Skagit Valley Tulip Festival - Official Skagit Valley Tourism Site (2024)

FAQs

How much time to spend at Skagit Valley Tulip Festival? ›

We highly recommend a two-day visit to take in all the tulip gardens (4) and the many farms, art shows and tours available here in the Magic Skagit Valley. Please contact Cindy Verge, Executive Director, Skagit Valley Tulip Festival at cindy@tulipfestival.org for additional help.

Online: $15. In-Person: $20.

Seeing the millions of blooming flowers that create the colorful lines is just amazing. Especially the tulip fields are very popular but also the crocus, daffodils and hyacinth fields are a must see (and smell). To see the blooming flower fields you will need to plan your trip.

Each year, more than 1 million visitors come to experience fields of brightly colored tulips.

Contrasting color choice

Primarily, these combinations include purple and yellow, blue and orange, and red and green. You can see how impactful the combination is here with these red tulips and their green foliage.

Two farms, Roozengaarde and Tulip Town, have long comprised the heart of the festival. The former is famous for its fields that stretch wide with blocks of color; the sight of such tidy lines of perky blooms is more impressive than you'd think.

Q: What is the difference between RoozenGaarde, Tulip Town, and Tulip Valley Farm? A: RoozenGaarde has display gardens and a gift shop and does not allow dogs. Tulip Town has a trolley ride through the tulip fields, a display garden, a gift shop, food, espresso, a beer and wine garden, and allows dogs.

When to visit the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. The valley is beautiful throughout the spring, with daffodils blooming first in mid to late March. Prime tulip season is typically mid-April, while lillies and irises are the last to bloom in late April or May.

The growth cycle of tulip bulbs

Approximately six weeks after the flowers are removed, these bulbs are carefully extracted from the ground. They are then prepared for the next phase, which involves conditioning them to ensure they are ready to be sold and planted by consumers in the winter.

Canada. The Canadian Tulip Festival, which claims to be the world's largest tulip festival, is a major event held annually each May in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

What is the best time to see tulips? ›

In a normal year, Mid April till the beginning of May is the best period to see the tulip fields. If you want to keep updated about the flowering please follow our Flower Forecast page and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. We also have a free newsletter to keep you updated on the tulips blooming in Holland.

The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival runs from April 1 - April 30 each spring, but our tulips bloom according to Mother Nature. Some years they begin blooming as early as mid-March and other years they last a week into May.

General admission starts at $15 online and $20 in person and the hours are Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Friday-Sunday 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. More ticketing information: tulipfestival.org/garden-ticketing.

The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is one of the most popular events in Washington, and it attracts thousands of tourists each year from all over the world. It showcases the largest tulip fields in the area and includes other fun activities like street fairs, live music, and more.

We recommend bringing options and layers, as conditions can change. Be prepared for muddy fields or pathways, boots are always a good idea! And remember that even if it's sunny and dry on the day you plan to visit, if we've had rain on the days preceding your visit, the tulip fields may still be muddy!

The best time to visit the Tulip Garden in Srinagar is during the month of April preferably in first week.. This is when the tulips are in full bloom and the annual Tulip Festival is held.