Tulip Festival
A Floral Event in the Heart of Morges.
From March 27 to May 10, 2026:
The Tulip Festival 2026 is coming soon!
A big thank you for the wonderful 2025 edition!
The Tulip Festival 2025, themed around “Water”, has come to an end, but its memory remains vivid.
From March 28 to May 11, Morges hosted this magnificent event, attracting thousands of visitors and showcasing over 140,000 tulips across approximately 350 varieties.
This edition was a true celebration of floral beauty and nature, set in an exceptional location at the heart of our beautiful region.
The Tulip Festival takes place from late March to early May. Blooming depends heavily on weather conditions, but the peak is generally expected around mid-April! We strongly recommend large groups to plan their visit during this period, preferably on weekdays.
The event is held in the beautiful Parc de l’Indépendance, on the shores of Lake Geneva.
Tulip Festival 2024
Program
Throughout the entire Festival, a varied program complements the tulip experience with activities related to the edition’s theme. Workshops, guided tours, exhibitions, and concerts are offered every week for visitors of all ages.
The complete schedule of activities and workshops will be available at the beginning of 2026.
The Tulip Festival is also a special time to enjoy with your family! Activities and workshops specially designed for children are offered throughout the event.
Save the date for the big bulb sale: Tuesday, May 12, 2026. A great opportunity to take home your favorite varieties and plant them yourself.
Practical information
Access to the Parc de l’Indépendance, the quays, and the flower gardens is free, as these are public parks.
However, the Tulip Festival is organized by the non-profit association Morges Fleur du Léman. Donations are welcome and can be placed in the collection boxes provided to support this beautiful initiative.
The entire site is accessible to people with reduced mobility. Three accessible restroom facilities are located on each side of the Parc de l’Indépendance. Reserved parking spaces are available near the swimming pool. The quays leading to Parc de Vertou are also barrier-free, and several restaurants are accessible for your comfort.
Dogs are allowed, but must be kept on a leash.
Several food stalls are present every year in the Parc de l’Indépendance, offering regional products and highlighting local flavors.
The information desk and the Morges Fleur du Léman shop are available in the Parc de l’Indépendance throughout the festival. Feel free to stop by for information or to purchase souvenirs from the event!
Come by Public Transport!
The association encourages you to use public transportation to reach the Tulip Festival 2026, an event that is easily accessible.
Are you a coach operator planning a group visit to the Tulip Festival?
We recommend scheduling your visit preferably on a weekday around mid-April to enjoy a more pleasant experience with fewer crowds.
To facilitate your arrival and ensure the best possible welcome, please kindly announce your visit in advance.
Support the Festival
In order to continue to organise these two flower shows, the Association needs your help in various ways.
For an annual fee of CHF 30.00 (or CHF 50.00 per couple), become a member of the Association Morges Fleur du Léman. As a member, you will receive 10% off souvenirs during the Tulip Festival and a voucher for 4 tubers at the Dahlia Festival. To join, please write to: info@fetedelatulipe.ch.
The association is always looking for helping hands to welcome visitors during activities, provide information at the chalet-shop, sell souvenirs, give directions, and distribute catalogs. For more information, please contact: info@fetedelatulipe.ch.
We are continuously seeking sponsors for upcoming editions. As a sponsor, the non-profit Association Morges Fleur du Léman offers various benefits. For further details, please write to: info@fetedelatulipe.ch.
You can also support the association by making a donation via the QR code below or using the following details: IBAN: CH13 0076 7000 E509 5749 2 Recipient: Morges Fleur du Léman, CP 154, 1110 Morges. Please indicate “Donation” in the payment reference.
Donor
You can also make a donation to the Association via the QR code below or using the following details: Please make sure to indicate "Donation" when making your payment.
Our Sponsors
The Tulip Festival 2025 is made possible through the generous collaboration of our sponsors. Their support allows us to offer a high-quality event and share the beauty of the tulips with you. We warmly thank them for their commitment and contribution to the success of this floral celebration.
Sound & Light Show :
S&L 50e
CARAC interview of Véronique Hermanjat, President of Morges fleur du Léman :
Interview
Bulbs planting
Find out how the Tulip Festival bulbs are planted
In January of the previous year of each Tulip Festival, the gardeners of the City of Morges draw up the plans for the beds between January and March, taking into account the flowering period of the varieties present in the same bed, so that it is homogeneous and successful.Competition for the design of flowerbeds: as part of a 2nd year course, the landscape gardening, horticulture and nursery apprentices of the Morges vocational training centre must each design a tulip bed. From the 100 creations of the apprentices, a jury selects a certain number of beds which will then be planted in the Parc de l'Indépendance. Two beds are also designed and planted by young people from Le Repuis and by employees of the Lavigny garden workshop, two associations for young people in difficulty or with disabilities.
