Tulips in winter? Yup, you read that right, thanks to Holland Ridge Farms’ unique walk-through U-Pick Tulips: Winter Wonderland attraction. Over 30,000 tulips are getting a glow-up to create a never-before-seen holiday event for the whole family with interactive light displays, a bakery, food trucks, a gift shop, a makers market, snow flurries across the farm, and Santa Claus. And if you are looking for fresh flowers, pick up a bouquet of their fresh-cut tulips or help them plant their bulbs to prepare for spring 2025. Scroll down to see how to spend the holidays with a Dutch twist in the Garden State. Photo Credit: Holland Ridge Farms
Holland Ridge Farms U-Pick Tulips: Winter Wonderland
Step into the tulip lantern garden to see illuminated flowers after dark. Photo Credit: Holland Ridge Farms
Get glowing with tulips
When the sun goes down, the twinkling lights come up with a 200-year-old farmhouse glowing in the distance, lights wrapped around the trees, and a fantastic giant rainbow tunnel. But the biggest wow is the 30,000 glowing tulips, with animated lights that look like they’re blooming, the giant lantern-style tulips, spinning peppermints, rainbow seesaws, and tractors that light up. And, of course, littles will get excited to see the giant Christmas tree, a princess carriage and horses, and Santa’s sleigh and his reindeer on display.
Have you ever seen a tulip disco before? Holland Ridge Farms found a fun way to bring the holidays to life. Photo Credit: Holland Ridge Farms
Be dazzled by light-up displays and a tulip disco
Get ready to take unique holiday photos at Holland Ridge Farms in beautiful, Instagram-ready displays like the Ornament Arch, the glowing Picture Frame, and the Mistletoe Motel. Take a selfie by the Candy Cane Silo or take a ride and a photo on the Lavender Swing, all lit up for the holidays. While you explore and take pictures, you won’t want to miss the Tulip Disco, a colorful disco with a glowing floor and dangling tulips overhead. And you can’t miss the illuminated windmill, which will be open for the spring u-pick flower seasons. Go inside, check out the inner workings, learn about the history of windmills, and climb to the viewing platform of the windmill to get the most amazing views of the flower fields.
Visit the big guy in his Workshop
See the rainbow tunnel on the way back to visit the shops. Photo Credit: Holland Ridge Farms
Shop for one of kind gifts
Shopping for the holidays? Stop by the Holland Ridge Farms Makers Market, hosted by Asbury Fresh, on the weekends. It’s the place to find those one-of-a-kind handmade goodies and artisan crafts from local makers. If you’re dreaming of spring in the middle of winter, you can grab some freshly cut, greenhouse-grown tulips at the new Holland Ridge U-pick barn. Make your own arrangement of 10-stem bunches, or get your hands dirty planting bulbs that will bloom for the Holland Ridge Spring Spectacular in 2025.
Everything from the silo to the fields will be aglow during the U-pick tulips Winter Wonderland. Photo Credit: Holland Ridge Farms
Pick up a festive treat
When it is time for a food break, Holland Ridge Farms is full of delicious treats from the daily food trucks. With savory bites and freshly baked delights by Eet Gud Bakery (Thursday through Sunday), there’s plenty to feast on during the Winter Wonderland season. And what’s a holiday without a cup of hot cocoa? Make sure you load up on some to keep you warm as you walk around and admire twinkling lights.
The sparkling snowball wall is the perfect place to get some one-of-a-kind holiday photos. Photo Credit: Holland Ridge Farms
What to know before you go
The U-pick Tulips Winter Wonderland at Holland Ridge will be open from November 30-December 30, 2024. Tickets are sold by arrival times, and once you arrive, you can stay until they close at 10 PM. Monday through Thursday, tickets are $15 per person, and they are $17 per person on Friday through Sunday (all prices include NJ tax, and there are no extra fees). All guests 3 and up will require a ticket, and all tickets are non-refundable. The farm is open 7 days a week during the Winter Wonderland season, and time slots are available from 5 PM to 8 PM (the main entrance closes at 8:30 PM). Winter Wonderland is strictly a walk-through event, and an event map is available. Don’t miss out on their u-pick tulips in the spring and u-pick sunflowers in the fall.
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