2019 Tulip Festival Guide

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Welcome to the

36th Annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival!

The 36th annual Tulip Festival begins on Thursday, March 28 with the Gala presented by Judd & Black Appliance and Peoples Bank. Said festival president Cindy Verge “Welcome to another season. We are happy to have you!” We encourage visitors to participate in our Photo Contest presented by North Coast Credit Union. Submit your photos (one per week during April); we choose weekly finalists and announce the winners in various categories at the end of the festival.

The winning photographers receive a signed 2019 poster and will have their photo published in the 200,000 copies of the festival brochure in 2020. Full rules and details will appear on our Facebook page and website in March.

Each spring the Skagit Valley welcomes tourists from all 50 states and countries all over the world to enjoy hundreds of acres of colorful blooms. Visitors are greeted with a huge variety of activities for the whole family, spread throughout the area over the month of April. In 2018 people came from eight Canadian provinces, every state, and 86 countries from around the world!

The mission of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is to coordinate and promote a countywide spring celebration of the tulip bloom, in commemoration of the valley’s annual tulip harvest, and to be an advocate for Skagit Valley agriculgoskagit.com

ture. “The festival would not be possible without the support of our community organizers, volunteers and sponsors. They are the lifeblood of the festival and we appreciate them very much.” said Verge. The tulip festival depends on hundreds of donated hours from students and other community members and sponsorship money from more than SKAGIT VALLEY Tulip Festival GUIDE 2019

200 local businesses and organizations. Last year the festival had 28 community volunteers including high school and honor society students who donated 1300 hours of their time that allowed the office to be open seven days a week, eight hours a day during the festival. The continued on page 4 3

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volunteer program enjoys moral and financial support including two luncheons, meeting space and treats from Creekside Continuing Care Community in Burlington. Local media also plays a big role in getting the word out about the festival including Skagit Publishing that doubles as a sponsor.

the festival became its own entity. In 2002, separation from the chamber was completed when the organization moved to its own offices.

Over the decades the festival has grown in length. The event began as a three-day weekend; jumped to 10 days, then 17 and has been a full 30 days since 2003. With the unpredictability of the weather, the full 30 days Tulip Festival History means that the tulips have a greater In the early 1980s, then Mount Verchance of blooming during the festinon Chamber of Commerce directors val.

Jerry Digerness and Joan Houchen Cindy Verge has been working for recognized that thousands of people the Tulip Festival since 1999 and has were coming to visit the tulips of been its executive director since 2003; Skagit Valley. They decided to form the official Tulip Festival and created she has a BA in Communications from the University of Washington. a weekend of events and festivities meant to entice and enhance visitors’ In addition, Cindy has earned the title “Certified Festival and Event trips to the area during the month Executive” from the International of April. The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival & Events Association Festival was officially inaugurated (IFEA). Verge works alongside a by the chamber in 1984 and was run 19-person volunteer board of directhrough that office until 1994 when tors who govern the festival and

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provide support for festival-operated events such as the Gala, the fall Poster Unveiling, the annual Tulip Parade and the Princess/Hero party.

Social Media The Tulip Festival Facebook page has become integral to the festival’s ongoing success. Said Verge, “We love social media! During April the Facebook page is very active as fans post pictures, respond to posts, and check in with the Tulip Festival.”

Facebook exposure continues to grow, with almost 62,000 followers to the official page. The page is used throughout the year to welcome new sponsors, share information about events in the Skagit Valley, and keep festival enthusiasts informed about the flower fields.

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Welcome to the 36th Anniversary of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival!

