Quilt Gardens 2026 plant delivery day on May 21, with award-winning attraction set for official opening day on May 30
What: Quilt Gardens plant delivery day
When: 8:30 a.m. Thursday, May 21, 2026
Where: Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds, 17746-D County Road 34, Goshen, IN (near Gate 2 entrance)
Why: Most of the 17 Quilt Gardens sites will be picking up the flowers for their gardens. Gardens will be planted over the next few days ahead of the official opening day of May 30, 2026.
Background
This is the 19th year of the Quilt Gardens, an award-winning attraction presented by the Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau. This year’s edition features 17 Quilt Gardens sites across Elkhart, Goshen, Middlebury, Nappanee, Wakarusa, Shipshewana, and Bristol.
Quilt Gardens are free to view and open seven days a week. It is one of the most popular attractions in Elkhart County every summer, earning recognition for its excellence from the Indiana Tourism Association and American Bus Association. Quilt Gardens have gained widespread media acclaim, including coverage in Midwest Living, AARP Magazine and TravelIN magazine.
Media availability
Print and broadcast media are invited to cover Quilt Gardens plant delivery as well as planting. Sites receiving their flowers will be picking up starting around 8:30 a.m. and ending by approximately 9:30 a.m. Elkhart County CVB staff and volunteer contributors will be available for interviews. For information on when Quilt Gardens will be planted, updates will be available from Terry Mark, Elkhart County CVB director of communications and public relations, at the fairgrounds.
About the Elkhart County CVB
The Elkhart County CVB is the official tourism advertising/marketing and public/community relations organization for the Elkhart County hospitality industry. The ECCVB advances quality-of-place initiatives in our downtowns and rural spaces, parks and natural environment, arts and culture, and events, festivals, groups and activities that help forge social connections.
