Sweet Spring at Greendale Acres

Sweet Spring is a family-friendly flower festival with baby animals, flower gardens, and fun activities for children at Greendale Acres Farm in Chilliwack.

In 2024, Sweet Spring opened for the season on April 4th. Weather permitting, the festival runs until May 12th, which is Mother’s Day.

The farm is open to the public on Thursdays to Sundays until May 12th. There are also a few upcoming special event days including the following:

Star Wars Dress Up Day (on May 4th)
You Dig Tulip Day (where you can take up to 25 tulip bulbs per person home with you)
Mother’s Day (where moms get in for free, there is a pancake breakfast, and you can dig up and take home more tulip bulbs)

The activities on the above three days are included with general admission! You don’t have to pay extra (including for the tulips and pancake breakfast)!

For tickets and full details about Sweet Spring, see the Greendale Acres website.

This article includes the following information about Sweet Spring:

Where and When | Special Events Schedule | Admission | Other Information

Sweet Spring at Greendale Acres in 2024

Greendale Acres is a farm in the Fraser Valley. It’s located at 41905 Yale Road West in Chilliwack. The farm hosts various events throughout the year. For example, there are Easter-themed celebrations on the Easter Long Weekend, followed by the Chilliwack Plowing Match in early April (including on April 6th in 2024). There’s also Sweet Spring from April to May, and the Chilliwack Corn Maze from August until October

The Sweet Spring Flower Festival is a wonderful event for all ages. There are colourful flower beds with more than 50,000 tulips and other flowers to check out. What’s more, the place is full of fun activities for children.

While the flower gardens at the Sweet Spring event aren’t as big as the fields of tulips at other festivals in the Fraser Valley, the flowers at Greendale Acres are planted in unique patterns. There are also many more things to do at the farm, especially for kids. In fact, if you have young children or grandchildren, Sweet Spring is arguably the best flower festival in British Columbia. Other flower festivals might have millions more flowers. Sweet Spring, however, because of all the fun play structures and games, will probably be your children’s favourite!

During Sweet Spring visitors get to interact with farm animals, including a baby lamb named Lily. There’s also a hay bale maze and a big jumping pillow, along with a pedal cart track and various play structures for children.

(There are farm animals on site for people to see for free every day all day. Lily, however, is a special little lamb. You can meet and greet with her one-on-one, but only on weekends!)

For tickets and full details about Sweet Spring, see the Greendale Acres website.

Greendale Acres in Spring

Where and When is Sweet Spring

The Sweet Spring Flower Festival takes place at Greendale Acres Farm at 41905 Yale Road West in Chilliwack. It’s near the Chilliwack Golf Course, not far from the Botanica Tulip Festival. To get to Greendale Acres via the Trans-Canada Highway, take Exit #109 onto Yale Road.

In 2024, Sweet Spring opens on Thursday, April 4th. Its tentative last day of the season is Sunday, May 5th. Between those dates the farm is open from Thursday to Sunday each week.

Hours of operation for Sweet Spring in 2024 are the following:

Thursdays & Fridays – from 2:00 to 7:00 pm
Saturdays – from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Sundays – from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Sweet Spring also has special hours on Friday, April 26th (which is a school Pro-D Day). On that date the farm has a Grandparents Day event which runs from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm. See below for more details about this event and a couple of other ones.

(Note: Exact dates and times are subject to change depending on the weather and growing season conditions.)

Jumping Pillow at Greendale Acres

Special Events Schedule

On select dates of Sweet Spring in 2024 there are special events to enjoy. For example, Greendale Acres hosts its inaugural Plant Swap on Saturday, April 13th. The event is perfect for folks wanting to trade seeds or discuss gardening tips and tricks with others. The Plant Swap runs from 10:00 am until noon. On that date, during those times, there’s also complimentary tea available.

Friday, April 26th, is a professional development day for students in local schools. Grandparents of all ages get free admission at the farm that day. Attending the festival is a fun way for seniors to bond with their grandchildren. Then, on Saturday, April 27th, it’s Fairytale Day at Greendale Acres. Between 10:30 am and 12:00 pm, an Ice Princess is on site in costume. Then, from 2:30 to 3:30 pm, there’s a Snow Queen roaming around. Both princesses sing songs and share stories. They are also available for photo opportunities with guests.

Another special event during Sweet Spring in 2024 is Star Wars Day. It happens on the First Saturday in May, which is May the Fourth. Everyone is encouraged to dress up as Star Wars characters on that date. Those who do will receive a small ice cream cone for free!

On the Mother’s Day Weekend of May 11th and 12th they have a couple of final special events. On the Saturday it’s “You Dig Tulip Day” where you can dig up a few tulip bulbs to take home with you for your own garden (for flowers for next year). On the Sunday, on Mother’s Day, there is a free pancake breakfast, moms get free admission, and you can dig up more tulips which you can keep!

For full details about Sweet Spring, see the Greendale Acres website.

Tulips at Sweet Spring

Admission Details

Tickets for Sweet Spring are available online. They cost $15 for folks between the ages of 3 and 74 years old. Toddlers under the age of 3 and seniors ages 75 and above get in for free. Admission includes access to all activities at the farm, including those only available on days with special events.

Once purchased, tickets are non-refundable. If needed, however, you can exchange them for tickets for another date.

For tickets to Sweet Spring and other events at the farm, click Greendale Acres Event Tickets.

Greendale Acres in Spring