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Friends’ Events

From inspiring trips and Garden tours to botanical workshops and engaging lectures, we offer a wonderful range of events for Friends

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Throughout the year, the Friends programme features a diverse mix of activities — from one-day visits to outstanding gardens, to seasonal talks, lectures, and relaxed social gatherings here at the Garden. Scroll down to see our full list of events, exclusively for Friends of the Garden. 

Booking Information (BOOKINGS OPEN 8 JUNE, 10am)

Tickets for all Friends’ events are available via the Garden’s online ticketing system.

To book:

  • Browse and select from the events listed below
  • Log in to your Friends account using your registered email address
  • Purchase tickets online HERE

Helpful Booking Tips

  • Please use the email address linked to your Friends membership. For joint memberships, this is the primary email used for renewal communications.
  • Creating a new account with a different email address will not link to your membership, and you will not be able to book Friends’ events.
  • No booking code is required — the system will automatically recognise your membership status.
  • Event details will be emailed to once bookings close – 5 days before the event, unless otherwise stated.

Need Help?

Please visit our frequently asked questions page here. If you have any questions, please contact the Friends at friends@botanic.cam.ac.uk.

Important Information

  • Bookings operate on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Guest tickets for non-members accompanying a Friend may be released, subject to availability, and with an additional charge.
  • If an event is fully booked, please email the Friends to join the waiting list.
  • Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable unless an event is cancelled.
Friends' Evening 2026

Friends' Evening 2026

Afterhours Garden access, and drinks on the Main Lawn (no tour)
Friends’ Table

Friends’ Table

Every third Tuesday of the month, 10:30am (no booking required)
Friends' Outing: Helmingham Hall Gardens

Friends' Outing: Helmingham Hall Gardens

Coach Outing to Helmingham Hall Gardens, including a tour
Friends' Outing: Fuller’s Mill

Friends' Outing: Fuller’s Mill

Coach Outing to Fuller’s Mill, with an introduction by the garden's team
Friends' Outing: Leicester Botanic Garden and Attenborough Arboretum

Friends' Outing: Leicester Botanic Garden and Attenborough Arboretum

Coach Outing to Leicester Botanic Garden, including tea and cake.
Friends' Outing: Bressingham Gardens

Friends' Outing: Bressingham Gardens

Coach Outing to Bressingham Gardens, including tour, tea, and cake
FULLY BOOKED: Friends' Tour: Clare College Garden

FULLY BOOKED: Friends' Tour: Clare College Garden

Tour of Clare College with Head Gardener
FULLY BOOKED: Friends' Tour: Churchill College Garden

FULLY BOOKED: Friends' Tour: Churchill College Garden

Join Churchill College's Head Gardener for a tour of their grounds
Friends’ Annual Lecture - Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser: Plant economics: invest, defend or save for an unrainy day?

Friends’ Annual Lecture - Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser: Plant economics: invest, defend or save for an unrainy day?

Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser is Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Cambridge.
Friends' Workshop: Wreath Making

Friends' Workshop: Wreath Making

Our popular Christmas wreath workshops return!
Join the Friends - signing up is easy!

Join the Friends - signing up is easy!

We'd love you to be our Friend
The Wildlife Trust BCN Membership Offer for CUBG Friends

The Wildlife Trust BCN Membership Offer for CUBG Friends

CUBG Friends can enjoy discounted membership of the Wildlife Trust BCN
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