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Skagit Valley, Washingtontulips

around Mount Vernon

Out of season: the next tulips season is in 2027.

Right now in Skagit Valley · September

185days to the next tulips seasonusually from April

Next 7 days

  • Rain likely · up to 99% chanceTonight, Tuesday

National Weather Service forecast, issued Mon 2:26 PM (Eastern). Frost: a low of 36°F or less; wind: 20 mph or more; rain: 60% chance or more.

Skagit Valley through the year: Skagit Valley Tulip Festival Apr.

Best spots around Skagit Valley

  • Tulip fields between Mount Vernon and La ConnerWhere hundreds of thousands of visitors come each April
  • RoozenGaardeA public display garden founded in 1985, about 50 acres with roughly a million bulbs; a popular festival stop

Skagit Valley in pictures

Illustrative photos, not current conditions
Rows of red tulips under dark clouds, with rainwater between the rows
A tulip field in the Skagit Valley. Photo: Yatharth · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · resized

How we know

Wikipedia, Skagit Valley Tulip Festival (opens in a new tab) (Sep 28) · Wikipedia contributors, adapted · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikivoyage, Mount Vernon (Washington) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 28) · Wikivoyage contributors, adapted · CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Weather Service forecast and alerts (opens in a new tab) (Sep 28)

All our sources and how we use them →

Questions people ask

Is it blooming in Skagit Valley right now?

Not now: the tulips season is over for this year. The next one starts in about 185 days (usually from April).

When is the tulip festival?

Every year from April 1 to 30. That's the festival's run, not a bloom forecast.Sources: Wikipedia, Skagit Valley Tulip Festival ↗ (opens in a new tab), Wikivoyage, Mount Vernon (Washington) ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Where are the best spots in Skagit Valley?

Tulip fields between Mount Vernon and La Conner: where hundreds of thousands of visitors come each April; RoozenGaarde: a public display garden founded in 1985, about 50 acres with roughly a million bulbs; a popular festival stop.

When is the festival in Skagit Valley?

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, usually in Apr.

What is Skagit Valley like through the year?

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival (Apr).