As you meander under majestic trees and through the lush landscapes of Adelaide Botanic Garden, an event by the world's most celebrated contemporary glass artist, Dale Chihuly, awaits you.
This year, Chihuly's Garden Cycle exhibition is making its Australian debut, exclusive to Adelaide.
As the light changes throughout the day and seasons, experience these vibrant, large-scale sculptures in the beautiful botanical destination.
A unique program of activities will compliment this major event, offering you opportunities to explore the art again and again.
Discover Chihuly's epic glass sculptures. Free entry to the outside exhibition during the day.
27 September 2024 - 29 April 2025
Explore more in this special exhibition inside the rainforest conservatory.
27 September 2024 - 29 April 2025
Be mesmerised by dramatically lit glass sculptures at this evening event.
27 September 2024 - 26 April 2025
A night of artistic discovery curated just for teacher.
Thursday 10 October 2024
Be delighted by local artists for some mid-week magic.
Wednesday evenings in October
Explore the scientific realms of glass in fascinating Science Talks.
Wednesday evenings in November
Born in Tacoma, Washington, Dale Chihuly is a celebrated artist who, for more than half a century, has been creating world-class art in a range of mediums, using both new and old techniques.
His work in glass explore translucency, light and colour, creating unique organic forms that have been presented at museums, gardens and public spaces around the globe.
Find out more about Chihuly here.
Dale Chihuly and Team. The Hotshop, The Boathouse, Seattle, 1993 © 1993 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved.
Inspired by his mother’s love of gardens and his own connection to nature, Chihuly embarked on a creative journey to develop massive architectural glass installations for display in botanic gardens.
Since 2001, Chihuly has shown these magnificent forms in cities across the USA, as well as London’s Kew Gardens and Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay.
Uniting art and nature, Chihuly’s garden exhibitions are designed to complement the environment they are placed in, delivering distinct visitor experiences wherever they are featured.
Adelaide is the first city in Australia to host a major garden exhibition by Chihuly.
Image captions (left to right)
Dale Chihuly, LIME AND LAVER TOWER (detail), 2021 Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix © 2021 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved.Dale Chihuly, CHARTREUSE HORNET POLYVITRO CHANDELIER (detail), 2001 Atlanta Botanical Garden, installed 2016 © 2001 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved.
Dale Chihuly, FLOAT BOAT (detail), 2014 Gardens by the Bay, Singapore, installed 2021 © 2014 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved.
Open from 27 September 2024 - 29 April 2025
Sunday - Wednesday: 10am - 5pm
Thursday - Saturday: 10am - 9pm
JamFactory, Australia’s leading craft and design organisation, presents the Chihuly in the Botanic Garden retail outlet.
Situated onsite inside Adelaide Botanic Garden’s Museum of Economic Botany, a range of Chihuly merchandise including books, postcards, hats, t-shirts and tote bags will be available to purchase to commemorate your Chihuly experience.
Available for the first time in Australia, JamFactory also presents a selection of Chihuly’s limited edition glass artworks and prints for the contemporary glass collector.
Chihuly in the Botanic Garden: 27 September 2024 - 29 April 2025
27 September - 5 October 2024
7.15am - 5.30pm (Mon - Fri)
9am - 5.30pm (Weekends and Public Holidays)
6 October - 14 December 2024
7.15am - 6.30pm (Mon - Fri)
9am - 6.30pm (Weekends and Public Holidays)
15 December - 27 January 2025
7.15am - 7.30pm (Mon - Fri)
9am - 7.30pm (Weekends and Public Holidays)
28 January - 5 April 2025
7.15am - 6.30pm (Mon - Fri)
9am - 6.30pm (Weekends and Public Holidays)
Free entry to the outside exhibition during the day. No tickets are required.
Adelaide Botanic Garden's main entrance is located on North Terrace, Adelaide.
There are an additional 5 entrances to the Garden located on Botanic Road, Hackney Road, Plane Tree Drive and off Frome Road.
The Botanic Gardens tram stop and bus stops are approximately 100 metres from the Main Entrance. Visit Adelaide Metro to find your route.
Ticketed car parking is available immediately adjacent to the Garden on Plane Tree Drive, off Hackney Road. Find out more about parking here.
Bicycle racks are located at each entrance. Please note that bikes and scooters can not be ridden inside the Garden.
Open daily from 8.30am - 4pm
Take in the view of the Mediterranean Garden while enjoying a barista made coffee, tea or glass of wine.
Learn more
The Botanic Lodge - coming soon!
Overlooking the Main Lake, Restaurant Botanic is a fine dining experience. The restaurant serves award-winning modern Australian cuisine, featuring fresh vegetables and herbs harvested daily from the garden, plus some of South Australia’s finest wines.
Adelaide Botanic Garden features paved and bitumen pathways throughout, with one gravel area. There are some sloped areas and uneven surfaces.
