Wight Craft Guild Fair | 10am-4pm | ||
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| 31st - 5th June | Black Cat Art Group Exhibition | 10am-5pm | ||
| 28th | VBG Friends' Society SPRING PLANT AND PRODUCE SALE | 10am to 12 midday | ||
| 27th - 30th | "4 Painters and A Potter", Art Exhibition | 10am-5pm | ||
| 24th - 25th | Isle of Wight Craft Guild Fair | 10am-4pm | ||
| 21st - 22nd | "Art for Pleasure" Art Exhibition | 10am-5pm | ||
| 17th - 19th | Isle of Wight Craft Guild Fair | 10am-4pm | ||
| 14th - 15th | Ruth Herbert Art & Craft Exhibition | 10am-5pm | ||
| 10th - 11th | Isle of Wight Craft Guild Fair | 10am-4pm | ||
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| 30th - 7th May | Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers, Craft Exhibition | 10am-5pm | ||
| 23rd - 29th | St. Lawrence Art Society, Art Exhibition | 10am-5pm | ||
| 16th - 22nd | Alfred (Paddy) Kerr Painting Group, Art Exhibition | 10am-5pm | ||
| 8th - 10th | Brighstone Village Art Group, Art Exhibition | 10am-5pm | ||
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