VanDusen Botanical Garden Harvest Days Celebrate Fall
Enjoy fall foliage and festive activities at VanDusen Botanical Garden Harvest Days which will feature crafts, games, live music, and seasonal displays throughout the site on select days.
VanDusen Botanical Garden Harvest Days
- Dates: Saturdays and Sundays September 27 to October 19, 2025
- Activities 10:00am to 4:00pm, garden closes 5:00pm
- Open on Thanksgiving Day Monday, October 13th
- Location: VanDusen Botanical Garden (5251 Oak St, Vancouver)
- Tickets: Harvest Days is included with general admission to the Garden on select days.
- Adult (19 to 64): $15.05; Senior (65+): $10.55; Youth (13 to 18): $10.55; Child (5 to 12): $7.55; Preschooler (4 and under): Free (ticket required for entry); Garden Member: Free (no ticket required – scan member card). Save on admission by purchasing online in advance.
A selection of popular food trucks will offer a variety of beverages and snacks including Coffee & Cookie Truck, Bistrotvan, Popcorn at the Park and Melt City Grilled Cheese. Find their way through the hedge maze or explore the Learning Garden, featuring raised planters, a sensory garden, and educational displays designed for discovery.
Bluegrass and family folk live music sessions will be held daily from artists such as The Hartman Brother, The Soda Crackers, and Oh Clementine.
New Learning Garden
Attendees are encouraged to explore the newly completed Learning Garden, an expansion of the previous Vegetable Garden. Spanning six years of planning, the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association worked with the Disabled Independent Gardeners Association to develop a space that would be truly accessible and facilitate interactive learning.
With just under 14,000 square feet of renovated space, the Learning Garden features a Garden Lab with eight raised planters, a central demonstration bed and seating for outdoor programming. Visitors can discover plants used for taco fillings or on pizza, herbs used in teas and even flowers for pressing dyes. New interpretive signs support learning on topics like sustainable water use and easy-to-grow edible plants. This is the Garden’s first major installation in more than a decade and represents a significant investment in accessible, interactive education.
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