Spring flowers are in full bloom and Vancouverites are flocking to the tulip fields for their photoshoots.
Once the Chilliwack Tulip Festival, they have now migrated further East into the interior. For the second year in a row the Onos family is hosting the Harrison Tulip Festival, located in Agassiz. 45 minutes further from the city, this move has them cultivating and curating their own farm land. This is not just uniform farm tulips for commercial sale, but a show garden where they are able to get creative with their blooms, mixing varietals and colours to create swirling patterns and whimsical backdrops.
They are opened as of April 15th and the season runs until Mid May, so long as the buds are still in bloom. On select days they will have local musicians playing and roaming amongst the plantings, yoga in the fields, and a bouquet-making workshop.
As per the press release: “Canada’s largest tulip festival farm experience offers 40 breathtaking acres of vibrant blooms, with more than 12 million tulip and double daffodil bulbs planted—featuring more than 100 tulip varieties and 15 double daffodil varieties. Set against the stunning backdrop of Mount Cheam.”
Fun fact: “the festival was recognized last fall at the annual World Tulip Summit in Holland, earning the World Tulip Award for “Best Instagram-able Tulip Farm.”
“From first bloom, the 2025 festival will run for approximately four weeks. Unique onsite attractions for photos include a windmill, swing sets, antique tractors and horse carts, vintage bicycles, a 1950s convertible, a 1965 Airstream trailer, raised platforms, and more.”
New additions to this year’s festival include the expanded and refreshed Farm Store. They now have more tulip-inspired items like fresh-cut and take-home potted tulips, locally made tulip-themed cookies and chocolates, and unique items from Holland.
A working waterwheel, crafted by local woodworkers, is now located in their “secret garden”. This a show garden beside the main field, now twice its original size at four acres. Here colourful, curated, spring blooms flourish among mature fruit and nut trees, flowering shrubs, and grassy pathways.
Storyboards have also been erected around the farm offering a glimpse into the history of the tulip festival and the Onos family’s greenhouse operations. It covers growing bulbs on their farm to harvesting cut flowers in said greenhouses.
You can a make a day of your visit with lunch at their food truck pavilion. Expect the staples of Greek style Donairs and a variety of poutines, plus other trucks on rotation. Enjoy your meal or a rest on one of their new flower-themed picnic tables.
Be sure to grab a Sasquatch foot. The area is known for the popularity of this mythical beast, which has quickly become a tourist grab. Here they offer a giant slab of deep fry dough shaped like a giant foot, sprinkled in cinnamon and sugar to finish. Think of Beavertail or funnel cake, but thinner, crispier, and with this original shape.
The Harrison Tulip Festival is located at 5039 Lougheed Highway in Agassiz, BC—a scenic drive through the Fraser Valley on Highway 1 or 7. harrisontulipfest.com/getting-here.
Hours: Open daily starting April 15, for approximately four weeks. Monday to Friday: 10 am to 6:30 pm and Saturday & Sunday (and Good Friday, April 18): 6 am to 6:30 pm.
Parking: Free parking is available next to the entrance and fields (off Cameron Road), with rubber road plates used to protect the farmland.
Tickets: Prices start at $17 for adults, $15 for seniors, and $10 for kids ages 3-12. For complete details and to purchase tickets, please visit harrisontulipfest.com.
