The Festival...
Bloomin' Tulips! is a festival of sense stimulating events
celebrating the flush of spring colour in the small coastal
town of Wynyard on the north west coast of Tasmania. The event
is themed Colours of Wynyard to celebrate the spring flowering
of the tulips at Van Diemens Quality Bulb Farm on Table Cape.
During Colours of Wynyard you will marvel at the wonderland
created by tulips in full bloom along our scenic coast.
You will want to join the fun of a cocktail at our Tulips@Twilight
evening; enjoy local art, craft, and music to suit all tastes;
experience some magic at our at the spectacular ANZ Fireworks
over the Inglis River on Saturday evening; become the new champion
in our quirky Tulip Tossing Championships; sample the culinary
delights of our fresh island produce or just become a local
during your brief time with us!
Wynyard enjoys one of the best temperate climates in the world.
It is just 5 minutes to our clean sandy beaches and interesting
fossils embedded in Fossil Bluff. Take the walking track along
our picturesque, healthy river, teeming with bird life, abundant
with fish and safely harbouring fishing boats.
Wynyard is only ten minutes from the refreshingly cool, quiet
forest areas, one hour from invigorating mountains or, for
that matter, one of the world's finest cities, Melbourne!
Wynyard is flat and therefore easy for walking or shopping.
Our basic needs are quite easily met within our small and pleasant
shopping precinct.
Take the opportunity to walk through the largest publicly
accessible area of tulips under cultivation in the southern
hemisphere on Table Cape, and enjoy the superb floral showcase,
art exhibition, and light refreshments. Bulbs, flowers and
potted colour are all for sale at the Table Cape tulip farm.
Historical Overview
In 1991 the Wynyard Tourism and Promotion Association ran the
first Tulip Festival in Wynyard, offering a weekend of entertainment,
stalls and attractions to promote the area and attract visitors
to our town and the North West Coast.
From the outset, Wynyard was labeled by news reporters as
'Tulip Town' and today the entrances to the town announce this
fact through large yellow tulip shaped welcoming signs.
By 1997 the Wynyard Tulip Festival had formed a committee
in its own right and had taken on an incorporated status. The
volunteer committee of fifteen each hold a specific co-ordinator
position and are directed by a part time administrative officer
funded by the Waratah-Wynyard Council. In 2005 we became a
Special Committee of the Waratah-Wynyard Council to overcome
the confronting problems of large Public Liability insurance
costs, but we are still a community driven group sharing our
aims with the tourism ideals of our town as well.
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