A limited offer of Bay of Plenty Garden and Art Festival tickets are up for grabs in time for Mother's Day this year.
Traditionally, tickets can't be bought until later in the year but a special offer has been made available, said festival director Marc Anderson.
"We recognise that the tickets offer a brilliant Mother's Day present idea, so we've pulled out all the stops to make this happen.
"It's a great present for those who love gardens and/or art, or for those who will just love the prospect of four days visiting some the Bay's most beautiful properties."
Anderson said tickets will be available at a discounted price of $50, which covers a pass to all four days of the festival, plus entry to the family-friendly Bloom in the Bay activities that will be held at the festival site at Tauranga's Historic Village. That price is cheaper than the early-bird special rate.