Tulip Time
Jerold Binkley Tulip Time 2024 will be Wednesday, April 10 through Friday, April 26.
Tulip Time is the event of the spring season. You’ll find Topeka in full bloom in the month of April, as locations citywide fill up with hundreds of thousands of tulips. From cheerful yellow, to passionate red and pure pink, as well as wild two-toned beauties, the Capital City’s parks and gardens are all aglow in the springtime. Grab your camera and take in the bountiful blooms at locations like Gage Park, Ted Ensley Gardens at Lake Shawnee and Ward-Meade Park’s Botanical Gardens. The Botanical Gardens at Ward-Meade Park hosts an annual Tulips at Twilight nighttime event during Tulip Time in the spring. It also hosts a similar event in the fall called Garden Glow which usually begins in September.
Tulips at Twilight
Returning again this year, and expanded for more enjoyment, April 11 through 28 at Old Prairie Town.
Tulips at Twilight will be open Thursday through Sunday from April 11-28 from 7-10 p.m. Those dates include April 11-14, 18-24 and 25-28.
You'll enjoy:
- More than 40,000 multi-colored tulips illuminated by candlelight
- More than 90 lighted displays including larger-than-life illuminated flowers
- Light food and sweets, warm drinks by the fire
A $5.00 donation is suggested and children 5 and under are free.
Tulip Festival at the Lake
Saturday, April 13 at Ted Ensley Gardens at Lake Shawnee. $5 suggested donation per person over age 5.
Get a glimpse at the past 2023 season through this video!