| Membership | Price (+HST) |
|---|---|
| Single | $85/year |
| Single Plus | $120/year |
| Family | $130/year |
| Family Plus | $175/year |
| Contributing | $300/year |
| Supporting | $600/year |
| Sustaining | $1,000/year |
| Benefactor's Circle | $2,500/year |
| Director's Circle | $5,000/year |
| President's Circle | $10,000/year |
Concert: Patrick Watson
Under the Harvest Moon with Patrick Watson
- Show begins 7 p.m. (G.A. doors open 5:30 p.m.)
- Outdoors in Hendrie Park (Burlington Ontario)
- Seated or General Admission available
Celebrate the transition of seasons by joining us for a night of music with a remarkable act. Patrick Watson will grace the autumn air under the harvest moon.
Arrive early to explore the gardens and bring your own lawn chair or cozy blanket. Enjoy fresh bites and local flavours before and during the show, perfectly suited to the outdoor setting.
Enhance your experience by purchasing a Premium ticket. This ticket includes early access to the grounds, reserved foldable chair and separate garden entrance and parking lot.
Tickets
Member Pre-Sale: April 9, 11 a.m.
Tickets Available: April 10, 11 a.m.
NOTE: a virtual waiting room will be in place for these sale dates. Depending on ticketing demand, the wait time may be significant.
| Ticket Type | Includes: | Ticket Price* |
|---|---|---|
| Premium |
|
$129 |
| General Admission |
|
$79 |
*All prices subject to HST and $2 service fee
Member Presale Instructions
- To access the member presale, simply log in to your RBG online account using the email address associated with your membership. Once your account is set up, visit the registration page during the pre-sale time.Do NOT make a new account; any new account created will not have access to your member benefits, and will not permit you access to the pre-sale.
New Members: How To Activate Your Account (do this prior to the sale date to avoid disappointment)
- Visit secure.rbg.ca/account/login
- Enter your email address and “submit” (NOTE: RBG members must use the email associated with their current membership)
- Check your email for a link to reset your password
- Log in with your new credentials and check your account information. Ensure your updated membership is showing.
Once your member account is set up, visit the registration page and your tickets will be available!
If you do not receive a password reset email within 10 minutes, or if you log into and your membership is not showing in your account information, it is possible that email address is not the primary contact on your RBG Membership. Get in touch with the memberships team for more information.
Virtual Waiting Room
To help manage site activity and make registration as fair as possible, RBG has implemented an online waiting room system.
The waiting room will open 30 minutes prior to sale time (note: there is no advantage to entering the waiting room earlier than others during this 30-minute period). When the sale begins, you will be RANDOMLY placed in an online queue alongside all others who have joined prior to 10 a.m., with a limited number of registrants let into the site at a time. Any person who joins after the sale start time is placed at the end of the line. Complete your purchase, and close the browser tab when complete.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the popularity of this experience and large number of individuals hoping to secure registrations, the waiting room time may be significant. Please factor a long wait into your planning.
Why use a virtual waiting room? A virtual queue allows a limited (and randomly selected) number of individuals into the ticket site at once. This practice:
prevents “cart-jacking” (a reduced number of individuals competing to add the same tickets to their carts at the same time)
ensures the ticketing site can operate without being overwhelmed by web traffic
accommodates those working with slower internet connections without fear of competing
creates a fairer system overall by randomly assigning places in the virtual line
Ticketing Details and Terms
- Tickets purchased to RBG events are final sale and non-refundable. Full price tickets may be transferred to another person without restriction should you be unable to attend. Please keep your tickets and confirmation: it is proof of your purchase and allows entry into the experience.
- Cancellation: RBG reserves the right to cancel the event due to extreme inclement weather with little to no notice (ticket purchasers will be contacted by email).
- Liability: RBG assumes no responsibility for loss or damage to property, or for personal injury or mishap; all activities are at the risk of the participant.
