Tulip Festivals
Tulips are considered true harbingers of spring in
Northern climates. Tulips are proudly displayed in
private gardens and parks in many cities in North
America and Europe.
Although in certain years the peak of tulips does not
coincide with the actual festival due to climatic
conditions, these celebrations of spring have long
been popular tourist attractions.
Tulips are considered true harbingers of spring in
Northern climates. Tulips are proudly displayed in
private gardens and parks in many cities in North
America and Europe.
Although in certain years the peak of tulips does not
coincide with the actual festival due to climatic
conditions, these celebrations of spring have long
been popular tourist attractions.
 | Ottawa, Ontario - The Canadian Tulip Festival, the world's largest | |
| tulip festival, is a major cultural event held annually each May. Initiated in 1945, when the Dutch royal family sent 100,000 tulip bulbs to Ottawa in gratitude for Canadians having sheltered Princess Juliana and her daughters during the Second World War. |
| Holland, Michigan - Tulip Time Festival is the largest tulip festival in | |
| the United States.. Held in early May, te festival lasts for over a week and features three parades. May 2- 9, 2009 |
| Lynden, Washington - Holland Days Festival is held the first | |
| weekend of every May. The two day festival highlights the area's Dutch heritage with parades filled with flowers, traditional song and dance, and Dutch markets. |
| Orange City, Iowa - Tulip Festival in Orange County Iowa | |
| Festivities include music and dancing by hundreds of children and adults in intricate authentic costumes, two daily parades, nightly musical theatre, a carnival midway, fun ethnic food treats, plus thousands of tulips and a dozen reproduction windmills May 14, 15, 16, 2009 |
| Pella, Iowa - Tulip Festival, celebrated in early May since 1935 in | |
| celebration of the town's Dutch heritage. The three day event features street washing parades, costumed wooden shoe dancers, wooden shoe carving demonstrations, street venders selling poffertjes and an antique Dutch street organ. |
| Skagit Valley, Washngton - The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is a | |
| tourist destination in Northwest Washington State. Each year more than 1 million visitors come to see over 300 acres of brightly colored tulips. Festival dates: April 1- 30, 2009 |
| Albany, New York - The 61st Albany Tulip Festival, held May 8-11 , | |
| 2009 in Albany, New York when over 200,000 tulip bulbs blossom into a sea of colors just in time for this Mother’s Day celebration in Washington Park |
Tulip Festivals in North America
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