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Tulip Field Map

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Mount Vernon Downtown Association Tulip Festival Street Fair

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Tulip Festival Suppliers

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2019 Official Poster & Artist

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Economic Boost to County

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Tulip Festival Events

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2019 Key Bank Tulip Ambassadors

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Tips on Touring the Festival

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6 Anacortes Quilt Walk 11 Garage Sale, Antiques & More 6 Anacortes Spring Wine Festival 11 Valley Shine Distillery Puget 6Sound Refinery Anacortes Vintage Market 11 SICBA Home & Garden Show 6 Outer Island Excursions 12 Have a Heart Run 1 Judd & Black Appliance/ 7 Taylor Shellfish Farms 13 Key Bank Ambassador Event Peoples Bank Gala Dinner 8 South Fork Farms 13 Daffodil Festival 1 Swinomish Casino & Lodge 9 Eagle Haven Winery/ 13 Tulip Pedal 2 Children’s Museum WoodFest 13 Washington Federal 2 OPUS Bank Princess/ 9 English Tea/Willowbrook Manor Tulip Parade Hero Party 10 Scrapbook & Craft Supply Sale 13 La Conner Sculpture Tour 2 The Outlet Shoppes 10 Kid’s Giant Garage Sale 13 La Conner Brewing Company at Burlington 11 Art Bash 13 La Conner Sips 3 WoodFest Weekend 11 Downtown Mount Vernon 13 Pacific NW Quilt & 4 Kiwanis Salmon BBQ Street Fair Fiber Arts Museum 5 Seattle Premium Outlets 11 Forte Chocolates 13 Skagit County 6 Anacortes Brewery 11 Lincoln Theatre Historical Museum

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13 Skagit Crest Winery 14 Ella Bella Vintage Finds 14 Pasek Cellars Winery 15 Warren Jewelers 16 Chuckanut Brewery 17 Tulip Run 17 Heritage Flight Museum 17 King Arthur Flour Baking School 17 Skagit Farm to Pint Festival 17 Spotlight on Skagit 2019 17 Chuckanut Brewery 18 Bethany Covenant Spring Concert 19 Skagit Valley Gardens 20 Padilla Bay Estuarine Reserve

21 The Skagit Casino Resort 22 PACCAR Open House 23 Christianson’s Nursery 23 Art at the Schoolhouse 24 Rexville Grange Art Show 25 Sauk Mountain Pottery 26 Schuh Farms 26 Art in a Pickle Barn 27 Tulip Country Bike Tours & Rental 27 4-H Club Petting Farm 28 Skagit’s Own Fish Market 29 Snow Goose Produce 30 WSU Discovery Garden 31 Skagit Chili & Chowder Cook-off

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and maintaining the festival’s mobile friendly, official website. Activity on the website remains strong, with an average of almost 450,000 unique users generating more than 1.5 million page views each year. Accounting for over 70 percent of the traffic, visits from mobile devices continue to rise.

Visitors can find an interactive map, updated pictures and events, daily updates on blooms, changes to hours for tulip fields and travel tips. Sponsored

by Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway, the map has points linking users to locations, hours, and websites of some of the event’s sponsors.

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What to See & Do

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The 2019 Tulip Festival will run from April 1-30. Check Tulipfestival.org for updates on blooms, a calendar of events, maps and places to stay, eat and shop.

Said Cindy, “We are always working to keep the festival fresh and fun. The Skagit Farm to Pint Festival and 2K/5K Family Fun Run will return this year along with a newly sanctioned Chili Feed event sponsored by the Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce and an expanded Tulip Charm Princess Party.” The festival keeps growing in scope; this year there are more than 40 Tulip Festival sanctioned events and activities. The events are spread throughout the valley in cities from Sedro-Woolley to Anacortes, Mount-Vernon, Burlington and La Conner.

Many events are fundraisers for local charities including the Kiwanis Salmon Barbecue (April 6-28 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. daily at Mount Vernon’s Hillcrest Lodge). Visit the events page on tulipfestival.org for a complete list of new and classic events.

Be sure to visit Christianson’s Nursery, Schuh Farms and tulip growers RoozenGaarde and Tulip Town. You will be able to order bulbs, buy cut flowers and mementos, eat, take photos and much more. continued on page 9

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Festival Tips • Avoid the crowds by planning a mid-week trip or arrive by 9 a.m.

• Be sure to make a pit-stop at home or in town before heading out to the fields.

• When traveling to the festival use Highway 20 and take exit 230 in Burlington. From there the side roads will provide easier access to the tulip fields with decreased traffic congestion compared to the main roads.

• Park FREE at the two main gardens, RoozenGaarde (on Beaver Marsh Road) and Tulip Town (on Bradshaw Road).

