Storybook Gardens offers annual signature events that the entire family will enjoy. Find our current offerings and annual signature events information below. Check out our calendar to view more upcoming activities and events taking place at Storybook Gardens.
Winter skate trail
Each winter, enjoy a magical holiday experience with our 250-metre skate trail, which loops around the park grounds. Admission is $4.75 for adults, $3.75 for children ages 17 and under, and free for children under 24 months old. Skate rentals are available for $6.75 per person. Open 7 days a week for public skating.
Our Beavertails concession will be open on evenings and weekends serving Beavertails pastries, fries, hot chocolate and Pepsi products.
Skating sessions are a total of ninety minutes each. Pre-registration is encouraged. You can also visit the Purchase your tickets webpage to pre-register for a session before it fills up. Drop-in admission is also available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Helmets are required for children 5 and under. Helmets are not available for rental. All sturdy strollers are allowed on the skating trail. Umbrella or collapsible strollers are not permitted. Baby carriers are not permitted on the skate trail.
Egg Hunt
The hunt is on each spring! Join us for an Egg Hunt at Storybook Gardens! Find eggs of different colours throughout the park to redeem a treat or prize. Children over three-years-old can search the whole park for eggs. Toddlers under the age of three can search for eggs at Storybook Valley.
Admission is $5.25 for children ages 17 and under and free for all adults.
Pre-registration for the Easter Egg Hunt is required and is available on the Purchase your tickets webpage.
Our rides and attractions will be open depending on the weather. For more information on what's open, please follow our Facebook and Instagram pages.
Sensory Friendly Thursdays
In the summer of 2024, Storybook Gardens offered Sensory Friendly Thursdays every Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. Sensory friendly experience includes twilight admission access, no music and off-peak hours to avoid any line-ups or crowding. Park attractions are all open during this time including the Valley Village Playhouses, Pedal Car Track, On the Riverbank Splash Pad, Storybook Carousel, Springbank Express Train, Elephants, Swings, Frog King's Leaping Lilypad, Adventure Island, Hands in the Sand and Gnorbert's Gardens. Food service locations will be open until 5:30pm.
Friday Night Festivals
Each summer, Storybook Gardens hosts Friday Night Festivals, offering free admission for children and $5.25 admission for adults on Fridays after 5:30 p.m. throughout the summer beginning June 28 through to August 30. Pre-registration is available on the Purchase your tickets webpage, under special events. Walk-in admission is also available at the Storybook Gardens castle.
Each Friday night, Storybook Gardens will have a new theme and special guest entertainers with a focus on community engagement and diversity. Nightly activities include character meet and greets, family dance party, photo booth, scavenger hunt, face painting, food trucks and a good night story plus local event partners and vendors. Friday Night Festivals are made available thanks to our generous sponsors. Contact us to be a part of these magical nights at storybookmail@london.ca.
StoryBOO!
StoryBOO! is an annual family-friendly Halloween event where children are welcome to Trick-or-Treat throughout the park in their favourite costumes. Admission is $15 per person and includes one ride ticket. Children under 24-months-old and support workers are admitted to the park for free.
Special StoryBOO! moments from 2024:
- Daylight MiniBOO!
- Sensory Friendly StoryBOO!
- Humpty’s Haunted Howl-o-ween (Dog Friendly)
- Your dogs can also trick or treat during Humpty’s Haunted Howl-o-ween, sponsored by Ren’s Pets, Bosco and Roxy’s, and hosted in partnership with the Humane Society London & Middlesex.
StoryBOO! ran from October 11-October 30, 2024, on select dates and times.
Interested in supporting StoryBOO! 2025? Why not become a sponsor? Contact Chris Kubinski, Manager of Sponsorship and Advertising at ckubinski@london.ca for more details.