Peony Festival - Program

Peony Festival flower in bloom

Welcome to the 9th Annual Peony Festival!

Event Dates/Times/Location

11:00am Arena Stage: Official Opening
11:30am Arena Stage: Joe & Hazel Cook, "Peony Planting: When, Where & How"
11:30am Garden Stage: Chinese Cultural Performance - musical entertainment
1:00 pm to 4:00pm Garden Stage: Brian Rose Band - on the hour
1:00pm Arena Stage: Marjorie Mason, "Peony Companions"
2:30pm Arena Stage: Ken Brown, "The Three Tenors + One" (Iris, Peonies, Daylilies & Lilies)

11:30am Arena Stage: Kristin McCrea, "Photography as a Garden Tool"
11:30am Garden Stage: Chinese Cultural Performance- Dance & Tai Chi
1:00pm to 4:00pm Garden Stage: Brian Rose Band - on the hour
1:00pm Arena Stage: Veronica Sliva, "Lessons Learned from Great Ontario Gardens"
2:30pm Arena Stage: Beth Cook , "The Perfect Perennial: Maximizing Peonies in Your Garden"

300 varieties of Peonies, many in bloom in the gardens
Over 100 cut blooms in the arena for the Ontario Peony Society's judged flower show
Advice and demonstrations regarding peony seeds, planting, maintenance, varieties and nurseries

Matsuyama Bonsai Society Annual Show in the arena
A diverse selection of Artists in the Park displaying and selling art works and merchandise in all mediums
Light Jazz in the afternoons on the Garden Stage
Chinese Cultural Performances
Enter the Photo Contest to win fabulous prizes

Lilac and Hosta collections
Accessible water feature surrounded by rock gardens
Oshawa Garden Club Gazebo and Rotary Bridge featuring metalwork by regional artist James Pronk
Annual display beds
Plaqued Tree Collection
Trails along the Oshawa Creek Valley
And the newest addition, the Memory Garden, comprised of a garden gateway, tree lined walkways, a central gathering area, and fall display gardens. The Memory Garden provides a formal gathering space, opportunities for passive recreation as well as commemorative benches and dedicated trees

For more information please contact:

Rose Mary Mason
905-438-3146
rmason@oshawa.ca