BELLINGHAM — The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival brings in thousands of tourists yearly for its bright fields of blooming tulips in a rainbow of colors.
This year, the festival is starting Easter weekend as three farms plan to open. This is the perfect day trip activity to enjoy this spring.
There are four main farms you can visit during the festival: Tulip Town, Tulip Valley Farms, RoozenGaarde and Garden Rosalyn.
RoozenGaarde tulip fields
RoozenGaarde flower farm is open year-round, and offers 50 acres of tulips and daffodils to view, a flower display garden and a variety of flowers and bulbs for purchase. Tickets are required to visit and cost $15 during the week, and $17 during the weekend. Tickets can be purchased online in advance.
RoozenGaarde farm is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at 15867 Beaver Marsh Road in Mount Vernon.
Tulip Town
Tulip Town is a tulip farm that is set to open Saturday. Visitors can walk through 5 acres of tulip fields, enjoy a trolley ride, display gardens, a beer and wine garden, a retail boutique, flower stand, local ice cream and coffee and tulip bulbs available for purchase. Tickets are required to visit and cost $15 for ages 12 and up, $7 for ages 6-11, $13 for seniors and military and ages 5 and under are free. Guests who want to visit during opening weekend can also participate in Easter festivities on Saturday and Sunday, including a kids or adult easter egg hunt.
Tulip Town is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday at 15002 Bradshaw Road in Mount Vernon.
Tulip Valley Farms
Tulip Valley Farms is the only u-pick tulip farm in Washington and will open on Friday. The farm will feature farm tours, a food truck, a u-pick daffodil field, farm animal petting zoo, hammocking, and “Night Blooms,” a nighttime experience where visitors can walk through lit-up flower fields and displays.
Tickets can be purchased online in advance and cost $8.50 for ages 3-15, $13.50 for adults 16 and older, and $10.50 for seniors and military. Tickets will cost $3 more at the door. Night Blooms will run from 7-9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights and costs $5 for ages 5-15 and $12 for ages 16 and above.
Tulip Valley Farms is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at 15245 Bradshaw Road.in Mount Vernon.
Garden Rosalyn
Garden Rosalyn tulip farm will not open until Monday, but offers a variety of tulip fields, intricate garden designs, a gift shop, food trucks and local goose and ducks.
Garden Rosalyn is open from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily at 16648 Jungquist Road in Mount Vernon.
