Peter Colberg
Tulip Festival
A Floral Event in the Heart of Morges.
The Tulip Festival 2025: A Huge Thank You for This Wonderful Edition!
The Tulip Festival 2025, themed "Water," has come to an end, but its memory remains strong. From March 28 to May 11, Morges hosted this beautiful event, attracting thousands of visitors and showcasing more than 140,000 tulips, spread across approximately 350 varieties. This edition was a true celebration of floral beauty and nature, set in an exceptional environment at the heart of our beautiful region.
We would like to warmly thank everyone who participated and contributed to the success of this festival: the volunteers, partners, exhibitors, and, of course, all the visitors who joined us to celebrate the diversity and beauty of the tulips. Your enthusiasm and dedication made this edition unforgettable, and we are deeply grateful to you.
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Dahlia Festival
Have you already visited another floral event organized by Morges Fleur du Léman: The Dahlia Festival? It takes place from July to October, on the Igor Stravinski quay.
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.
©Ville de Morges
Program
The Tulip Festival Program
Throughout the Tulip Festival, a rich and diverse program is offered to enhance the experience beyond the blooming flowerbeds. Activities, workshops, guided tours, exhibitions, and musical moments fill the festival weeks, providing everyone—families, enthusiasts, or simply curious visitors—with opportunities for discovery and sharing.Each year, these activities complement the beauty of the tulips and celebrate nature, local culture, and community spirit in the heart of Morges.
360° visit of the Tulip Festival
Sound & Light Show :
S&L 50e
CARAC interview of Véronique Hermanjat, President of Morges fleur du Léman :
Interview
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Practical information
Entry is Free!
Access to the "Parc de l'Indépendance", the quays and the flower gardens is free of charge, as they are public parks.Nevertheless, the Tulip Festival is organised by the non-profit association Morges Fleur du Léman. Donations are welcome in the piggy banks provided for this purpose.
Accessibility
The entire site is accessible to people with reduced mobility. There are 3 accessible toilet blocks on either side of the park. Parking spaces are available by the swimming pool and in front of the Tourist Office (opposite the castle).The entire quayside to the Vertou Park is also barrier-free and several restaurants are accessible.
Dogs
Allowed, leash requiredFood & Beverage in the Parc
A huge covered tent and several food stands will be set up in the Parc de l'Indépendance, offering local products that highlight the flavors of the region.Access to the Festival: Come by Public Transport!
The association encourages you to use public transport to reach the Tulip Festival 2025, an event that is easily accessible.By train
10 min walk from Morges station (1km)
The Good Plan by Boat
from Lausanne, Rolle, Nyon or Geneva
For Coaches
Please announce your arrival by email.
By car
Motorway Exit "Morges-Ouest", follow the signs to "Parc des Sports", car park in the town centre or undergroupd car park in the Halles area (next to the train station). Some car parks are free on Sundays.
On foot or by bike
find routes on the Morges:Guide application!
Sale of bulbs
The big bulb sale will take place on May 13, 2025 at the Parc de l'Indépendance. You will be able to buy your bulbs either at the fixed points of sale or via the “drive” located next to the Morges swimming pool.Online bulb sales
60 varieties of bulbs will be on sale throughout the festival on the www.flowerbulbs.ch website. A QR code can be found on the beds available for sale (in the park and in the city during the festival).Home delivery will only be available in Switzerland at the end of September, and orders can be placed from mid-March to the end of May.
Martina Eenselme
Shop
Want to take home a floral souvenir?
All Tulip Festival products are available for purchase:
All Tulip Festival products are available for purchase:
- at the Morges Tourist Office
- at the boutique chalet in the park throughout the festival.
Yves Burdet
Support the Festival
Morges Fleur du Léman is an association of volunteers that organises the Tulip Festival from the end of March to May and the Dahlia Festival from July to October each year.
In order to continue to organise these two flower shows, the Association needs your help in various ways.
We are still looking for sponsors for our next editions. As a sponsor, the non-profit organization Morges Fleur du Léman offers a wide range of services. You can write us an email for more information.
We are also looking for NPO organization to help sell lottery ticket chains. CHF 20 per chain sold will be donated to you.
If you're interested, please contact us by email.
In order to continue to organise these two flower shows, the Association needs your help in various ways.
Member of the non for profit organization
Thanks to an annual fee of CHF 30.-, become a member of the Association Morges Fleur du Léman (or CHF 50.- per couple). In return, you'll receive 10% off souvenirs during the Tulip Festival and 1 voucher for 4 tubers during the Dahlia Festival. You can register by email.
Sponsoring
We are still looking for sponsors for our next editions. As a sponsor, the non-profit organization Morges Fleur du Léman offers a wide range of services. You can write us an email for more information.Become a Volunteer and Support the Festival!
The Morges Fleur du Léman organization needs your help! Whether it's maintaining flower beds, assisting at the boutique chalet, or selling lottery tickets, every little bit helps.We are also looking for NPO organization to help sell lottery ticket chains. CHF 20 per chain sold will be donated to you.
If you're interested, please contact us by email.
Donor
You can also make a donation to the Association via the QR code below or using the following details:IBAN: CH13 0076 7000 E509 5749 2, Morges Fleur du Léman, CP 154, 1110 Morges.
Please make sure to indicate "Donation" when making your payment.
Fête de la tulipe
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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.
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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.
Fleurs de la tulipe
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.
Manifestation-Verte.ch
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.
