ADELAIDE HILLS
GARDEN AFFAIR
An event for the love of gardening
Sunday 3rd May 2026 10am to 3.30pm
Stangate House and Gardens, Aldgate S.A.
Adelaide Hills Garden Affair Returns Bigger and Better in Autumn 2026
Gardening related stalls with plants galore, garden décor and accessories, tools, gardening experts, hands on activities for all ages, art and refreshments.
Inspiration Hub includes exciting Speaker Program with key note speaker Sophie Thomson and hands-on learning experiences.
Interest in gardening in a changing world is growing rapidly so come along to learn and enjoy.
Early-bird Tickets on sale now
If you would like to be part of the buzz in 2026
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The award-winning Adelaide Hills Garden Affair returns to Stangate House and Gardens, Aldgate SA on Sunday May 3, 2026, coinciding with spectacular autumn foliage of the Adelaide Hills.
This one-day event is a must-attend for garden lovers, offering a day of learning, connection and exploration.
If you love gardening? -- Want to know more? Come along to celebrate gardening and all its benefits - learn from the experts, make connections, feed your curiosity and increase your gardening know-how.
Make a day of it, bring your friends.​
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Inspiring Activities for all: Hands-on activities and special programs designed for all age groups, including children. An exciting Speakers' Program and a chance to meet gardening experts in the new Inspiration Hub providing ideas and practical advice for gardening in changing conditions.
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With thanks to support from Neutrog Australia, we are please to announce that our key-note speaker is S.A.’s passionate gardener and horticulturalist Sophie Thomson. Sophie is a well-known author, media personality and presenter on ABC's Gardening Australia and talk-back radio. ​
With over 60 stalls, buy from specialty gardening related stalls, with plants galore, garden décor, garden suppliers and services, art, new gardening techniques, tools, food and refreshments. In 2026, the Garden Affair will be expanding to spill onto adjacent Euston Road and the Aldgate Hut Community Centre.
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Come celebrate gardening. Perfectly timed just one week before Mother’s Day, join us at the Adelaide Hills Garden Affair at Stangate House and Gardens. It's time to embrace the beauty of nature and let your love for gardens bloom!
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Adelaide Hills Garden Affair Inc. sincerely thanks our volunteers and supporters, without whom the 2026 event would not be possible.
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You too can be part of this fabulous event. If you are interested in offering financial or in-kind support or volunteering in any way Contact us.
This event is a not-for-profit, volunteer run enterprise and cannot happen without our valuable supporters. Find out about our 2024 sponsors and supporters here and support these generous local organisations.
Disability access: Regrettably, reasonable mobility is required at this 3-level garden venue. Stangate House and Gardens are not suitable for disability scooters or self-propelled wheelchairs. Patrons with walking frames would only be able to safely negotiate the paths with direct assistance though with consideration that paths between the entry gates and flat lawn areas are on a slope.
No pets are allowed at this event. Essential assistance dogs excepted.
