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The Canadian Tulip Festival: Celebrating 80 Years of Liberation
2025-05-09 09:00 - 2025-05-19 22:30 (America/Vancouver) | BC
The Canadian Tulip Festival transforms Ottawa into one of the most picturesque destinations in Canada.
The Canadian Tulip Festival celebrates 80 Years of Liberation with the Canadian Army at Commissioners Park. You won’t want to miss out on this beautiful event!
From May 9th-19th, 2025, the Canadian Tulip Festival at Dow’s Lake will showcase over 300,000 stunning tulips in every shape and colour.
The 73rd edition will honour Veterans of the Year with a special Central Band Parade and the lighting of the Canadian Remembrance Torch.
Highlights at the Canadian Tulip Festival

Movies in the Park: Enjoy free showings of popular films daily at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 7 p.m.
Big Bug Boardwalk: Walk through a thousand tulips displayed under ultraviolet light, and see the World’s only Blacklight Tulip!
Free Self-Guided Walking Tour: Explore different breeds of tulips and discover both the cultural and botanical significance of the festival.
Tulip Market: Shop for tulip bulbs, fresh-cut flowers, and handcrafted merchandise made by local artisans.
Play Zone: A space for kids and adults alike to unleash their creativity and have fun!
Food Trucks: Enjoy delicious food from a variety of food trucks and on-site concessions.

Did you know tulips aren’t originally from the Netherlands? They come from Central Asia and Türkiye and became famous during the Dutch Tulip Mania in the 1600s!
Tulips are flexible. While most bloom in spring, some bloom as early as late winter. When cut, they keep growing in your vase, stretching toward the light and bending for maximum beauty!
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Think you’ve seen it all? Think again! Some tulips have frilly edges, and others have stunning green streaks—like the viridiflora variety. They’re the rock stars of the flower world!
Don’t miss your chance to be a part of the Canadian Tulip Festival this year and enjoy the beauty of these amazing flowers!
For more details and a full list of events, click here.
Published: May 02, 2023 | Updated: January 31, 2025

Butter Tart Festival - Savour Sweet Fun in Midland
2025-06-14 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Midland Culture Centre, Midland, Ontario, 333 King St., Midland, Ontario, L4R 3M7, Canada
Butter Tart Festival celebrates 11th anniversary this June showcasing the best of Canada’s authentic pastry. Savour the sweetest day of the year in Midland, Ontario.
The annual event is Canada’s original and largest butter tart festival. Butter tarts are a classic Canadian dessert made with delicious flaky pie crust filled with butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, and eggs.
The dessert is a cultural pride of many communities across Ontario, Canadian Central and Maritime provinces.
The all-day event attracts about 60,000 visitors annually. The festival features

Egg Farmers of Ontario Butter Tart Contest. It is opened to both professional and amateur/home bakers in the traditional and wild style categories
Over 200 vendors including food trucks selling everything from butter tarts to unique, hand-made items and more.
Free family-friendly entertainment, a kids zone, free shuttles, a butter tart trot (pre-registration is required) and much more!

Love butter tarts? This is the place to sample butter tarts of all kind, from plain, raisin, pecan, walnut, maple, bacon, coconut, chocolate covered, gluten-free, vegan, nut-free, cheesecake, pumpkin and more.
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Experience A Day at the Farm
2025-09-06 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Vancouver) | 4690 Kirkland Rd., Delta, BC V4K 3N2, 4690 Kirkland Road, Delta, BC, V4K 3N2, Canada
Experience a Day at the Farm is a fun and family friendly event that provides visitors with a peek into the daily life of a local farmer in B.C.’s Fraser River Delta.
Experience A Day at the Farm at Westham Island Herb Farm nestled on British Columbia’s fertile Fraser River Estuary on September 06, 2025. Learn first-hand the challenges and rewards of growing quality food and how our farmland supports local and global biodiversity.
The Fraser River Estuary is the main artery that feed biodiversity to the province’s coast. The largest estuary along the Pacific Coast of North America is home to over 400 species of vertebrates, thousands of plant species and countless small invertbrates.
In the heart of the estuary is the the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary. The sanctuary is an important ecological site to millions of birds, fish and other wildlife. It serves as an international crossroad of bird migration routes from 20 countries and three continents.
The Fraser River is the largest salmon producer on the Pacific Coast of North America.
Visitors can learn about soil health, ecosystem services, and the vital role farmers play as stewards of the land at the various interactive workshops and displays. Other activities include:

Live country/folk music performance
Potato dig
Poulty in motion
Hay wagon rides
Draft horse plowing
Cooking demonstration by Chef Trevor Randle
Jam and bread contests and more

Start your fall with a harvest. Pick your own pumpkins at the pumpkin patch.
