Episode: Four
Date: 20th September 2008
Story Title: Tulip Festival
Presenter: Kim Syrus

Kim delights in the magic of Spring and captivates viewers with all the festivities at this year’s Tesselaar Tulip Festival in Victoria.

Featured event-Tesselaar Tulip Festival

• Variety is the spice of life. Why not broaden your horizons and do something a little bit different - like taking a trip to the Tesselaar Tulip Festival. You can experience more than a million spring flowering bulbs, 65 varieties of tulips, people dressed in Dutch costume, wooden clogs, great food and entertainment.

• Date: September 11th to October 8th 2008
• Time: Open daily 10am to 5pm.
• Prices: Adults $15, Concession $12, Under 16 free
  Groups of 10 or more $10 each person.
• Address: 357 Monbulk Rd, Silvan Victoria (Melways Map 123B5)
• Other: Food + Drink available, Free off street parking, Wheelchair friendly, Dogs on leads welcomed and most of all don’t forget your camera!

Turkish WeekendSeptember 13th and 14th. Celebrates the origin of the tulip. Turkish cultural performances (incl. Bellydancing), foods & music…

Dutch WeekendSeptember 20th and 21st. Celebrates the history of the tulip and the family. Clog dancing, Dutch foods, Dutch beer tent, musical entertainment …

Food Wine & Jazz WeekendSeptember 27th and 28th. Free wine tasting, delicious local foods and produce with Jazz bands…

Children’s DaySeptember 23rd, 24th and October 1st. Children oriented entertainment with Paul Jamieson, Mungart Yongah Aboriginal Dance troupe, Fairy Monica, reptile demonstrations and display, petting zoo, crafts, face painting …

Pink Lady Day October 2nd. In conjunction with Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA). A day for raising awareness and money for BCNA, the peak national organisation for Australians personally affected by breast cancer. Twenty five per cent of entry proceeds of Pink Lady Day are donated to BCNA. The fields of tulips are punctuated with Pink Lady cut outs …

Irish Weekend October 4th and 5th. Celebrating the greening of the tulip - though there is still a lot of colour in the blooms - they will be farmed in a couple of days and so green. Irish music, dancing and of course Guinness

Senior’s Day – Each Friday. Free tea or coffee for Seniors.

Sculpture in the Tulips Everyday. Renowned sculptors from across Victoria will exhibit their works between the colourful beds of the tulips. Visitors will be able to choose their favourite for the People’s Choice Award. The sculpture that wins the Tesselaar Prize will become a permanent feature at Tesselaar Gardens and can be visited year after year

Contact
Rachel Pearce
Marketing Coordinator
Tesselaar Tulip Festival
Phone:(03) 9737 7787
Email: rachaelp@tesselaar.net.au