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)
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: free
Free entry weekend for local members of HM Forces
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 6 – Sun 8 Jan 2012every day until Sun 8 Jan 2012 .Price: free
Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition
One of the most prestigious competitions of its kind, the stunning images shine a spotlight on some of the rarely seen wonders of the natural world. Co-owned by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine, the exhibition showcases over 100 winning and commended photographs.
Fri 6 – Sun 15 Jan 2012Every day until 15 Jan 2012.Price: free (included in normal admission price)Free entry weekend for people with a St Austell postcode
Eden wouldn’t be the success it is without the invaluable support of our local friends, which is why we run special offer for locals from time to time. Please bring proof of address.
Fri 13 – Sun 15 Jan 2012Fri 13, Sat 14 and Sun 15 JanPrice: free
Horticulture Course: Soils and Composting
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 14 Jan 201210am – 4.30pmPrice: £50
BBC Stargazing LIVE at Eden: astronomy event
Join us for the official BBC Stargazing LIVE event for the South West! At this free event you'll be able to explore the stars with high-powered telescopes.
Tue 17 Jan 20126pm – 9.30pmPrice: freeCANCELLED: Cafe Conversation: Community and social enterprises
This event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Wed 18 Jan 20126.30pm – 8.30pmPrice: free
Gardening workshop: organising your veg plot
This one-hour workshop, taught by the Eden Project gardening team, will teach you all you need to know about organising your vegetable plot. 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 20 Jan 2012Price: £8.5 We advise you to book in advanceFree entry weekend for volunteers and charity workers
Eden wouldn’t be the success it is without the invaluable support of our 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 20 – Sun 22 Jan 2012Fri 20, Sat 21 and Sun 22 JanPrice: freeGardening workshop: grow a curry on your windowsill
This one-hour workshop, taught by the Eden Project gardening team, shows you to grow exotic herbs and spices in a small space. 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 27 Jan 2012Price: £8.5 We advise you to book in advanceFree entry weekend for members of Scouts, Guides, Boys Brigade and Girls Brigade
Eden wouldn’t be the success it is without the invaluable support of groups like the Scouts and Guides, which is why we run special offers from time to time. Please bring proof of membership (eg ID badge or item of uniform).
Fri 27 – Sun 29 Jan 2012Friday 27, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 JanPrice: free
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)
Bright Young Things arts and music showcase
A vibrant event showcasing young talent in the South West, including dance, photography, art, film and music. Winners from our Bright Young Things competition will be performing their work throughout the day, and under 18s can come to Eden to watch for free.
Sat 28 Jan 2012Price: free (included in normal admission price)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: 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 membersHorticulture 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 membersGardening 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 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 membersGardening 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 advance
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)
Spring at Eden
Our gardens in full spring bloom are stunning, and we also put on special events for kids and families over the Easter and half-term.
Thu 1 Mar – Thu 31 May 2012Throughout the springPrice: £23 (adult), £16.50 (concessions), £9.50 (children)Gig at Cafe in St Austell: The David Goo Variety Band
Their rocking live shows feature a mad mix of other musicians, comedy and even magic!
Fri 2 Mar 2012Price: £4 / £3 membersGardening workshop: growing in small spaces
This one-hour workshop, taught by the Eden Project gardening team, will teach you all you need to know about container gardening in small spaces. 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 2 Mar 2012Price: £8.5 We advise you to book in advance
World Pasty Championships
Is your Cornish pasty the tastiest? Enter our contest, endorsed by the Cornish Pasty Association, to be in with the chance of being crowned champion of pasty making.
Sat 3 Mar 2012Price: free (competition entry price to be confirmed)Friends event: pasty making demonstration
Following the inaugural World Pasty Championships at Eden on Saturday 3rd March, join the team behind our special Eden pasties as they give you a demonstration on how to make the perfect Cornish pasty.
Tue 6 Mar 20121pm – 2.30pmPrice: £7 Includes a pasty lunch.
Carbon Management in the workplace - March
A one-day course for Cornish businesses, taught in association with Cornwall College and the Environmental Skills Network, leading to a nationally recognised qualification.
Wed 7 Mar 2012Price: £250Gig at Cafe in St Austell: Kirsty Mcgee, Julian Gaskell (TBC)
Kirsty has been nominated twice for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and was winner of the 2011 Best Live Performance Album in the Independent Music Awards.
