Tulip Festival Returns To Ring In Spring On Upper West Side

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — With a recent run of warm temperatures helping thaw New York City following a cold winter, the Upper West Side is gearing up for an annual event that signals the beginning of spring.

The West Side Community Garden's annual Tulip Festival is set to kick off Saturday, April 20, according to the garden's website. The garden, located on West 89th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues, will be home to 13,000 tulips in full bloom for the festival, which runs through April 28.

"Our annual Tulip Festival is a New York spring favorite," WSCG Board President Judy Robinson said in a statement. "The fruits of the fall bulb planting weekend – a participatory event enjoyed by garden members and local residents – are on full display as the garden showcases a great variety of colorful and rare tulips."

Tulip education walking tours will be held on each Saturday afternoon during the festival.

The event is free to attend, and the garden is open daily from dawn to dusk, according to the West Side Community Garden's website. The West Side Community Garden is a non-profit group that is funded through private donations and gifts from organizations such as the Greenacre Foundation, The City Gardens Club and the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, according to the garden's website.