Tulip Time 2021

In Bowral we have a festival every year called “Tulip Time”. During the festival our local park is planted out with thousands of tulips in stunning displays. Every year has a different theme, and this year it is the 60th anniversary of the festival. It’s on right now, so if you are able to get to Bowral, it’s really worth a trip to see the gardens.

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Southern Highlands Food and Wine Festival

Each year the Southern Highlands Food and Wine Festival is held around the first weekend in October for the long weekend.  This also conveniently coincides with the annual Tulip Time Festival that is held in Corbett Gardens in Bowral.  The festival has been increasing in size and popularity over the years and is now held on Bowral’s historic Bradman Oval. 

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The Gardens of Schloss Sanssouci – Potsdam

Schloss Sanssouci was the summer palace built by Friedrich the Great in 1745-1747.  Surrounding the palace are the gardens of Schloss Sanssouci.  The entire complex of the palace and the surrounding 300 acres of parklike gardens are inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List.  The palace sits at the top of a terraced vineyard making use of the hill to capture maximum sunlight on the vines.  Centred at the base of these terraces you find the main fountain of the park. 

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