Calling all budding green thumbs! Gather the whole family for a fun, community celebration of seeds and home gardening at the beautiful Adelaide Botanic Garden.

Saving seeds is a great way to cut down on gardening costs and protect biodiversity, but best of all it’s a great way to connect with a community of like-minded garden lovers by swapping and sharing your saved seeds.

We wanted to create a seed swap event that everyone can enjoy, seed-saver or not, so we bring you: The Great Botanic Seed Swap and Share!

Bring in your saved seeds to share, and leave with something new to plant in your garden. If you don’t have any saved seeds, don’t worry! For a small donation, you can purchase tokens to swap for seeds. This means that everyone gets to take part and share the bounty, with all donations going directly to the South Australian Seed Conservation Centre.

There is plenty to see and do, with stall holders, kid's activities, guest appearances, live music, and even a sausage sizzle!

Join the team at the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium to celebrate growing, sharing and connecting through seeds this Nature Festival.

Scroll further down this page to see Plan Your Visit below for more information on how to be involved in this day.

This event is a fundraiser for the South Australian Seed Conservation Centre. Your ticket includes entry to the event; some activities have a small additional cost of $2.00. Profits from this day will be donated to the science and conservation work of the South Australian Seed Conservation Centre.

Dates: Sunday 11 October 2026

Times: 10:00am - 12:00pm and 12:15pm - 2:15pm

Location: Rose Garden Pavilion, Adelaide Botanic Garden (C6 on the map)

Tickets: $15.00 per person

Children 12 and under are free, ticket required