Fri 9 Mar 2012Price: £4 / £3 membersCornwall flood risk debate
One of our series of Cafe Conversations held in the informal setting of Eden's Cafe in St Austell town. This debate will give people from Cornwall the chance to feed into government policy on flood risk, exploring how local authorities, agencies and insurers can work together better to deal with local flooding, Please reserve your place by contacting Janine Kelk on jkelk@edenproject.com or 01726 818848.
Wed 14 Mar 20125.45pm – 8.30pmPrice: free Please bookFriends event: Med Biome tour
In this behind-the-scenes tour of the Mediterranean Biome, horticulturalist Catherine Cutler guides you through some of the spring highlights as well as letting you in on our planting plans, while pollinator David Diaper shares the stories behind the plants.
Thu 15 Mar 201212pm – 1.30pmPrice: free to Eden FriendsFree gig at Cafe in St Austell: Philippa Hanna
Come and enjoy music and stories from Philippa for free at this event by LIVE: St Austell.
Thu 15 Mar 20127.30pm – 11pmPrice: freeGig at Cafe in St Austell: Bartoune
Bartoune shake up the traditional gypsy jazz formula with their unusual trio, adding baritone sax to the guitar and double bass combo.
Fri 16 Mar 2012Price: £4 / £3 members
Mining and the environment lecture
A public talk on environment and mining, given by Dr Saleem H. Ali, Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Vermont. He’ll be lifting the lid on the mining industry, exploring how it can affect mineral-rich countries, and looking at more sustainable ways of extracting and using mined resources throughout our economies. Please book your place by contacting Laura Guy on lguy@edenproject.com or 01726818597.
Fri 16 Mar 20121pm – 2pmPrice: free Please bookHorticulture Course: Vegetative 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 17 Mar 201210am – 4.30pmPrice: £50Gig at Cafe in St Austell: Cam Penner and Jon Wood
In a complicated world, Cam Penner finds beauty in simplicity, with an honest, spare approach to folk music that is refreshing.
Fri 23 Mar 2012Price: £8 / £7 members (£5 in advance)Friends event: carbon matters
Join Paul Holmes, Eden’s Sustainable Business Development Manager as he gives us an exclusive insight into the challenges businesses face as we enter the new low carbon economy, and how these challenges will affect us as individuals going forward.
Thu 29 Mar 20126pm – 7.15pmPrice: free to Eden Friends
Film screening: The Island President
Join us for the UK premier of The Island President film screening in the Gallery (inside the Visitors’ Centre). The new film focuses on recently ousted Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, who has become one of the leading international voices for urgent action on climate change. To book a seat email carli@juliusbrighton.com
Fri 30 Mar 20127.30pm – 9pmPrice: £5Gig at Cafe in St Austell: Gren Bartley, Matt Woosey
Poetic lyrics, “effortlessly astonishing” guitar playing, and a wide range of influences: songs to scythe back the overgrown.
Fri 30 Mar 2012Price: £4 / £3 members
Hevva Hevva! climate change exhibition
An exhibition showcasing artwork by emerging artists and designers from across University College Falmouth as part of Cape Farewell’s SHORTCOURSE/UK – representing their creative response to a series of short, rural expeditions made around the landscapes of Cornwall in the context of climate change.
Wed 11 Apr 2012Price: free Included in Eden admission
Fabulous Jubilee Thrones
See the fruits of an arts collaboration between eight Cornish schools, designer makers, and Eden's Big Lunch initiative. Primary school kids were asked to imagine that they were expecting ‘a very important visitor’ to their Diamond Jubilee celebrations, and to build them a throne. Exhibition in the Core.
Thu 12 Apr – Mon 4 Jun 2012Open every day in the CorePrice: free Included in Eden admissionGig at Cafe in St Austell: Bierre de Luxe, Thomas Ford
Young, Cornwall-based gypsy jazz band Bierre de Luxe with the one-man blues show that is Thomas Ford.
Fri 13 Apr 2012Price: £4 / £3 members
Freaky Nature: the strange world of plants
You’ll discover exploding plants, sticky plants, smelly plants and even carnivorous plants that bite back!
Mon 16 Apr – Fri 1 Jun 2012Open every dayPrice: free (included in normal admission price)Carbon Management in the workplace - April
A one-day course for Cornish businesses, taught in association with Cornwall College and the Environmental Skills Network, leading to a nationally recognised qualification.
