Sunday 24 August 2014

BLOOMIN' TULIPS FESTIVAL

In late September, tulip season arrives in the North West coastal town of Wynyard, bringing with it a three-week celebration of bloomin' colour.

The 13-million-year-old volcanic plateau known as Table Cape shelters Wynyard from the strait, while providing one of the world's ideal tulip-growing environments.

In fact, bulbs grown here are even exported to the Netherlands.

The community's three-week Spring fling includes markets, dinners, film screenings and Table Cape Tulip Farm tours, culminating in the day-long Bloomin' Tulips Festival on 11 October.

Beginning with a Colour Run - in which white-clad racers are spattered with rainbows of colour every 500 metres, the festival features live music, carousel rides, a tulip-throwing competition, flower-shaped stilt walkers and a spectacular fireworks display over the Inglis River.

WHAT: Celebrating tulip season, and everything colourful about Wynyard in Spring
WHEN: 11 October 2014
WHERE: Wynyard
HOW: Entry is free. For more information about the day's events, visit www.bloomintulips.com.au

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