Bug Shop

02/09/2026

If you’re heading to the Royal Adelaide Show make sure you hop by and visit our amazing friends at Bugs n Slugs. Their activations are always so fun and educational 🐞🦋🕷🐜🐝 If you are fast you might even be able to buy a packet of cricket protein corn chips 🦗🦗😋😋

Want to see the biggest stick insects in Australia? Swing by the Pet Center at this years Royal Adelaide Show and find out why Bugsnslugs are the biggest and the best providers of invertebrate education and experiences in SA. We travel all over the state helping kids and communities to understand about the importance of invertebrate animals and the roles they play in biodiversity, integrated pest management, soil health, pollination and more. We are passionate about highlighting the unique invertebrate animals from regional SA and beyond.

11/08/2026

Join us at Australian Museum this weekend for their community day 🦗🦗 we’ll have our famous butterfly house, stick in-cubator and microscope detectives activities. Our activities $10 for a 30 minute session or there are heaps of free ways to science as part of the museums science trail 🦗🦗 you can catch our friends Bugs About in Surviving Australia for some free bug fun.

10/08/2026

Come and learn all about the importance of leaf litter bugs with us at Sydney City Farm. Get your hands dirty in our leaf little touch tank and speak to our entomologist about what it’s like to work as a scientist.

𝐒𝐲𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐲: 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

Experience Sydney City Farm during National Science Week at this free, family friendly open day. Meet a scientist and learn about their work. Check out some weird and wonderful seeds and make your own seed bomb. Get up close to leaf litter bugs and insects and study them under a microscope. Create a sun print artwork to take home. Learn about how birds, bats and mammals contribute to plant propagation. Take part in our seasonal scavenger hunt around the farm. Join a tour and see how we attract beneficial insects with plantings for pollinators. Pot up a seedling to take home and care for. Bring your own water bottle. This is a family-friendly event and parents must supervise their children at all times. Sydney City Farm is located in Sydney Park, St Peters. The nearest park entrance is on Barwon Park Road. We recommend taking public transport.

Where: Sydney City Farm, 52 Barwon Park Road, St Peters NSW 2044

When: August 22, 2026

For more information, visit us here: https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/events/sydney-city-farm-open-day-seeds-of-science

10/08/2026

So excited to be finalists Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence Excellence in Innovation category. Congratulations to all of the finalists

10/08/2026