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Texas Rose Festival |
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Texas Rose Festival Third week in October An annual tribute to roses in Tyler, Tex., center of the region that produces more than a third of the field-grown roses in the United States. Tyler's Municipal Rose Garden, one of the largest rose gardens in the country, covers 14 acres and has some 30,000 rose bushes, representing more than 400 varieties. They blossom among pines, fountains, gazebos, and archways, peaking in May but continuing through October. The five-day festival features the coronation of a Rose Queen, a rose show, a parade of floats decorated with roses, and tours of the rose gardens. There are also arts and crafts shows, a square-dance festival, and a symphony concert. CONTACTS: Texas Rose Festival Association P.O. Box 8224 Tyler, TX 75711 903-597-3130; fax: 903-597-3031 www.texasrosefestival.com Tyler Rose Museum 420 Rose Park Dr. Tyler, TX 75702 903-597-3130; fax: 903-597-3031 www.texasrosefestival.com Celebration days: Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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