Tue 17 Apr 2012Price: £250
Lenticular art exhibition by Michèle Noach
The Arctic Poppy Chronicles exhibition explores the beauty and vulnerability of one of the world’s most northerly growing plants.
Wed 18 Apr – Mon 9 Jul 2012Open every dayPrice: free (included in normal admission price)Friends event: tour of the Eden nursery
Meet our new Nursery Manager James Wagstaffe as he gives you an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Eden Nurseries where we nurture our plants, including our rainforest giants. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
Thu 19 Apr 201210am – 11.30amPrice: £5 includes tea and cake
Rainforest debate with George Alagiah
Join George Alagiah and a panel of experts as they discuss the plight of the rainforests and solutions to protect them. Tickets include admission to the Eden Project site, including our Rainforest Biome, from 3pm.
Fri 20 Apr 20127pm – 9pmPrice: £10 Free for studentsGig at Cafe in St Austell: Laish
Their sound falls somewhere between the wit and joy of Herman Dune and the darkly lush arrangements of James Yorkston.
Fri 20 Apr 2012Price: £4 / £3 members
Earthquake student performances
An offering of performances and spontaneous workshops across site by students from across the South West as part of their Earthquake collaboration. Includes the likes of music in the Med Biome and textile workshops in the Core.
Fri 20 Apr 2012Price: free Included within Eden admissionStorytelling every day
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)Gig at Cafe in St Austell: Tony Haven
Tony Haven is an acoustic guitar lap-tapping talent, who blends a wide range of genres into his playing.
Fri 27 Apr 2012Price: £3
Days of Clay archive film
A screening of archive film footage showcasing the story of the China Clay industry in Cornwall. Doors open at 7pm and refreshments are available. Booking is advisable, via 0845 0509 429 or enquiries@azook.org.uk
Sat 28 Apr 20126.30pm – 8pmPrice: free Booking is advisableGig at Cafe in St Austell: Hans Chew
Hans Chew delivers powerful medicine, a resurrection of rock n roll as unique as it is traditional. It's Jerry Lee Lewis on a Nick Cave trip, Floyd Cramer as the Night Tripper; it's Leon Russell tickling James Booker in the backseat of Little Richard's Cadillac.
Fri 4 May 2012Price: £5 / £4 members
Massage in the Mediterranean Biome
Relax in the tranquil surroundings of our Biome with a professional massage by a member of the Back-Rub Team. Each massage lasts 15 minutes.
Tue 8 May – Wed 31 Oct 2012Every day (except some Sundays) between 12.30pm and 4.30pmPrice: £10 for 15-minute back rubGig at Cafe in St Austell: Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin, and Emily Howard
Recently described by folk superstar Seth Lakeman as “authentic, haunting roots music from a first class duo”.
Fri 11 May 2012Price: £4 / £3 members
The Green Fingered Fete and plant sale
This year's plant sale will feature themed stalls, including the Allotment, the Flower Garden and Tropical Treasures, as well as children’s activities, a gardeners' question time and a plant tombola. The money raised will go towards Eden's charitable projects.
Sat 12 May 201210am – 3pmPrice: freeGig at Cafe in St Austell: Joanna Chapman-Smith, Jaron Freeman-Fox and Katie Marie
Echoes of jazz and eastern European gypsy music. Frivolous and playful but sometimes disciplined, soulful and melodically pure.
Fri 18 May 2012Price: £5 / £4 members
Day of fun celebrating the Torch Relay
Be here to celebrate the Torch Relay. We've planned a fun-packed day of activities for the whole family on Saturday 19 May.
Sat 19 May 2012Price: free (included in normal admission price)Gig at Cafe in St Austell: Harry Bird and the Rubber Wellies
A homegrown collection of songs exploring love, faith and displacement in a contradictory world of loss and laughter.
Fri 25 May 2012Price: £4 / £3 membersCarbon Management in the workplace - May
A one-day course for Cornish businesses, taught in association with Cornwall College and the Environmental Skills Network, leading to a nationally recognised qualification.
Wed 30 May 2012Price: £250Gig at Cafe in St Austell: Paper Aeroplanes and Jess Morgan
Paper Aeroplanes are taking those words that you hear in your head and shooting them across the ether. Come fly with them…
Fri 1 Jun 2012Price: £4 / £3 members
Summer fun at Eden
Eden buzzes with excitement during the summer, with loads to do for kids and families, and everyone else! This includes play events and our Sessions one-day music festivals. More details will be available soon...
