Canadian Tulip Festival
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The Canadian Tulip Festival, now in its 60th year, has grown to become the largest Tulip Festival in the world. It preserves the local heritage of Canada’s role in freeing the Dutch during World War II, and the symbolic tulip; a gift in perpetuity to the Canadian people for providing a safe harbour to the Dutch Royal Family at that time.
The festival’s mandate is to preserve this heritage and celebrate the tulip as a symbol of international friendship by engaging local organizers, volunteers, artists, performers, tourists and festival-goers in what has become an annual ritual of spring and one of Canada’s best loved and well-known cultural events.
Please continue to check www.tulipfestival.ca for updates!
Festival Information:
General information: 613.567.5757 /1.800.66.TULIP
General information email: info@tulipfestival.ca
Ticket information: www.tulipfestival.ca
Volunteer information: www.tulipfestival.ca/volunteer
Location: Throughout the National Capital area
On the Web:
Website: www.tulipfestival.ca/www.festivaldestulipes.ca
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1209015588&ref=ts
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/canadiantulipfestival
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Présentement dans sa 60e année, le Festival canadien des tulipes est aujourd’hui le plus important festival de tulipes au monde. Il commémore la participation des troupes canadiennes à la libération des Pays-Bas durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. La tulipe symbolise un don à perpétuité offert au Canada en remerciement du refuge que la famille royale hollandaise en exil avait pu y trouver à cette époque.
Le mandat du Festival est de préserver cet héritage et de reconnaître la tulipe comme un symbole d’amitié internationale en amenant les organisateurs locaux, les bénévoles, les artistes, les touristes et les festivaliers à participer à ce qui est maintenant devenu un rituel annuel du printemps et l’un des événements culturels les plus populaires et les plus aimés au Canada.
L’information de festivale:
L’information generale: 613.567.5757 /1.800.66.TULIP
L’information generale de couriel: info@tulipfestival.ca
L’information de billets: www.tulipfestival.ca
L’information de benevoler: www.tulipfestival.ca/volunteer
Sur le web:
Website: www.tulipfestival.ca/www.festivaldestulipes.ca
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1209015588&ref=ts
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/canadiantulipfestival
THE ESTATE IN BLOOM IN THE HEART OF GATINEAU PARK THIS WEEKEND
The National Capital Commission (NCC) invites the public to the Estate in Bloom festivities at the Mackenzie King Estate on Saturday, July 24 and Sunday, July 25, 2010. From 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm, residents and visitors can celebrate the passion of Canada’s 10th prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King, for gardening, horticulture and landscaping.
A variety of activities on the theme of “flowers in the heart of Gatineau Park” will be offered throughout the weekend.
PROGRAM:
1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
- Guided tours with Mackenzie King (portrayed by a guide-interpreter), as he discusses his landscaping plans for the Estate:
- in English at 1:30 pm.
- in French at 3 pm.
- Guided tours by Jean-Pierre Martel, renowned horticulturist, who will guide you through the floral gardens of the Estate:
- in English at 3 pm.
- in French at 1:30 pm.
- Tasting workshops presented by local shops Miss Chocolat and Florist Avant Garde, where visitors can sample edible flowers dipped in chocolate.
- Soap-making demonstrations offered by the Olivier Soapery Chelsea.
- Presentation of renowned fragrances from the 1930s and 1940s by Michèle Hamelin, esthetician and expert in the history of European perfumes.
- Activities and games for the whole family at Kingswood and Moorside.
- Classical music concerts by the Atrium Trio at 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm at the Moorside gardens.
- In addition to the regular menu, refreshments available at the Moorside gardens:
- floral teas and other refreshments available ($).
- floral flavoured pastries and sweets ($).
Located in the heart of Gatineau Park, the Estate was the residence of the Right Honourable William Lyon Mackenzie King, who held the office of prime minister of Canada for almost 22 years, between 1921 and 1948. Every year, this national cultural attraction welcomes thousands of visitors who come to admire the beautiful setting and surroundings.
MACKENZIE KING ESTATE HOURS OF OPERATION:
Summer Hours of Operation
From May 15 to September 6, 2010, the Estate will be open:
- everyday from 11 am to 5 pm.
Fall Hours of Operation
From September 7 to October 17, 2010 the Estate will be open:
- weekdays from 11 am to 5 pm, and
- on weekends and statutory holidays from 10 am to 5 pm.
Mackenzie King Tearoom is open every day, from 11 am to 5 pm. For more information or reservations, please call 819-827-3405.
ADMISSION:
$8 per vehicle
$30 per minibus (max. 20 passengers)
$50 per bus
$65 season pass (access to all Gatineau Park beaches, Leamy Lake beach and Mackenzie King Estate)
VIA RAIL GARDEN ROUTE:
The Mackenzie King Estate gardens are included in the VIA Rail Garden Route destinations, where the public can experience the country’s most astonishing flower gardens and the enthusiasm of Canadian gardening addicts. From Victoria to Halifax, the Garden Route is an invitation to discover 18 magnificent gardens and 27 Communities in Bloom, all winners of the prestigious 5-Bloom award. Green-thumb travellers will enjoy the special horticultural attractions and activities. And everyone will delight in the spectacular displays of countless thriving blooms. For more information about the VIA Rail Garden Route, visit www.viarail.ca/garden.
For more information about the Estate in Bloom, the public may contact the NCC at 613-239-5000, 1-800-465-1867 (toll-free), 613-239-5090 (TTY) or 1-866-661-3530 (toll-free TTY), or visit the NCC’s website at www.canadascapital.gc.ca/king.
Sunny, warm weather could bring early burst of tulips
Tony Lofaro, The Ottawa Citizen
Photograph by: Bryanna Bradley, The Ottawa Citizen
If the mild weather continues, the city could soon witness a dazzling tulip display.
The appearance of tulips almost a month before the annual festival is not necessarily a problem, he added. The Canadian Tulip Festival runs from May 7 to 24. Fournier said the NCC plants about 700,000 tulip bulbs. Of those, 20 per cent — about 140,000 — are early-blooming. They generally pop up at the end of April.
The remaining 560,000 tulips are normal and late-blooming varieties, designed to be on display for the duration of the festival. Fournier said said cool weather is better for the for the festival’s schedule. “The weather is very important at this time, but we have no control over that.”
Full article on the Ottawa Citizen website: Sunny, warm weather could bring early burst of tulips
Canadian Tulip Festival offers preview at Canada Blooms Festival in Toronto
Spring is in the air and the countdown is on for two of Canada’s most anticipated flower and garden festivals – Canada Blooms and the Canadian Tulip Festival. Canada Blooms (www.canadablooms.com), now in its 14th year, is Canada’s largest flower and garden festival. This year it will be held at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto from March 17-21, 2010.
The theme this year is celebrating the best of Canada’s gardens and new this year is a featured VIA Rail Garden Route display at the show (www.viarail.ca/garden). In this section at the Canada Blooms show will be representatives from areas across Canada, including Ottawa and the Canadian Tulip Festival (www.tulipfestival.ca), now in its 58th year. The Ottawa delegation will be in Booth # 747.
Get a sneak peek of what will be happening at this year’s Canadian Tulip Festival, which takes place May 7-24, 2010, throughout Canada’s Capital Region, as well as information on Ottawa’s many public gardens and events happening this spring and summer.
To read more, see As Canada Blooms So Does the Canadian Tulip Festival.
