New Zealand’s premier garden event runs from the 5-8 November 2020

Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough, New Zealand’s premier garden event, was dreamt up by gardeners for gardeners. A celebration of Marlborough's stunning landscape, it showcases the very best the region has to offer with garden tours, garden-themed workshops and social events.

The full-day and half-day garden tours encompass everything from compact designer gardens in the heart of town to breath-taking country estates. Take the opportunity to brush up on your skills and horticultural knowledge by learning from New Zealand and international experts and mingle with like-minded gardeners and guest speakers at the Saturday night Garden Party.

The festival culminates on the Sunday with the Garden Fête, with over 200 stallholders offering the very best New Zealand produce. Entrance to the Fête is free so bring the family and enjoy a full day's entertainment.

With the stunning Marlborough Sounds on its doorstep, rugged mountain ranges, fertile plains and world-class Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough has a lot to offer – so stay for the whole weekend, or longer! 

As a committee and office team, it’s a real privilege for us to be involved with this great event. We love what we do and we hope you’ll love visiting us in Marlborough to take part. We bring a variety of interests and backgrounds to the event, but we all share a common belief and purpose: a love and passion for gardening and good living as a way of life, and pride in planning, promoting and hosting what we’re sure will be an extra-special gathering.

The four-day festival involves a huge range of people who generously give their time to bring together the best event of its kind in New Zealand. Volunteers include tour guides, registration staff, workshop hosts and assistants, fete site staff, refreshment and food providers, and many others. Thanks especially to the many Marlborough garden owners who work tirelessly throughout the year and open their amazing environments for others to share in and be inspired by. Behind Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough is a whole community of people, who come together to ensure we bring you a truly unforgettable weekend.

We invite a very high calibre of guest speakers to our workshop programme.

This is a wonderful opportunity to brush up on your skills, deepen your horticultural knowledge and learn professional gardening tricks and tips from prominent New Zealand and international gardening experts.

Workshop venues will be allocated closer to the event weekend and will be notified upon registering at the Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough Headquarters.