Lakeland Flowers announces six months of flower festivals beginning with the Abbotsford Tulip Festival 2023.
Positioned as Canada’s largest tulip festival with 27 acres and over 70 tulip varieties, the flowers are set to create a dazzling display of every colour.
Highlights including kilometres of walking trails, specialty varietals that have been imported from Holland, including fringe tulips and double tulips, and a legacy tulip named after Peter Warmerdam.
Located in the Sumas Prairie, Lakeland Flowers opened in the spring of 2021 with a smaller U-pick operation, but could not move forward the following year due to the devastating floods that occurred in November.
The team managed to overcome these challenges and planted over 100 acres — 27 acres of tulips, 20 acres of sunflowers, and 5 to 10-acre plots of various other flowers.
After the tulip season ends, visitors are invited back to experience the other flower festivals.
The Abbotsford Tulip Festival is open from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm seven days a week, starting on April 14th and ending on May 14th. Photo spots include bicycles and swings. Visitors are also welcome to pack a picnic and, on select weekends, guests can enjoy live music nights and food truck meals.
Online tickets are available one week in advance with tiered pricing options for weekdays and weekends.
It is strongly recommended that visitors purchase tickets online, to not only receive reduced pricing but to secure a time slot.
Daily field reports will be provided on the Lakeland Flowers’ website and social media channels.
Update: Here are some photos below from my recent visit.
