Tulip Time Flower Festival 2025

The 2025 festival will take place from 9:30 am until 4:30 pm each day from Friday 12 September to Monday 6 October 2025, with extended hours on Saturdays until 6.00 pm.

The Tulip Time Festival is held every year in Spring in the Southern Highlands to pay homage to the enigmatic tulip – its range, shape, colour and allure. The focus of Tulip Time is the spectacular floral display of 80,000 hand-planted tulips and annuals.

Tulips are also featured in many of the private gardens open to the public during Tulip Time. Other spots to photograph tulips include the Southern Highlands Visitor Information Centre and Leighton Gardens in Moss Vale.

All residents of the Wingecarribee Shire can attend Tulip Time for free, with no bookings required. There is a dedicated ‘locals’ entry via the Merrigang Street gate, alongside the Coaches/Groups entry. Proof of residency must be shown on entry.

If you are a Highlands residents, visits to Corbett Gardens throughout Tulip Time can be made as often as you like by using the Merrigang Street gate. Please remember to leave your furry friends at home during the festival, as animals are not permitted in Corbett Gardens during the event.

Dogs Day Out will return as part of the festival on 29 September 2025 and we encourage all visitors to bring along their pets on this very special event day.
Couch/Group bookings

Organised groups of 20 people or more are eligible for discounted tickets (tickets must be purchased in a single transaction) and are provided with a designated entry point to Corbett Gardens close to the drop off/pick up zone for coaches and buses.