State Rose and Garden Show

The Victoria State Rose Garden is Australia’s largest and best-maintained public rose garden. So make sure to stop by in November to enjoy the annual State Rose and Garden Show hosted in the gardens.

Held during the beautiful Melbourne Spring season, you won’t want to miss the blooms at this year’s annual State Rose and Garden Show. The free event will take place over two fantastic days in November.

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. The manicured lawns will play host to numerous garden exhibits, plant stalls, food trucks, and live music, making it a must-see event for visitors of all ages.

The State Rose & Garden Show is free for all ages; however, a gold coin donation is encouraged to assist the Victoria State Rose Garden Supporters (volunteers) with maintaining the garden.

The highlights of the two-day event include the following:

• The Gardeners’ Dome will host an impressive line-up of gardening experts covering a broad range of gardening topics, including everything from fruit tree planting and grafting to how to maintain your garden tools. Speakers include 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, and Kat Lavers, the passionate gardener and designer behind The Plummery.
• Green Hub is an interactive space that will promote sustainable living and gardening practices, including free gardening advice.
• Free, hands-on, interactive workshops will be offered at All Green Workshops and Café. Highlights include sculpting miniature ornaments for your garden with ceramist Melissa Murphy-Vella, designing and creating an insect hotel with Lachlan Mackenzie from the Common Ground Project, making compost tea with best-selling author and radio host AB Bishop, learning 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.
• The incredible aerial artists SWAY will return with a new, gravity defying show as they perform high above the garden.
• The Country Women’s Association (CWA Point Cook) are also back by popular demand, serving their famous scones, jam and cream, rose-flavoured cupcakes, rose-coloured lamingtons and Persian love biscuits made with rose petals. A range of other tasty bites will also be on offer from onsite food trucks.
• Timboon Fine Ice Cream will serve tasty rose-flavoured ice cream, while The Prosecco Van will add a touch of sparkle. Add to the mix the chilled sounds of an acoustic set, and attendees have all the essential ingredients for a leisurely picnic on the lush green lawns.
• Plus, much more! This includes guided tours of the Victoria State Rose Garden, led by enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteers who tend and nurture the garden year-round.

Getting There

Located just 30 minutes West of the Melbourne CBD, on-site parking and event traffic management systems will be in place. So, there is no better excuse for a spring picnic with family and friends amongst the shade of the blooming rose vines.

By Car
Address: Gate 2, K Road, Werribee South 3030

From Melbourne:
Victoria State Rose Garden is located 35 kilometres west of Melbourne’s city centre, on the Princes Freeway. It is a short 30-minute drive from the city over the Westgate Bridge or via the Geelong Road. Take the Werribee / Werribee South exit to K Road.( Exit 19, C108 )

Enter via Gate 2 off K Road onto Main Drive. (also the address of Werribee Mansion & the Zoo)

From Geelong:
It is a 40-minute drive along the M1. Take the C109 exit towards Werribee from the M1 Freeway. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Princess Highway. Turn right at T intersection (Synnot St). Turn right onto Duncans Rd (C108). Turn right onto K Road. Take the first right at Gate 2, Main Dr.

By Public Transport:
Step 1. From Melbourne:
Catch a train from the Melbourne CBD to Werribee station (travelling on the Werribee Line).
Step 2. From Werribee station:
Catch bus 439 (Werribee South) from Werribee station to the Rose Garden, Werribee Mansion & Zoo.

From Geelong:
Step 1: Catch a train from Geelong to Wyndham Vale Station (travelling on the Melbourne train).
Step 2: From Wyndham Vale Station, catch the Bus 190 Werribee Station and go to Werribee station.
Step 3: From Werribee Station, catch Bus 439 Werribee South to the Rose Garden, Werribee Mansion, and Zoo.