Join us for Rose Week & experience the first flush of Roses for the year!
Monday 12 October 2026 – Sunday 18 October 2026
The Gardens are open daily 9am-5pm
Step into a world of colour and fragrance during Rose Week at Hunter Valley Gardens! This vibrant celebration showcases the rich history, breathtaking beauty and extraordinary variety of roses from our world-class collection. Wander through spectacular blooms, uncover the stories behind these iconic flowers, and learn expert tips and tricks to keep your own roses thriving at home. As a special keepsake, every attendee will receive a complimentary Roses of Hunter Valley Gardens book, featuring our stunning rose collection, and fascinating insights into the varieties grown throughout the Gardens.
Rose Talk & Demonstration: The History of Our Roses
Discover the story behind the roses at Hunter Valley Gardens during Rose Week.
Join our gardening team at 12pm each day for an informative Rose Talk exploring the history of our rose collection and the many varieties flourishing throughout the Gardens.
Learn more about the roses you’ll discover as you wander through the Gardens, hear fascinating insights into our collection, and find out what makes these beautiful blooms so special. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions during a dedicated Q&A session with our team.
Following the talk, enjoy a practical Rose Demonstration and discover some of the techniques our gardening team use to care for our roses, including:
How to take cuttings from a mother rose
How to perform a winter cut-back
How winter pruning and cut-back techniques can encourage healthy, vibrant blooms for the following season
Whether you’re an experienced rose grower or simply love spending time in the garden, this is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the art and care behind one of the Gardens’ most beautiful collections.
Over 60 different varieties of roses across the whole Garden site
The showcased rose varieties within the garden include: Double Delight, Charles
De-Gaulle, Freesia, Fragrance, Marlena, Bonica and Blue Moon. In total, there are 35,000 rose bushes of over 60 different varieties of roses across the Gardens.
Food & Beverages
The Garden Terrace Café offers a delicious range of food and beverage options, open daily between 9am – 4:30pm.
Visiting Rose Week with a group?
Discounted group rates are available for groups of 12 or more adults visiting Rose Week. These rates are ONLY available via our Group Sales Team and must be purchased in advance. No group discounts are available at entry. For any function enquiries please contact our Group Sales Team.
Hunter Valley Gardens recommends guests purchase tickets on our website prior to arrival. Fraudulent tickets will not be honoured. Admission charges apply.
Rose Week activities are open during event hours only. Program subject to change. Terms and conditions of entry apply. Some activities may not open in adverse weather conditions and unscheduled maintenance.
Entry to the Gardens closes one hour before the completion of the session. Access to the entire Garden is available during Rose Week. Rides are not available during Rose Week.
Book at Harrigan's
Book at éléments bar & dining.
Contact our Groups team.
Contact our Weddings team.
Christmas Lights Spectacular 2020
Would you like to see both day and evening sessions?
Guests wishing to visit both in the day and evening sessions can receive special rates by contacting our bookings team.
Wedding Fair Map 2020
COVID-19 Special Venue Restrictions
At Hunter Valley Gardens the health and safety of our customers and staff is our top priority. We wish to reassure everyone that we follow strict health and safety regulations and are adopting the recommendations of the NSW Government.
- If you are feeling unwell, please stay at home.
- As per Government COVID guidelines, Hunter Valley Gardens must adhere to capacity restrictions. Please don’t bring additional guests that do not have a pre-purchased ticket, we don’t like disappointing anyone by not allowing them entry.
- Sanitiser stations will be available at entry points, rides and at various points throughout the Gardens.
- All guests, including children with free under 3 passes must have a valid ticket.
As the situation keeps evolving we will update our terms and conditions in line with the advice provided by the NSW Government.
Thank you for your patience at this time.
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Contact our retail tenancy team
Hunter Valley Gardens has been temporarily closed.
For the latest news and details on our re-opening, please register here.
Easy Weddings Certificate of Excellence
Hunter Valley Gardens is a COVID safe venue and the below conditions apply to all guests:
- HVG is open to all guests in line with NSW Government guidelines.
- Proof of vaccination is no longer required at entry.
- Guests will be required to sign in via a QR code prior to entry.
Hunter Valley Gardens will be operating as per the NSW Government guidelines, for information about all the guidelines visit the Service NSW website click here.
How to redeem your Dine & Discover voucher
- Using either your Service NSW app or voucher confirmation email, enter the Voucher Code provided along with your name, email address and voucher type you are redeeming
- Click ‘Redeem my Voucher’
- A confirmation message will appear, once you approve we will redeem your voucher and you agree that Hunter Valley Gardens cannot refund the voucher amount for any reason.
- You will then receive a confirmation message and email with your unique single-use discount code to use on your ticket order with Hunter Valley Gardens
- Enter your unique discount code to the ‘Apply discount code’ on the details page of our online checkout. Only one discount code can be used per order.
Itinerary
11am – Harrigan’s Hunter Valley
Chef’s selection of canapes
12 noon – Harrigan’s Hunter Valley
Entrée
Pumpkin and speck tortelloni served with pine nut, red grape, crisp sage, and beurre noisette
1pm – Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens
Main
Confit duck Maryland served with celeriac remoulade, broccolini, and orange reduction
2pm – Hunter Valley Gardens
Dessert
Passionfruit tart served with popcorn praline and whipped vanilla ricotta
Spring Talks
10:30 am Koi feeding – Oriental pagoda
12:00 pm Rose talk – Rose Garden Pavilion
1:45 pm Mosaic/Moongate – start at Garsy, centre of Mosaic Garden.
Rose Talks
10:30 am Rose pavilion
2 pm Rose pavilion