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. The festival ran on Thursdays to Sundays until May 5th. It was also open on May 11th and 12th for the Mother’s Day Weekend. 2025 dates will likely be similar, although exact details will depend on what the weather and flower growing conditions are like in the spring.

For tickets for when Sweet Spring returns in the future and for full details about event, see the Greendale Acres website.

(Note: After May 12th, the farm and its kid-friendly activities are closed to the public until August 1st which is when the place opens back up as the Chilliwack Corn Maze. The new Sweet Corn Festival happens on August 3rd and 4th too.)

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.

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 opened on Thursday, April 4th. Its tentative last day of the season was Sunday, May 5th. Between those dates the farm was open from Thursday to Sunday each week.

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

Thursdays & Fridays – from 2:00 pm 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 had special hours on Friday, April 26th (which was a school Pro-D Day). On that date the farm had a Grandparents Day event which ran 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 were subject to change depending on the weather and growing season conditions.)

Special Events Schedule

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

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

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

On the Mother’s Day Weekend of May 11th and 12th they had a couple of final special events. On the Saturday it was “You Dig Tulip Day” where you could 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 was a free pancake breakfast, moms got free admission, and you could dig up more tulips which you could keep!

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

Admission Details

Tickets for Sweet Spring are available online. They typically 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.