John's Dream Peony - white peony bloom up close

Peony Festival

White peony with green foliage - proper name John's Dream

Market Vendors 2024

The Peony Festival Market applications will open in December 2023 and close on February 4, 2024.

Please watch this space for updates.

This free award-winning unique festival sees over 7,000 people over the weekend. We hope you will consider joining us at this event. Spaces are limited, vendor terms and conditions will be posted soon.

Save the date!

The City of Oshawa's award winning Peony Festival is a two day event that welcomes visitors to enjoy the beautiful Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens and The Michael and Judi Denny Peony Garden. The festival includes handmade artisan merchandise vendors, community displays, and food vendors. The festival also includes a variety of unique activations including a judged peony competition with over 500 blooms entered, a programmed stage with a variety of performances and interactive demonstrations, children's art activities, artists in the garden painting, as well as peony photo and art competitions.

Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens

Address: 155 Arena St., Oshawa

Save the date: Saturday June 8, 2024 and Sunday June 9, 2024

Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

NOTE: The arena floor opens at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 8, once judging has been completed.

Here's what you can expect at the festival!

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Art and Photography Contest Information

2023 Art Contest Winners

First Place: Connie Maglioli (pictured above)

Second Place: Ting Chen

Honourable Mention: Clarrie Chu

2023 Photography Contest Winner

1st place: Nandhini Ravichandran

Photography Contest

Here are this year's photography submissions:

Photo Gallery: 2023 Peony Photo Contest will appear here on the public site.

Peony advice and virtual tours

Peony Advice

Watch these how to videos on all types of peonies, planting, dividing and designing!

Tree Peonies

Herbaceous Peonies

Intersectional Peonies

Designing Peony Arrangements

Digging, Dividing and Planting in the Fall

Virtual Tours 2020/2021

Check out these virtual tours from the comfort of your home.

Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens

Canadian Peony Society Garden Tours

Members of the Canadian Peony Society share a glimpse inside their private peony gardens.

Oshawa Garden Club Garden Tours

Oshawa Garden Club member are proud to showcase their talents, especially when it comes to landscaping with peonies.

Photography at City of Oshawa events

The City of Oshawa hosts open, free public events. Photographers will be present taking photos and video footage at these events. These images may be used without further notification on City-owned and non-City-owned property, print media, digital media, the Internet, social media sites, media releases and broadcasts. By attending, you consent to such use.