- Filming/Photography Release: Please be advised that all photos, audio-video, and static images taken at this experience may be used for exhibit, reproduction, and/or distribution for RBG related promotional use, including all forms of print, television advertisement, social media and /or website display. In consideration of your participation as a guest or attendee of this experience, you authorize Royal Botanical Gardens, its legal representatives, suppliers, invited media and assigns unrestricted right and permission to copyright and use such photos and images under their sole discretion. Royal Botanical Gardens, its legal representatives, suppliers, invited media and assigns are released without limitation of any claims for libel or invasion of privacy.
- Weather Policy: This event is held outdoors in a non-covered area and is subject to weather conditions. RBG reserves the right to postpone, reschedule, or cancel the event due to inclement weather, unforeseen circumstances, or other conditions that may impact the safety of guests, staff, or performers. Ticket holders will be notified of any changes via email, which may occur without prior notice. RBG is not responsible for any additional costs incurred by ticket holders.
- By purchasing tickets and participating in this experience on RBG properties, you are agreeing to the above release for yourself, and on behalf of your guests.
Generously supported by:
Presenting Sponsor
About the Artist
Patrick Watson
Patrick Watson composes, performs, and records his albums with his long-time bandmate and collaborator and multi-instrumentalists Mishka Stein and Olivier Fairfield. The Canadian artist reached gold and platinum status in over multiple countries (including five certified gold albums in Canada), and his shows sell out around the world. Over the course of his career, Patrick has retained the uncanny ability to coexist in mainstream pop-culture spaces and on the avant-garde fringes. Patrick’s songs have been featured in primetime crowd-pleasers like Grey’s Anatomy and This Is Us, as well as in multiple arthouse films from Denis Villeneuve (Polytechnique), Wim Wenders (Perfect Days) ,and Philippe Falardeau (C’est pas moi, je le jure!) and more. He’s an artist who’s as comfortable performing impromptu pop-up shows on the train tracks in a Quebec mining town as he is leading the BBC Orchestra at London’s prestigious Barbican. He’s an in-demand composer with over 15 film scores under his belt. He was awarded the prestigious inaugural Impact Award at the 2024 Canadian Sync Awards.
Watson’s viral single “Je te laisserai des mots” became the first French song to accumulate 1 billion streams on Spotify.
But whether you discovered Patrick Watson through your local indie record shop, a movie soundtrack, a social-media video, a European music festival, his hit collaboration with Cinematic Orchestra (2007’s “To Build a Home”), or through his appearance alongside Patti Smith and Michael Stipe at the 2021 Pathway to Paris all-star benefit concert, his music has a similar effect on all who enter his kaleidoscopic sound-world. The songs of Patrick Watson transform your everyday surroundings into your own imaginary wonderland, translating stress and sorrow into joy, and helping you find peace within the chaos of modern life.
In Hendrie Park
- 680 Plains Rd. W. Burlington ON
- Outdoor concert
- On-Site Parking Available (see F.A.Q.s)
Michell’s Field will be broken into two sections: Premium (seated) and General Admission (lawn, bring your own seat)
General Admission Section
General admission tickets are first-come first-served. Chairs are not provided for this section. Guests are welcome to bring their own lawn chairs, blankets, cushions, or pillows for turf seating.
Premium Section
Premium tickets offer an optimal viewing experience of the performance and reserved seating. Select your seat when booking your tickets. Space is limited and these spots will fill up quickly so be sure to purchase your tickets early!
Frequently Asked Questions
Have a question about this event? Click the topics below for more information. If you have a question that is not answered, give us a call at 905-527-1158 or send us a message.
Tickets
Your tickets will be emailed to you as a pdf attachment shortly after online payment. You will be required to present these tickets upon arrival, either printed out or digitally on your personal device.
Tickets are final sale.
Parking - General Admission
This event is held in Hendrie Park. Enter through RBG Centre at 680 Plains Road W. Burlington Ontario.
- Note: Do NOT search “Hendrie Park” in your maps app as it may provide inaccurate directions; instead search by address.
- This garden is located along bus routes for Burlington Transit, with stops a short distance from the entrance. See rbg.ca/directions for more details.
- Complimentary parking is available in the large lot at RBG Centre. Space is limited; please consider carpooling, taxi/rideshare.
- Additional Parking: Street parking along Botanical Dr. and Spring Gardens. Rd.
