Tulip Festival
Tulip Festival
Tulip Festival
Each spring, the City of Wamego comes alive with thousands of visitors, vibrant colors of tulips and over 150 craft vendors. The vivacious colors of the tulips from Holland are the backdrop for the April art and craft fair in Wamego City Park.
Saturday (4/12) hours: 9 AM - 6 PM
Sunday (4/13) hours: 10 AM - 4 PM
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Thank you to our Beer/Wine/Cider Tent Sponsors:
Central National Bank and Pottawatomie County Economic Development
NEW to the festival in 2021 was our Beer/Wine/Cider Tent located inside the park next to the band stand. We are happy to bring it back each year!
COSTS:
Free & Open to the Public
HOURS:
Saturday (4/13) hours: 9 AM - 6 PM
Sunday (4/14) hours: 10 AM - 4 PM
PARKING:
Free parking is available on side streets surrounding Wamego City Park. For handicap parking, there are some space available in the Wamego Aquatic Center (This is located at east side of the corner of Ash Street and 5th Street.) parking lot and in the 400 block of Ash St. There are other designated spaces by the Children's Train Depot on 6th St.
- Over 200 Craft and Artisan Vendors
- Homemade ice cream on the Historical Museum lawn
- Food trucks from throughout the region
- Bouncy Houses: $10 All Day Pass
- Frankfort Subdivision Model Train
- Petting Zoo
- Face Painting (multiple locations)
- Family Fun
- The Children's Train will not be running during the Festival this year
While you’re here, don’t forget to spend time in Downtown Wamego and visit local historical landmarks. Wamego’s small town charm is sure to leave you wanting to visit again.
As you enjoy the Tulip Festival, look for these highlights throughout Wamego
City Park!
Schonhoff Dutch Mill
Historic Museum and Prairie Town Village
War Cannon
WWI Memorial Eagle
Rose Garden
Emerald City Playground
Fishing Pond Shaped like a Whale
Gazebo / Bandstand
17-ton Boulder from John Winter’s Farm
Children’s Train & Depot
Statues, “Art” and “Science” from 1893 Columbian Exposition
Native Boulder Bird Fountain
Wamego Area Veterans Memorial
20’ Native Stone Fence
Shelter House
Jack Deweese Memorial Boulder
300+ Trees
While visiting Wamego, please stop by our world reknowned Columbian Theatre and the OZ Museum. Both are located downtown Wamego.
COLUMBIAN THEATRE
OZ MUSEUM
Be transported to the yellow brick road at the Oz Museum in Wamego. Guests will start their journey in the sepia-toned Auntie Em’s Gift Shop; pass through the screen door and into the technicolor world of Oz. Follow the path of the yellow brick road throughout the museum and view over 100 years of Oz history. Rare OZ artifacts such as original MGM 1939 movie production notes and props from the Broadway musical Wicked are also on display.
HOURS: Mon - Sat: 10:00am to 5:00pm / Sunday: 12:00pm to 5:00pm
RATES / ADMISSION
Adults (13 and up) $9.00 / Children (ages 3-12) $7.00
Military Discount:
Adults (ages 13 and up) $7.00 / Children (ages 4-12) $5.00
Presented by Wamego Area Chamber of Commerce
For additional information or to inquire about volunteering at our event contact the
Chamber Email info@wamegochamber.com
Thank you to our 2024 Tulip Festival Sponsors!
1. 4th & Elm Bar & Grill
2. Addair Law
3. Alliance Realty
4. Axiota Animal Health
5. Bank of the Flint Hills
6. Bennington State Bank
7. BHS Construction
8. Cat Cans Portable Services of Manhattan
9. Caterpillar Wamego
10. City of Wamego
11. Central Mechanical Construction
12. Central National Bank
13. Charlson & Wilson Bonded Abstracters, Inc.
14. Coldwell Banker Real Estate Advisors
15. CR’s Tire and Automotive
16. Flint Hills Academy of Music LLC
17. Fredrickson Properties
18. Friendship House
19. Hi-Tech Interiors
20. Howie’s Trash Service
21. Icon Structures
22. John D. McQuillen, DDS
23. KanEquip
24. Kansas Gas Service
25. Kaw Valley State Bank
26. KS State Bank
27. Landmark National Bank
28. McCownGordon Construction
29. Midwest Concrete Materials
30. Orazem & Scalora Engineering
31. Palmer Agency
32. Poppy Tees
33. Pott County Eco Devo
34. Prairieland Partners
35. Purple Wave Auction
36. Riley Construction Company, Inc.
37. Rockhill Real Estate
38. Short Stop
39. Smokin’ Wille’s BBQ
40. Spirits of ‘76
41. Stormont Vail Health/Cotton O’Neil Wamego
42. Tri-County Waste
43. Vanderbilt’s
44. Vision Source Wamego
45. Wamego Health Center
46. Wamego Inn & Suites
47. Wamego Self Storage
48. Wildcat Refrigeration
49. WTC
Timing is everything and if we are blessed with tulips blooming at the same time as our festival, you can enjoy these brilliant flowers by the Historic Museum and Prairie Town Village, which includes the Schonhoff Dutch Mill. Also, tulips are found throughout the Wamego City Park, downtown Wamego, near the Wamego Public Library, Railroad Park and Welcome to Wamego sign at the Corner of Hwy 99 & Hwy 24.
If you are interested in being a craft vendor at the Tulip Festival, click here to submit an application. Vendors are accepted on a first come first serve basis.
