Would You Go See the Tulips… at Night?
Night Bloom returns with a few new surprises
By Sarah Stackhouse March 31, 2025
It’s still cold out. But that’s part of the charm.
Throw on a puffer and a beanie and go see the tulips after dark. Tulip Valley Farms in Mount Vernon is running Night Bloom again this year, and it’s exactly what it sounds like: glowing tulip fields lit by lasers, Edison bulbs, and interactive stomp lights that flicker with every step. It’s romantic, strange, and worth checking out.
There’s a laser light show projected onto the fields. A black light garden where you can see tulip pollen glow. And, of course, plenty of photo ops.
Who knows what can happen at Night Bloom? Some friends went last year and saw a bunch of kids having the time of their lives in light-up sneakers. They said the energy felt a little wild, like anything could happen. There’s also live music, including a high school mariachi band.
New this year: the laser light show and the glowing black light garden. Both look very cool, especially if you’ve been to every tulip event in Skagit Valley and want something different.
Night Bloom runs from 8 p.m.-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through tulip season, April 1-30.
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