It is officially one more day until people can make their way to Bowral to marvel at thousands of flowers for Tulip Time.
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The floral festival is coming back with a bang, greeting people from near and far, and there are plenty of activities planned.
This is the first year attendees can enjoy Tulips After Dark, where people can walk through the lit-up Corbett Gardens, enjoy live entertainment and local wines.
That is not all - there are plenty of market stalls and acts people can enjoy too.
See what you can get up to at Tulip Time.
Tulips After Dark
Every Friday and Saturday evening during the festival, see the gardens lit up. Joadja Estate will have a pop-up wine bar set up on September 16, 17 and October 1 and 2, and Artmeis Wines will have one on September 23 and 24. Tulips After Dark runs from 6pm to 9pm. Residents do not have to book online for the first session on September 16, and can just show proof of residency at the gates.
There will be plenty of acts entertaining guests on the rotunda at night, check out the schedule below:
- September 16: V8 Brass Band
- September 17: Bong Bong All Stars
- September 23: Ella's Holiday
- September 24: Kissing the Frog
- September 30: Southern Highlands Jazz
- October 2: V8 Brass Band
Live entertainment
If you're keen to see the tulips in the sunshine, do not worry - there is plenty of live entertainment during the day too. Check out the schedule below.
September 16
- Southern Highlands Folk and Dance Circle: 10.30am and 12pm
- Entertainment from the Aurora Steiner School: 11am to 11.30am
- Darren Powell: 1.30pm
September 17
- Southern Highlands Big Band: 9am
- Sing Australia Southern Highlands: 11am
- Bong Bong All Stars: 1.30pm
September 18
- Wollongong Brass Band: 9.30am
- Denys Mason Band: 1.30pm
September 19
- Honey Sippers: 9.30am
- U3A Community Singers: 1.30pm
- Darren Powell: 2pm
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September 20
- Lyneham Highschool Year 8 Concert Band: 10am
- St Thomas Aquinas School: 1.30pm
- Honey Sippers: 2pm
September 21
- Bands from Oxley College: 9.30am
- Charles D: 1.30pm
September 22
- Bands from Oxley College: 9.30am
- Honey Sippers: 1.30pm
September 23
- Darren Powell: 9.30am
- Flamenco Solymar: 12pm
- Ella's Holiday: 1.30pm
September 24
- St Paul's Catholic School: 9.30am
- Flamenco Dancers: 10am, 10.45am, 11.30am and 12pm
- Kissing the Frog: 1.30pm
September 25
- Mike Hammond Band: 9.30am and 1.30pm
September 26
- Honey Sippers: 9.30am
- Flamenco dancers: 1.30pm, 2.15pm, 3pm and 3.45pm
September 27
- Shardae: 9.30am
- Greg Powell: 11.30am
- Dan Challis: 1.30pm
- Jerikye Williams: 3.30pm
September 28
- Honey Sippers: 9.30am
- Angus Murray: 1.30pm
September 29
- Southern Highlands Folk Dance Circle: 10.30am and 12pm
- Charles D: 1.30pm
September 30
- Dutch Choir: 9.30am
- Southern Highlands Folk Dance Group: 10.30am and 12pm
- Darren Powell: 1.30pm
October 1
- Honey Sippers: 9.30am
- Serendipity: 12pm
- Speed Dial: 1.30pm
October 2
- Southern Highlands Concert Band: 10.30am
- Denys Mason: 1.30pm
October 3
- The Natural Culture: time to be confirmed
Tulip Time Marketplace and the CWA Room
There will be plenty of stalls you can browse through throughout Tulip Time. You can get tasty homemade scones and finger sandwiches in the CWA room in the Corbett Gardens.
Tickets
You can enjoy Tulip Time from September 16 to October 3.
Tickets are $13.40 per adult, $8.18 for concession holders, seniors, full-time students, registered carers and children aged between 13 and 17 and children under 12 can visit for free.
Residents can attend for free, but must still obtain a ticket for a timed session. All tickets can be secured via Eventbrite.
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