Events

Make potato prints. Create cards to send to friends and relatives. Let the tropical greenery inspire you.

The Royal Academic Orchestra celebrates the 250-year anniversary of composer Ludwig van Beethoven with a series of concerts during the year of 2020. 

Infuse your soul with flowers among blossoming apricots, citruses and other Southern plants in the Linneanum orangery. See highlights from our collection of Mediterranean orchids. Two Saturdays and Sundays in March the orangery is open 12-15. Those days the friends of the gardens, Linnés Vänner, will be your hosts and there will be a temporary museum shop.

THIS CONCERT IS CANCELLED! Members of the Royal Academic Orchestra performs chamber music by Beethoven. 

THIS CONCERT IS CANCELLED! The Arkadia quartet, an ensemble with members of the Royal Academic Orchestra, performs chamber music by Beethoven and Haydn.

Make a little person out of a potato! For children 5-15 years. At 1 pm you can ask a biologist about potatoes. How do they grow and why are green potatoes poisonous?

Help us to tidy up Carl Linnaeus' meadows efter the winter. We clear the meadows from branches, rake them, light fires and learn more about 18th century farming. There are hot dogs and soft drinks for all helpers. Don't miss out on a great opportunity to experience Swedish spring in a vibrant historical environment!

Illustrations of bulbous plants from Olof Rudbeck the Elder’s magnificent Book of Flowers. All plants selected were cultivated in the Linnaeus Garden by Rudbeck in the 17th century.

Meet spring in the Linnaean Gardens of Uppsala. Enjoy the seasonal flowers, explore Carl Linnaeus' homes in town and in the country and have a "fika" or lunch in the garden cafés.

THIS CONCERT IS CANCELLED. Welcome to the Royal Academic Orchestra´s concert where the orchestra performs R. Strauss: Oboe concerto and P. Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 ”Pathétique”. 

Family day at Linnaeus' Hammarby. Learn about beehives and make homes for pollinating insects.

Many of the plants that are considered Linnaean relicts and part of the genetic material he used for his research blossom at this time of year at Linnaeus' Hammarby. See this year's art exhibition, and join a guided tour of the manor house in English at 12.30.

Time travel to the 18th century, hear the rustle of silk skirts, see silver shoe buckles glisten, and sample artisan foods. Meet scientists, experiment, and learn more about Linnaean science. Guided tour in English at 11.30 and 14.30.

THIS CONCERT IS CANCELLED. Members of the Royal Academic Orchestra performs chamber music togehter with the pianists Andreas Kreuger and Saeri Ueno.

Welcome to join a guided tour of our beautiful historic gardens, every Saturday and Sunday June-August. The tour starts at the Tropical Greenhouse.

Historians, art historians and biologists lead guided tours in Linnaeus' home and garden.

Join Uppsala University Switzerland Alumni Chapter (UUSAC) for a visit to the magnificent Zürich Opera.

Boules tournament arranged by Upsala Petanque Club.

An opportunity to see the flower of the giant water lily, Victoria amazonica, and the pithaya in blossom. They open out at dusk, but not every night. Updates (in Swedish) on Facebook.
Opening hours: Thursday–Saturday 6pm–9pm.

Family day at Linnaeus' Hammarby. You can buy sheepskins, cheese, bread, vegetables and honey at the small and genuine fair, where there will also be craft stands and second hand sellers. The children can try on 18th century clothes.

The Botanical Garden provides an ambient setting for moving meditation, Japanese martial arts, classical music, and a traditional fire show. Watch ceremonial archery. Try your hand at origami, learn about kimonos and witness a Japanese tea ceremony in the orangery. Explore the Tropical Greenhouse and hear the frogs sing. If you are lucky, the giant water lily will show you its flower.

Suitable for ages 6 to 15, the Tropical Greenhouse.

Explore plants from the South. On Museum Day all museums in Uppsala offer free entrance.

Forget winter for a while in the green, light and warm environment of the Tropical Greenhouse. Take a stroll through the rainforest or charge your batteries by the banana tree and meditate to the song of frogs.