Greendale Acres hosts a Chilliwack Corn Festival in the summer. The event features corn-related competitions, live music and other family-friendly activities.

The inaugural festival ran on the weekend of August 3rd and 4th in 2024 which was the Saturday and Sunday of the BC Day Long Weekend.

(Note: Greendale Acres is where the famous Chilliwack Corn Maze takes place in late summer and the fall, and events like the Chilliwack Plowing Match and Sweet Spring Flower Festival happen in April. It’s also a place where you’ll find all sorts of amazing farm-related games and activities for children.)

For full details about the Chilliwack Corn Festival (and other activities at the farm) see the greendaleacres.ca website.

Chilliwack Corn Festival in 2024

Greendale Acres is a farm in Chilliwack with a variety of family-friendly attractions and events to check out throughout the year. The property has farm animals, a giant jumping pillow and playground structures. Greendale Acres usually opens around Easter and remains open for the Sweet Spring Flower Festival. New for 2024, Greendale Acres has a special event celebrating the summer season and the annual opening of its Corn Maze.

The Chilliwack Corn Festival debuted on the BC Day Long Weekend this year. It’s full of sweet corn and fun at the farm. The festival has a corn eating contest and a corn shucking contest. There’s delicious sweet corn and corn-based dishes to eat. The Chilliwack Corn Festival is also a licensed event, meaning there are alcoholic beverages available too. Live music takes place in the evenings, and there’s also a Cornhole Tournament that participants pay to enter.

Where and When

Greendale Acres’ address is 41905 Yale Road West in Chilliwack. The farm is located not far from Exit 109 on the Trans-Canada Highway. It’s about a one-hour drive from Vancouver in good traffic.

The first Chilliwack Corn Festival at Greendale Acres took place on the weekend of August 3rd and 4th in 2024. Event hours on the Saturday were from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm, whereas Sunday hours were from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.

See the Greendale Acres website for full details about the farm and its events.

Corn Festival Event Schedule

The schedule of activities for each day of the Chilliwack Corn Festival is below. Both days started with the same two contests. However, things looked different from 2:00 pm onward. (Note: Exact details were subject to change.)

Saturday, August 3rd, 2024

11:00 am – Corn Shucking Competition
2:00 pm – Corn Eating Competition
2:00 to 4:00 pm – Face Painting
4:00 to 6:00 pm – Live Music with Pederson Due
5:00 pm – Cornhole Tournament
6:30 to 8:30 pm – Live Music with Ryan McCallister

Sunday, August 4th, 2024

11:00 am – Corn Shucking Competition
2:00 pm – Corn Eating Competition
2:00 to 4:00 pm – Balloon Artists
4:00 to 6:00 pm – Live Music with Clementine

Admission Details

General admission to the Chilliwack Corn Festival costs $16 per person each day. Children under the age of three have free admission. The same applies to seniors ages 75 and above.

Admission includes access to the live music and two of the corn-related competitions. Everyone can also enjoy all of the regular activities at Greendale Acres, including the corn maze, jumping pillow, pedal cart track and more.

Note that there is an additional fee for folks wanting to participate in the Cornhole Tournament on the Saturday. Entry into the competition costs $40 per pair of players. It comes with two drink tickets and a chance to win prizes.

For full details about the Chilliwack Corn Festival (and other activities at the farm) see the greendaleacres.ca website.