Harvest Days at VanDusen Garden

Harvest Days is an autumn-themed event in October at VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver. The event also has a bit of a Halloween theme.

Harvest Days runs on select dates between September 27th and October 19th in 2025. The event includes special fall decorations, child-friendly activities and live entertainment.

For more information about Harvest Days, visit the City of Vancouver‘s website. To learn about other events at the same venue, visit vandusengarden.org.

This article contains the following information about Harvest Days:

Event Dates and Hours | Admission Details | Video | Other Information

Harvest Days at VanDusen Garden in 2025

Harvest Days is a seasonal event at VanDusen Botanical Garden. Located at 5251 Oak Street in Vancouver, the famous garden has special autumnal and harvest-themed decorations and family-friendly activities in the fall.

At the event there are fun arts and crafts activities for kids to enjoy. The attraction’s maze and veggie garden are also decorated, making for wonderful photo opportunities.

Although not specifically a “Halloween” event, you can expect to see lots of pumpkins around the attraction. Harvest Days also offers a variety of food vendors on-site selling things like grilled cheese sandwiches, coffee, popcorn and more.

Another big component of Harvest Days is the live music. This year, guests are treated to Bluegrass and Folk songs. Performers include Oh Clementine, The Hartman Brother and The Soda Crackers.

VanDusen Garden used to host a Glow in the Garden Halloween event. However, it hasn’t happened since before the pandemic. Today, Harvest Days is sort of a successor to that event. Instead of a very overt Halloween theme, Harvest Days is all about autumn and the harvest season.

Plus, on the opening weekend of Harvest Days in 2025, the Artists for Conservation Festival takes place at the same location and is included with admission. The exhibit features art demonstrations, wildlife shows, cultural performances and more.

For tickets and full details about Harvest Days, see the City of Vancouver‘s website or the VanDusen Events page.

Event Dates and Hours

Harvest Days takes place on the Saturdays and Sundays of September 27th & 28th, plus October 4th & 5th, 11th & 12th, and 18th & 19th. It’s also open on Thanksgiving Day, so on Monday, October 13th.

Daily hours for the special Harvest Days activities are from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. The live music sessions run from 10:30 am until 12:00 pm, from 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm, and from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm.

Admission Details

Admission to Harvest Days is included with admission to VanDusen Garden. Tickets are available both online and at the attraction.

Online prices (before taxes and online service fees) for 2025 are listed below.

Adults (ages 19 to 64) – $12.59
Seniors (65+) and Youth (13 to 18) – $8.81
Children (ages 5 to 12) – $6.29

Tickets purchased in-person at the attraction cost up to $2.50 more per person. Little kids ages 4 and under enter Harvest Days for free, as do VanDusen Garden Members. All tickets are non-refundable.

For more information about Harvest Days, see the City of Vancouver‘s website or the VanDusen Events page.

Harvest Days Video

Below is a video of Harvest Days from a couple of years ago. As you’ll see, there are lots of beautiful autumn-themed displays at the event. There are also craft activities for children and live music by a variety of bands.