Events Calendar
Storytelling every day at Eden
Storytelling sessions happen at 12pm and 2pm, normally in the Citrus Grove in the Mediterranean Biome but check the noticeboards around the site for the exact location.
Every dayPrice: free (included in normal admission price)
Exhibition of work by Bright Young Things
A follow-up exhibition to our Bright Young Things event (28 January 2012), featuring photography and art created by talented teenagers from the South West.
Sat 28 Jan – Fri 24 Feb 2012every day until Fri 24 Feb 2012 .Price: free (included in normal Eden entry price)
Ice skating on our beautiful rink
Our magical ice rink is back with a new glacial theme for winter 2011/12. In addition to our general skating sessions, there are skating lessons, and sessions for toddlers, 6-12 year-olds, as well as experienced skaters.
Every day until Sun 26 Feb 2012 (except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day)Price: £5 (an Eden admission ticket is also required)
Tots Rocks kids' event, Eden Cafe in St Austell
Tots Rocks introduces children up to the age of five to music in a fun and playful way. The sessions will focus on musical games, singing, movement and hand percussion. Teacher Roger Luxton has previously worked as a drum technician for Blur, Oasis, The Verve, Prodigy and Primal Scream.
9.30am – 10.30amEvery second and fourth Wednesday of the month.Price: freeGig at Cafe in St Austell: Cole Stacey, Jenny Lindfors and Pepe
Cole performs live with guitar, vocals and piano, and is always accompanied by one or two supremely talented multi-instrumentalists
Fri 3 Feb 2012Price: £4 / £3 members
Free entry weekend for local NHS/Blue Light workers
Eden wouldn’t be the success it is without the invaluable support of our local friends, which is why we run special offers for locals from time to time. Please bring proof of employment (eg a payslip or ID badge).
Fri 3 – Sun 5 Feb 2012Fri 3, Sat 4 and Sun 5 FebPrice: free
Horticulture Course: Seed Propagation
Venue: Watering Lane Nursery. For the fourth year, the Eden Horticultural Team, in partnership with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), is offering a programme of one-day practical gardening courses at the Eden Project sites.
Sat 4 Feb 201210am – 4.30pmPrice: £50
Creative neighbourhood planning workshop
This three-day camp for community groups will give you the skills you need to create a vision for the future of your neighbourhood, and to make the most of new planning legislation which gives the public more opportunities to get involved. Come along and hear from inspirational speakers and discover the amazing stuff that communities are already doing for themselves.
Sun 5 – Tue 7 Feb 2012Price: free (now fully booked)Gig at Cafe in St Austell: The Peoples String Foundation, Sion Russell Jones
Two acts destined for great things in 2012.
Fri 10 Feb 2012Price: £4 / £3 members
Gardening workshop: growing vegetables from seed
This one-hour workshop, taught by the Eden Project gardening team, will teach you all you need to know about growing vegetables, such as beans, from seed. It's one of a series of seven self-contained courses which take place in Truro Library. It runs at 10am, 12pm and 2pm.
Fri 10 Feb 2012Price: £8.5 We advise you to book in advance
Chocolate Jungle: family fun at our chocolate festival
Come to our chocolate festival to find out the fascinating story of this 'food of the gods' and, of course, taste it!
Sat 11 – Sun 19 Feb 2012Price: free (included in normal admission price)
Building a botanical institute (nearly) from scratch
Dr. S. H. Sohmer, President of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT), shares his personal experience of how the organisation has grown from a three-man crew operating in a warehouse space, in 1993, in to the impressive institute of the present day.
Mon 13 Feb 20123pm – 4pmPrice: free Please book a place via friends@edenproject.com or 01726 811932Gig at Cafe in St Austell: Son of Eagle, Megan Henwood
BBC Young Folk Award Winner Megan Henwood and upcoming nu folk band Son Of Eagle.
Fri 17 Feb 2012Price: £4 / £3 membersGardening workshop: growing plants from cuttings
This one-hour workshop, taught by the Eden Project gardening team, will teach you all you need to know about growing plants from cuttings. It's one of a series of seven self-contained courses which take place in Truro Library three times a day - at 10am, 12pm and 2pm.
Fri 17 Feb 2012Price: £8.5 We advise you to book in advanceGardening workshop: how to pot on young plants
This one-hour workshop, taught by the Eden Project gardening team, will teach you all you need to know about potting on your young plants. It's one of a series of seven self-contained courses which take place in Truro Library three times a day - at 10am, 12pm and 2pm.
Fri 24 Feb 2012Price: £8.5 We advise you to book in advanceGig at Cafe in St Austell: Ellen and the Escapades, Rosie Vanier, Gary Stewart
While Ellen and the Escapades’ music is delicate, bitter-sweet and soul searching, Rosie Vanier’s is bewitching, intriguing and beguiling.
Fri 24 Feb 2012Price: £5 / £4 members
Trisomy 21 photography exhibition
This exhibition of photographs of Cornish people challenges the common perception of Down's syndrome, presenting personalities first and diagnosis as a secondary aspect.
Tue 28 Feb – Tue 27 Mar 2012Price: free (included in normal admission price)