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Tulip Festival > Events > Irish Weekend
Irish Weekend
October 10th and 11th
10am until 5pm.
 ‘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 do just that, rejoice in the tulips this weekend, one full of fun, music, dancing and Leprechauns!
The weekend is packed with entertainment, stalls and activities.
So gather the clan and come along for the craic at Tesselaar Tulip Festival.
 Entertainment
Braemar, undoubtedly one of Australia’s best Celtic duos.
Saoirse, a unique combination of voices and instruments that delight audiences everywhere they perform.
Both of these groups are sure the get you up and dancing (or just tapping your feet if that's more your Irishing dancing style). Alternatively you could follow the Roving Irish Pipers around the fields of tulips or watch the Bilton Accedemy of Irish Dancing
 Stalls
The Celtic Bakery, Celtmania, Irish Coffee, Guiness and Kilkenny (wouldn't be irish without them), Chocolate Junction, The Chilli Factory, Love Nuts and others.
Food
Baked Potatoes, Sandwiches, pies, sausage rolls, cakes, Irish biscuits, Poffertjes, Croquettes, Frikendallen, Reifkoek, Gozleme, Chevap Sausages, and others.
Why an Irish Weekend?
To aid in the development of the tulips bulb, all flower heads are mechanically removed. Once all the flower heads are removed all that remains are the green stems - we termed this 'the greening of the tulips'. Fear not, the tulips heads are not removed until after the last day of the festival, but what better way to celebrate (soon to be) 'greening of the tulips' than with a good old Irish party.
“May the lilt of Irish laughter lighten every load. May the mist of Irish magic, Shorten every road … And may all your friends remember, All the favours you are owed!”
An Irish blessing for the weekend full of fun, music, dancing and Leprechauns as we celebrate the ‘greening of the tulip’. Come a celebrate with us.
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