BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 RDATE:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Toronto EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 RDATE:20270314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Toronto EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20271107T010000 RDATE:20280312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Toronto EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250410T000000 RDATE:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/Toronto EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RDATE:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/Toronto EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270314T030000 RDATE:20271107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/Toronto EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3ad700bba97a90c7375565a083c8a87d CATEGORIES:Regional CREATED:20260209T140057 SUMMARY:Daffodil Days - Daffodils in Bloom from Mid-April to Mid-May DESCRIPTION:Spring means yellow flowers bursting forth in Rideau Lakes: a beacon of win ter’s end and a promise of brighter days ahead. This year, they are bound t o start peeking through the ground even earlier than normal!\nDaffodil Days in the township runs from mid April to Mid-May – an idea that has blossome d into something people look forward to each spring. Every fall for the las t two decades, residents of Rideau Lakes plant daffodil bulbs and come spri ng, tens of thousands of bright, yellow flowers adorn local roadsides, fenc es, public spaces, and private gardens.\nThe roots of this springtime feast for the eyes go back to 1999 when a Portland family planted daffodils to c elebrate the new millennium. Each year, they continued to plant different v arieties and locals latched onto the idea. So many people followed their ex ample that in 2010 Rideau Lakes launched the Daffodil Project with the ulti mate goal of being the must-see location for daffodils in Ontario.\nBy 2015 , Rideau Lakes (experience/about/discover) was proclaimed the Daffodil Capi tal of Ontario! Rumour has it that more than 40,000 daffodils have now been planted within the township. Once planted, daffodils multiply and bloom an nually making for some lovely viewing opportunities every spring.\nThere ar e some prime daffodil spots throughout the Township of Rideau Lakes. See th e gorgeous spring florals adorning communities at:\n\n - California: 1377 J ones Falls Road (California Park)\n - Chaffeys Lock:  1648 Chaffeys Lock Ro ad \n - Chantry:  1439 County Road 8 (Rideau Lakes Municipal Office)\n - De lta:  77 King (St. Paul’s Community Centre)\n - Newboro:  11 New Street (Hi storic John Draffin Manor)\n - Portland:  3909 Freeland Road (Historic Samu el Poole House)In addition, inspiration can be found among the blooms at St one Manor Studios in Newboro (https://stonemanorstudios.ca/). Daffodil Days at Stone Manor Studios offers a setting for exploring passions and discove ring new talents. From workshops about making-your-own stained glass daffod il to a celebration of terrarium art, spring holds creativity and new artis tic beginnings during Daffodil Days at Stone Manor Studios (https://stonema norstudios.ca/book-your-class). The studio is located in a renovated carria ge house which has been repurposed as an exclusive art space – all on the g rounds of an 1860s stone manor house in the picturesque village of Newboro. \nLearn more about Daffodil Days (/experience/about/stories/daffodil-days) in Rideau Lakes and enjoy discovering these cheery spring flowers!\n\n\n\n\ n\n Learn more about Daffodil Days (/experience/about/stories/daffodil-days ) in Rideau Lakes and enjoy discovering these cheery spring flowers!\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Spring means yellow flowers bursting forth in Rideau Lakes: a beacon of winter’s end and a promise of brighter days ahead. This ye ar, they are bound to start peeking through the ground even earlier than no rmal!

Daffodil Days in the township runs from mid Ap ril to Mid-May – an idea that has blossomed into something people look forw ard to each spring. Every fall for the last two decades, residents of Ridea u Lakes plant daffodil bulbs and come spring, tens of thousands of bright, yellow flowers adorn local roadsides, fences, public spaces, and private ga rdens.

The roots of this springtime feast for the eyes go back to 199 9 when a Portland family planted daffodils to celebrate the new millennium. Each year, they continued to plant different varieties and locals latched onto the idea. So many people followed their example that in 2010 Rideau La kes launched the Daffodil Project with the ultimate goal o f being the must-see location for daffodils in Ontario.

By 2015, Rideau L akes was proclaimed the Daffodil Capital of Ontario! Rumour ha s it that more than 40,000 daffodils have now been planted within the towns hip. Once planted, daffodils multiply and bloom annually making for some lo vely viewing opportunities every spring.

There are some prime daffodi l spots throughout the Township of Rideau Lakes. See the gorgeous spring fl orals adorning communities at:

In addition, inspiration can be found among the blooms at Stone Manor Studios in Newboro. Daffodil Days at Stone Manor Studios offers a setting for exploring passion s and discovering new talents. From workshops about making-your-own stained glass daffodil to a celebration of terrarium art, spring holds creativity and new artistic beginnings during Daffodil Days at Ston e Manor Studios. The studio is located in a renovated carriage house which has been repurposed as an exclusive art space – all on the gro unds of an 1860s stone manor house in the picturesque village of Newboro.

Learn more about Daffodil Days in Rideau Lakes a nd enjoy discovering these cheery spring flowers!

Daffodils at Stone Manor Studios in Newboro Spring 2022 credit Photo by Kim Lulashnyk Full Permissions 21 Vertical

Daffodils at Stone Manor Studios in Newboro Spring 2022 credit Photo by Kim Lulashnyk Fu ll Permissions 15 Vertical

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Spring time along Freeland Road William Freelands stone barn i n the background

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Learn more about Daffodil Da ys in Rideau Lakes and enjoy discovering these cheery spring flowers! CONTACT:Marie White at mwhite@rideaulakes.ca X-EXTRAINFO:https://www.rideaulakes.ca/experience/about/stories/daffodil-days DTSTAMP:20260506T170931 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto;VALUE=DATE:20260411 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto;VALUE=DATE:20260518 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR