Tesselaar Tulip Festival
Tesselaar Tulip Festival Traditional Dutch Dress
Live entertainment everyday
Fields of tulips
Visitors are encouraged to tip toe through the tulips
Set within the historic Tesselaar Gardens
Special childrens day activities
Pink Lady day, supporting BCNA
Lovely food and wine for lunch or snack daily

Four weeks of spring fantasy
less than an hours drive from Melbourne.

Tulips are magic for so many reasons, their exotic majesty a reflection of natures miraculous beauty. They encompass every colour from dazzling to delicate hues in patterns most daring and others most plain. They have inspired poets and artists and bewitched nations with their allure. They are the stuff of legend, and rumoured to be the sleeping cradles of the fairies. They are even said to have their origin in the blood of a star crossed lover.

There are more than half a million enchanted bulbs set to transform into beautiful flowers in the field. Escape the every day for a little hocus pocus at a festival packed with entertainment and splendor.

Delight in the magic of spring at the Tesselaar Tulip Festival

Tesselaar Tulip Festival

Experience the magic of tulips

  • Date: September 16th to October 13th 2009
  • Time: Open daily 10am to 5pm.
  • Prices: Adults $16, Concession $12, Under 16 free
    Groups of 10 or more $12 each person.
  • Address: 357 Monbulk Rd, Silvan Victoria (Melways Map 123B5)
  • Other: Food + Drink available, Free off street parking, Wheelchair friendly, Dogs on leads welcomed and most of all dont forget your camera

Special Events featuring throughout the festival include:

Turkish Weekend September 19-20. Turkey hosted the world’s first Tulip Festival more than 400 years ago, the love for the tulip and the tradition is still strong in Victoria today. The Tesselaar Tulip Festival’s Turkish Weekend is a showcase of Turkish culture. With more than 100 performers it is a colourful and exciting weekend. Entertainment includes Turkish Folk Dancers and Musicians, Belly Dancing, Coffee Cup Reading, Turkish Marbling and Calligraphy, delicious foods and more! Presented in association with the Australian Turkish Cultural Platform.

Dutch Weekend September 26-27. Grab your clogs and get down to the Tesselaar Tulip Festival this weekend to see it transform into a mini-Holland! Enjoy delicious Dutch foods, see traditional Dutch folk dancing - in clogs! Dutch costumes, windmills, Dutch games (great fun for kids and adults alike), a display of historic Dutch tools, Delft art displays, the Grolsch beer tent and more.

Food Wine & Jazz Weekend October 3-4. A fusion of Groove, Gastronomy and Grapes in the Garden! Combining life’s finer pleasures. Enjoy the Jazzy tunes of John Morrison and the Moonee Valley Jazz Band in conjunction with the Cheek to Cheek Trio with non-stop music all weekend. Indulge in delicious Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges produce and enjoy a range of complimentary wine and beer tasting from some amazing boutique wineries and breweries. The perfect weekend to relax and enjoy the colours of spring.

Irish Weekend October 10-11. ‘There is no day so dull or dismal that it is not an occasion for rejoicing. Eat, drink, laugh and be Irish’ (Old Irish wisdom - Anon). So why not rejoice in the tulips this weekend, one full of fun, music, dancing and Leprechauns! Tesselaar Tulip Festival delights in the ‘greening of the Tulip’, while there is still plenty of colour around. But soon the tractor will be ploughing the fields so it is time to make fun while the tulips bloom! Top musical entertainment from Braemar and Saoirse. So gather the clan together for a fantastic weekend of Irish singing and dancing.

Children’s Days September 23-24 & 30. Days filled with FUN! Treat the kids to a day of adventure amongst the brilliant colour of the tulips. The best bit? Kids are free!
Enjoy Paul Jamieson The Music Man, Fairy Monica and her tales in Fairy Hollow, pet the animals both cute and slimy with Black Snake Productions and Animal’s on the Move, be astounded by our crafty magician. Get crafty with our Craft workshops. Then test out your powers of observation in our Gnome hunt.

Pink Lady Day October 8. Raising awareness and money for Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA). Twenty-five per cent of gate proceeds from Pink Lady Day will be donated to BCNA. See the famous Pink Ladies in the tulip fields. Ladies enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne on entry. Tukker’s Dutch Clog Dancing performances and liver entertainment.

Senior’s Days Each Friday. Each Friday Seniors can enjoy a free cup of tea or coffee with our compliments. We have specially selected entertainment for you to enjoy amidst the wonder of the tulips.

Sculpture in the Tulips Everyday. Renowned sculptors from across Victoria will exhibit their works between the colourful beds of the tulips. Visitors will be able to choose their favourite for the People’s Choice Award. The sculpture that wins the Tesselaar Prize will become a permanent feature at Tesselaar Gardens and can be visited year after year.

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Additional services offered by Tesselaar include Mail order plants catalogue, Plant nursery, Fundraising, Online Nursery

(Common misspellings; Tesselar Tulip Festival, Teselar Tulip Festival, Teslar Tulip Festival)