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Events Description
Festival of Fountains – The Night Garden introduces guests to a highly visual and immersive story telling experience. Indulge all your senses through water, light and sound! Explore our scenic 22 acre multi-award winning botanical garden before nightfall, enjoy on site snack and beverage hospitality, and our live musical entertainment showcase each Saturday before the show begins at nightfall.
Our parking lot and pathways including our 100 year old cottonwood at the garden entrance are illuminated with computerized lighting and synchronized to music.
The Technology
The team at Whistling Gardens has created a theatrical fountain experience unlike anything ever seen before in Canada. Over 100 fountains are illuminated with custom-built fountain lights, the first computerized fountain pumps imported into Canada developed in Germany, and using various styles of lighting, including fibre optics and lasers that are all controlled with state-of-the-art software. Owner and composer Darren Heimbecker continues to work with engineers and technology experts from around the world as Whistling Gardens creates a magical theatrical experience!
The Music – AriaWorks
Darren Heimbecker – Composer, Fountain Light Design and Choreography Merited Composer and fountain light designer, Darren Heimbecker is available for musical composition and fountain lighting design, sequencing and choreography.
HOW MUCH
Tickets:
Adult tickets $32.50 + HST (16yr +)
• Youth Tickets $20.00 + HST (5-15yrs)
• 4 yrs and under – FREE
Festival of Fountains Ticket includes same day botanical gardens admission.
Ticket includes 22 acre Botanical Garden Explore, Live Band Entertainment, and Night Garden Fountain Show. Ticket can be used for a same day botanical garden visit too!
How to get tickets?
Reservation Support, contact info@whistlinggardens.ca
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time:
Fridays & Saturdays, August 28, 29, September 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, 2026
- Doors Open – Varies from Doors Open: 6:00 PM to 7 PM, depending on sunset
- Non Alcoholic Beverages, Packaged Snacks, Ice cream for sale
- Local Entertainment -Temple Garden – Wind & Wire
- Fountain Show Runtime: 52 minutes (9 compositions)
DAY VISIT HOURS: 10am – 5pm (The gardens are closed 5pm – 7pm)
Venue:
Whistling Gardens, 698 Concession 3 Townsend, Wilsonville
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