All but three artworks can be viewed easily from the pathways.
There are accessible toilets throughout the Garden, including a Changing Places facility located at the toilets between the Friends' Gate and Conservatory Gate.
All dining venues are wheelchair accessible.
More information on accessibility will be provided here soon. In the meantime, if you have accessibility enquiries, please contact us at botanicgardens@sa.gov.au or call us on 08 8222 9311.
Crown Plaza Adelaide: stay and discover Chihuly Nights package
Crowne Plaza Adelaide have created a special Chihuly Nights package, which includes accommodation for two, breakfast at Koomo and two tickets to Chihuly Nights.
InterContinental Adelaide: stay and discover Chihuly Nights package
Book a well-deserved stay at InterContinental Adelaide with their Chihuly Nights package, including accommodation for two, breakfast at the Riverside Restaurant and two tickets to Chihuly Nights.
A range of learning experiences designed to engage students of all ages!
Would you like to support the garden community and be part of something wonderful? Great, we’d love to hear from you!
Keen to partner with us on this world-class event? Email us at ABGFoundation@sa.gov.au
Enquire about our corporate ticket and hospitality offerings and entertain your clients with a sparkling evening at Chihuly in the Botanic Garden.
A donation today helps the Garden thrive in the future. Find out more or donate here.
Travel to South Australia to discover Chihuly in the Botanic Garden – and stay to explore a state that embraces creativity in all its forms.
Wander Adelaide’s laneways, stopping for lunch or a glass of local wine. Watch glassblowers at work inside JamFactory studios or stroll through the Art Gallery of South Australia.
See why Architectural Digest just named Adelaide among the world’s most beautiful cities. It’s a capital so easy to enjoy.
This Exhibition is organised by the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium in cooperation with Dale Chihuly and Chihuly Studio.
The work displayed is protected by copyright and copying is expressly prohibited.
There will be 15 artworks dotted throughout Adelaide Botanic Garden.
There will also be a collection of smaller artworks inside the Bicentennial Conservatory. This is a ticketed event called In Full Colour: Dale Chihuly.
To visit each artwork you will need to cover approximately 2 kilometres of pathways.
Depending on whether you visit each artwork and how long you take to look at them, we would recommend allowing at least one and a half hours for the outside experience.
Adelaide Botanic Garden is FREE to enter, and the outside trail is also FREE to explore during the day, up to closing time.
There is a ticket fee to attend Chihuly Nights. The cost of this event is $25 full price, $20 concession and free for children 12 years and younger.
There is a ticket fee to attend In Full Colour: Dale Chihuly, inside the Bicentennial Conservatory (10am-4pm). The cost of this exhibition is $14 full price, $12 concession and free for children 12 years and younger.
The Chihuly in the Botanic Garden exhibition will open on Friday 27 September 2024 and finish on Tuesday 29 April 2025.
You can view the artwork when the Garden is open:
27 September - 5 October 2024
7.15am - 5.30pm (Mon - Fri)
9am - 5.30pm (Weekends and Public Holidays)
6 October - 14 December 2024
7.15am - 6.30pm (Mon - Fri)
9am - 6.30pm (Weekends and Public Holidays)
15 December - 27 January 2025
7.15am - 7.30pm (Mon - Fri)
9am - 7.30pm (Weekends and Public Holidays)
28 January - 5 April 2025
7.15am - 6.30pm (Mon - Fri)
9am - 6.30pm (Weekends and Public Holidays)
Chihuly Nights will be open from 6.45pm-10pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday Nights from 27 September - 14 December 2024. This is a ticketed event.
Chihuly artworks can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Chihuly Nights will feature live acoustic music and is suitable for all ages.
This event will go ahead rain or shine. As an outdoor experience, we recommend dressing for the weather and wearing adequate footwear for walking. Please bring your umbrella or suncream and hat, depending on the weather forecast.
During times of high heat stress, opening times for In Full Colour: Dale Chihuly (which is inside the Bicentennial Conservatory) may change.
Food and drink can be purchased at Evergreen Deli, within the garden.
Botanic Lodge will also open soon.
There is also a fine dining experience at Restaurant Botanic.
Free water fountains/bottle refill stations are dotted throughout the garden.
You are encouraged to take photos of this Chihuly exhibition for personal use, and please tag #ChihulyinAdelaide #Chihuly and #AdelaideBotanicGarden on your social media.
However, please note that commercial photography is strictly prohibited and each artwork is copyright of Chihuly Studio.
Drones are not permitted in or over Adelaide Botanic Garden or Botanic Park.
Third parties may request to take or use images of the artwork through Artists Rights Society for copyright clearance.
Please do not touch the artwork, or step into any garden beds. Thank you for your cooperation.
Got another question? No worries! Get in touch with our friendly team at botanic.exhibitions@sa.gov.au or call us on 08 8222 9311.
