VanDusen Botanical Garden admission

Save 15% on regular admission when you purchase a 10-visit pack. Tickets can be used for any visitor so you are welcome to bring a friend or family member with your 10-visit pack.

10-visit packs are available for purchase at the VanDusen admission desk and are not sold online. 10-visit pack passes will not be replaced if lost or stolen. 

Prices do not include GST.

Important note 10-visit packs are valid for 2 years. Tickets are not valid for special events. 

Unless noted that an event is included with general admission, special events rates apply at Garden events.

Coupons, discount offers, and admission vouchers are not valid during special events. These include the Tourism Challenge Privilege Pass, Vancouver Inspiration Pass, Leisure Access Pass, Entertainment Book coupons, and Viator, Expedia, and VanPass vouchers.

However, these discounts and offers can be used if the event is included with regular admission.

Special events include:

• VanDusen Festival of Lights
• Sakura Days Japan Fair
• All British Field Meet

Activities

Kids can ask for a Junior Birder Challenge from our admissions staff and complete the challenge for a prize.

Adult supervision

One adult, senior, or youth can supervise and accompany up to five children 0 to 4 years of age. For example, at least two adults, seniors, or youth must accompany a group of six to ten children in the 0 to 4 age category. This ratio is not applicable for daycares and school groups that have booked through our education department. 

The minimum age to visit the Garden without an adult or guardian is 13 years of age (a youth). A 13 year old may visit with younger children and without an adult or guardian present (for example: younger sibling or babysitter).

If you require an attendant

Purchase a ticket for yourself and let a staff member know that your attendant is accompanying you. They will be provided with free admission.

Leisure Access Program (LAP)

City of Vancouver residents who have been approved for the Leisure Access Program are eligible to receive a 50% discount on general admission and Garden memberships.

To purchase a general admission ticket at the discounted Leisure Access Program rate, present your valid LAP card at the admissions desk upon arrival. Tickets cannot be booked online in advance at the LAP rate.

To purchase a Garden membership at the discounted Leisure Access Program rate, present your valid LAP card at the VanDusen or Bloedel admission desk, or phone the VanDusen admission desk (604-257-8463) or Bloedel admission desk (604-257-8584 ) to purchase your membership over the phone. Garden memberships cannot be purchased online at the LAP rate.

LAP important information

Find out more about the Leisure Access Program. Applications for LAP cannot be processed at the Garden or Conservatory.

• For the purchase of dual or multi-person membership (for example, a membership with more than 1 pass), each individual must have an active LAP pass to be eligible for the 50% membership discount.
• The LAP pass must be approved and active on the account at the time of purchase. Refunds are not available in the case that a member is approved for the LAP after purchasing a membership.
• Discounts can only be applied to membership purchases made in-person and when LAP is approved and active; LAP discounts do not apply for online membership purchases.

Free admission

VanDusen Botanical Garden and Bloedel Conservatory offer free regular admission to all self-identifying Indigenous Peoples under the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation’s First Nations, Metis, Inuit (FNMI) Access Policy.

This offer is available in-person at the admission desks and is not valid for special events. 

The FNMI policy is informed by the spirit of Truth and Reconciliation, the Vancouver Park Board’s 11 Reconciliation Strategies, and the City of Vancouver’s UNDRIP Action Plan PDF file (614 KB), specifically Action Group 13: Cultural Access.

We work with Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh to support the right of cultural access, review existing policies, and legislation that are barriers to this right, and recommend necessary changes.

Free programming

The Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association (VBGA) offers free educational programs at VanDusen Botanical Garden and Bloedel Conservatory to members of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Contact [email protected] to book.

Ticket disclaimer

Tickets are non-refundable and cannot be re-sold. Tickets obtained from sources other than our website may be lost, stolen, or counterfeit, and if so, are void.

If in our sole discretion, we determine that a person is re-selling any ticket(s), we reserve the right to revoke and cancel the order and the related ticket(s) and will not permit any future purchases by that person or any affiliated person. We reserve the right, without compensation or refund of any amount paid, to revoke tickets, refuse admission, or dismiss, any person whose conduct management deems disorderly or fails to comply with policies or rules/regulations of the venue.

Exchanges

You can exchange your general admission ticket(s) up to 12 hours before your scheduled booking. Exchanges are subject to availability.

• If you have a Showpass account, you can request an exchange External website, opens in new tab
• If you do not have a Showpass account, you can make one and connect your original ticket purchase External website, opens in new tab
• Alternatively, contact Showpass directly to initiate an exchange.