An official date has been set for the Western District Historical Society's Sunflower Harvest Night.
The event will take place on Thursday (Sept 11) at Legacy Farm from 5 to 8 p.m.
Attendees are asked to bring a bucket of water and garden clippers so they can take home some of the sunflowers.
"We're very thankful that we actually have a sunflower crop this year," said Darlene Domaschuk of the Western District Historical Society. "Last year we had absolutely nothing."
The Sunflower Harvest Night was cancelled last year due to poor crop turnout, a reminder that growing sunflowers can be tricky business.
"Parts of the field were patchy and quite spaced out, and we're just not sure what caused that, but other parts of the field were just full and vibrant," Domaschuk said.
She added that although the summer rain caused delays in planting, bugs and weeds weren't a problem.
The team behind the planting has also become less particular about how they grow the sunflowers.
"Now we're a little more loose about it. The field still grows the same way, and we don't weed nearly as much as we have in past years," Domaschuk said. "We just don't worry about it and stress about the field as much as we used to."
While the goal isn't to grow good quality flowers, the event is more about bringing the community together to enjoy nature and take photos.
"We love to see the kids when they come out there. It's kind of out in the country, and they love to run. And a lot of people have been bringing their dogs out and just really enjoying the fall evenings," she reflected. "Some town kids and city kids might not have exposure to that kind of thing."
Domaschuk added that even the farm's cows come out to snoop.
"The cattle are very snoopy, and they come up and check out the people in the sunflower field."
The Western District Historical Society is also planning to host a Pumpkin Harvest night, although a specific date has not yet been announced.
Details will be shared by the group on Facebook.