• The festival is a driving tour with events miles apart. Pick up a brochure with a map or visit

tulipfestival.org/map; note that the map identifies locations but is not to scale.

dirty. Bring garbage bags for dirty clothes and muddy boots and a change of clothes and footwear.

• Tulip fields are usually muddy.

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• Pets are not allowed in the gardens or the fields.

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Relax in our comfortable tour bus • Tulip crops rotate every year and with a top-rated tour company. See tulips and receive tips to improve blooming fields vary based on your photography. Photo stops weather conditions. Before you include tulip fields and lunch in La go check tulips.com/bloommap or call 360-428-5959 to make sure Conner. Seattle hotel pickups available. you are going to the fields with blooming flowers.

Tulip Festival Tours Are you looking for a small group tour of the tulips led by a knowledgeable local guide? Bring your camera and enjoy a day centered around the glorious tulip fields without having to plan the whole trip on your own.

If you’re coming from areas south of the Skagit Valley, we recommend the following guided tour operators:

We run Saturdays in April with routes originating from Tacoma, Renton, and Bellevue. Upon arrival at the Tulip Festival, tickets are good for the shuttle service. Fares vary based on point of origin.

Local tour operator:

Nature Nuts Adventure Travel (888) 365-9488

www.naturenutstravel.com Get Skip-the-Line access to the tulip fields, door-to-door service from Seattle, and complimentary local wine and artisanal cheese tasting for $100/person when you use Promo Code TULIP19. Private tours available too!

Skagit Guided Adventures (360) 474-7479

www.skagitguidedadventures.com Relax, enjoy and learn about the tulip history, industry and festival by our expert friendly local guide. Tours run daily 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. from Mount Vernon’s Amtrak station. Free area hotel pickup. continued on page 11

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October

Opening Day of Boating Parade

Festival of Family Farms Brew by the Slough Beer Festival

June Museum of Northwest Art Auction

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Hometown 4th of July Celebration

A Country Getaway

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December

Annual Classic Boat & Car Show Pioneer Picnic

Annual Tree Lighting Lighted Boat Parade

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Traveling to the Tulip Festival By train Amtrak service runs to Mount Vernon. On arrival, be prepared to rent a car, call a taxi or work with one of our tour providers listed above to get to the tulip fields as there are no shuttles or tours from the train station.

By bus Monday through Saturday Skagit Transit Route 615 operates along McLean Rd. If you take this bus, make sure to get on and off at Beaver Marsh Road as this is the closest stop to the tulip fields and gardens.

Note that you will still be walking a distance to reach your destination. continued on page 12

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By car The tulip fields are located 60 miles north of Seattle along I-5 and 70 miles south of Vancouver, BC, Canada. The tulips are generally grown in a 15-mile triangle bordered

by Highway 20, the Skagit River, and the Swinomish River Channel. Use State Route 20 to enter the tulip area, and carpool if possible.

Parking Parking is available at designated lots in the Tulip Field area. The two display gardens, RoozenGaarde and Tulip Town, both have free parking adjacent to their facilities. Parking in official RoozenGaarde lots is $7 per car ($10 on weekends); the ticket you receive from the parking attendant will also admit one person to RoozenGaarde on the same day. Fees paid to private individuals will not work for admission to RoozenGaarde.

Roadside parking is limited due to shoulder conditions and traffic safety regulations.

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and display gardens can be accessed easily by cycle but be prepared for the weather, bike defensively and watch for changing road conditions.

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Tulip Country Bike Tours offers bike rentals on a limited basis. Their rentals include a map, self-guided tour route and staff recommendations for lunch and other stops. In addition, visitors with their own cycles can join the guided tours at a discounted rate.

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TULIP FESTIVAL STREET FAIR

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Welcome

to the 35th Annual Downtown Mount Vernon Tulip Festival Street Fair!

We are so excited to welcome you on this landmark anniversary year! Join us for a wonderful weekend celebrating art, food, music, and of course - tulips! A half-mile of South First Street and the side streets of downtown Mount Vernon are lined with over 150 artisan producers, 13 food vendors, and a variety of live entertainment. Discover handcrafted goods to share with family and friends. Our artists hail from across the United States and British Columbia, with many long-time favorites returning, as well as more than 20 new offerings.

