Tulip Festival

Off-Peak Days

(Monday-Thursday and May 13 & 14)

The perfect way to enjoy a peaceful walk through the tulips. Off-Peak days boast fewer people, family-friendly games, and the natural beauty of the Ashton Gardens in bloom.

Thanksgiving Point Members: Free
Adult: $24
Child (ages 3-12): $17
Youth (ages 13-24): $19
Senior (65+): $21
Children, ages 2 and under: Free

Tulip Festival admission is included with the Visit Salt Lake Connect Pass 

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Tulip Festival Picnic Baskets

$70 per basket (10% discount for Thanksgiving Point members)

What is more romantic than a picnic amidst the flowers? Let us do the hard work for your next romantic outing. Enjoy a charcuterie spread and sparkling drinks for two on a commemorative picnic blanket with your special someone, sure to become a tradition for years to come.  

Includes:

• Commemorative picnic blanket

• Charcuterie box for 2

• Flavored sparkling drinks for 2

• Picnic Basket

Does not include Tulip Festival admission

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Complimentary Guided Garden Walks

Tuesdays & Thursdays | 11:30 am – 1 pm

Enjoy a guided tour of the Ashton Gardens with one of our docents and learn a little more about our history and the plants within. Advance Reservations required by using the link below.

Does not include Tulip Festival admission

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SPRING STAYCATION

When flights to Amsterdam are just out of reach, the Spring Staycation Package will help ease your wanderlust… With close access to dining, shopping, golf courses, and more, you’ll be sure to turn a wonderful evening into a perfect weekend.

$155/package (10% discount for Thanksgiving Point members)

Includes:

• One night standard hotel room stay at our Lehi partner property, Home2 Suites
• Two (2) Flexible Tulip tickets
• Untimed Tulip Festival entry
• VIP parking
• One (1) Gift Shop voucher, redeemable for a commemorative canvas tote, a commemorative enamel Tulip Festival Pin, OR a 2022 Tulip Festival event poster

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Room includes one Standard 1 King room with pull-out sofa. No other room options are available. A representative will contact you via email after purchase to confirm room selection. Hotel reservation is valid for the date of ticket purchase only. Quantities are limited. Valid credit card (for incidentals) and government issued photo identification required at check-in. Thanksgiving Point does not issue refunds. Exchanges may be issued up to 24 hours in advance and are subject to a $10 exchange fee (per transaction). Exchanges are subject to the availability of another open time-slot and date.

Explorer Pass

See it all with an Explorer Pass! A Thanksgiving Point Explorer Pass grants admission into all five venues (Museum of Natural Curiosity, Farm Country, Museum of Ancient Life, Ashton Gardens, and Butterfly Biosphere) for one day.

Adults: $38

Children (ages 3-12): $29

Children ages 2 and under: Free

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Artist in Residence: Sarah Richards Samuelson

This year we have invited well-loved painter Sarah Samuelson to partner with us as our first ever Artist in Residence.

As a child, Sarah was constantly drawing and painting. She continued to nurture her talents and skills as an artist and received her BFA degree from Brigham Young University. She went on to teach at Utah Valley University for several years, teaching painting, drawing, color theory, and art history.

Sarah loves to watch her brush put down colors, shapes, and textures; the way they complement and invigorate each other intrigues her. She paints to preserve the beauty that is around her. The artist says painting is a spiritual process for her. It is a way for her to express her gratitude for the beauty of God’s creations, in a format that can be shared with all.

She prepares her surface by first thinking about the color palette that will be used. She paints abstractly at first, then sketches the image with soft vine charcoal, fixes the drawing onto the surface, and continues to paint, letting the early processes show through in her finished piece of art. Sarah is constantly sketching her surroundings. Many of her paintings come from her sketch books.

Stop by her tent located just past the creek between the Rose Garden and the Grand Allee for a chance to meet Sarah, watch her create a digital painting, find out where she might be set-up making traditional painting, and just absorb a little of her infectious passion for tulips and the Ashton Gardens.

Schedule

10 AM – 2 PM

Check Artist in Residence Tent for current location

April 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30
May 2, 3, 6, 7

Art Poster Signings:
Inside Ashton Garden Gift Shop

Thursday, May 12: Noon – 1 PM

Saturday, May 14: Noon – 1 PM

Artist’s Garden Walk

See the Gardens through an artist’s perspective as you take a walk through the Tulip Festival with Artist in Residence, Sarah Samuelson. Learn all her favorite spots, the best times to capture the perfect scene, and more. Included with Tulip Festival admission.

9 AM
Saturday, April 16
Friday, April 22
Wednesday, April 27
Tuesday, May 3

Paint Party: A Tulip Festival Paint Along

Escape the everyday stresses, relax, and unleash your creative side while you bask in the beautiful Ashton Gardens with paintbrush in hand. No art experience is necessary—the focus is on fun. Our artist will walk you through this painting step-by-step.

We provide all supplies—canvas, paints, brushes and even a smock. You just bring your family or a few fun-loving friends, and your sense of adventure. At the end of the experience, you will take home your very own completed custom work of art and an awesome memory!

Monday, April 18th
10 AM – Noon
$39/Adult

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Includes Tulip Festival admission

Block Party: Learn Print Making

Learn how to block print a spring-y themed tote bag with your own custom stamp! In this beginning class, you will be provided a hands-on understanding of the print making process.

We will start with a simple block design—either from a template or your own design, carve it into a linoleum block to create a stamp, and then learn how to print it on a gusseted canvas tote bag. It is a fun and addictive hobby and soon you will run out of surfaces to stamp!

Thursday, May 5th
10 AM – Noon
$29/Adult

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Includes Tulip Festival admission

FLORAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Are you ready to take your photography to the next level? Join instructor Ginger Livingston for her class on capturing flowers and other natural life. By the end of this session students will have a more complete understanding of how to use their equipment and the environment to create beautiful floral photographs at any time of year.

We will cover camera settings, do’s and don’ts, creating in ideal and less than ideal light, the artists eye, creative angles, storytelling, exposure, composition, lighting, and some post production. Class format will include some classroom instruction before going out into the Ashton Gardens to apply skills in capturing images just before sunset. For this class you need to have a working knowledge of how to use your DLSR camera. Ideally if you can shoot in manual mode you will have the most success. Check out some of Ginger’s work on Instagram @gingersnapsphotography.

Saturday, April 30th
6 PM – 8 PM
$39 per person
Ages 16 and up. Ages 12-15 are admitted with a ticketed adult.

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CREATING MAGICAL PHOTOS IN THE GARDEN with GINGER LIVingston

They say the early bird catches the worm, in this class you will harness the early morning light in the gardens to capture the bird, the worm, and so much more! In this class participants will gain a more complete understanding of how to use their equipment the environment, and learn some unusual techniques to create some magic in the garden. We will cover camera settings, do’s and don’ts, and using creative techniques and supplies to add that little extra spark of magic to your photos. Check out some of Ginger’s work on Instagram @gingersnapsphotography.

For this class you need to have a working knowledge of how to use your DLSR camera. Ideally if you can shoot in Manual mode you will have the most success.

Thursday, April 14th
7 AM – 9:30am
$39 per person
Ages 16 and up. Ages 12-15 are admitted with a ticketed adult.

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Includes Tulip Festival admission