Create a cyanotype photograph using fresh cuttings from the homestead gardens

Join David Watson of Millpost to hear how broad scale Permaculture Design, home food production and revegetation have made the farm profitable and resilient in the face of climate change

Explore the evolution and history of the Lanyon Homestead gardens

Local musicians Jenny Gall and David Game will perform songs and music that carry on the traditional celebration of harvest

Step into the stories at Lanyon Homestead and back to a time before the nation's capital

Join Ngunawal custodian Mr Wally Bell on a walk at Lanyon Homestead to learn about Aboriginal connection to the area and the Murrumbidgee River

Get your hands dirty and make your own mini garden

Is your garden bursting with beans? Do you have tons of tomatoes or avalanches of apples?

Gather at the riverside to hear celebrated Wiradjuri man, Duncan Smith OAM, share his Aboriginal Dreamtime stories

Enjoy the slow delights of watercolour mixing and painting

What could be more relaxing than the feel of clay between your fingers and a restoring cup of tea?

Enjoy the meditative qualities of freestyle stitching with artist Naomi Zouwer

ACT Historic Places properties will be closed to the public over the Christmas / New Year period on the following…

Children will take a tour around the gardens to look at and sketch the wonderful trees and plants