Events i The Botanical Garden
Year around we offer guided tours and other events in The Botanical Garden. You can listen to music, attend theatrical performances or by food and plants at a market day. Several associations offer the opportunity to exercise in the garden: boules, tai chi, yoga.
During the summer, June – August, we offer guided tours of the garden all Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm. The tours begin at the Tropical Greenhouse.
Programme 2023
Local and nutritious

At harvest time this year many events will focus on beans.
Upcoming events
Day of Roses July 6
The Botanical Garden

Join our rose expert on a guided tour in Swedish.
Exercise – recreation – culture
Ride your bike to Linnaeus' Hammarby or wander in the cultural reserve there.Give Qi Gong, Yoga, Taiji or boules a try in the Botanical Garden.
Buy tickets for a theatre performance or concert. Enjoy art works, beautiful flower beds and silence. Study, read a book or enjoya tea or coffee break. In our gardens there is room for both rest and exercise!
Workout in the gardens in 2023
For current information, contact the organizers.
Boules greens in the baroque garden: Singelklubben and Upsala Pétanque Club practice boule in the Botanical Garden Sundays May–September, and Mondays and Thursdays May–August, respecively. Contact them if you want to try your hand at pétanque.
Qigong at Sorbusplan (corner Norbyvägen-Villavägen, at the Nordic Africa Institute): Mondays 12 June – 31 July, 17:30–18:30. For up-to-date information see the website of the organizer Biyunföreningen Gröna Draken.
Summer yoga in the Botanical garden: usually Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, May – August. For more information, on the Facebook page Sommaryoga i Uppsala.
The Botanical Garden: opening times
The Park
- May–September: 7:00–21:00
- October–April: 7:00–19:00
The gate at Villavägen 8 is closed due to construction works. It will re-open late spring 2024.
The Tropical Greenhouse
- June–August: Tuesday–Friday 9:00–16:00, Thursdays 9:00–18:00, and Saturday and Sunday 11:00–16:00.
- September–May: Tuesday–Friday 9:00–15:00, and Saturday and Sunday 12:00–15:00.
The Orangery, Linneanum
- September–May: Tuesday–Friday 9:00–15:00, and Saturday and Sunday 12:00–15:00.
Closed on public holidays.
Opening times during public holidays may vary.
Opening times during events in the Botanical Garden may also vary.
The park and gardens
June–August: Saturdays and Sundays at 14:00 (13:00 in Swedish)
Tropical Greenhouse
October–May: First Sunday of the month (in Swedish)
The guided tour in Mars cancelled
Fee 50 SEK, includes entrance fee to the Tropical Greenhouse, where the guided tour starts.