Visiting the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is a great place to see some cool tulip fields and other flowers. It's a great destination when you feel the need to get out of the city for a while.
When Seattle finally comes out of the rainy (and sometimes) snowy winter, it's time to check out one of the prettiest flower festivals around: the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival.
The festival is held every year around March/April but as can be expected, it very much depends on the weather. If the weather is colder, it might take a little longer for the flowers to come out and bloom. However, if it's warmer, you'll have to go earlier and not wait until the end because by then the flowers will be cut and there will be less flower fields to see.
So what is there to see?
Flowers, duh!!! Well, the cool thing is that there are more than just tulips at the tulip festival. In addition, there are roses and perennials, for example, but of course the main attraction are the tulips that come in all sorts of colors.
Mount Vernon is the main location where the flower farms are located, and it is a great drive out there from Seattle. It's a chance to get out of the city for a little bit and see some of the cool scenery. There are a bunch of different farms out there and you can visit any of them that you like. It costs some money to get into the farms but there are some great scenes where you can take awesome pictures.
Visiting the fields
It can be a lot of fun visiting the tulip fields, but make sure that you're well-dressed for the occasion. When I was there the last time, I saw way too many tourists dressed in high heels walking through the partially muddy tulip fields! Even tennis shoes can be a bit of a problem depending on how much it has rained before you get to the fields.
So next time you're in Seattle during April, make sure you spend some time in Skagit Valley canvassing the tulip fields. In the meantime, you can get some more information on the Tulip Festival as well as check out a few pictures.
The festival is held every year around March/April but as can be expected, it very much depends on the weather. If the weather is colder, it might take a little longer for the flowers to come out and bloom. However, if it's warmer, you'll have to go earlier and not wait until the end because by then the flowers will be cut and there will be less flower fields to see.
So what is there to see?
Flowers, duh!!! Well, the cool thing is that there are more than just tulips at the tulip festival. In addition, there are roses and perennials, for example, but of course the main attraction are the tulips that come in all sorts of colors.
Mount Vernon is the main location where the flower farms are located, and it is a great drive out there from Seattle. It's a chance to get out of the city for a little bit and see some of the cool scenery. There are a bunch of different farms out there and you can visit any of them that you like. It costs some money to get into the farms but there are some great scenes where you can take awesome pictures.
Visiting the fields
It can be a lot of fun visiting the tulip fields, but make sure that you're well-dressed for the occasion. When I was there the last time, I saw way too many tourists dressed in high heels walking through the partially muddy tulip fields! Even tennis shoes can be a bit of a problem depending on how much it has rained before you get to the fields.
So next time you're in Seattle during April, make sure you spend some time in Skagit Valley canvassing the tulip fields. In the meantime, you can get some more information on the Tulip Festival as well as check out a few pictures.
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