Parking & Directions - Premium
This event is held in Hendrie Park. Enter through the premium gates at the Cherry Hill Parking Lot (1101 Plains Rd. W. Burlington). Please note the public entrance (through RBG Centre) will not open until 5:30 p.m.
Premium parking is available in the Cherry Hill Gate parking lot and in the staff parking lot just off botanical drive (use the crosswalk to proceed to the Cherry Hill lot). Space is limited; please consider carpooling or taxi/rideshare.
Seating & Layout
Michell’s Field will be broken into two sections: Premium (seated) and General Admission (lawn, bring your own seat)
General event layout
Premium Section
Premium tickets offer an optimal viewing experience of the performance and reserved seating. Select your seat when booking your tickets. Space is limited and these spots will fill up quickly so be sure to purchase your tickets early!
General Admission Section
General admission tickets are first-come first-served. Chairs are NOT provided for this section. Guests are asked to bring their own lawn chairs, blankets, cushions, or pillows for turf seating.
Food & Drink
Concessions will be open with grab and go fare available for purchase.
This is a licensed event; alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase for those age 19+. A valid I.D. is required for beverage purchase.
Outside food and drink is not be permitted.
What to Bring / What to Leave at Home
NOTE: Bags will be checked upon arrival
- General Admission: Make sure to bring your own chair, blanket or cushion for use on turf as seating is NOT provided for General Admission ticketholders. VIP ticketholders are provided a reserved chair.
- Pack layers for the cooler evening
- Don’t forget the bug spray!
The following items are not permitted within the venue:
- “Professional” level cameras / recording equipment (photos are permitted on your personal mobile device)
- Outside food and beverage
- Pets (with the exception of service animals)
Washrooms
Washrooms are located close to the performance area, just outside the Turner Pavilion Teahouse, and inside RBG Centre on the lowest floor of the Atrium.
Weather Policy
This event is held outdoors in a non-covered area and is subject to weather conditions. RBG reserves the right to postpone, reschedule, or cancel the event due to inclement weather, unforeseen circumstances, or other conditions that may impact the safety of guests, staff, or performers. Ticket holders will be notified of any changes via email, which may occur without prior notice. RBG is not responsible for any additional costs incurred by ticket holders.
No Smoking
Effective January 1, 2012, Royal Botanical Gardens and its property is smoke-free. Smoking and vaping of any kind is prohibited in all properties owned by Royal Botanical Gardens. This includes all buildings, common work areas, garden areas, natural lands, trails and parking areas including vehicles.
Accessibility
RBG welcomes the use of personal assistive devices that allow visitors to enjoy our facilities and services. The stage is located in Mitchell’s Field in Hendrie Park, and is accessible by paved pathways.
Mitchell’s Field is a large, open lawn area with a natural slope.
For convenience RBG has a limited number of wheelchairs available for loan. Wheelchairs are available on a first come basis and may not be reserved in advance. It is recommended guests bring their own wheelchairs.
If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact us at 905-527-1158.
Pets & Service Animals
With the exception of service animals, personal dogs/cats/animals are not permitted at this event.
Terms & Conditions
Tickets purchased to special events are final sale and non-refundable. Tickets for this event can be transferred to someone else if you can no longer attend. If RBG cancels a special event, ticketholders will be fully refunded. Please keep your tickets and confirmation: it is proof of your purchase and allows entry for the event.
Liability: RBG assumes no responsibility for loss or damage to property, or for personal injury or mishap; all activities are at the risk of the participant.
Filming/Photography Release: Please be advised that all photos, audio-video, and static images taken at this tour may be used for exhibit, reproduction, and/or distribution for RBG related promotional use, including all forms of print, television advertisement, social media and /or website display. In consideration of your participation as a guest or attendee of this event, you authorize Royal Botanical Gardens, its legal representatives, suppliers, invited media and assigns unrestricted right and permission to copyright and use such photos and images under their sole discretion. Royal Botanical Gardens, its legal representatives, suppliers, invited media and assigns are released without limitation of any claims for libel or invasion of privacy.
By purchasing tickets and participating in this event on RBG properties, you are agreeing to the above release for yourself, and on behalf of your guests.
