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 28th and October 20th in 2024. Visit vandusengarden.org for the event’s official website.

This article contains the following information about Harvest Days:

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

Harvest Days at VanDusen Garden

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 usually has a scarecrow theme and the veggie garden is 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 Loon Lake Holler, Oh Clementine and the Contingency.

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.

For tickets and full details about Harvest Days, visit vandusengarden.org.

Event Dates and Hours

Harvest Days takes place on the Saturdays and Sundays of September 28th & 29th, plus October 5th & 6th, 12th & 13th, and 19th & 20th. It’s open on Thanksgiving Day as well, so on Monday, October 14th.

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 to 11:30 am, 12:00 pm to 2:00 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 online. Prices (before taxes and online service fees) for 2024 are listed below.

Adults (ages 19 to 64) – $11.47
Seniors (65+) and Youth (13 to 18) – $8.03
Children (ages 5 to 12) – $5.74

Little kids ages 4 and under enter Harvest Days for free, as do VanDusen Garden Members. All tickets are non-refundable.

For tickets and full details about Harvest Days, see the City of Vancouver‘s website or visit vandusengarden.org.

Harvest Days Video

Below is a video of Harvest Days in 2023. 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.