The Botanica Tulip Festival is a newer flower festival that happens at the former location of the Chilliwack Tulip Festival in the Fraser Valley.
Other flower festivals that happen in the Fraser Valley in April and May include the Harrison Tulip Festival and Abbotsford Tulip Festival. There is also the Sweet Spring Flower Festival at Greendale Acres in Chilliwack and a Tulip Forest at Maan Farms in Abbotsford. The first two festivals feature beautiful fields full of millions of colourful flowers. The second two places, meanwhile, have far fewer tulips, but tons of fun activities for young children and their families.
To learn about the Botanica Flower Festival, continue reading.
Botanica Tulip Festival in Chilliwack
Chilliwack’s Botanica Tulip Festival happens in the spring. The venue is a farm located at 41310 Royalwood Drive in Chilliwack.
The 2026 festival is scheduled to open in April. However, as of late March, exact dates are to be confirmed. This year’s festival features more than 13 acres of flowers. There are over one million tulip bulbs with 90 varieties to admire.
The Botanica Tulip Festival is a family-friendly event to enjoy in the spring. It’s a nice place to spend time outdoors and take photos. Guests can also pick and take home tulips of their choice from some of the fields. One or more food trucks are usually on site each day as well.
Where is the Botanica Tulip Festival
The Botanica Tulip Festival takes place at 41310 Royalwood Drive in Chilliwack in the Fraser Valley. The farm is just off the Trans-Canada Highway about an hour’s drive from Vancouver. To get there from the city, take exit #109 and then the first right turn. From there, you’ll see the tulips and the farm’s entrance.
Admission Prices for the Botanica Tulip Festival
Ticket prices for the 2026 festival are $16 for adults (ages 16 to 64), $12 for seniors (ages 65 and above), and $12 for children and youth (ages 5 to 15).
New for this year, tickets purchased online are valid for any day of the festival. This means you don’t have to commit to a specific date. You can simply buy tickets and go whenever it’s most convenient.
About the Festival
The Chilliwack Tulip Festival was a famous flower festival. It took place from 2017 until 2023 at the same 41310 Royalwood Drive location as the new Botanica Tulip Festival. The former festival rented the property from the Pauls who are a multigenerational farming family and partners in the former attraction. The other family behind the Chilliwack Tulip Festival moved to a different farm in Agassiz in 2023 and now hosts the Harrison Tulip Festival.
Interestingly, the Chilliwack Tulip Festival used to be called Tulips of the Valley. It started in Agassiz over 15 years ago, moved to Chilliwack for a few years, and then moved back to a new location in the Harrison region.
In 2024 the Pauls family planted tulips on their property, at the previous festival’s original Chilliwack location. This explains why the new Botanica Tulip Festival has different hosts and the new name, but same farm venue.
The new Botanica Tulip Festival is beautiful, with up to close to two million bulbs in about 14 acres of fields. It’s the only flower festival in the region with a Ferris Wheel (in years when it operates at full capacity). It’s also the only one where you can pick tulips to take home with you (from a designated area). What’s more, the festival is carbon negative, which is like being carbon neutral, only better (or at least that was the case in 2024).
PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES AT BOTANICA
All Lower Mainland flower festivals have cool displays like swing sets, bicycles and other objects that make excellent photo opportunities, and Botanica has its share of them, including one particularly unique one.
The old car in the photo above is “Chilliwack’s Pink Car.” It’s not just any old relic. You might even recognize it, especially if you live in the Fraser Valley. For over 30 years the iconic vehicle was mounted eight metres in the air on top of the Pick-a-Part automotive car parts shop in Chilliwack. It’s a 1972 Plymouth Gold Duster. The car was a recognizable landmark in the city for years.
Botanica Flower Festival Video
The following video is of the Botanica Flower Festival in 2024. It was taken on April 17th, so about a week after the place opened for the season. As you’ll see, it was a beautiful sunny day when we went. The farm looked amazing.
In the video you’ll see a number of the displays that are popular for photo taking. There is a bicycle with views of the flowers and mountains in the background. There is also the Botanica farm truck, “Chilliwack’s Pink Car” and views of the Ferris Wheel from both the ground and from up high. Also as you’ll see, dogs are welcome at the festival.
Other Information
Visit the Botanica Flower Festival website for full details about the event.
See our articles about the Harrison Tulip Festival and Abbotsford Tulip Festival to learn about similar festivals in the regions. Greendale Acres is also very popular, as is Fantasy Farms at Easter for families with small children to visit.
Other articles that might be of interest include the following:
- Chilliwack Events and Attractions
- Best Places in the Fraser Valley
- Spring Activities in Vancouver
- Festivals and Events Calendar
