Visits to gardens

Rendez-vous at the gardens on the theme of the 5 senses

Publié le 22 mai 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

The 21ste editing Go to the gardens will be held from may 31 to june 2, 2024. Throughout France, hundreds of public and private gardens open their doors during these 3 days. The theme of this year's event is "The 5 Senses in the Garden". Discover the program!

For more than 20 years, the Rendez-vous aux jardins has been sponsored by the Ministry of Culture to allow visitors to discover exceptional parks and gardens throughout the country.

The event also gained a European dimension in 2018 on the occasion of the European Year of Cultural Heritage. 550 gardens have been opened to the public in some 20 countries (Andorra, Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, etc.).

This celebration is an opportunity to highlight the actions of private and public garden owners and the Ministry of Culture in restoring, conserving, maintaining and promoting this heritage.

Sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch: the garden awakens all the senses. The 2024 edition will offer throughout the weekend thousands of activities, for all audiences, novices and enlightened amateurs :

  • fun and educational workshops;
  • guided tours;
  • sensory experiences;
  • demonstrations of know-how by professionals in botany;
  • exposures;
  • musical walks;
  • etc.

Discover the full program using a map showing all events in regions and favorites 2024.

Please note

As every year, the first of the 3 days will be dedicated to school audiences: visits will be organized to some gardens on Friday 31 May, upon prior registration.

FYI  

Introduced in 2004, the label " Remarkable garden distinguishes public or private gardens and parks of cultural, aesthetic, historical or botanical interest. It is awarded by the Ministry of Culture for a renewable period of 5 years.

Learn more about the 2024 Garden Events.

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