LEHI, Utah (March 7, 2022) – The annual Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival returns to the Ashton Gardens this year from April 7 to May 13. Over 250,000 tulips and 500,000 other spring bulbs create an unforgettable display of color and design, blooming into the largest and most popular Tulip Festival in Utah.
The 2023 Tulip Festival will showcase the bulbs planted during Thanksgiving Point’s successful Guinness World Record Attempt on October 7, 2022. Over 100 community volunteers and 40 staff joined Thanksgiving Point in the Ashton Gardens and planted 41,089 bulbs, breaking the record and more than doubling the previous record of 15,690 bulbs. These flowers were planted throughout the gardens and will bloom during this year’s Tulip Festival.
The Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival is presented by Mountain America Credit Union and is supported by NuSkin, dōTERRA, and Dancing Moose Montessori School.
In addition to the budding bulbs, the Tulip Festival will include many activities, classes, and additional offerings to enhance the guest experience. For example, Brick Canvas, the yoga studio, salon, and spa located on Thanksgiving Point’s Water Tower Campus will host outdoor yoga classes every Friday during the Tulip Festival. Additional art courses, like watercolor painting, flower arranging, photography, and more allow guests to learn more about art and nature.
The Tulip Festival also features a tulip named after Thanksgiving Point. To commemorate the organization’s 25th anniversary, the “tulipa Thanksgiving Point” was unveiled in the Gardens in 2020. This highly fragrant, lily-flowering tulip is a bright sunny yellow and is registered on the International Register of Tulip Names.
