Witness the Victoria State Rose Garden at its blooming best this spring as the annual State Rose & Garden Show returns to Werribee Park.
Celebrating its 10th year in 2024, this free event will take place over one colour-filled weekend, from Saturday 9 to Sunday 10 November. Whether you are a certified green thumb or a gardening novice, there’ll be something for everyone.
Across the weekend the gardens will transform into a kaleidoscope of colour as the spring sunshine lights up over 5,000 rose bushes and the manicured lawns play host to numerous garden exhibits, plant stalls, food trucks, and live music – making it a must-see event for visitors of all ages.
There will also be guided tours of the Victoria State Rose Garden, led by the enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteers who tend to and nurture the garden all year-round.
The State Rose & Garden Show is free for all ages, a gold coin donation is encouraged to assist the Victoria State Rose Garden Supporters (volunteers) with their upkeep of the garden.
Highlights of the two-day event include the following:
Event Program
- The new Gardeners’ Dome will host an impressive line-up of gardening experts including:
- Horticulturist and garden coach, Chloe Thomson
- The charismatic Vasili Kanidiadis of ‘Vasili’s Garden’,
- Local permaculture expert and founding member of Werribee Park Heritage Orchard, Scott Hitchins
- The passionate gardener and designer behind The Plummery, Kat Lavers.
- There will be free, hands-on and interactive workshops will on offer at the All Green Workshops and Café with everything from sculpting miniature ornaments for your garden with ceramist Melissa Murphy-Vella, design and create an insect hotel with Lachlan Mackenzie from the Common Ground Project, make compost tea with best-selling author and radio host AB Bishop, learn how to make and preserve Quickles with Maria Ciavarella from My Green Garden, seed planting with All Green Nursery and Garden; and create a beautiful hanging mobile for your garden or outdoor space with Emma Grace.
- Explore the various stalls featuring indoor plants, pots, gardening tools and more.
- Learn something new in the Green Hub – an interactive space which will shine a spotlight on sustainable living and gardening practices.
- Vertical arts company, SWAY will entertain attendees from above with their new gravity defying show in the heart of the Garden, promising to be a hit for all ages.
- Furals Workshop – Attendees can paint their own wooden roses and flowers to take home with them.
- Student Garden Gallery – Admire upcycled garden art from local schools.
Food and Beverage
- A range of delicious sweet and savoury foods will be available including their famous scones, jam, and cream, rose flavoured cupcakes, rose flavoured lamingtons and Persian love biscuits made with rose petals from the CWA - Point Cook Branch.
- Timboon Fine Ice Cream will be serving up tasty rose flavoured ice cream, while The Prosecco Van will add a touch of sparkle.
Attendees are also welcome to bring their own picnics a but please note BYO Alcohol is not permitted.
Further Information
Getting There & Parking
Car
There is free parking on site and event traffic management systems will be in place. Please follow all road and traffic detours and respect traffic and parking officers’ instructions to ensure you safely arrive and exit the event. We appreciate your patience and suggest that you allow extra time to get to and from the event
Principal Sponsor
FAQs
The State Rose Garden is one of Victoria’s best kept secrets, with over 5,000 roses in the beautiful grounds at the Victoria State Rose Garden at Werribee Park.
There is truly something for everyone at the event, shop the huge selection of specialty garden exhibitors with garden products, hear from garden personalities and gather tips, tricks, and knowledge on garden related topics, check out the workshops, grab a meal from a food truck and picnic amongst the glorious garden which will be held early November.
Tickets
The State Rose & Garden Show is a FREE event run by Wyndham City Council; tickets are NOT required to attend this event.
Alcohol
Please note the event site is a licensed area and alcohol is available for purchase. BYO Alcohol is strictly not permitted to be brought into the Victoria State Rose Garden.
ATM
There will NOT be an ATM onsite, all stands, and vendors will have cashless facilities.
Drones
Are not permitted at the event.
Exhibitors
There will be a range of exhibitors with garden related products available for sale, plants, pots, seeds, garden gloves and of course roses!
First Aid
A first Aid service will be onsite, located near the entry gate.
Food and Drink
There is plenty of delicious food and beverages for purchase in the garden and you are also welcome to bring along your own food.
Garden Closures
Please be advised that there will be restricted access to the garden in the lead up and over the event weekend.
Friday 8 November – Restricted access for event set up.
