Skagit Valley Tulip Festival 2026: Guide for Seattle-Area Families

It’s tulip time! Washington’s beloved annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is back again for 2026. This gorgeous burst of colorful blooms is a spring rite of passage for many Pacific Northwest families, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

The daffodils have started blooming in Skagit Valley, and that means the tulips are on their way. The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival typically runs April 1–30, though the exact timing of the bloom depends entirely on Mother Nature. This year, following a mild winter and warmer temperatures, some of the farms are opening as early as March 20.

First, pick a tulip farm

This year, there are four venues welcoming tulip-seekers: RoozenGaarde, Tulip Town, Garden Rosalyn and Tulip Valley Farms. All four are offering advance online ticket sales now, and most will also have tickets at the gate.

Note: You have to buy a ticket for each individual venue; there isn’t a single ticket that gets you admission to all of them.

RoozenGaarde

If you are looking for endless rows of flowering color, RoozenGaarde is the place for you. It is breathtaking. You want tulips? They’ve got tulips. Tens of millions of them. Magnificent photos here, guaranteed. RoozenGaarde has more than 50 acres of tulips and daffodils. The 7-acre display garden is redesigned and hand-planted every year with more than 200 varieties of flowers.

Tulip grower Brent Roozen is the third generation to run this family farm. His grandfather, William Roozen, emigrated from Holland in 1947 and started RoozenGaarde.

Tickets: Tickets can be purchased online and cost $19 per person for a weekday, $23 on weekends. Kids ages 2 and younger are free. Admission includes free parking. No pets or drones are allowed.
Hours: Open daily, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; extended hours start March 21.
Location: 15867 Beaver Marsh Rd., Mount Vernon

Tulip Town

Tulip Town was founded by Tom and Jeannette DeGoede, who helped start the annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival back in 1984. A group of Skagit Valley locals bought the farm when the DeGoedes retired in 2019.

The farm offers 6 acres of tulip fields with more than 55 varieties. You can expect stunning colors and a charming windmill. The trolley ride takes you around the farm for unique views of the tulip fields. It’s a huge hit with kids and included with your ticket price.

This year there is a special Easter egg hunt (for kids age 10 and younger) on April 4 and 5. The kids egg hunt is free with admission at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon.

Tulip Town allows leashed dogs, free of charge.

Tickets: General admission tickets can be purchased online and cost $20.48 for ages 12 and older; $17.37 for seniors and military; and $12.20 for ages 6–11. Ticket prices are higher when purchased on-site. Kids ages 5 and younger are free. Special events are also available. No drones are allowed.
Hours: The farm will be open March 28–April 30; Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., and Friday–Sunday, 9 a.m.–7 p.m.
Location: 15002 Bradshaw Rd., Mount Vernon

Tulip Valley Farms

This 30-acre farm in west Mount Vernon offers views of Mount Baker and beautiful surrounding farmland. Fifteen acres of bulbs are planted among hazelnut trees and between grass rows. The goal is to minimize muddiness and allow visitors to walk between the tulip rows.

Tulip Valley Farms is the only farm that offers U-pick fields during the festival, plus a special Night Bloom on Saturdays in April (a chance to experience the fields at night, complete with special lighting and music!).

The farm also has micro mini Highland cows on-site, which happily eat tulip stems from visitors. 

Tickets: General admission to Tulip Valley Farms costs $18.10–$20.17 for ages 16 and older; $11.89–$13.96 for children ages 3–15; free for ages 2 and younger. Tickets include the opportunity to join Farmer Andrew for a tulip talk (April dates only). Drones are only permitted under special circumstances with prior approval from the farm. Dogs are welcome for an additional fee. Parking is free.
Hours: The farm is open for the Skagit Valley Daffodil Festival, March 6–20, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; and the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, March 21–April 30, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Night Bloom tickets include evening access on Saturdays from 8–10 p.m.
Location: 15245 Bradshaw Rd., Mount Vernon

Garden Rosalyn

Garden Rosalyn is in its fifth year as part of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. This venue showcases its several varieties of tulips on 7 acres. The garden also features hand-planted designs with lots of charming details.

Kids will love the pond with its resident family of geese and ducks. Don’t miss the charming windmill and gift shop.

Tickets: Tickets can be purchased online and cost $18.62–$19.65 for ages 13 and older; $16.55 for kids ages 2–12, veterans and seniors. Admission is free for kids younger than 2 years old. Dogs are welcome on a leash. Parking is free.
Hours: The garden is open daily beginning April 1, 8 a.m.–7 p.m.
Location: 16648 Jungquist Rd., Mount Vernon

Tips for parents

1. Pick the best time to go.

Before the tulips, the fields are bright yellow with daffodils. Tulips typically begin their bloom right around the start of April, and peak blooming usually happens in mid-April. It may be a little earlier this year! Check the festival’s bloom status info and the farms’ Facebook and Instagram pages for updates.

If you visit any sunny weekend at the peak of the bloom, you can expect heavy traffic. The earlier in the day you go, the better. Those two-lane rural roads get way backed up, and it only gets worse as the day goes on.

If you prefer less busy times, plan to arrive midweek before noon. The least busy days are the days when the weather isn’t great.

2. Dress for the weather.

Rain or shine, the tulips are always beautiful. But keep in mind that these are working farms, and this festival is an outdoor event. Be prepared for wet and muddy field conditions that may not be accessible to strollers and wheelchairs.

You’ll want to wear rain boots and something you don’t mind getting dirty. It’s not a bad idea to pack a change of clothes for the car ride home.

Also important to note, facilities at the farms are typically port-a-potties.

3. Know where to go when the troops get hungry.

When the troops get hungry, the farms have concession stands and food trucks. In town, we like the Skagit Valley Food Co-op for grab-and-go deli items. The Chuckwagon Drive-In is a good spot for really cheap burgers and watching a model train chug through the dining room.

On the west side of the Skagit River, try The Net Drive-In for old-school burgers and shakes, or find family-style Mexican cuisine at Mexico Café.

And no visit to the Skagit Valley is complete without a stop at Snow Goose Produce. This family-run farm stand is famous for its super-sized ice cream cones. Bring cash and an appetite!

4. Remember, you won’t see this anywhere else in the country!

Three-quarters of the nation’s commercial tulips are grown in the Skagit Valley, according to Washington State University’s Skagit County Extension. Approximately 1,000 acres of tulips and daffodils are grown in this county, more than any other county in the country. That’s a whole lot of flowers!

Numbers aside, the flower fields are gorgeous. You could fly to the Netherlands … or you could drive 60 miles north from the Seattle area to our local flower nirvana, right in Mount Vernon.

Editor’s note: This article was first published several years ago and was most recently updated on March 12, 2026, by ParentMap’s family fun editor, Meredith Charaba, with information for the 2026 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival.