Tulip Time Bowral 2026 runs until Monday 5 October at Corbett Gardens.
Over the October long weekend, Saturday 3rd, Sunday 4th and Monday 5th, Chocolate On Purpose will be at the market stalls with Aboriginal-owned native botanical chocolate, and lots of other delicious treats as well!
Look for Stall FM7.
If you’ve never met us, we're Australia's first 100% Indigenous-owned chocolate company, female led, and a certified Social Enterprise.
I'm Fiona Harrison, a Wiradjuri woman, and I make our chocolate in Moss Vale, on Gundungurra Country in the Southern Highlands, which is why the Bowral Tulip Festival feels close to home.
Where to find Chocolate On Purpose at Tulip Time Bowral
Tulip Time is held at Corbett Gardens, 21 Merrigang Street, Bowral NSW 2576, in the centre of town.
Enter Corbett Gardens through the Merrigang Street gate and turn left, you'll find us on Saturday 3rd, Sunday 4th and Monday 5th October 2026.
The festival is open 9:30am to 5:30pm on Saturday and Sunday, and 9:30am to 4:30pm on Monday.
Entry is free for children, and tickets and the full program are on the Wingecarribee Shire Council's Tulip Time website at tuliptime.com.au.
Tulips for the eyes. Chocolate for the rest of you.
Aboriginal-owned chocolate made with native botanicals
Native botanicals are Australian plants that Aboriginal people have known, eaten and used as medicine for tens of thousands of years. In our range you'll find Davidson plum, finger lime, lemon myrtle, mountain pepperberry, muntrie berry and many others, each one chosen because it carries a flavour that belongs to this continent and tastes like nothing in a standard chocolate bar.
You can see the full Aboriginal chocolate gifts range on our website.
Why buy from an Indigenous-owned stall at Tulip Time
Tulip Time reports that 72% of its market stalls are run by local businesses, makers and producers. That figure matters because money spent at a local stall stays in the local economy, which is why a festival like this does more for the Southern Highlands than the flowers alone.
When you buy from Chocolate On Purpose, that same logic goes one step further. Your money pays an Indigenous-owned business that employs Aboriginal women over 45 and reinvests profit back into the work. It's an economic exchange, and it's the reason the business exists.
A Southern Highlands day trip for the October long weekend
The Southern Highlands is about 90 minutes from Sydney, which makes Tulip Time an easy day trip or a short escape over the long weekend. Bring a picnic rug, walk the gardens, and add a bag of native botanical chocolate to the basket.
Take some home
So be sure to tip toe through the tulips and then come and find us at Stall FM7.
Take some of our delicious goodies home, for yourself or as a gift.
If you can't make it to Bowral, our full range is online.
The tulips are here for a season. The native botanical plants in our chocolate have been here far longer.
Chocolate For Good™
Tulip Time Bowral 2026: your questions
Where is Tulip Time held?
Tulip Time is held at Corbett Gardens, 21 Merrigang Street, Bowral NSW 2576.
When is Tulip Time in Bowral in 2026?
Tulip Time is on from Friday 2 October to Monday 5 October 2026 at Corbett Gardens in Bowral.
What are the Tulip Time opening hours on the October long weekend?
The festival is open 9:30am to 5:30pm on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October, and 9:30am to 4:30pm on Monday 5th October.
Where is Chocolate On Purpose at Tulip Time?
At Stall FM7 on the market stalls. Enter through the Merrigang Street gate and turn left.
Is Chocolate On Purpose Indigenous-owned?
Yes. Chocolate On Purpose is Australia's first 100% Indigenous-owned chocolate company, trading since 2012, and is certified through Supply Nation and Social Traders.