The winners of our 2013 Photo Contest

Out of over 500 photos submitted, the judges have selected these four photos for special recognition.  The top three each receive a 2013 poster hand-signed by artist Karen Sistek. It was a tough job for the judges as there were dozens of GREAT photos submitted.  Congratulations to the winners!  We’ll be back next year with another contest and we hope you will be, too!

The finalists of our 2013 Photo Contest, Week 4..the final week

With 171 photos entered this week, it’s clear you’re enjoying our photo contest!  Here are the Week 4 finalists, which join the other 15 from Weeks 1-3 in the competition.  The name of the photographer is in the caption.

Judges will now choose a First, Second, and Third photo from these 20 finalists and their photographers will each received a 2013 poster, personally signed by poster artist Karen Sistek. The First place winning photo is guaranteed to appear in our 2014 brochure and the others just might show up there as well!

Thanks to all for submitting such great pictures…and thanks for loving the tulips!

Children and Tulips—Offerings from 2013 Photo Contest Entries

For the past 30 years children have dutifully lined up during the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival to have pictures taken with the flowers. For many it is a rite of spring and a marking of a child growing up. These photos are a few submitted during the photo contest this year. We hope that these young flower fans continue to enjoy the beauty of Skagit Valley’s flowers.

The finalists of our 2013 Photo Contest Week 3

We had 128 entries in our 2013 Photo Contest in our third week and these are the five best, as determined by our panel of judges! Thanks to all who entered…it was a tough decision!

Thanks, too, to judges Paige Garland of Glazers Camera in Seattle; Jeremy McCullough of Business Bank in Burlington; and David Johnson, Sponsorship Coordinator for the Tulip Festival.  Final arbiter in case of ties (a common occurrence) is Executive Director of the Festival, Cindy Verge.

The photographer’s name is in the caption.

Keep the great photos coming

The finalists of our 2013 Photo Contest, Week 2

We had 81 entries in our 2013 Photo Contest in our second week and these are the five best, as determined by our panel of judges! Thanks to all who entered…it was a tough decision!

Thanks, too, to judges Paige Garland of Glazers Camera in Seattle (http://www.glazerscamera.com); Jeremy McCullough of Business Bank in Burlington (http://www.businessbankwa.com); and David Johnson, Sponsorship Coordinator for the Tulip Festival.  Final arbiter in case of ties (a common occurrence) is Executive Director of the Festival, Cindy Verge.

The photographer’s name is in the caption.

Keep the great photos coming!

The winners of our 2013 Photo Contest, Week 1

We had 27 entries in our 2013 Photo Contest in our first week and these are the five best, as determined by our panel of judges! Thanks to all who entered…it was a tough decision! 

The photographer’s name is in the caption.

It may have rained on our parade, but it was great!

The 2013 US Bank Parade had entries from near and far and was a delight for all…even in the rain and hail!  Thanks to all of our entries!

Highlights of the Country Financial Tulip Frolic 2013

It was a wet and wild day in La Conner, but we had fun…along with wind, rain, snow, and hail!

2013 Tulip Ambassadors At The Display Gardens

Jennifer Ramirez and Carlos Roques visited both RoozenGaarde and Tulip Town April 6.

Saturday, April 6

We took some pictures showing some of the great color and excitement today in the fields…yep, it’s damp, but oh-so-pretty!

21st Tulip Basketball Tourney

The winning 7th Grade Teams, Brandon Roy for the Boys and ECBA Rebels Juanita for the Girls! Our Tulip Ambassadors Carlos and Jennifer joined in the fun!

Ambassadors Tour Washington Bulb

On March 5, Tulip Ambassadors Jennifer and Carlos got a behind-the-scenes tour of Washington Bulb from Brent Roozen.

2013 KeyBank Tulip Ambassador Event Pictorial

Over 70 4th and 5th grade students from around Skagit Valley competed to become our ambassadors for 2013 on February 7. These are some photos from the evening. Carlos Roques and Jennifer Ramirez were named the 2013 festival ambassadors.

2013 Key Bank Ambassador Event

It was a great night February 7, 2013 when our friends at Key Bank sponsored our Ambassador event!

Tulip Stack

Our Tulip Stack in downtown Mount Vernon makes it easy to tell you are in the middle of tulip country!