The Myriad Botanical Gardens will be in full bloom this weekend for the annual Tulip Festival. >> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelFifty-five thousand tulips have created a beautiful backdrop for this weekend's festival that features more than 80 vendors, food trucks and live music. "Bring the family! Bring the pets," said Stacey Aldridge, with the Myriad Botanical Gardens. "We also have three performance stages this year. We'll have live music going on the Devon Lawn, on the Water Stage, and then over in our Seasonal Plaza." Ranya Forgotson, with Curbside Flowers and Apparel, is just one of the vendors that will be at the festival. She told KOCO 5 that the festival has major impacts on small businesses and the community." "It's amazing to get to come out and engage with the community on this level," Forgotson said. "We were part of this event last year, and there were truly thousands of families that got to come out and enjoy this beautiful weather and free event." >> Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.The Tulip Festival will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Organizers said parking can get hectic, so have a plan before arriving. "Plan ahead. Use the streetcar. There's lots of ways to get here and park without having to walk a super long way," Aldridge said. Officials also ask the public not to pull tulips out of the ground once the festival is over. Top Headlines TIMELINE: Severe storms could bring hail to Oklahoma late Saturday Person taken to hospital after three-alarm fire breaks out at northwest OKC event center Webbers Falls bridge tragedy in 2002 sparks catalyst for change across Oklahoma Where's the money: Tracking Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar and Thailand; more than 150 people dead