Captures of the beautiful tulips seen in Skagit County, Washington.

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Aidyn Pacl

A unique red tulip stand among a field of yellow and purple tulips. (Aidyn Pacl)

The Tulip Festival is once again being hosted throughout Skagit County, with beautiful varieties of flowers (mostly tulips) open to the public for sightseeing and photography.

Originally starting in 1984 when the Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce approved its hosting, the Tulip festival would start off small attracting at first only a couple thousand visitors.

As time went on though, the festival began to gain popularity, leading it to branch off independently in 1994. Furthermore, according to the Tulip Festival, “It moved from 2 days to 10, then 17 and then to 30 days. The expansion to 30 days was to ensure that the huge fields of tulips grown in Skagit Valley by Washington Bulb Co./RoozenGaarde would actually bloom sometime during the festival, since a shorter festival sometime missed the blooming of the fields.”

The festival now attracts visitors internationally who wish to marvel at the tulips’ beauty, while also hosting a plethora of other events.