2026 Festival Leaflet
Please note:
THERE ARE NO TOILETS IN ANY OF THE PRIVATE FESTIVAL GARDENS .
Toilets are available at:
Blue Mist Cafe: 7.30am - 2pm Fri and Sat. Closed Sun and Mon
Canton Palace Restaurant: 11.30am - 2pm and 5pm - 8.30pm each day
Conservation Hut: 8am - 3pm each day
Fed Cafe: 8am - 4pm Fri and Sat, 8am - 3pm Sun. Closed Mon
Lovebites Coffee Co: 8am - 4pm Fri and Sat, 8am - 3pm Sun. Closed Mon
Schwarz Bakery Patisserie: 7am - 5pm each day
The Falls Takeaway: 9am - 8pm Fri, 9am - 7.30pm Sat and Sun. Closed Mon
Wenty Kebabs & Pizza: 12pm - 8pm Fri - Sun. Closed Mon
La Famiglia Restaurant: 4pm - 9pm Fri - Sun. Closed Mon
BLACKHEATH:
Blaq at the Kyah: 13-17 Brightlands Rd. www.thekyah.com.au/blaq
FOR THE 4 DAYS OF THE FESTIVAL
Bygone Beautys: Open 10am - 5pm each day
Chelsea Cake Shop: 7am - 5pm each day
Fairmont Resort Blue Mountains: Open
Freudian Sip Cafe: Open 8am-3pm each day
Gia Cafe & Bistro: Fri-Sun 8.30am-3pm, 5.30pm-8pm. Mon 8.30am-3pm. Tue/Wed closed. Thu 8.30am-3pm.
Jiggle Korean BBQ: 11.30am - 3pm (Tu-Sat) and 4.30pm - 10pm (Tu, W, Th,Sun) and 4.30pm - 11pm (F, Sat). Closed Mondays
Leura Cafe: Open 8am - 3pm each day
Leura Chinese Restaurant: 11.30am - 2.30pm and 5pm - 9pm Fri, 11.30am - 2.30pm and 5pm - 10pm Sat and Sun, closed Mondays
Leura Golf Club: Open 9.30am-4.30pm for the 4 days of the Festival
Leura Gourmet: 8am-5pm each day
Lily's Pad Cafe: 8am-3pm each day
Mountain Heritage Hotel Restaurant: 7am-10.30am daily (breakfast), 12pm-2pm daily (lunch), 5pm-9pm daily (dinner).
Mountain High Pies (on the highway between Leura and Wentworth Falls): 6am - 4pm each day
Mr Collins of Leura: open for weekend lunches and dinner Thu - Mon
Pizza Sublime: 10am - 7pm each day
Polar Bear of Leura: Open Thu - Tue for lunch and dinner
Red Door Cafe: 7am - 3pm. Closed Sunday and Mondays
Sorensens Glasshouse:10am - 3pm Fri, 9am - 3pm Sat, Sun. Closed Monday however garden is open
Sparrows Cafe Leura: 6am - 2pm. Closed Mondays
Thai Square Leura: 11.30am -10.00pm Fri and Sat, 5pm - 9.30pm Sun, Monday
The Alexandra Hotel: Open
The Wayzgoose Diner: 9am - 5pm Fri-Sun, 9am - 4pm Monday
Ticket Prices for 2026
Tickets for gardens and buses are available online and it's simple to buy them....just go to this link:
https://www.trybooking.com/events/1605204/sessions/6524213/sections/3103282/tickets
Available from the 1st August.
Tickets may also be purchased in person during the Festival at Festival Headquarters located outside Leura Fairways Retirement Village (19-21 Fitzroy Street Leura), at the Festival Stand in Leura Mall near the old Post Office, and all Garden gates.
Eftpos will be available at Festival Headquarters in Fitzroy Street, at the Festival Stand in Leura Mall near the Station and at all garden gates.
Tickets may also be purchased at each garden using a QR code.
Please note that strollers must not be taken into any garden, and children must at all times be accompanied by an adult. We would ask, too, that you please keep a close eye on your children as it is very easy for plants to be damaged. DOGS (except for assistance dogs) or other animals ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ENTER ANY GARDEN. Visitors to gardens must stay on paths at all times and keep out of areas marked 'no entry'. Accessibilty can be a problem so visitors are advised to assess their individual needs. .THERE ARE NO TOILETS IN FESTIVAL GARDENS.
For public transport information, and to plan your trip, visit www.transportnsw.info and click on Plan Your Trip, or call 131500.
How to get from garden to garden
The Festival shuttle bus service runs between all Leura, Katoomba and Wentworth Falls gardens approximately every 20 - 30 minutes. A bus will also run between Leura Station and the Wentworth Falls gardens. Bus ticket puchase is available online, Festival HQ, the stall in the Mall and all garden gates. Cost - $10 for an all-day ticket. Children under 16 are free.
The first bus leaves Leura Station at 9.30am each day for Leura and Katoomba gardens and 10.30am for Wentworth Falls gardens.The last bus departs the station at 4.30pm for the final circuit.
Free entry for tour leader and coach captain of groups of 10+. A group is a minimum of ten paying visitors.
Please note, there is good coach parking adjacent to Festival Headquarters in Fitzroy Street, Leura.
There is no necessity to book in advance for visits during Festival dates and times, however, we do prefer to know when to expect you.
We run a Ticket and Sales office on the kerbside in Fitzroy St, Leura. (See map in our brochure, or copy a map from this website. See Group Checkpoint on map.)
We will assist you, give your group full colour Festival brochures and issue you with a Group Ticket / Tax Invoice / Receipt. This document will give you entry to all gardens you have paid for, and your driver will, of course, receive a brochure with a map and any directions as needed. Your Ticket / Receipt will be valid for all days of the Festival so that you may stay overnight and fit your garden visits into your programme as it suits your group.
Tickets may be purchased on the Festival website from 1 August 2026. Tickets may also be purchased at our Fitzroy Street HQ, using Visa or Mastercard. We do not accept vouchers without prior arrangement. Visiting, say, three gardens of your choice, on the days to suit you, is all done with the use of the Group Ticket / Invoice / Receipt. Gardens are all accessible to a drop off from your coach and turning spaces are there where you need them. Ask on arrival at Ticket Sales in Fitzroy St.
For further information regarding group bookings, please ring the Festival phone on 0494756499 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Disabled Access
Many private gardens are not designed for wheelchair access, although there are some gardens where a part inspection is possible with interesting views of the garden and scenery. We will assist in this regard; the person in the wheelchair enjoys free entry, and so does the carer. Please make arrangements prior to visit.
*Click on link below*
https://www.trybooking.com/events/1605204/sessions/6524213/sections/3103282/tickets
2026 Spring Festival Dates:
Friday 2 October
Saturday 3 October
Sunday 4 October
Monday 5 October
GARDENS ARE OPEN FROM 9.30AM - 4.30PM
Think Spring, Think Leura! 2026
Please note that there are no toilets in the private gardens in this year's Festival.
You can also follow the Festival on Facebook and Instagram.
SPRING FESTIVAL 2025
We are delighted to let you know that the 2025 Festival was resoundingly successful!
More than 7,300 tickets were sold (not to mention the large number of children who came with their families and are free under 16).
More than 21,000 visits were made to the gardens.
A big thank you to Dave Tunks of Tunks Landscape and Building Supplies for moving and installing the ticket sheds at each Festival garden and at HQ in the rain!
