Washington’s Skagit Valley bursts into color each spring as millions of tulips blanket the countryside in a painterly patchwork of pinks, purples, yellows, and reds. What began as a humble ...

The Skagit Valley Festival is expected to be open seven days a week every day of April from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. For a full list of events, click here.

Tulips grow at Roozengaarde outside of Mount Vernon, Washington during the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival on April 10, 2025. (Will Geschke / The Herald) Roozengaarde had its first bloom in 1985.

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — April 1 will mark the start of the 2025 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. A special parade in La Conner will kick off on April 5 with a family celebration for the festival.

Founded by Dutch immigrants, Tulip Town has been the jewel of Skagit Valley since 1984. Tulip Town grows more than 50 varieties of vibrant tulips each year.

Tulip Town — which encompasses 6 acres of brilliantly blooming tulips in the quaint Skagit Valley town Mount Vernon — is officially open as of April 1. Of course, looking at all those flowers ...

The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is returning to Whatcom County’s southern neighbor, Skagit County, during the month of April. The annual festival features five local farms, acres of blooming ...

That applies to the tulips and flowers that normally bloom in April for the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. With the warm winter this year, they too are getting a bit of a head start.

Garden Rosalyn, Skagit Acres, Tulip Town, RoozenGaarde and Tulip Valley Farms are all within a short distance of each other, totaling 50 acres of more than 200 different tulip and daffodil varieties.

The Bellingham Herald took a look at the festival by the numbers. 1. About 500 acres of tulips are grown in Skagit Valley, which represents 75% of the total U.S. commercial production of tulips. 2.

The Jake and Spike Show, weekdays from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is in bloom. Well, they’re starting to “We always like to say… we are in lockstep with the tulip growers.