2025 Festival of Fountains: The Night Garden

The Night Garden evening performances

Date

August 23, 2025

Ends September 13, 2025

Location

Whistling Gardens

698 Concession 3 RR #1 Wilsonville ON N0E 1Z0

Event Details

The Night Garden evening performances introduce an interpretive storytelling experience of music, water, and lighting create a magical theatrical experience. Whistling Gardens is the first in Canada to use special computerized pumps to create dazzling effects.  The computerized musical fountain program is likely the largest in the country! 

SHOP! The rare, beautiful and one of a kind and ornamental plants can be found at the garden centre which also features local artisan works.

Corporate Groups are Now Booking – Preferred Rates!

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Presenter

The Music – AriaWorks – Darren Heimbecker

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. Over the years, many musical recordings continue to be developed in collaboration with Canadian and international music industry professional musicians that have a respect and understanding of the new world music genre. Talents include; Pedro Eustache (Yanni, Hans Zimmer) the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra along with many credited professional musicians across Canada. Compositions are available in a variety of musical instrumental styles, with a focus on integrating old world sounds and instruments with modern day technology. Several commissioned works have been composed for the Trans Canada Trail Relay Foundation, which was recognized with a Medal of Merit from the former Deputy Prime of Canada, several documentary vignettes, national figure skating competitions and existing shows at Whistling Gardens Ltd. AriaWorks is available for sequencing music and light/special effects and choreography. Specializations include working with MIDI to CV, MIDI to DMX and DMX and various controllers to smoothly run an entire world class show through one program.

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Organizer

  • Whistling Gardens

Whistling Gardens, one of Ontario’s best horticulture gardens, is home to the largest peony and conifer collections in North America, as well as one of Canada’s largest computer-run fountain exhibits. Since 2012, we have won numerous regional, provincial, national, and international honors. Wander through more than 20 acres of gardens that feature more than 4,500 distinct flora, including the Baishan Fir, the rarest tree in the world.

2025 Season OPENING DATES & Corporate Groups Now Bookings! 

  • Garden Centre Shopping April 26
  • Botanical Gardens May 10
  • Daytime Fountain Show May 17
  • 2025 Festival of Fountains – The Night Garden DATES! August 23 – September 13 (August 23,29,30 September 5,6,12,13) – Corporate Groups are Now Booking – Preferred Rates!

Festival of Fountains https://whistlinggardens.ca/festivaloffountains/ 

BOTANICAL GARDENS Season Memberships & Day Passes -Now Available! 

Day Passes & Memberships Makes A Unique Gift!  VISIT LINK

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Festival of Fountains – The Night Garden VIDEO WATCH

Garden Awards and Recognition: 

  • 2024 Innovator of the Year Award Regional Finalist 2023 – Southwest Ontario Tourism Corporation
  • 2023 Garden Tourism Persons of the Year Leadership Award – International Garden Tourism Conference/Canadian Garden Council
  • 2022 Festival of Fountains – The Night Gardens – Best New  Event Nomination, FEO
  • 2021 Six Favourite Showcase Gardens In Ontario – Toronto Star Mark & Ben Cullen Columnist 
  • 2019 Millstream Garden Award – North American Rock Garden Society
  • 2017 Best Gardening Event of The Year “Whistling Gardens Peony Festival” Toronto Star, Sonia Day National Canadian Garden Columnist
  • 2017 Canada 150 for 150 Awards Federal Medal Recipient – MP Diane Finley
  • 2017 Recognized as 1 of 20 Canadians Shaping Our Future Gardens – Garden Making Magazine
  • 2017 Canada 150 Garden Experience Designation – North American Garden Tourism Conference
  • 2016 Best Botanical Gardens of The Year – Toronto Star, Sonia Day National Canadian Garden Columnist/Multi Award Winning Author 
  • Canada’s Best New Garden Experience – Canadian and International Garden Tourism Awards
  • Sustainable Tourism Ambassador of The Year Award – Long Point World Biosphere Reserve Foundation in partnership with Norfolk County  
  • VOTED: Top 10 Amazing Places of Norfolk County
  • Readers Choice Award: Best Local Tourist Attraction/Best Wedding Facility
  • Featured Garden: Say Yes To The Dress Canada, WNetwork 
  • “Home to North America’s Largest Public Peony & Conifer Collections”

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  • Whistling Gardens
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