Experience the Wonders of Spring: Colorful Gardens, Exciting Activities, and Lasting Memories for the Whole Family and Friends

 

Myriad Botanical Gardens enthusiastically announces their inaugural Tulip Festival on Saturday and Sunday, April 8 and 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This two-day event will feature eye-catching spring blossoms, creative displays, classes, musical performances, and 50+ local food and merchandise vendors.

This is a free experience amongst vibrant flowers and friendly faces, with additional activities like face painting, professional photo shoots, and carousel rides available at affordable prices. To help support this public space, consider donating to the nonprofit Myriad Gardens Foundation; your generosity will go directly towards developing more experiences for all! Options to donate will be on-site.

The festival will also feature “A Conservatory Abloom!”- the first Crystal Bridge floral show since reopening - running April 1-21. Guests can view an array of floral colors inside the conservatory including Easter and cala lilies, flowering hydrangeas, Bougainvillea, additional bromeliads, flowering vines, and more. Admission starts at $10.50 with discounts for seniors, military, students, and youth. Members get free admission all year. Purchasing a membership is recommended to help keep the Gardens vibrant throughout.

Guests can also experience “Tulip Mania” - an art show featuring tulip-themed art exhibits from 26 local artists in the Crystal Bridge Visitor Lobby art gallery. Works of art are for sale.

Experience the full delights of spring in an enchanting downtown atmosphere! Come to Tulip Festival, Saturday and Sunday, April 8 and 9, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. located at 301 West Reno. Visit myriadgardens.org for more information.

 

Tulip Festival List of Performers, Food & Drink Venders and Merchants:

 

Music entertainment sponsored by Art Moves – Arts Council OKC

 

Saturday, April 8

Devon Lawn and Band Shell

  • 11am - Lacy Saunders and Greg Zink
  • 3pm - Baileyboy
  • 4pm – Josh Roberts

Seasonal Plaza

  • 11am - Sarafina Byrd
  • 12pm - Jose Hernandez
  • 3pm - Oklahannah Plays Harp
  • 4pm – Rod Porter

 

Sunday, April 9

Devon Lawn and Band Shell

  • 3pm - Edgar Cruz and Blake Bricker

Seasonal Plaza

  • 11am - Christian Pearson
  • 12pm - Kyle Reid
  • 3pm- Jose Palacios
  • 4pm - Isaac McClung

 

Activities (costs)

  • Face Painting
    • Kaleidoscope Arts Face Painting (Saturday only)
    • Matt’squerade Face Painting (Saturday only)
    • OKC Face Painter – Vanessa Green (Sunday only)
  • Wine and Palette (drop-in) painting
  • Through Movement Photography – sign up for a professional photoshoot. On Sunday, with the Easter Bunny!
  • Ride Mo’s Carousel, $3 per rider.

 

Classes (registration required at myriadgardens.org)

  • Saturday
    • Foraged Floral Arrangements
    • Oshibana Pressed Flowers
  • Sunday
    • Foraged Floral Arrangements
    • Beaded Earrings – Tulips

 

Food & Drink

  • Saturday and Sunday
    • Big Friendly Beer Bus
    • Eva’s Smokehouse BBQ
    • Just Desserts
    • Kona Ice
    • Oklahoma Kettle Corn
    • Split Top Dogs
    • Wondervan Pops
  • Saturday
    • Lucid Bean Coffee
    • BlueJ’s Rollin Grill
    • Mekong Spice
    • Taco Republic
  • Sunday
    • Junction Coffee
    • Catfish Bayou
    • Mijos Tacos 
    • Oh My Gogi 
    • Wabi Sabi Tea House

 

Merchandise vendors

  • Saturday and Sunday
    • Bekah Sometimes
    • Chirps and Cheers
    • Curbside Flowers
    • Hitch by Billie
    • Myriad Gardens Shop
    • Nourished Roots
    • Pups Got Style
    • Reshon Shirley Fine Art
    • Sunny Girl Sundries
    • Sweet Coco Clay
    • Uptown Jerky
  • Saturday
    • Bookish
    • Chichi and Zinny’s Goodie Butter
    • Cicada Song Designs
    • Eternal Roots Boutique
    • Handmade with Love(less)
    • MoonGlow Maven
    • Oklahoma Tulips
    • The Plant Dudes
    • Selva Studios
    • Sharon Sudduth Fine Art
    • Zilch Goods
  • Sunday
    • Alice Wolf
    • Amy Foster Jewelry
    • Botanical Bath Blends
    • Candles de Cardona
    • Chloebella Handcrafted
  • Dahlia Lux
    • Dark Side Cactus
    • Goodies Unlimited
    • Midwest Propagation Nursery
    • Nothing Bundt Cakes

 

Free and open to the public, Myriad Botanical Gardens provides 15 acres of ornamental gardens and grounds that include a children’s garden and carousel, native prairie garden, shade gardens, tree and shrub collections, lake with terraced gardens and a diverse collection of ornamental flowering perennials and grasses. 

The grounds also feature The Inasmuch Foundation Crystal Bridge Conservatory, home to hundreds of tropical and desert plants. Admission required. The Gardens is managed by Myriad Gardens Foundation, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that partners with corporate and community groups to enhance the educational, aesthetic, cultural and economic development of Oklahoma City.