Satisfy your taste for culinary adventure at the 13 mobile food vendors and trucks scattered throughout downtown. Enjoy live entertainment daily at the Rick Epting Memorial Stage in Pine Square, as well as our featured musical guests in MVDA 4-pg the central food court area: Quichua Mashis.

For our families with young children, there are a variety of vendors offering unique experiences: Jules the Juggler, Uncle Stinky’s Magic, and Wapo the Clown are on hand all weekend. The face-painting fairies of Chelle Beautiful and henna handiwork of Glittergore make their return. Visit Over the Line Art for customized caricatures to commemorate your weekend.

Be sure and check out the booths of the generous sponsors who help make this wonderful event happen, and visit our non-profit organization guests to learn about the amazing work they do to improve the lives of so many in our community. We are thrilled to have Amanda Wilson back for a second year as Street Fair Coordinator along with Ken Rogers, who is celebrating five years as our Event Maintenance Supervisor. To our numerous community partners and volunteers, thank you for all that you do to help make this event such a success!

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spring. The Street Fair is the primary fundraiser for the Mount Vernon Downtown Association (MVDA). The mission of the MVDA is to cultivate a vibrant and prosperous downtown while honoring our historic character. As a nationally accredited and Washington StateSpread certified Main Street community, we use the guidelines of the National Main Street Program as the road map for the work we do in economic revitalization and historic preservation in the heart of our community.

In addition to the Tulip Festival Street Fair, the MVDA produces several events throughout the year designed to bring locals and visitors downtown in support of our businesses. These events include our Annual Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting, Ladies’ Night Out, Downtown Halloween Trick-or-Treat, the July Sidewalk Sale & Downtown Chow Down, and a series of Art Walks including February, and April through September. For current information about our activities, follow our Facebook page and visit our website www.mountvernondowntown.org.

Thank you for visiting the Tulip Festival Street Fair and Downtown Mount Vernon!

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VENDORS 3D Wood Maps 153, 154 A Light Heist 78 Absolutely Nuts! P2 Aletheia Creation 72 Mount Vernon Tri-Dee Skagit Valley Arts BO Alex Arts & Construction 31 Food Co-Op Downtown Association O T Amiyah’s Treasures 151 2019 Tulip Festival 1-16HS Anderson Glass 35 Street Fair Apple Cox 143 Arts & Crafts Vendors Art By Namaste 75 B. Fuller’s Mortar & Pestle 7 BOO Bad Bee Jewelry 30 THS Barn Cat Creations 103 Lyon’s 17-4 4 Furniture Baroness Ashley Hats 137 Bayside Treasures 138, 139, 140 Beach Combers Artwork 95 Strauss Bear Art Studios 114 Jewelry Big Moon Beeswax Handcrafted Calico BOO Candles 80 THS Creations 45-6 Blackwater Metals 107, 108 0 Bling! Bling! 63 Ristretto Bonsai Akira 49 CEN Coffee Lounge TRA BookWood 147 L FO OD C Calliope Crowns 121 OUR Candy Monster Books 149 T Carla’s Funky Art 123 Cascadia Stoneware 111 BOO Chelle Beautiful 160 T Chris Stiles Art 128 61-8 HS 8 Chris’s Country Essence 89 Draft Pics Classy Sassy Jewelry 51 Sports Bar Copper Creations NW 86 Per Dona Cosecha Textiles 85 Salon Country Strong 142 BOO Creative Development 13 89-1THS 16 RICK EPTING KEY Creature Comfort 36 MEMORIAL Critter Creations 62 ENTERTAINMENT Odd # booths on West (river) side of Decker Jewelry 129 street, Even # booths on East side STAGE P1 of street.

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Prozac Mtn Boys Noon - 2 pm

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Harmony NW Chorus Noon – 1 pm

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Los Solecitos Del Valle 1 pm – 2 pm

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Tulip Festival Suppliers Festival Merchandiser Bellingham artist Jody Bergsma returns in 2019 for her final year as the official Tulip Festival merchandising supplier. Jody was hired in summer 2015 because of her experience creating and producing merchandise for other tulip festivals and her vision for the Tulip Festival’s merchandise offerings. Said Jody, “I have loved my time bringing products to the thousands of spring seeking tulip lovers. Every trip to Skagit Valley brings its own gifts of beauty and wonder; even more so now that it is my last season. I will miss the sights and all my tulip friends.”

