Buderim Garden Festival 2025

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Fri 17 Oct 2025 - Sun 19 Oct 2025

A celebration of Spring and community spirit!



Spring has sprung and with blooms already in bud, the annual Buderim Garden Festival is ready to show off with a mosaic of Spring colours, scents and textures, a testament to this region’s rich horticultural heritage and the dedication of its devoted gardeners. Exhibiting Buderim’s best gardens and breathtaking flower arrangements, the Buderim Garden Festival captivates and inspires the hearts of green-thumbed visitors across the Sunshine Coast and South East Queensland.



Showcased over three days, the Buderim Garden Festival is Buderim Garden Club’s signature event, a celebration of Spring, with an in-depth program of Open Gardens, the Spring Flower, Floral Art and Photographic exhibitions, competitions and plant markets. Whether you are a gardening enthusiast, a plant connoisseur or simply looking for a relaxing stroll through spectacular gardens, the Buderim Garden Festival always promises an unforgettable experience that resonates with nature’s dazzling tapestry and human creativity.



The Buderim Garden Festival program runs from Friday 17th October to Sunday 19th October and includes:

•FRIDAY 17th OCTOBER, 3.00pm to 7.00pm : FRIDAY TWILIGHT PLANT MARKET, outside on the green at Buderim War Memorial Hall (corner of Main and Church Streets, Buderim).
The Friday Twilight Plant Market will include a sausage sizzle with coffee and cakes available from the adjacent Craft Cottage. Come along early on the Friday afternoon to pick up some new plants, available in every variety, perfect to give your garden and home a fresh new look for Spring and then sit back to relax with a coffee and cake.



•FRIDAY 17th OCTOBER, 4.30pm to 7.00pm, SATURDAY 18th OCTOBER 8.00am to 4.00pm AND SUNDAY 19th OCTOBER, 8.00am to 1.00pm : SPRING FLOWER, FLORAL AND PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAYS, inside Buderim War Memorial Hall.
Take a meander inside the Buderim War Memorial Hall to be absolutely amazed by the spectacular competition entries in the Spring Flower, Floral and Photographic Show Displays.



•SATURDAY 18th OCTOBER, 9.00am to 4.00pm AND SUNDAY 19th OCTOBER, 9.00am to 3.00pm : OPEN GARDENS, purchase a ticket to gain exclusive access to six very different but all beautiful gardens across Buderim - all showcasing the diversity in size and style of gardening in this area. You will love discovering new design ideas and horticultural secrets of the best local gardeners.

SATURDAY 18th OCTOBER ONLY : A free bus service will be operating from the BWMCA Hall to take garden lovers around the Open Gardens.



•FRIDAY 17th OCTOBER AND SATURDAY 18th OCTOBER, 6.00pm to 8.00pm : This year the Buderim Garden Festival will feature something new, a garden drive through that garden lovers will be able to self-drive through, featuring a special ‘Christmas Themed’ night garden. Sounds very innovative and exciting!



•SATURDAY 18th OCTOBER, 8.00am to 4.00pm AND SUNDAY 19th OCTOBER, 8.00am to 1.00pm : PLANT MARKET, outside on the green at Buderim War Memorial Hall.



•SATURDAY 11th OCTOBER TO SUNDAY 19th OCTOBER, 9.00am to 4.00pm : GARDEN SCULPTURE EXHIBITION at Buderim Craft Cottage.
Come along to the Buderim Craft Cottage to browse and, perhaps purchase, some of the amazing art pieces on display at the Sculptured Garden Exhibition, all created and showcased by local artists.



•SATURDAY 18th OCTOBER, 8.00am to 4.00pm AND SUNDAY 19th OCTOBER, 8.00am to 2.00pm : FLORAL DISPLAY AT ST MARKS ANGLICAN CHURCH
Next door to the Memorial Hall, in the St Marks Anglican Church, visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy a divinely-inspired Floral Display, which is open to the public and included in your ticket price.



TICKET PRICES :
•Tickets are only $20 per person for a full weekend ticket, giving access to the Open Gardens and Hall Shows; or
•Only $3 per person for the Hall Shows; $5 for a family of two or more, with school children and students enjoying FREE entry.
•Discounts are also available for groups of ten or more.
Tickets and more information are available online at www.buderimgardenclub.com/festival or from the Old Post Office, Manawee Garden Centre, Buderim Newsagency or Buderim Bendigo Bank.
Tickets are already on sale here, make sure to get in quick.



Through a merging of lush local landscapes, botanical ingenuity and an abundance of community support, the 2025 Buderim Garden Festival will once again shine as a true gem in the cultural calendar of the Sunshine Coast, celebrating gardening excellence and community spirit.

Experience the enchantment of celebrating Spring in Buderim and bookmark the dates in October for the Buderim Garden Festival - it’s going to be blooming excellent!



The Buderim Garden Festival is made possible with the support of Buderim Garden Club volunteer members and proudly sponsored by Sunshine Coast Council, Buderim Bendigo Community Bank, Manawee Garden Centre, Member for Buderim Brent Mickelberg MP and TM Estate Agents.



Dates : Friday 17th to Sunday 19th October 2025; please see article for individual event times
Location : Cnr Church and Main Streets, Buderim
For more info : email: [email protected]
Or call : 0448 714 561
For the weekend's schedule, please follow this highlighted link.

Images courtesy of author, Elaine de Wet, were taken at the 2024 Buderim Garden Festival

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