Seedling Exchange at Nature Festival of South Australia
Outside The State Library of South Australia (The Institute Building) Cnr Kintore Ave & North Tce
Seedling Exchange Opening Event
Hosted by City of Adelaide
Presented by Nature Festival and City of Adelaide
Celebrate the opening of Nature Festival 2026 and plant the first seeds of this year's festival.
Gather on North Terrace as the Seedling Exchange—a temporary public pavilion and living installation—is brought to life through its first collective planting. Project collaborators, community representatives and members of the public will be invited to add the first native seeds to the pavilion, beginning a process of participation, care and growth that will continue throughout the festival.
As more people participate, the pavilion will gradually fill with emerging plants, becoming a living record of thousands of individual contributions. Come together to welcome Nature Festival's 2026 theme, SEED, and help begin something that will grow far beyond this opening moment.
The Seedling Exchange is a temporary public pavilion and living installation bringing propagation into the heart of Adelaide. Located on North Terrace in front of the State Library of South Australia, it creates a place where architecture, ecology and collective participation meet.
As thousands of seeds are planted across Nature Festival, the pavilion will gradually transform into a collective nursery—a living record of many small acts of care. The seedlings will then disperse into homes, gardens, schools and community spaces, extending the project beyond its temporary city home.