Jody’s Bellingham based merchandising company creates and manufactures all the festival’s souvenirs. Each year she has refined and expanded the product offerings based on demand and merchandising trends. Last year she added a glass cutting board, pot holder and an embroidered baseball cap. This year she provided six new tulip paintings as “bonus tulip art” to help raise money for the festival from their sales. Traditional merchandise includes posters, cards, magnets and mugs plus coloring books, fleece blankets, multiple garments, glass coaster sets, Christmas ornaments, journals, key chains, mini matted prints, and more.

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and continues to this day. Said Jody, “As a person of Dutch heritage I am doubly privileged to create the merchandise for the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Not only am I able to spend the entire month of April among my favorite flowers, it also gives me the opportunity to promote Skagit County; which is one of the

most beautiful places on Earth.”

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tercolor technique is self taught; her Washington Bulb Company/ engineering degree is reflected in her RoozenGaarde Flowers & compositions and demonstrates her love of mathematics and geometry.

Bulbs She seamlessly blends these elements Washington Bulb Company Inc. with her imaginative inner visions to is one of the largest employers in create her unique style. Learn more the Skagit Valley, the biggest tulipabout Jody’s paintings at bergsma. bulb grower in the country and the com.

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Tulip Suppliers The tulips are spread throughout the Skagit Valley in rotating fields a few miles apart so you will want to take a driving tour to see them all.

The festival’s biggest tulip suppliers, RoozenGaarde/Washington Bulb Co., Inc. and Tulip Town, both offer artistic tulip displays in their show gardens and have deep roots in tulip

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open all year. Tulip Festival hours are 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily through April or when the tulips stop blooming. The five-acre display garden is re-designed every year with 90 plus varieties of tulips and over 150 other flower varieties including daffodils, hyacinths, crocus, muscari and other specialty flowers. This year’s design will feature plenty of unique patterns, brilliant color combinations, and the always popular flowering rivers of deep blue muscari! A 25 acre tulip field and 22 acre daffodil field sit next to the display garden.

Festival admission is $7 per person on weekdays, $10 per person on weekends; $1 off admission with military I.D., free for kids five and under.

stub) OR if you park in an Official PAY lot, the ticket stub is good for one admission to RoozenGaarde.

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to keep the business in the family. His five sons are the company principles.

Today the business farms about 2,000 acres of land including other crops such as daffodils, Iris and Don’t forget the gift shop and fresh wheat. The company ships over 70 cut flowers. million cut flowers and tens of millions of tulip, daffodil, iris, hyacinth Please visit tulips.com for more and other specialty flower bulbs information. every year. After the fields of flowRoozenGaarde History ers have been topped, the bulbs are Washington Bulb Company was allowed to mature and multiply and purchased by William Roozen in 1955 are then harvested. RoozenGaarde from two of the area’s original bulb farmers select the largest bulbs from growers. He had emigrated from Hol- each year’s crop so others can grow land in 1947 with years of tulip bulb the same beautiful tulips, daffodils, experience and dreams of growing a and iris in their own home gardens. flourishing bulb business in America.

Tulip Town William’s skills were a family tradiOwned and operated by longtime tion; the Roozens had been tulip Skagit Valley tulip growers Tom and farmers for at least six generations Jeannette DeGoede, Tulip Town is dating back to the 1700s. In 1985, William Roozen handed the business the second largest tulip supplier for down to his five sons and a daughter, the Tulip Festival. The 2019 show gardens will officially open to the public who passed away in 1996. William Roozen passed away on July 13, 2002 Saturday, March 30 and remain

Parking is free: the lot is on Beaver Marsh Road. RoozenGaarde also operates official pay parking located by the tulip fields. Parking in official pay lots is included with a paid RoozenGaarde admission (show your ticket with five sons and 35 grandchildren

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underneath professional kite flying Admission is $7 per adult on week- (you can also bring your own kite or days and $10 per adult on weekends; buy in the art gallery). Rides cost $2 per adult and $1 for kids. children 6-12 are $5 each on weekends; children five and under are alTulip Town has beautiful, unique ways free. Cash only (ATM on-site). tulip pots with decorated lids (small $5, large $8) for Easter Sunday and Trolley rides on the revamped trolley are great fun for kids and the all of April. Don’t forget the art gallery, gift shop and face painting. whole family, weather permitting.

