Lakeland Flowers Summer Festival — Summer blooms

Lakeland Flowers in Abbotsford is running its summer flower festival this week, with lupins, peonies and wildflowers on display at 3663 Marion Rd. as of Monday, June 1. The Fraser Valley farm says its tulip season has ended and that visitors can now walk through 30 combined acres featuring hundreds of thousands of summer blooms. Vancouver Is Awesome included the festival in its staff picks for the week of June 1, pointing readers to giant wooden shoes, swings and a piano set among the fields. The farm lists hours through June 15, 2026, with entry from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Lakeland Flowers says free onsite parking is available and that tickets can be bought online or at the gate, though it recommends advance purchases. ### Where is the festival, exactly? Lakeland Flowers says the festival site is at 3663 Marion Rd., Abbotsford, in British Columbia's Fraser Valley. (lakelandflowers.ca) The farm's visitor page says it is within about an hour's drive of Vancouver-area ferry terminals, U.S. border crossings and Abbotsford International Airport. The farm's website says public transportation can get visitors to central Abbotsford, where an Uber can be taken to the festival grounds. (lakelandflowers.ca) Lakeland Flowers also says parking at the site is free. ### What flowers are in bloom this week? Lakeland Flowers says lupin season is in full bloom and that visitors can explore hundreds of thousands of lupins, peonies and wildflowers. (lakelandflowers.ca) Its flower-offerings page says the current display includes 10 acres of lupins, more than 100 varieties of peonies and meadow plantings that include 12 acres of collards and 6 acres of buckwheat. Vancouver Is Awesome said the festival includes "hundreds of thousands of blooms daily" and described the lupins in shades ranging from pink and purple to white, lilac and blue. (lakelandflowers.ca) The publication's June events roundup said peonies and lupins are scheduled to end on June 5, while lavender runs until June 28 and meadow areas stay open into the summer. (lakelandflowers.ca) ### What can visitors do besides look at flowers? Lakeland Flowers says the fields are designed to be explored, photographed and experienced, with pianos in the field, live painting and food trucks on select days. The home page says pianos are scheduled on Thursdays and Fridays from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., live painting is set for Fridays at 3:30 p.m., and food trucks operate on weekends. (vancouverisawesome.com) Vancouver Is Awesome said visitors can find photo spots in giant wooden shoes, on swings and beside a piano. The publication also said people can buy poutine onsite and shop from vendors selling merchandise and flowers. ### Who runs Lakeland Flowers? Lakeland Flowers says it is a third-generation farm owned and operated by Nick Warmerdam. (lakelandflowers.ca) The farm's about page says it is located on the unceded territory of the Semá:th First Nation and traces its flower-growing roots to Peter Warmerdam, a Dutch immigrant whose family became known in British Columbia flower farming. A Lakeland Flowers press release for the 2026 season said the broader flower program returns with multiple photo installations and seasonal displays. (vancouverisawesome.com) The release quoted owner Nick Warmerdam as saying the farm was preparing to welcome visitors back with new and returning attractions in the fields. (lakelandflowers.ca) ### How long does the current summer display last? Lakeland Flowers says the current posted hours run through June 15, 2026, even as individual flower displays change over the month. Vancouver Is Awesome said lupins and peonies are due to end June 5, lavender is due to end June 28 and meadow areas will remain open into the summer. The farm's ticket page says lupin-season tickets are already on sale, and its website says visitors should check the bloom chart and field reports for changing conditions. (lakelandflowers.ca) Lakeland Flowers says tickets can be exchanged for a later slot of equal value if plans change. (lakelandflowers.ca) (lakelandflowers.ca)