Saturday 9 November & Sunday 10 November (Event days) – The garden will close at the conclusion of the event at 4.00pm both days.
Monday 11 November – Restricted access for event pack down.
Lost Children
We encourage you to pick up an ID wristband at the entry or Information Marquee so we can quickly reunite you should you lose your child during the event. All lost children will be brought to the Information Marquee.
Pets
Pets are not permitted at this event; assistance dogs are permitted.
Photography/Filming
An official photographer will be taking photographs at the event. We may share these on our social media and websites. If you are camera shy and don’t want your photo taken, please let our photographer and/or our event staff know on the day.
Live streaming or broadcasting of the State Rose & Garden Show is not permitted. Commercial photography is not permitted without prior permission from Wyndham City Council. Filming/photography and other media requests can be directed to media@wyndham.vic.gov.au.
Photos: Share your photos on the day... simply upload to your Facebook or Instagram account and #stateroseandgardenshow
Respect the Garden
To ensure the garden remains in its beautiful state, we request that you respect the hard work of the State Rose Garden Volunteers by staying off the garden beds and do NOT pick the roses. Please be careful when taking photos to not walk on the garden beds as this can damage the irrigation and fragile root systems.
Toilets
There will be toilets located within the event site at two ends of the garden, including accessible facilities and baby change.
Getting to and from the Victoria State Rose Garden:
Car
There is free parking on site and event traffic management systems will be in place. Please follow all road and traffic detours and respect traffic and parking officer’s instructions to ensure you safely arrive and exit the event. We appreciate your patience and suggest that you allow extra time to get to and from the event.
Accessibility
We have a designated accessible car park for those that require close access to the event site and accessible toilets on site.
Travellers Aid will be back once again and will be supporting people with disabilities and mobility needs accessing the garden at the event. They will have wheelchairs, walkers and prams for hire ensuring that our event is inclusive and accessible for everyone.
Water
A water trailer with bottle refills and drinking taps will be available for fresh drinking water throughout the event, please be sure to bring your own water bottle!
What to Bring
Picnic rug, a hat, sunscreen, jacket, and a poncho for inclement weather. Please note there are limited shaded areas – so come prepared for rain, hail, or shine.
STILL HAVE QUESTIONS? Please contact events@wyndham.vic.gov.au
Exhibitor Applications
State Rose & Garden Show Exhibitor Applications
Applications are currently open for garden related exhibitors to put their products in front of flower and garden loving customers within the glorious grounds of the Victoria State Rose Garden. This event attracts locals and garden appreciators from afar, all looking for a fun and beautiful day out.
Exhibitor benefits:
- Connect your brand with a very targeted audience
- A mix of local and intrastate attendees
- Be seen in a positive, fun filled environment – people are there to have fun, and will associate your brand with this fun filled day
- Build brand awareness
- Get instant customer feedback
- Knowledge sharing and education
- Build membership or make sales
Key Dates & Times:
Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 November 2024
10am - 4pm both days
FREE Wyndham City event
2024 Exhibitor Packages
Standard Exhibitor - $300 + GST (normally $500 + GST)
- inclusive of 3x3 marquee, personalised event signage, 1 x trestle table, 2 x chairs
Premium Exhibitor - $450 + GST (normally $625 + GST)
- inclusive of 6x3 marquee, personalised event signage, 1 x trestle table, 2 x chairs
Not For Profit Exhibitor - $200 + GST (normally $200 + GST)
- inclusive of 3x3 marquee, personalised event signage, 1 x trestle table, 2 x chairs (Proof of NFP status will be required)
Optional add-ons if selecting a marquee package
- Additional 3x3 picket fence area $150 +GST
- Additional 6x3 picket fence area $250 + GST
- Corner site (only a limited amount available) $100 +GST
All fees are for the two-day event duration.
- Applications close strictly at 5pm Friday 26 July 2024.
- Please note that completing an application does not guarantee that you will be accepted and that not all applications will be successful. Wyndham City will make the final decision about successful applicants based on suitability and the requirements of the event and any decisions are made for the benefit of the event and guests that attend.
- You will be advised whether your application has been successful or unsuccessful by Wyndham City within two weeks of the closing of applications.
- If your application is successful, you will be required to pay all site fees within 30 days from receipt of invoice as per Council’s payment terms or your site may be re-allocated.