Community & Nursing Home Bus Tours

If you are a nursing home, retirement village or community disability group with your own mini-bus, we invite you to

Floriade, Australia’s Biggest Celebration of Spring will return to Canberra’s beautiful Commonwealth Park, from Saturday 13 September to Sunday 12 October.   

Floriade celebrates its 38^th year with the theme: Science and Nature, transforming Commonwealth Park into a dynamic space of discovery and learning, all set amongst one million beautiful blooms.  The garden bed designs, and festival program have drawn inspiration from the most recognised scientific fields of physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology and botany, and we invite you to dive into nature’s laboratory as you celebrate the arrival of spring.

Looking to book an on-site bus tour for your nursing home, retirement village or community disability group?

Floriade is inviting groups who have their own minibus to book an on-site bus tour for their residents/members. This tour allows your passengers to see Floriade from the comfort of your bus as you tour the park.

If you are interested in booking a tour, please register your organisation by emailing events@act.gov.au

We will email everyone on the registration list on July 1 2025, with the booking link and any further information. Availability is limited and conditions apply. 

Bookings will open on Tuesday 1 July at 10:00am and will be available on a first come, first served basis.

Frequently Asked Questions about Floriade Bus Tours.

Tours will be available on weekdays, Monday 15 – Friday 19 September and Monday 22 – Friday 26 September, at the following times: 

10:00am
10:30am
11:00am
2:00pm
2:30pm
3:00pm

The tour takes approximately 15 minutes, but you are permitted up to 25 minutes for your allocated timeslot.

Yes, you can make multiple bookings to bring additional groups to tour Floriade. To do Yes. Nursing Home, Retirment Village or Community Groups will be allowed a maximum of two bookings each. To do this, please make separate bookings for each tour timeslot. If you book more, we will only take the first two bookings placed.  

The maximum vehicle size allowed is a 25-seater bus, as the park is open to the general public during the tour times. 

The tour is free. Other costs such as catering for your passengers and staff are your decision and responsibility. 

No. To ensure the safety of all attendees, only one bus is permitted inside the park at a time. If you wish to bring more than one bus you will need to make separate bookings for each bus.

Once your booking is confirmed online, you will need to send the following documentation to Events ACT at events@act.gov.au.

A copy of the driver’s licence of the person who will be driving the bus
Compulsory Third Party Insurance (CTPI) for the bus
Vehicle Insurance certificate for the bus
Public Liability Insurance certificate

An email will be sent Tuesday 1 July at 10:00am with the link to book your preferred timeslot. Please email events@act.gov.au to get added onto the email list for this information to be sent to you.

You will need your vehicle registration number to complete your booking. 

Please contact us at events@act.gov.au, and we will add you to a waitlist for any potential openings.