TULIP TIDINGS

Official Products a WIN, WIN
Great Products made locally We select local companies who make great products here locally in Skagit Valley. They are branded with our featured art each year and we help to promote them. And, those official products help the festival by giving the festival a...

Busy off season leads to successful Festival in the Spring
Yes, the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is a year-round operation -- once we've wrapped up the festival for the year, we get busy -- securing sponsorships, planning for our Key Bank ambassador event, working on parade ideas, arranging for and accepting the artwork for...

2022 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival (and tulip bloom) is over — make your plans for next year
We have lots of events, activities, and tulips planned for you in 2023. And, we will soon be announcing our 2023 featured artist -- stay tuned! As always, we are looking forward to welcoming you to our local festival with a world-class reputation. We enjoyed bringing...

We have a winner — Wendy Young
Our framed poster giveaway was a huge success, giving tulip fans a chance to bring home a framed poster featuring the joyful art of Jack Gunter. We still have framed posters here in the office, all signed by Jack. Come by the office and get yours today. And, if you...

Not So Impromptu Tulip Parade a resounding success
Saturday brought out sunshine and crowds to the annual Tulip Parade in La Conner on Saturday. Hundreds of participants, thousands of spectators and lots of horses, dogs, children, cars, and bicycles all combined for a fun and festive time. Our community gathered...

KIRO TV visits the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival on Opening Day
We certainly enjoyed the morning show with KIRO TV Reporter Niku Kazori on April 1 for the opening day of the festival. Sunrise was beautiful over the tulips that are just now beginning to bloom in the Skagit Valley. To see the coverage,...

Enter to win a signed, framed 2022 Poster with art by Jack Gunter
As a BIG thank you to all our tulip fans, we are giving you a chance to enter to win a signed, framed 2022 Tulip Festival poster. You must come to our office at 311 W Kincaid St. in Mount Vernon to pick up the poster if you are the winning entry. To enter: Send your...

USPS Releases new Tulip Postage Stamp March 24
We are very excited to announce a new Tulip Postage stamp for the United States and it will be released for the first time on March 24 at the Mount Vernon, WA post office on Cleveland. Stamp collectors can get the new stamp canceled tomorrow at a special station at...

Tulip Stack Blooming Brightly
Mount Vernon's iconic "Tulip Stack" is all spiffed up and ready to greet visitors journeying here during April, thanks to the work of the City of Mount Vernon, Jose Cardona of Cardona & Sons Painting and Birch Equipment. We think you will enjoy the new look. Jose...

Beautiful winter vistas in Skagit Valley — no flowers yet!
The tulips in Skagit Valley are still A LONG way away from blooming -- some are just peeking their greenery above ground (the rest are still below ground) -- waiting for the warm spring temperatures that are just around the corner. In the meantime, we thought you'd...