
FinishedAuburn, New South Wales
Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival 2026: dates, tickets and what's blooming
The Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival is held at Auburn Botanic Gardens in Sydney's west, where more than 200 cherry trees flower through the Japanese garden in late winter. Cumberland City Council runs nine days of Japanese food, cultural performances, guided forest walks, origami workshops and a quiet Zen Zone. Tickets are sold online only, with none at the gate. The 2026 festival ran 22 to 30 August and has finished, so watch for next year's tickets from around July.
- Dates
- 22 August to 30 August 2026
- Price
- Adults $17.65, children 5 to 16 $9.60, family $44.50, online only
- Where
- Auburn Botanic Gardens, Auburn, NSW
- Hours
- 9am to 4.30pm daily
- Getting there
- Parking near the gardens is restricted. Free shuttle buses ran between Auburn station and the festival every 15 to 20 minutes, 8.30am to 5.30pm each day.
Dates checked on the organiser's site on 26 September 2026.
What's blooming

Where it is, and what's nearby
Auburn Botanic Gardens
Auburn
Best: August to SeptemberBeing confirmed
Sydney Flower Market
Flemington · 5 km away
Best: all yearBeing confirmed
Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Sydney · 18 km away
Best: August to OctoberBeing confirmed
Corbett Gardens
Bowral · 88 km away
Best: September to OctoberBeing confirmed