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1 July 2019

Spring into the fields at the 66th Tesselaar Tulip Festival

Grab your clogs and head to Melbourne’s picturesque Dandenong Ranges for the 66th annual

Tesselaar Tulip Festival, September 14 – October 13.

Each year, Tesselaar Tulip Festival draws in visitors from Australia and internationally, to experience a dazzling

display of over a million spring bulbs in bloom including 900,000+ Tulips in every colour of the rainbow.

Attracting 100,000 + people over four weeks, Tesselaar Tulip Festival has become one of Victoria’s premier

spring time events. Visitors are free to wander through 12 acres of fields and marvel at one of the most

vibrant displays of floral beauty Victoria, if not Australia, has to offer.

The Festival starts with an explosion of colour on Turkish Weekend, celebrating the origins of the Tulip with

Melbourne’s vibrant Turkish community on September 14 – 15.

Spring Fever Weeks are the first and last weeks of the Festival and are a great way to enjoy the Tulips and

everything else on offer without the school holiday crowds. Even better, entry is slightly cheaper these weeks,

September 16 – 19 & October 7 – 10.

The Festival turns into a mini Holland during Dutch Weekend with Dutch treats, entertainment, dancing and

more from September 20 – 22. Get your photo taken in one of the world’s largest wooden clogs or indulge in a

plate of hot Dutch pancakes while you walk the fields.

Children are celebrated everyday at the Festival but no more so than during the school holidays. Kids LOL

Week (September 23 – 26) brings daily entertainment from the Splash Test Dummies, while Superhero Week

(September 30 – Oct 3) encourages kids to dress up as their favourite superhero while they watch the PJ

Masks stage show. There is also a petting zoo, giant garden games, storytelling, a fairy garden and rides on our

famous Tulip Tractor. Best thing? Kids entry is free every day of the Festival.

Enjoy jazz tunes all day long on Food, Wine and Jazz Weekend (September 27 – 29) with live bands, delicious

foods from around the world teamed with award-winning wine, beer and ciders.

Rock the Fields Weekend (October 4 – 6) will have you jiving in the flower fields with live music from the 50’s

and 60’s all weekend. Food trucks, dancing demonstrations and fashion in the fields will ensure everyone has a

rockin’ good time!

What better way to close the Festival than with a pint of Guinness during Irish Weekend (October 11 – 13).

There will be all day entertainment with live bands, Irish pipers and dancers, Celtic arts and the odd

Leprechaun.

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Festival highlights:

Live entertainment daily

Children’s activities

Delicious food from around the world

Millions of photo opportunities

Pick your own Tulips

Retail therapy including Habitat Nursery, souvenir shops and market stalls

Picnic areas (in the fields or undercover)

Free parking

Throughout the Festival, visitors will enjoy some good old Dutch hospitality with our legendary Poffertjes,

Dutch sweet and savoury treats and Tesselaar’s very own Double Dutch ice-cream. Have a crack at a Dutch

game or two, try on some clogs at Habitat Nursery or pose in front of our Amsterdam streetscapes, windmills

or photo frescos.

What: Tesselaar Tulip Festival

www.tulipfestival.com.au

When: 10am – 5pm daily

September 14 – October 13

Where: 357 – 359 Monbulk Road, Silvan Tel: 9737 7722

Ticket prices:

Adult $29, Concession $25, Children under 16 FREE

Spring Fever week tickets (Sept 16 – 19 & Oct 7-10 only) Adults $19, Concession $15, Children under 16 FREE

Tickets can be purchased online www.tulipfestival.com.au or at the gate.

Media contact:

Anna Giles

PR Manager

annag@evergreenam.com.au

0409 511 034