Events & Workshops

Take a look inside our annual community and seasonal events below!

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Upcoming Events

Galentine's Day
Galentine's Day
Galentine's Day
Galentine's Day
Galentine's Day
Galentine's Day

Galentine's Day

Celebrate friendship at our Galentine’s Day event – a fun and intimate gathering designed for making memories, getting creative, and enjoying time with your favourite gals inside the inspiring greenhouse atmosphere together.

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026
Time: 3pm - 6pm
Location: Lakeside Garden Gallery (inside our tropical greenhouse)

Enjoy an afternoon filled with hands-on experiences, including:

Budvase Rose Arrangement Workshop – create a beautiful floral arrangement using fresh roses and seasonal greens to take home

Paint Your Own Candles – personalize candles with your own creative touch

Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot early and join us for a creative, feel-good Galentine’s celebration.

*Suitable for ages 14 and up.

Ticket Disclaimer
All tickets are non-refundable and valid only for the event date and time specified. Tickets are non-transferable without prior approval from Lakeside Garden Gallery. Limited tickets are available and admission is granted on a first-come, first-served basis. By purchasing a ticket, attendees agree to participate at their own risk. Lakeside Garden Gallery is not responsible for personal injury, illness, or property damage that may occur during the event. Event activities, times, and offerings are subject to change or cancellation without notice. In the unlikely event of cancellation, Lakeside Garden Gallery reserves the right to reschedule or provide alternate arrangements.

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Past Events

Did you know that our store is open year-round? Throughout the year, we host a number of seasonal events in hopes of bringing the community together to engage in fun, educational, and crafty activities. During March Break, we invite families to participate in daily activities like plant potting, rock painting, and more.

In April, we host our Spring Open House, which welcomes the growing season and highlights the arrival of our spring collections. Our Pumpkin Painting event in October is a yearly favourite. Finally, during Christmas, we hold our Christmas Open House where we host a weekend of festive workshops and welcome our community to browse our holiday themes.

Herb planting at Lakeside Garden Gallery's 2023 Spring Open House.

Herb planting at our 2023 Spring Open House.

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Greenhouse tour with horticulture students, 2022.

2022 Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest Winner.

2022 Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest Winner.

Customer pet photo at our fall selfie station, 2022.

Customer pet photo at our fall selfie station, 2022.

Choose Your Experience

  • Friendsgiving
  • Halloween: Pumpkin Painting
  • Christmas: Open House

Friendsgiving

In 2025, we celebrated the start of the fall season with our very first Friendsgiving event – an intimate gathering designed to bring people together through creativity, community, and connection.

We gathered to decorate pumpkins with beautiful pressed flowers, then learned how to make flower arrangements with our florist, Robin. Throughout the event, we enjoyed a variety of apples, provided by Dixie Orchards, and a few flavours of sparkling apple ciders, provided by Spirit Tree Cidery. 

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Materials for Petals & Pumpkins activity.

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Friendsgiving participants at our fall photo op.

After the DIY activities, we toured the greenhouse with Suzanne, who taught us some interesting facts about tropical plants. And to end the day, we enjoyed some delicious apple pie (courtesy of Dixie Orchards).

A special thank you goes out to Spirit Tree Cidery, for providing a variety of their sparkling apple ciders, and Dixie Orchards, for providing a selection of Empire, Honey Crisp, and Gala apples and apple pies for our guests to enjoy throughout the afternoon.

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Halloween: Pumpkin Painting

Painted pumpkins created by our 2022 participants.

Painted pumpkins created by our 2022 participants.

Our annual Pumpkin Painting event is a hit every year! This FREE one-day event is an opportunity for friends and family to come together to enjoy a fun fall activity with the community. All materials are provided including pie pumpkins, acrylic paint, and other crafting materials.

Staff brainstorming design ideas with Pumpkin Painting participant.

Staff brainstorming design ideas with Pumpkin Painting participant, 2022.

Childen getting crafty at our Pumpkin Painting Event, 2022.

Children getting crafty at our Pumpkin Painting Event, 2022.

Participants learn how to mix secondary colours from primary colorus and are given festive worksheets and colouring sheets to take home. Families are invited to take photos at our fall selfie station and browse and shop from our beautiful fall and winter displays put together by our talented staff.

Child smiling as he paints a pumpkin at our Pumpkin Painting event.

Happy participant painting a pumpkin at our Pumpkin Painting event, 2022.

Christmas Open House

Our Christmas Open House is an annual event that we have hosted every holiday season for over 15 years. From November to December, all are welcome to browse our Holiday Headquarters, where you can peruse our decorated everlasting trees and shop our showroom by theme. We also have a huge selection of fresh cut trees in pine and fir varieties.

In early November, all are welcome to join us for the holiday kickoff, our Christmas Open House, where adults and children alike can enjoy seasonal refreshments like warm apple cider  and popcorn, and participate in one of our many holiday-themed workshops and seminars happening throughout the weekend.

Our fresh cut trees available for purchase during our 2022 holiday season.

Our fllorist, George, demonstrating how to tie a bow.

Our florist and experts in bloom are excited to host a wide variety of holiday crafty events for all ages including bow-making, wreath decorating, and how to create your own holiday urn insert.

Enter to win at our raffle table where a number of gift sets and gift cards wait to be won! Prizes include tablescaping sets, plantings sets, and gift sets for kids! There's always something for everyone. 

Enjoy shopping for your seasonal home décor and have the advantage of first pick from our holiday themes as well as exclusive discounts on Christmas trees, décor, and giftware when you visit us during our Christmas Open House!

Participants in our Make Your Own Urn Insert workshop during our 2022 Christmas Open House.

Our 2022 Christmas holiday themes display.

Amman Accommodation: Kempinski Hotel

To be honest, I wasn’t expecting such a nice hotel to be part of a tour. Kempinski Hotel was in a great location in Amman’s central business district, the service was outstanding, and the rooms were very comfortable with the biggest and best pillows I’ve ever had. The bathroom towels were gigantic and just as luxurious as the fluffy robe. I couldn’t have wished for a more comfortable bed for the 13 hour sleep I had on my first evening - after 30 hours without it.

Spending 15 minutes each day in the complimentary steam and sauna room in the Spa helped me recover from jet lag. The buffet breakfast and dinners were also delicious and full of Jordanian food. Hotel breakfast and dinner buffets are included in the Globus tour. There are local restaurants within walking distance to the hotel if you want to eat out. You will love having 5 Star accommodation at affordable prices on your Escape by Globus tours.

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Return After A Long Week Of Memories

What you do on this final day of your Jordan tour depends on what time you are flying out. Globus will transfer you directly to Amman airport from the Movenpick Resort and Spa.

Hot Tip: My flight was early morning, so I left the resort about 10pm. Had I known how great the Dead Sea Resort and Spa was, I would have delayed my flight until the following day and stayed an extra night and morning.

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