HAPPENING 19–20 SEP 2026 | Trompenburg Gardens returns with its autumn plant market this September, bringing specialist growers, unusual plants, garden products, food and practical horticultural advice to the botanical gardens.
Autumn plant market returns to Trompenburg Gardens
Rotterdam's Trompenburg Tuinen & Arboretum will hold its autumn plantenmarkt on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September 2026. The market is open from 10:00 to 17:00 on both days.
The event spreads through a large part of the botanical gardens, with specialist growers selling plants, trees and shrubs while offering advice on choosing suitable plants and caring for them. Expect perennials, shrubs and trees alongside flower bulbs, orchids, clematis, hydrangeas, unusual houseplants, cacti and succulents, garden ferns, eucalyptus, fruit trees and seasonal flowers.
Normal Trompenburg admission applies. Tickets cost €12.50 for adults, €6.50 for visitors aged 13 to 25 and €2.50 for children aged 5 to 12. Children aged 0 to 4 enter free. Entry is also free with a valid Museumkaart, Rotterdampas, ICOM card or Trompenburg jaarwandelkaart.
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Specialist growers and garden products
The 2026 line-up brings together a broad mix of specialist nurseries, growers and other green organisations. The published market map lists 39 numbered stands, covering everything from organically grown bulbs and peat-free perennials to orchids, ferns, fruit trees, carnivorous plants and unusual houseplants.
Among the growers and sellers listed for 2026 are:
- Bloemoloog, with organic flower bulbs.
- Tuinwinkel van Trompenburg, selling peat-free and unsprayed perennials.
- Kwekerij Ferdinandushof, with unusual perennials and dahlias.
- Inca Orchids, specialising in orchids.
- Hoeksche Pompoenen, with organic pumpkins and peonies.
- Böttcher Clematis, appearing on Saturday with clematis, other climbing plants and lilacs.
- De Mengelmoestuin, appearing on Sunday with organic fruit and herb products.
- Boschveld Pitcherplants, with fruit bushes, plants and summer-flowering varieties.
- Cedarhouseferns, specialising in unusual garden ferns.
- The Planthoarder, with houseplants and handmade terrariums.
Other stalls cover garden decoration, seeds, books, honey and bee products, ceramics, ecoprint work, wool products and information from green organisations including Groei & Bloei and Nationaal Park Rotterdam.
Food, coffee and children's activities
The 2026 market map shows several places to stop for food and drink around the gardens. These include Marcellus Wafels, The Caffeine Boys Coffee, Pom-Pie, Dapp Frietfiets, Caffeine Boys Broodjes, Krep de la Crêpe and Turkish snacks from Fatma, alongside Trompenburg's own Tuincafé and Tuinrestaurant Flora.
The market also includes activities for children. The published 2026 map includes supervised tree climbing on Saturday.
One part of the gardens will not be accessible during the event: Voedselbos de Overtuin is closed during the Plantenmarkt.
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Practical information for your visit
The market route covers a large part of Trompenburg and includes some unpaved paths, so suitable walking shoes are recommended. Trompenburg says the event is accessible to wheelchairs, pushchairs and rollators.
Bring your own bag if you are planning to buy plants. It is also sensible to bring both a payment card and some cash: not every market stall accepts card payments and there is no cash machine nearby. Trompenburg's own entrance building, garden shop and hospitality outlets are card-only.
If you are visiting with a Museumkaart or Rotterdampas, remember to bring a valid and activated card.
If you arrive by electric bicycle, note that Trompenburg cannot store e-bike batteries in the entrance building during the market because of fire-safety requirements.
Directions and venue details
Trompenburg Tuinen & Arboretum
The Plantenmarkt takes place at Trompenburg Gardens at Honingerdijk 86, 3062 NX Rotterdam in Kralingen.
According to Trompenburg, trams 1 and 11 stop at Woudestein, a short walk from the gardens, while tram 7 also serves the Erasmus University/Woudestein area. Rotterdam's tram network is affected by works around Hofplein during September 2026, so check current public transport information shortly before travelling.
If you come by car, Trompenburg recommends the P3 Erasmus Plaza car park at Erasmus University, with the entrance on Burgemeester Oudlaan. A €7.50 day parking ticket for Erasmus Parking Plaza or Excelsior Parking can be purchased at Trompenburg's entrance.
