Dallas Blooms 2025
The largest spring flowers festival of the Southwest takes place at Dallas Arboretum
Best time: February 26–April 8, 2025
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden welcome the spring season with the amazing Dallas Blooms floral festival, the biggest such event in the state. The annual festival runs from late February to mid-April, showcasing over 100 varieties of spring flowers.
Dallas Blooms Flowers
One of the main highlights of the festival is the tulip garden that features about 350,000 blooms. In addition to that, there are 150,000 other flowers: thousands of daffodils and azaleas, not to mention hundreds of Japanese sakuras and other blooming trees.
Displays
During the festival, Dallas Arboretum features three picture-perfect areas: daffodil and hyacinth displays at each entrance, a large American flag horticultural display, and America the Beautiful display in Jonsson Color Garden.
The flower displays change every week as Dallas Blooms focuses on various regions in the United States. Blooming flower beds are complemented with food, music, tasting & cooking classes, kids' activities, and performances. Special events are planned for Easter, St. Patrick's Day, and other spring holidays. Don't miss the festival which was called by The Southern Living magazine one of the Best Places to See Stunning Spring Blooms Across the South.
Dallas Blooms Activities
At Dallas Blooms, guests can not only see gorgeous flowers and watch amazing displays, but also engage in a range of thematic activities. These include educational seminars, live music events, garden tours, kid-friendly arts and crafts projects, and more.
Altered Space: The Arboretum and Parts Unknown
Visitors have the opportunity to view a special photography exhibition showcasing the work of Irby Pace. The photographer is known for his exploration of the interaction between movement and destruction by introducing bright clouds of smoke into urban and natural landscapes. The exhibition operates from Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm, and on Sunday from noon to 4 pm.
Mommy and Me Mondays & Tiny Tot Tuesdays
Every Monday and Tuesday, Country Critters Petting Zoo welcomes visitors to interact with goats, sheep, bunnies, and a pony. Additionally, guests can enjoy story time at 10 am and 10:30 am, featuring kid-friendly books and stories, and crowd favorite Kindermusik at 12:15 pm.
Tickets
General Admission to Dallas Blooms is $22 for adults (ages 13 to 64), $18 for seniors (ages 65+), and $13 for kids (ages 2 to 12). Group tickets for parties of 15 or more are priced at $18 for adults, $14 for seniors, and $10 for kids. Parking tickets cost $15 at the gate or $12 online.