HONG KONG – Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) invites the public to celebrate its 70th anniversary this summer with a special campaign offering free admission by advance registration from 15 July to 14 September 2026. Through exhibitions, self-guided exploration and stories embedded in the landscape, the campaign invites visitors to experience a season of memory, discovery and care for the land.
Designed as a special summer invitation, the anniversary campaign encourages visitors to rediscover KFBG not only as a place of natural beauty, but also as a landscape shaped by memory, heritage and ecological relationships. Whether visiting for the first time or returning with family and friends, visitors are invited to explore the site in a fresh and meaningful way.
Three Ways to Explore KFBG This Summer
At the heart of the campaign are three specially curated experiences that together offer a deeper encounter with KFBG’s living landscape and it 70-year history.
- Awakening of Memories: Ethnobotanical Stories of Tai Mo Shan
One of the key highlight of the summer programme is Awakening of Memories: Ethnobotanical Stories of Tai Mo Shan, an ethnobotany exhibition distributed across the KFBG site.
The exhibition explores how native plants are connected with the memories, traditional uses and lived relationships of people and communities associated with Tai Mo Shan. Through botanical stories encountered in specific places across the site, visitors can connect with the landscape through close observation, cultural association and attention to place.
- Family-friendly Summer Self-Guided Tour
Visitors can also enjoy a family-friendly summer self-guided tour, designed as a light and accessible route for summer discovery. The route leads visitors through seasonal wildlife encounters, making it easy to enjoy the grounds in a relaxed but purposeful way.
- KFBG 70th Anniversary: A Journey of Awakening and Discovery Special Exhibition
The third core experience, KFBG 70th Anniversary: A Journey of Awakening and Discovery Special Exhibition at the Plaza, combines a special exhibition with a heritage walk that revisits meaningful places and stories across KFBG.
Visitors may follow an Upper Hill route through selected heritage landmarks in the landscape, while the exhibition at the Plaza provides additional context for the site’s transformation over time – from barren hillside to experimental farm, from agricultural valley to restored forest, and from livelihood support to conservation and stewardship. Through places such as the Post Office Pillars, T.S. Woo Memorial Pavilion, Kwun Yam Statue, Kadoorie Brothers Memorial Pavilion, and Orchid Haven, visitors can trace the long story of KFBG through the hillside itself.
Together, these three experiences invite the public to reflect on the relationships between people, plants and place that continue to shape KFBG’s past, present and future.
More Ways to Experience KFBG This Summer
Alongside the free-entry anniversary campaign, KFBG is also offering additional summer programmes that extend the season's themes of nature connection, ecological learning and family participation.
- Family Summer Adventure Squad
Running from 18 July to 29 August 2026, every weekend the Family Summer Adventure Squad offers a family exploration package for children aged 3 and above with a parent or guardian.
- Priced from HK$260 per person, each package includes:
- a nature-themed workshop led by a professional team,
- admission for two with a summer limited-edition family exploration map,
- an organic family set meal for two at Eat Well Cafe,
- and a farm souvenir of one box of fresh farm eggs per booking.
Workshop themes span wildlife discovery and farm-to-table learning, including Mammal Observations, Tegu Discovery, Python Buzz, Little Insect Explorers, Microbe-Joy Junior Chef Workshop, Guava Harvesting Tour, Summer Farm Fun, and Summer Bee Show. Participation in the package directly supports KFBG's work, with proceeds after cost deductions going towards conservation efforts.
- Loving the Land Talk Series | The Hidden Link: Life on the Ground and Below the Soil
KFBG will also present an online dialogue as part of its Loving the Land Talk Series, a curated series of anniversary nature conversations running until the end of 2026.
On 14 July 2026 (Tuesday) from 19:00 to 20:30 HKT via Zoom, KFBG will host The Hidden Link: Life on the Ground and Below the Soil. The talk features Dr Law Man Suet Michelle, lecturer at the School of Life Sciences at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Dr Gary Ades, Head of Fauna Conservation Department at KFBG.
Together, they explore the often-overlooked world below ground, focusing on the role of earthworms and other soil animals as detritivores and ecosystem engineers. The session will examine how these underground creatures contribute to soil ecosystems, support above-ground plants and animals, and form essential food-chain links between below-ground and above-ground life.
The online talk is free of charge and will be conducted in English, with simultaneous interpretation in Cantonese and Putonghua.
Plan Your Summer Visit
Visitors should register online in advance and they will receive confirmation after registration. Comfortable clothing and suitable walking shoes, water, sun protection and rain gear are recommended, subject to weather and route conditions.
For programme details, registration and updates, please visit KFBG’s official website (https://www.kfbg.org/en/
About Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG)
Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG), is a non-profit organisation, established in 1956 as the base of the Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Association (KAAA), founded in 1951 to help post refugee farmers become self-sufficient. It gradually transformed in the later period to focus on science-based species conservation and ecosystem restoration, and has become a precious conserved area where the public can experience and connect to nature. At KFBG, there are live animal display areas, themed botanic gardens, terraced farms and conservation and educational facilities. Through nature conservation, holistic education and sustainable living projects, we wish to harmonise our relationship with the environment and live sustainably with respect for each other and nature.
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