📍 Amsterdam, Netherlands

📅 November 27, 2025 - January 18, 2026

14th edition with theme 'Legacy' - Amsterdam's canals become an open-air art route with floating light sculptures, projections, and interactive installations by international artists. Enjoy via walking route or boat tour.

📍 Bangkok, Thailand

📅 December-January

International garden design festival

📍 Berlin, Germany

📅 November 13, 2025 - January 12, 2026

Over 30 light installations at the Botanic Garden Berlin with Christmas light dances, sparkling stars, and breathtaking soundtracks. Nature and technology unite in magical harmony.

📍 London, United Kingdom

📅 November - January (running through December)

London's most enchanting festive light trail with botanical landscapes illuminated in dazzling color, featuring brand-new creations from world-renowned artists.

📍 Online, Italy

📅 On-demand, self-paced

Comprehensive Italian gardening course covering design and plant nursery management. ECVET certified with transferable credits. Cost: €220. Can be recognized by universities.

📍 Online, Portugal

📅 On-demand, 4 weeks

Portuguese garden planning course. 20 hours across 22 lessons. Official SIGO certification registered in Passaporte Qualifica. Cost: €54.90. Covers garden types, budgeting, design, construction, maintenance.

📍 Online, United States

📅 On-demand, 2 weeks

FREE Spanish organic gardening course (Latin America). 80 hours covering plant biology, composting, pest control, harvesting. Diploma with international validity available for small fee adjusted by country.

📍 Allschwil (Basel), Switzerland

📅 2026 (dates TBA)

Seasonal organic gardening workshop series for children near Basel by Bioterra. Hands-on learning about biological gardening, native plants, and sustainable food growing through the seasons at Baselmattweg community garden.

📍 Zurich, Switzerland

📅 January 15, 2026

Educational tour at University of Zurich Botanical Garden exploring the geographic origins of popular houseplants from around the world. Learn proper care techniques based on plants' native habitats and climate needs.

📍 New York, New York, United States

📅 Through January 2026 (running through December)

Experience a botanical winter wonderland with the iconic Holiday Train Show at New York Botanical Garden, featuring trains navigating through a landscape of buildings made from natural materials.

📍 Essen, Germany

📅 Late January (January 28-31, 2025)

World's leading horticultural trade fair

📍 Online, Italy

📅 On-demand, self-paced

Italian accredited natural gardening course. Covers organizing green spaces and plant wellness. Cost: €58-99. Available on Emagister platform with 24/7 access.

📍 Online, United States

📅 Academic semesters

15 credit hour undergraduate certificate, 100% online. Covers plant breeding, sustainable agriculture, landscape design. No campus visits required.

📍 Online, United States

📅 Next session: January 9 - April 9, 2026

100% online, 13-week asynchronous course. Same content as Master Gardener training but no volunteer hours required. Cost: $560. Includes lifetime alumni community access.

📍 Online, Brazil

📅 On-demand, self-paced

FREE Brazilian Portuguese gardening course by STIHL. 4 modules: gardening basics, specialization, landscape design, and business. Certificate upon completion. Learn from Brazil's top gardening experts.

📍 Lucerne, Switzerland

📅 2026 (early spring)

Annual seed exchange event at Löwenplatz in Lucerne organized by Bioterra. Swap organic and heirloom seeds with fellow gardeners, discover rare vegetable varieties, and learn seed-saving techniques for food sovereignty.

📍 Online, France

📅 On-demand, self-paced

French beginner gardening course. 67 chapters, 2.5 hours content. Covers soil, plants, pests, composting, tools. Cost: €19.90/month subscription. 4.3/5 rating from 6,769 learners.

📍 Online, France

📅 Periodic sessions, 8 weeks

FREE French MOOC on ecological gardening. 8-week course covering gardening with nature principles. Created by botanical associations. Open to all skill levels.

📍 Zurich, Switzerland

📅 January 6, 2026, 12:30

Year-in-review guided tour at University of Zurich Botanical Garden featuring 2025 highlights and exclusive preview of upcoming 2026 exhibitions, new plantings, and special events. Perfect start to the new garden year.

