DAFFODIL DAZE ~ Weekends April 18th to May 3rd, 2026
Spread the JOY ~ Weekdays April 13th to April 30th, 2026
DAFFODIL FESTIVAL ~ Downtown Candor April 25th, 2026 in Candor, NY is a private property open on limited dates for the public to view tens of thousands of daffodils in bloom. The 2026 dates:
Public WEEKENDS April 18th through May 3rd, 10 to 5pm
"Spread the JOY" - Volunteer WEEKDAYS April 2
0th through April 30th, 2026 - 9am to 4pm at 292 Candor Hill Road. DAFFODIL FESTIVAL - Please note that although it was inspired by our event, to honor the late Joy Zamoiski (our Mom), and most recently the late Nancy Zamoiski (the brainchild of the daffodil display),
the Candor Chamber of Commerce Daffodil Festival – featuring vendors, food and more – is a completely separate, one day event, held downtown at the Spencer Avenue Ball Fields on April 25th, 2026. We send down thousands of daffodils for the Festival so you can get a peek of the more than 200 varieties up at 292 Candor Hill Road. "SPREAD THE JOY" - An extension of Daffodil Daze weekends where you can volunteer in the effort that distributes thousands of daffodil flowers to nursing homes, hospitals, hospices, elderly housing, and others. Come any day of the week to help with this effort. We need any number of pickers, packers and drivers to Spread the JOY. HOW WE STARTED
In the fall of 2008, we planted 12,575 daffodil bulbs in celebration of our mom's 85th birthday in April. We surprised her by spelling out her name (JOY) in 32-foot-high letters made from 1000 daffodils. Spring 2009 became the first year we officially welcomed the public to see the daffodils in bloom. The positive responses we received prompted us to continue opening every year since. It all started around 1974 when our mother started planting daffodils on the pond bank in anticipation of building their retirement home. There are over 1400 distinct clumps of daffodils on the pond bank, some of which are several feet across. Over the decades we have divided and spread these clumps. A very conservative estimate of how many daffodils were in the pond area is 5 to 6,000. In addition, we have purchased and planted at least 62,000 additional daffodils. Daffodils multiply as they grow, making the number of daffodils in our fields an estimated 200,000. This is a conservative estimate as there are over 200 -250 thousand daffodils on display every spring. With over 200 varieties of daffodils we are able to get approximately four to six weeks of bloom. Over the years we have added words spelled out in daffodils such as PEACE, LOVE and WELCOME. Spring 2016 marked the unveiling of a breast cancer ribbon made with 1600 Pink Ribbon daffodils in honor of our sisters who have died of cancer. (Janice, Regina, Diane and Nancy) This variety is sold by The Netherlands bulb company, and they donate 10% of the proceeds to cancer research. 2019 marked the year we added 'FAITH' and in 2021 the addition of "HOPE" in honor of family members namesakes. Each spring we designate two or three long weekends during which the public is invited to stroll the grounds among the daffodils. We do not charge an entrance fee, but donations for future bulb plantings are gratefully accepted. Curious and well-behaved kids are welcome. Please keep them from trampling daffodil stalks and flowers. We hope you'll come expand your vision of what a daffodil looks like. I bet you'll see a variety you've never seen before, even if you visited us last year.
