For over a decade Canberra has been celebrating Tree Week every autumn with a week-long program of events. Our city is full of beautiful, unique and exceptional trees and forests that provide many positive benefits to the community.
Canberra Tree Week provides an opportunity for the community to:
- learn about trees and the many benefits they provide
- participate in a variety of activities
- connect with local community and environmental groups.
The ACT Government is responsible for over 834,000 public trees in streets and urban open spaces across the ACT and has committed to an extensive tree planting program across Canberra. By 2045, we aim to have 30% of our urban environment covered by a tree canopy or tree canopy equivalents such as green roofs, shrub beds, wetlands or rain gardens.
Tree Week 2026
Thanks to everyone who participated in Canberra Tree Week from Saturday 2 May to Sunday 10 May 2026.
Highlights included the always popular children’s poster competition, guided walks and talks, community plantings, poetry readings, Tai Chi in nature and crystal singing bowl meditation sessions.
While Canberra Tree Week is over for another year, you can still enjoy the following activities during May 2026:
- self-guided Canberra Tree Week Trail – explore a selection of significant and beautiful trees across Canberra
- outdoor children’s art exhibition at the Australian National Botanic Gardens – view the winning posters in each age group
- children’s art display at the Tuggeranong library – view the top 10 posters for each age group from the 2026 Tree Week Poster Competition.
Photos
Sisters Adelaide and Eliza stand with their winning entries for the 2025 Tree Week drawing competition.
Poet P.S. Cottier reads poem about registered eucalypt tree in O’Connor.
A tree in Acton is painted blue as part of the Blue Tree Project.