📍 Online, Netherlands

📅 On-demand, self-paced

Dutch sustainable gardening school. Courses on vegetable gardening, composting, soil life, natural planting, herb spirals. Cost: €49-119 per course. Written by expert gardeners.

📍 Online, United States

📅 Next session: January 5 - March 10, 2026

Online, self-paced 10-week course. Covers ecology, botany, IPM, soils, native plants, vegetables. Based on Master Gardener training. Cost: $225. No volunteer hours required.

📍 Online, United States

📅 Registration deadline: January 16, 2026

16-week online course via Zoom. Covers botany, soil fertility, insects, diseases, vegetable production. Cost: $400 (in-state) / $550 (out-of-state).

📍 Valkenburg, Netherlands

📅 November 14, 2025 - January 4, 2026

Unique underground Christmas market held in historic caves, including Velvet Cave Christmas Market, Municipal Cave Christmas Market, Christmas in MergelRijk, and Winter Wonderland Valkenburg.

📍 Zurich, Switzerland

📅 December 9, 18, 2025 & January 6, 2026

Special winter greenhouse tours and exhibitions: 'With Thread and Color in Dialogue with Plants' (Dec 9), 'It's Green and Blooming - Outwitting Winter' (Dec 18), and 'Through the Seasons: Highlights 2025 & Preview 2026' (Jan 6). Explore tropical plants during winter.

📍 Online, United States

📅 September 15, 2025 - February 15, 2026

Two courses: "Gardening in America" and "Ecological Gardening". 7 modules each, 9-12 hours to complete. Cost: $95 (members) / $120 (non-members). Earn 10 CEUs.

📍 Chandigarh, India

📅 February-March

Celebration of Asia's largest rose garden

📍 Chiang Mai, Thailand

📅 Early February (first weekend)

Colorful flower displays and parades

📍 Hamilton, New Zealand

📅 February-March

Summer garden events and concerts

📍 Paris, France

📅 February

International plant trade show

📍 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

📅 February-March

Annual celebration of early spring blooms

📍 Various, Japan

📅 Late March to Early April

Traditional cherry blossom viewing across Japan

📍 Orlando, Florida, United States

📅 March to June (March 5-June 2, 2025)

Disney's spectacular garden and flower festival

📍 Zurich, Switzerland

📅 March 15, May 3, June 14, August 23, 2026 (Saturdays 9-13h)

Four-module organic gardening course for children by Bioterra (Swiss organic gardening association). Experience a full garden season from spring planting through summer harvest, learning sustainable growing methods and nature connection.

📍 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands

📅 December 13, 2025 - March 8, 2026

One of Europe's largest ice sculpture exhibitions featuring unique sculptures by international artists from around the world. Experience a frozen wonderland of artistic ice creations.

📍 Lisse, Netherlands

📅 March to May (March 20-May 15, 2025)

World's largest spring flower display with millions of tulips

📍 Online, Portugal

📅 March - July 2025

Portuguese garden design course. 120 hours. Official SIGO certification. Cost: €90-150. Available online or hybrid. Project-based learning for beginners. No prerequisites.

📍 Morelia, Mexico

📅 March-April

Spring flower festival in historic city

📍 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

📅 Early March (first week of March)

America's largest flower show

📍 Shanghai, China

📅 March-April

Major spring flower exhibition

📍 Srinagar, India

📅 March-April

Asia's largest tulip garden

📍 Amsterdam, Netherlands

📅 April

City-wide tulip displays and events

📍 Erfurt, Germany

📅 Rotating location, typically April-October

Major German garden exhibition held every two years

📍 Brussels, Belgium

📅 April-May

Spring flower festival in castle grounds

📍 Gothenburg, Sweden

📅 Spring (April-May)

Historic garden society flower exhibitions

📍 Dublin, Ireland

📅 Late May-Early June

Ireland's largest garden festival

📍 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

📅 May (May 8-24, 2025)

World's largest tulip festival

📍 Córdoba, Spain

📅 May

UNESCO-listed courtyard garden competition

📍 London, United Kingdom

📅 Late May (May 20-24, 2025)

The world's most prestigious flower show

📍 Girona, Spain

📅 May

City-wide flower displays in historic courtyards

📍 Online, Italy

📅 On-demand until June 30, 2026

FREE Italian course on historic garden management. Covers garden history, aesthetics, regulations, conservation techniques. Open badge certification. Funded by Italy's National Recovery Plan (PNRR).