April, during the festival: the City's employees study the beds to see if the compositions and assemblages they have created are a success or not. Each year, around 200 new varieties are chosen to present new flowers to visitors.
September-October of each year: the city gardeners start planting the tulip bulbs. First, they lay out the beds according to the plans. Then they remove the grass, plough the soil and level the beds. The bulbs are first placed with the future stem upwards and then buried to a depth of about three times the size of the bulb. Schools come to help the gardeners during the planting of the bulbs, so that they can learn about this exciting job.
Association Morges Fleur du Léman
The "Morges Fleur du Léman" NPO organization was founded in 2012. It organizes the annual Tulip Festival and Dahlia Festival. The organization receives a subsidy from the City of Morges and support from the Office of Parks and Promenades.
However, it must fund 80% of the floral event budget through its own revenues, including sponsorship, flower bed sponsorships, bulb and tuber sales, activities, support dinners, raffles, promotional items, and donations, in order to continue offering these floral displays for free. A volunteer committee oversees the organization, supported by a project manager, an event assistant (equivalent to 110%), and more than 80 volunteers. The organization also hosts a dozen private members who meet annually during the General Assembly in June.
You can find the constitution of the committee and the association's bylaws in the attached PDF documents.
WORLD TULIP AWARD
In October 2024, the Morges Fleur du Léman NPO organization traveled to The Hague, Netherlands, to represent the Tulip Festival of Morges at the World Tulip Summit. Our flower festival had the honor of winning the award for Best Public Festival.
VAUD AMBASSADEUR
Launched in 2022, the VAUD AMBASSADEUR community brings together Vaud-based businesses, producers and entrepreneurs. Its ambition? To create a dynamic of encounters and development opportunities in order to generate unprecedented synergies.Labelled according to 23 criteria, these institutions shine together and proudly display the colours of the VAUD brand. They share common values that embody Vaud's excellence and contribute to the canton's identity and reputation.
The Morges Fleur du Léman association was awarded the VAUD AMBASSADEUR label in September 2023 for its two flower shows.
VAUD'S INTANGIBLE HERITAGE
Intangible heritage - or living traditions - encompasses oral traditions, customs, festivals and the skills and know-how of craftspeople.SERAC's Heritage Unit manages the Cantonal Inventory of Intangible Heritage and supervises the work of the Cantonal Commission for Movable and Intangible Heritage (CCPMI). The CCPMI recommends grants from the Cantonal Movable and Intangible Heritage Fund and submits them to the Head of the Department of Culture, Infrastructure and Human Resources (DCIRH) for a decision.
For information about the Tulip Festival, click here.
MANIFESTATION-VERTE.CH
This is a platform offering recommendations and tools for organising an event in a sustainable way.The current platform was created in 2017 from the merger of CI Manifestation Verte and ecosport.ch. CI Manifestation Verte was founded in 2006 by cantons and towns and focused on the theme of waste. Ecosport.ch was created in 2001 with the sponsorship of the federal offices and Swiss Olympic, and was dedicated to greater sustainability in sports events. Thanks to this merger, the platform has been able to bring together key skills and offer invaluable support to Swiss events of all kinds. The Summit Foundation supports the development of the platform in French-speaking Switzerland.
You can find out more about the positioning of the Tulip Festival here.
SWISSTAINABLE
Switzerland has long been a key player in sustainability, even if it is sometimes overlooked. Leading many international rankings, the country is recognized for its efforts in sustainable development. With the new sustainability strategy launched by Switzerland Tourism (ST) and the entire tourism sector, the country now aims to become a global leader in sustainable tourism. The Swisstainable label reflects this commitment and rewards tourism stakeholders who implement responsible and environmentally-friendly practices.
WORLD TULIP SOCIETY
The "World Tulip Society" is an association whose aim is to bring together all those involved with the tulip in parks and festivals around the world, as well as distributors and artists who have taken the flower as their model.Every two years, the members of this association gather at the World Tulip Summit. This summit is an opportunity to discuss and celebrate the tulip and its history, and to forge links between the various players involved in the tulip theme.
The Morges Tulip Festival has been awarded the 2019 World Tulip Destination Worth Travelling For.