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through bloom season. Tulip Town will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; later when weather permits.

Admission includes a self-guided indoor tulip show featuring huge tulip flower arrangements in over 70 pedestals with a backdrop of oil murals depicting the Skagit Valley and Holland. As always, there are fun tulip varieties, past our barns and new things going on at Tulip Town to make the 2019 experience fresh and exciting including new postcards. The outdoor tulip test trial garden will be on display with bulbs sent from Holland. Beautiful, new varieties this year include Fiona, double ruffle pink and white, Freedom Flame, bright yellow with red stripes, Sweet Lips, white with fuchsia edges, Yosemite, a rare raspberry color, and more! The 1320 Memorial Hwy Tulip Town team has also been busy Mount Vernon 424.1977

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2019 Official Poster The Tulip Festival kicks off in November with the official poster unveiling celebration at Skagit Valley Gardens. Sponsored by Heritage Bank, the event is the first opportunity to see the new poster and products for the upcoming Tulip Festival.

Each year a committee of community volunteers selects a local artist to create an official poster, which is unique to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Local artists submit their applications and the winner is free to choose their medium and style in a way that will interpret their vision of the festival and the tulips of Skagit Valley.

Bellingham artist Ben Mann was chosen to create the 2019 official poster. Mann’s art practice is founded on a BFA in illustration from San Francisco’s Academy of Art University. As a full-time artist, Ben creates in many different avenues; commercial projects range from murals to menus and greeting cards, and his fine artworks hang in local businesses. He also plays an active role in the public elementary schools, with a two-hour ‘Mr. Acrylic’ workshop that he brings into local classrooms, as a specialist via the Allied Arts Education Project. Some schools employ him with two-week residencies that result in collaborative, permanent murals that will spark the imaginations of future students.

Festival poster. Bergsma will also be designing official apparel and many other products using the poster art.

Ben’s Tulip Festival poster is an original acrylic on canvas. Said Mann, “I took great inspiration from the sense of community engendered by our beautiful agricultural legacy. My painting strives to capture the visceral accuracy, how spellbinding it feels to stand by the road and take it all in.”

Ben will sign your poster from 10 a.m. - 6:30 pm and have other pieces available at Tulip Town and RoozenGaarde gift shops on April 4, 12, 18 and 26. Tulip Town hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; RoozenGaarde hours are from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

When asked how he felt about being chosen to paint the poster for the 36th annual Tulip Festival he replied, “It’s an honor to be invited to make the design and I appreciated the balance of art direction and creative freedom that was afforded me.”

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Economic Boost to County With tourists from near and far numbering between 250,000 and 400,000, the Tulip Festival provides a big boost to the local tourism industry each year. With an estimated 75 percent of people come from outside the area and an average group size of three people; local restaurants, lodging and shops all benefit.

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Skagit county business owners sometimes refer to the accompanying economic boost as “Christmas in April”; cross promotion is common as local businesses and organizations use the festival’s draw to attract people to their events. Local charitaIn order to assess the economic ble organizations also greatly benefit impact that the Tulip Festival has from their ties to the Tulip Festival. on the businesses in Skagit County, Charities such as the Kiwanis Club of festival officials contracted with the Mount Vernon who hosts an annual International Festival and Events Salmon Barbeque and the LaConner Association to conduct a study of the Rotary Club who sells tulips during 2012 festival. These results comthe festival raise impressive amounts bined with yearly sales tax revenue of money each year. Research by indicate a sizeable economic boost board member Alice Collingwood to the county over the month of found that non-profits collectively April. The main takeaway is that 84 raised approximately $200,000 over percent of surveyed respondents the 2017 festival; all money that gets reported that the Tulip Festival was re-invested right back into the comthe primary reason for their trip to munity in the form of scholarships Skagit County in April. Each year the and funding for important local orgasales tax collected over the month nizations such as Friendship House, of April increases dramatically from Boys & Girls Clubs, the YMCA and other months in the year. The same literacy programs. holds true for lodging tax revenues

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Tulip Festival Events We have expanded the Tulip Tulip Charm Princess/Hero Charm Princess Party to a two-day event and added a festival sanctioned Parties sponsored by Opus Chili Feed. Be sure to see the full list Bank of events at tulipfestival.org under April 27 at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. and Events & Attractions. There is some- April 28 at 1 p.m. thing for everyone!