📍 Surrey, United Kingdom

📅 Early July (July 1-6, 2025)

Large garden festival in historic palace grounds

📍 Singapore, Singapore

📅 July-August (biennial)

Asia's premier garden and flower show

📍 Namaqualand, South Africa

📅 August-September

Spectacular wildflower displays across the region

📍 Holambra, São Paulo, Brazil

📅 September

Latin America's largest flower festival

📍 Canberra, Australia

📅 September to October (September 14-October 13, 2025)

Largest flower festival in the Southern Hemisphere

📍 Online, Netherlands

📅 September - November 2025 enrollment

Dutch nature-friendly garden course by IVN Nature Academy. 6 modules on sustainable gardening, wildlife attraction, soil health. Cost: €24.95. Certificate upon completion. 8 months access.

📍 Singapore, Singapore

📅 September-October

Lantern displays and cultural celebrations

📍 Lake Como, Italy

📅 September-October

Prestigious garden show in Villa Erba

📍 Melbourne, Australia

📅 September-October

Spring tulip display in Melbourne

📍 Tokyo, Japan

📅 October

Major garden and landscaping trade show

📍 Online, United Kingdom

📅 Registration opens October 1, 2025

RHS Level 2 Certificate via PropaGate Learning platform. 2 years access to materials. Videos, lessons, activities, quizzes. Cost: £975. Start anytime format.

📍 Online, Spain

📅 October 2025, 50 hours

FREE Spanish government-funded gardening course. 50 hours covering soil, construction, plant morphology, ornamental plants. Official diploma from Ministry of Labor. For workers and self-employed in Spain.

📍 Christchurch, New Zealand

📅 November

South Island's premier garden show

📍 Basel, Switzerland

📅 December 2025

Guided Christmas tour through charmingly illuminated Basel during Advent, featuring the historic Botanical Garden of the University of Basel (established 1589, Switzerland's oldest botanical garden).

📍 San Antonio, Texas, United States

📅 December 13, 2025, 10 AM - 12 PM

Family-friendly workshop for creating homemade botanical gifts featuring candle making with wax, pressed flowers, and optional essential oils. Perfect for holiday gift-giving.

📍 Paris, France

📅 December 2025

Monumental lanterns and dazzling light installations at Jardin des Plantes, often highlighting endangered species from around the world in one of Paris' most enchanting winter traditions.

📍 Brooklyn, New York, United States

📅 December 10, 2025, 6-9 PM

Learn to assemble and decorate beautiful holiday garlands using fresh botanicals at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Perfect for creating festive decorations for your home.

📍 Rotterdam, Netherlands

📅 December 2025

Sustainable Christmas market at Trompenburg Botanical Gardens featuring over 50 local and sustainable stalls, Christmas greenery direct from the garden, food vendors, workshops, and live music performances.

📍 Zurich, Switzerland

📅 December 18, 2025, 18:00

Evening winter greenhouse tour at University of Zurich Botanical Garden showcasing tropical and subtropical plants that thrive during cold months. Learn how plants adapt to survive winter and discover warm-weather species in three climate zones.

📍 Málaga, Spain

📅 December 2025

Titled 'Stela. The Journey of the Star of the Orient', featuring millions of lights along a 2-kilometer route with artistic installations transporting visitors to Persia, Bethlehem, and Babylon.

📍 Brooklyn, New York, United States

📅 December 2025

NYC's most dazzling light show celebrating the beauty of nature in winter on an enchanting trail animated by light, color, and sound at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

📍 San Francisco, California, United States

📅 December 2025

Holiday lights illuminate San Francisco Botanical Garden with spectacular displays celebrating the beauty of plants and nature during the festive season.

📍 Washington, DC, United States

📅 December 2025

Holiday exhibit at the United States Botanic Garden featuring festive displays and botanical decorations celebrating the season with a prehistoric twist.

📍 Zurich, Switzerland

📅 December 9, 2025, 12:30

Guided exhibition at University of Zurich Botanical Garden exploring botanical art, plant-inspired textiles, and the creative dialogue between nature and human craftsmanship. Experience the intersection of botany and artistic expression.