Tulips at Twilight sets Old Prairie Town aglow with spring scenes
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Tulip Time if blooming across the Capital City, and, once again, Shawnee Co. Parks + Rec isn’t limiting the beauty to the daytime hours.
Elsie Gibeson and Denise Pettit with Friends of Ward-Meade, visited Eye on NE Kansas to share details about Tulips at Twilight.
The event will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays, April 11 to 28, at Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site.
During the day, the grounds have colorful flowers in bloom. But at night, volunteers have lit up the grounds with giant lighted flower sculptures, fairy gardens and more. New this year is a sculpture Elsie has created out of pull tabs and bottle caps.
A variety of musical acts and dance performances will add to the fun.
Admission is $5, with children age 5 and under admitted free. Proceeds benefit Friends of Ward-Meade.
Tulip Time runs April 10 to 26 at Ward-Meade, along with the Ted Ensley Gardens at Lake Shawnee and Doran Rock Garden at Gage Park. The Tulip Festival runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 13
at the Ted Ensley Gardens at Lake Shawnee. Admission is $5 per person.
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