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Washington Federal Tulip Parade Parade starts at 2 p.m. Line-up begins at 12:30 p.m.

Join in the fun as a spectator or participant. Day of parade entries welcome! No entry is too small; wacky impromptu entries welcome.

Entry forms available at Skagit County Washington Federal branches or call (360) 428-5959 for more information. Look for Washington Federal employees for day-of-parade giveaways.

Location: Line up for the parade is in the Port of Skagit complex. The parade will run along First Street in downtown La Conner.

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2019 Key Bank Tulip Ambassadors Congratulations to the winners of the annual Key Bank Tulip Ambassador contest: West View Elementary School fifth-grader Izel Morales, 10, and Washington Elementary School fifth-grader Olivia Olson, 11. The 2019 competition was moved to La Conner’s Maple Hall and attracted more than 50 fourth- and fifth-graders from throughout the county. Each participant was asked to tell a panel of judges why he or she wanted to be a Tulip Ambassador and answer a “mystery” question such as what they would like to be when they grow up or what is their favorite movie or book.

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lingual school, Izel said he hoped he would be able to communicate with more people during this year’s festitor Cindy Verge and her team made val. “I’m excited to bring the diverpresentations to 700 plus children sity of the Skagit Valley. There’s so at local elementary schools in the many cultures here. It doesn’t matter second half of January. Said Cindy, who you are and what you look like.

“Classroom visits are one of the They’re flowers and everyone can highlights; it’s a reminder of how enjoy them.” Olivia, who is growing much the kids are proud of where up in Mount Vernon, said she’s althey live and it’s fun to share about ways been around the tulips. “Tulips what we do…This was the first year are beautiful,” she said. “I live next that we’ve had an ambassador from West View Elementary in Burlington. to them and I wanted to learn more about them.”

We were pleased to receive applications from a broad representation of Once named, Tulip Ambassadors Skagit County students.” are given a variety of tasks including The ambassadors are both excited greeting visitors at the annual PACabout the opportunity for leadership CAR Technical Center open house (April 13 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.), and to contribute to their community. “I’m super excited to be helping appearing at local radio stations, riding in the start of the Washington people at the Tulip Festival,” Izel said. As a bilingual student from a bi- Federal Tulip Parade (April 13 at AMBASSADORS from page 30

2 p.m.), meeting the governor and attending the Tulip Festival Gala (March 28 from 5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.).

The ambassadorship is a great opportunity for students to get involved in their community and share their pride with visitors. The ambassadors will represent the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival for an entire year.

The Tulip Festival youth competition began as the “Little Miss Tulip” contest. Today the event is open to all children currently attending fourth or fifth grade in Skagit County and has become a search for “Tulip Ambassadors.” Two official Tulip Ambassadors are chosen each February by a five-panel judging team from the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival Board of Directors. The Tulip Festival organization works to make the try-outs a special occasion for the kids.

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Tips on Touring the Festival 1) STATE ROUTE 20 AT EXIT 230 – Use it! Wide open, efficient, fast.

2) BE PATIENT – These are rural farm roads that are easily overwhelmed.

3) FLAGGERS are there for your safety – Please be courteous to them.

4) LOOK for designated parking areas – They are next to fields.

5) NO PARKING ZONES will be enforced and tickets will be issued.

6) NO PARKING allowed in travel lanes of any public road or on private property.

7) PRIVATE LAND The tulip area is all private property.

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8) FARM EQUIPMENT – Slow tractors now ensure a good harvest later.

9) NO DRONES – Drones are NOT allowed in gardens or tulip fields.

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