Warkworth Lilac Festival

May 30 & 31, 2026

Millennium Lilac Trail and Main Street, Warkworth
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Celebrate Spring and immerse yourself in the stunning colours of the Warkworth Lilac Festival! With over 300 bushes and eighty-three (83) lilac varieties planted, the Millennium Lilac Trail is a breathtaking sight of purple, pink, and white blooms. The air will be filled with the sweet aroma of lilacs and the streets will be buzzing with excitement. Take a guided tour of the Millennium Lilac Trail, shop the artisan market, and enjoy live music, family fun and a picnic lunch. Bring cash to purchase your own lilac bush and get planting advice from master gardeners.

2026 Festival Schedule 

Explore the Millennium Trail – featuring 83 unique varieties of lilacs

Lilac Sales – Located at the MAIN STREET Lilac Trail Entrance Shrub Sale – Featuring Canadian Preston Lilacs! 

A wide selection of shrubs in various colors and sizes, including the beautiful and hardy Canadian Preston Lilacs, are available for purchase. Shop early for the best selection! Cash payments only.

A Touch of Lilac Design

Lilac-themed Floral Arrangement Contest

Kids’ Activities:

  • Miranda Dawe – Children’s activities (Play House) 
  • Play the purple piano on the trail!

Marketplace:

  • Horticultural Groups & Vendors
    • Brighton Garden Club
    • Canadian Peony Society
    • Northumberland Master Gardeners
    • Norwood District Horticultural Society
    • TrueNorth Garden Centre
    • GreenMoxie
    • MapleRidge Farmstand 
    • Peaking Pines Farms


Food and Drink

  • Mi Cocina – Salsa and Chips
  • Spade and Spoon – Jams and Jellies
  • Lilac Boxed Lunches
  • Artworth- Bottled Water 
  • Chef Greedy Bites- Wood-fired pizza

On the Trail 

  • Tanglewood Metal Design- Garden Art
  • TO Leather Fashions- Leather Goods
  • To o’ the Hills Jewellery
  • Wild Acres Soapery 
  • Write Right Pens & Wood Products
  • Your Haven – Home decor 
  • Leaffilter Gutter Protection
  • Rough River Realty Remax – Photo Booth
  • CS Lakeside Creations 
  • For the Birds
  • Jazz Urban Style- Clothing
  • Let Us Create 
  • Lilac Way 
  • Los Mayas 
  • School House Decor
  • SmilesWhimsy 
  • Stonehouse Candles 

Spring into Art Fair at the Warkworth Town Hall

Featuring seven talented local artists, this show brought to you by the Trent Hills Public Library – Warkworth branch, is free to attend and will run each day of the lilac festival, from 10 am to 4 pm.
Warkworth Lilac Festival
Warkworth Art in the Park, Warkworth, Trent Hills, Ontario
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