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This brand new peony festival is coming to downtown Victoria

By Rory Dickinson
(Peony Festival Website)

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Flower lovers, we’ve got an announcement for you!

This spring, downtown Victoria will come into full bloom as the brand new Peony Festival makes its debut.

The festival will be an immersive, art-forward celebration of one of the season’s most beloved (and fleeting) flowers.

Taking place from May 28th to 30th at The Atrium, Peony Festival invites guests to step into a vibrant floral market with over 7,000 fresh peonies.

The festival will feature floral installations and allow attendees to pick their own blooms to bring home.

Organizers say it will bring a sense of beauty, creativity and joy to the heart of ‘Garden City.’

The festival opens with A Night in Bloom, a cocktail-style launch party on May 28th, featuring a live DJ, floral-inspired drinks and bites and an upbeat, design-forward atmosphere.

The festival’s pop-up peony market on May 29th and 30th will feature interactive photo displays and an opportunity for guests to curate their own bunch of peonies to bring home from the garden display.

Dreamt up by the teams at Poppies Floral Art, Ripple Events and Bespoke Blossoms, the Peony Festival was created to re-imagine how people gather and provide a new experience-based event in Victoria.

For more information and to purchase tickets for A Night in Bloom or to reserve peony bunches, head to the Peony Festival website here.

  • Where: The Atrium, 800 Yates Street
  • When: May 28th to 30th, times vary

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Jinny ✓3 weeks agoTop comment
"Peony Festival was created to re-imagine how people gather and provide a new experience-based event in Victoria."
Sounds like corporatespeak for "we want your money"
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Peony Festival ✓3 weeks ago
Our financial goal for this event is actually just to break even and cover baseline costs. Truly, we want to bring joy to our community at a time when the world seems extra heavy. Free to attend and view the floral displays on May 29-30🌸. Hope to see you there.
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Peony Festival ✓3 weeks ago
Hi Jinny! I wanted to clarify that our financial goal for this event is to recover all associated costs and break even. Our #1 goal is to bring joy to our community - with how heavy the world around us can feel, we truly want to brighten your day. I hope you can join us at the festival! ~Cassie
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Rory Dickinson
Rory is Victoria Buzz's newest Branded Content and Lifestyle Writer, starting with the company in April 2026. Originally from Kamloops, BC, Rory graduated from the English department at the University of Victoria in 2020. He has previously worked as an editor for several publications, including The Kamloops Chronicle and The Albatross: UVic's English Undergraduate Journal. In his free time, you can find Rory at the beach, with some sushi and a book in his hand, thankful that he is not dealing with the weather in the Thompson Okanagan.
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