Fri 1 Jun – Fri 31 Aug 2012Throughout the summerPrice: £23 (adult), £16.50 (concessions), £9.50 (children)
Freaky Nature: half-term activity
Explore the strange world of plants: you’ll discover exploding plants, sticky plants, smelly plants and even carnivorous plants that bite back!
Sat 2 – Sun 10 Jun 2012Every day during the half-termPrice: free (included in normal admission price, except Sticky Seeds, cost: £2.50 per person)
The Big Lunch
Take part in the nationwide get-together for neighbours – a great excuse to get to know people, try new things and have a party!
Sun 3 Jun 2012Price: freeGig at Cafe in St Austell: 3 Daft Monkeys
Winners of Spiral Earth Awards “Best Live Act 2011”, 3 Daft Monkeys have become one of the most popular touring bands on the UK festival scene.
Fri 8 Jun 20127pm – 10pmPrice: £8 (£7 members)Horticulture Course: Review Day
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.
Fri 15 Jun 20129am – 3.30pmPrice: £50Horticulture Course: Assessment Day
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 16 Jun 20129am – 3.30pmPrice: £50
Eden Sessions comedy festival: Tim Minchin plus special guests
The Aussie comic singer will perform his hilarious show at Eden in a welcome return for comedy to the Sessions.
Sat 23 Jun 2012Price: £35 plus booking feeEden Sessions music festival: Example plus Devlin
Example brings his chart-topping anthems to Eden, with special guest hip hop/grime MC, Devlin.
Sat 30 Jun 2012Price: £35 plus booking feeEden Sessions music festival: Folk Session: Frank Turner plus more
Come and see the leading lights of the folk revival play a one-day folk festival at Eden.
Sun 1 Jul 2012Price: £35 plus booking fee
Eden Sessions music festival: Plan B plus guest artist
Urban superstar Plan B will perform his stunning stage show with soulful hits from his number one album, The Defamation of Strickland Banks, at our one-day music festival.
Fri 6 Jul 2012Price: £35 plus booking feeEden Sessions music festival: Blink-182 plus guest artist
See the Californian pop-punk superstars perform their energetic tunes at Eden, including hits such as All The Small Things.
Sun 8 Jul 2012Price: £35 plus booking feeEden Sessions music festival: Noah and the Whale, and The Vaccines
Come and see two of the hottest indie bands in the UK play a one-day folk festival at Eden.
Wed 11 Jul 2012Price: £35 plus booking fee
NoFit State Circus presents BIANCO (preview night)
Following last year's critically acclaimed sell-out show, Labyrinth, NoFit State Circus comes back to the Eden Project during summer 2012 to perform a thrilling new show.
Sat 28 Jul 20127.30am – 9.30pmevery day until Sun 29 Jul 2012 .Price: £25 (adult), £17.50 (concessions), £15 (children)NoFit State Circus presents BIANCO
Following last year's critically acclaimed sell-out show, Labyrinth, NoFit State Circus comes back to the Eden Project during summer 2012 to perform a thrilling new show.
Mon 30 Jul 20125.30pm – 9.30pmPrice: £25 (adult), £17.50 (concessions), £15 (children)NoFit State Circus presents BIANCO
Following last year's critically acclaimed sell-out show, Labyrinth, NoFit State Circus comes back to the Eden Project during summer 2012 to perform a thrilling new show.
Fri 3 – Mon 27 Aug 2012Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and MondayPrice: £25 (adult), £17.50 (concessions), £15 (children)NoFit State Circus presents BIANCO
Following last year's critically acclaimed sell-out show, Labyrinth, NoFit State Circus comes back to the Eden Project during summer 2012 to perform a thrilling new show.
Fri 31 Aug – Sun 2 Sep 2012The final performances of the run on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night.Price: £25 (adult), £17.50 (concessions), £15 (children)
Growing Outdoor Learning in the Primary School
A one-day practical training event celebrating the opportunities for outdoor learning, school gardening and outdoor play, on 28 September 2012. Ideal for primary teachers, EYFS practitioners and school leaders.
Fri 28 Sep 2012Price: £60 + VAT (£50 + VAT if book before 30 June)Botanical illustration course
A three-day ‘introduction to botanical drawing and illustration’ course, set in the rich surroundings of Eden’s gardens, guiding beginners and improvers through the basics of creating beautiful botanical drawings.
Fri 5 – Sun 7 Oct 2012Three days' tuitionPrice: £180