Half a million tulips and spring bulbs will bloom at Waterdrinker Family Farm
“It depends a lot on Mother Nature until the actual opening date,” says director Marc Weiss, and advises visitors to check the farm’s online page for calendar updates. Once the festival starts, Weiss hopes the flowers will remain colorful for a month.
The farm has created opportunities for Dutch-inspired wood cutting photos, adding giant wooden shoes and Dutch houses the size of a child, to allow Instagram photos. There is also a windmill. Other activities include mini golf, jumping, lawn games such as corn hollow and an impediment course. The farm has alpacas, mini donkeys, goats, sheep and Kunekune pigs; because of the pandemic, visitors will not be able to raise or feed the animals.
Human food trucks will be on site and live music is scheduled from noon to four p. m. The farm is also preparing a Dutch-inspired dessert with the help of a local baker for sale in its old Airstream trailers, Weiss says. It will be a stroopwafel bun sort, ” he said.
Opening hours will be nine a. M. A 5 p. M. , Seven days a week. The fee is still being determined, but it will be around $1,500, Weiss said. COVID restrictions will be followed, with mask required at any time, even outdoors, unless you take a photo while socially away from other visitors, he said. The first tulip festival on the farm took place in 201nine; Last year’s occasion had to be cancelled due to the pandemic.
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