About The Tulip Farm

When we first started cultivating these beauties, it was a pleasure enjoyed only by our family. After appreciating the tulip fields for years, we had to share the beauty with anyone who wished to see it. So, in 2006, we opened our fields to the public and we’ve done it ever since – for 17 years!

We originally opened our fields on Seabird Island, just east of Agassiz. It was on Indigenous Reserve land, and we spent the first 10 years working closely with the local band to honour their Indigenous culture. We sold Bannock at the fields, had Indigenous dancers, drummers, and even Indigenous artisans at the fields.

Now in its seventeenth year, the experience has grown from a couple of hundred visitors per season, to nearly 70,000, and we’ve relocated to charming Chilliwack, to better showcase the talents of the tulip.

So, what is this flower farm all about?

The Chilliwack Tulip Festival takes place over a 3-4-week period, mainly in April, and sometimes into May, depending on the weather. Actual length depends on temperatures, high temperatures push the tulips through faster. The festival features five varieties of hyacinths, 16 different varieties of specialty daffodils, and, of course, our main act: among seven million tulips are 30 different varieties.

And while you’re taking in the tulips, hyacinths and daffodils, you might just run into one of us. We’re a fully operating family business and a functional farm. Our family – including our three kids – have grown up alongside the tulip fields. All of our children are heavily involved in creating the experience that you know and love today.

So, you might just see us, our three kids, or group of close friends at the fields, tending the tulips, at the ticket booth, or answering questions about the life of a bulb. We all work hard to make our farm the best! And without our band of volunteers and helpers (which we like to call Team Tulip), our experience could never have grown to the size it is.

We also owe a big thanks to Royalwood Farms of Chilliwack, BC, who lease their land to our partner, Onos Greenhouses, and who make this fabulous flower experience possible.

Where can you enjoy the spectacle of a Dutch countryside, without having to buy a plane ticket or wear wooden clogs (though wooden clogs are welcome on our fields)? Here, at the Chilliwack Tulip Festival!

What makes us different? What’s our flower power? What, over 7 million tulips aren’t enough?

Besides boasting the first tulip experience in British Columbia, our fields are also on a working farm. It’s not just an experience that’s thrown together. We grow all sorts of things, all year round, and visiting us is like a behind-the-scenes peek at the real farming experience. We excel in the art of horticulture. We live, breathe and work the earth. Our knowledge of the land, and sustainable gardening practices, helps us bring not only tulips, but other flowers to the fields.

We now have an additional three acres and 16 varieties of specialty double daffodils, that look like peonies, as well as five varieties of hyacinths! And if you haven’t smelled the fragrance of a hyacinth, you haven’t lived. It’s heavenly!

Other Things to Explore at the Chilliwack Tulip Fest:

• There will be a face cut-out mural created by a local Indigenous artist Fred Jackson.
• Yummy Traditional Dutch Foods – to keep your tummy from rumbling, we offer tasty treats available in The Farm Shop, such as our Specialty Dutch Stroop Waffles! We also have one food truck on-site, ready to serve you daily.
• The Farm Shop – which sells fresh cut and potted tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils, postcards, photo cards and more!
• Open 7 Days a Week – because we’ve added our daffodils and hyacinths, our field’s viewing time will be longer, 4-5 weeks!
• Accessible to All – just remember we are on a farm and we are completely weather dependent. We have a beautiful covered area that overlooks our fields should the weather make for difficult walking/wheeling around our fields.
• Plenty of Free Parking – we have around 10 acres of field parking, with 5 acres in bark mulch for a better all-weather option. Our gravel driveway can accommodate 8-10 vehicles in our accessible parking area. We are doing our best to ensure the land we use for parking can be re-purposed back into viable farmland when we no longer need it. We have chosen bark/pole peelings (not Cedar) as our base which over time will compost and put nutrients back into the soil for future healthy farming crops.

Most importantly, the Chilliwack Tulip Festival celebrates an end to winter and a way for our guests to start enjoying the beauty of spring!