Community Notes

MAY 26, 2012; The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 380 (12 Norham Road) are holding their SPRING YARD SALE on the first full day of The Warkworth Lilac Festival.  

Take advantage of the values and while there support the Lilac Festival by buying your tickets to the evenings Blues & Jazz event at the Lilac Room of the Warkworth Town Hall.

Lilac Planting List

Our List of lilacs currently on display at the Warkworth LIlac Festival. Those in RED are French Hybrid Lilacs.

  PRIMROSE

Agincourt Beauty - Albert Holden – Alexanders Perfection – Arch  McKean – Asessippi – Auca Baefolia – Avalanche – Beauty Of Moscow – Beijing Gold – Blanche Sweet – Bloomerang – Charles Joly – Churchill - Clarke’s Giant – Colby’s Wishing Star – Common – Coral Pink – Dark Knight – Donald Wyman – Dwarf Josee – Dwarf Korean – Elaine – Ellen Wilmott – Ester Staley – French Giant – Handel – Heda – Helen – Isabella – Ivory Silk – James MaFarlane – Jessica – Julia – Katherine Havemayer – Krasavista Moskey – Kum Bum – Laurentian – Lilac Sunday – Ludwig Spaeth - Maiden’s BlushMcMaster Centennial – Minuet – Miss CanadaMiss Kim – Monge – Monique Lemoine – Montrosa – Mount Baker – Nadezhda – Nike – Nocturne – Patriot – Paul Thirion – Pauline Fiala – Pocahontas – President Grevy – Double Blue – President Lincoln – Primrose – Royal Crown – Royalty – Sensation – Sister Justina – Sugar Plum fairy – Tinkerbelle – Villosa – Villosa Aurea – Wedgewood BlueWindsongWonderblue – Yankee Doodle – Zulu

    CHARLES JOLY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012 Lilac Festival - French Hybrid Lilacs

2012 Festival EVENTS

These are just some of the events on the planning board at this time.

Mad Hatter’s Luncheon 

Mad Hatter's Luncheon Location - RESERVATIONS required. FOR reservations, contact us at: info@warkworthlilacfestival.ca

Lilac Classic Car Show

Classic Cars at the Warkworth Arena

BLUES & JAZZ Evening at The Warkworth Town Hall – Limited seating

C U P C A K E  Bakeoff – Details coming!

PLUS

Etc. Etc. Visit often for NEW events & Updates

Check in with this site frequently for confirmations.

There are gated and free activities slated for May 25 through June 3rd. 2012

 

 

2012 Lilac Festival Planning

DECEMBER 2011: Meetings are ongoing as we focus on strategy for May – June 2012. Power Point presentations are being edited for presenting in advance of the festival for Ontario garden group talks. Contact us IF your group is interested.

Special group tours can be reserved during the festival and a program catered to your needs if required. ALL bus tours should register with the festival to achieve the most of your tour.

French movie previews are in the selection stages with a new amazing venue to be announced in February.

A community local art group are working on a unique painting experience along the lilac trail, with other sculptural art pieces being added along the trail in 2012.

Spring Progress Report

We welcome on board the following supports at various levels:

GOLD Level

  • $4,000
  • Allen Insurance Group
  • Hamilton Township Mutual Insurance Company

SILVER Level

  • $2,500
  • Rollins Raeburn Interior Design Inc.

BRONZE Level

  • $1000