2025 Tulip Time Schedule of Shows & Events, Maps, PARADE ROUTES, Shows, Concerts, Tickets | Holland MI Tulip Festival
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Article: Guide #2: 2025 Tulip Time Schedule of Shows & Events Ultimate Guide! Festival Schedule of Events + Calendar / Dutch Heritage Festival
Join us at the 96th Annual 2025 Tulip Time Festival, themed "Bikes and Blooms"! Tulip Time is May 2-11, 2025. My friends, Chris and I are thrilled to experience this beloved Michigan spring tradition once again.
If you love tulips, you will love the 2025 Tulip Time Holland Michigan Tulip Festival this spring! Plus, you'll see why Holland is one of our favorite vacation spots in Michigan!
🌷 Tulip Time Festival: Calendar of Events, Days in Bloom, 🌷 Shows & Events Schedule
We invite you to immerse yourself in a celebration of Spring, Dutch heritage, floral beauty, and community spirit. Let's embark on a fun journey through each day packed with enchantment, Millions of Tulips, tradition, and joyous festivities in West Michigan:
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This May 2025 Tulip Time article will cover:
- The daily festival calendar of events
- Daily summary of events
- FAQ's
- Shows & Events with Official Links to Purchase
- Interactive MAPS OF EVERYTHING
- "Know before you go" Holland Tulip Festival information
As Michiganders, we frequently attend Tulip Time and personally love to take photos of the city of Holland Michigan and the Tulips while immersing in the beauty of the Southwest Michigan region.
Come join us in the fun!
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Discover iconic Holland Michigan windmills, savor local flavors in top-rated restaurants, and enjoy craft beers at renowned breweries. Plan your Holland adventure today!
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2025 Holland Michigan Tulip Festival Guide to events, tours and live performances with interactive maps and turn by turn directions from your phone!
Holland Tulip Time Festival is May 2 - May 11, 2025
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Discover iconic Holland Michigan windmills, savor local flavors in top-rated restaurants, and enjoy craft beers at renowned breweries. Plan your Holland adventure today!
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2025 Holland Michigan Tulip Festival Guide to events, tours and live performances with interactive maps and turn by turn directions from your phone!
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Tulip Time Festival FAQ's
Answer: The Tulip Time Tulip Festival is a super popular Dutch Heritage Festival located in Holland Michigan. It's a flower lover and photographer paradise! There are several traditional events, dances, live shows, and family-friendly activities over the course of 10 days. Many events and entertainment is free to attend.
- Popular events include: Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance and Lessons, Carnival Midway, Tulip Time Run, Historic Walking Tours, Photography Tours, Tulip Immersion Garden, Ship Tours, Parades and so many fun things to do in Michigan! It's one of our favorite southwest Michigan springtime events!
Answer: The 2025 Tulip Time Festival events, shows and activities happen during 10 glorious days each May in Holland Michigan. These events are held in several different venues, tourist attractions, and locations across the city and in Downtown Holland Michigan.
Tulips can be seen for free in several public parks such as Centennial Park and Window on the Waterfront.
Answer: Wooden shoes are made by hand out of a single piece of wood. You can see a video about how they make wooden shoes and more about the history at how are wooden shoes made. You can also learn where you can see this age old tradition in the United States.
2025 Tulip Time Event Costs
- Many events are Free, an example is "Window on the Waterfront" is 100% FREE!
- You can see lots of tulips and flowers for free throughout the city during Holland's Tulip Time Festival, just check out our pricing information on a cost and links where to purchase tickets to your events.
- Specialized events, elite events and shows charge a fee specific to the event.
- Check out our Daily breakdown below for all the Free Events!
About: 2025 Tulip Time SCHEDULE OF EVENTS, Shows and FUN Things to Do!
2025 Tulip Time Expert TIP:
You do not need a ticket to visit Holland or see acres of tulips throughout the city. However, several special Tulip Time events and activities listed below require advance tickets so be sure to plan ahead.
Many events require advanced registration or reservations. Please check the link (where applicable) to each event and verify any requirements.
FYI: When you click on the hyperlinks marked "Tickets", you will be redirected to the Official Holland Tulip Time specific page to obtain more information and purchase tickets.
We are not sponsored or receive any compensation from the official event sponsor. We promote this event and many other Michigan events because we love Michigan!
We are supported only by your visit to this page and any others you view. Please take a look around our website for other events!
Events are subject to change. Check with the West Michigan Chamber for questions. We created this show & event schedule as a service to our readers and is updated to the best of our knowledge. Errors may happen so please check with the Tulip Time Event organizers before attending.
Friday, May 2, 2025 Holland MI Tulip Festival
Tulip Time Event Summary
- VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- Tulip Immersion Garden
- Historic Walking Tours
- Tall Ship Dockside Tours
- Tulip Time Quilt Show
- Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
- Dutch Lunch and Dance Performance
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- Tulip City Open Pickleball Tournament
- Carnival Midway
- Dutch Dance Lessons
- Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance
- Great Scott!
- Dutch Dance High School/Alumni
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What Is Dutch Dancing?
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Tulip Time VIP Tour via Motorcoach
VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- When: May 2, 2025, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, All Day Tour
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Parking: Free parking!
- Get Your Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $150 per person
Join a local Holland resident decked out in Dutch Costume for a 8-hour tour! This exciting tour is planned by Tulip Time. You'll be driven around Holland in a comfortable motorcoach to see the scenic sights, sounds and glorious tulips of Tulip Time!
The tour includes:
- Lunch
- Tickets to Windmill Island Gardens
- Tulip Immersion Garden with a VIP experience
- City tour with numerous stops at local must-see spots including Hope College and Holland State Park to see the iconic Big Red lighthouse.
Tulip Immersion Garden | Photo Opportunities!
Tulip Immersion Garden - Tickets are sold for 1-hour, on-the-hour time slots.
- When: May 2, 2025, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map!) Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Tickets: $15 per person, children 2 and under are FREE)
- Parking: Free
- Pet Friendly? Dogs are not allowed in the Immersion Garden
Come see World renowned Dutch horticulturist, Ibo Gülsen's incredible display of over 65,000 tulips in raised displays.
Learn the story of how the Dutch discovered the tulip being cultivated in Turkey and brought them home to the Netherlands where everyone fell in love with the blooms!
So many photo opportunities! See how tulips are part of Holland, Michigan’s heritage in the Tulip Time Festival. Great event for families, couples and friends at this scenic special spot in Holland, Michigan.
Historic Walking Tours
- When: May 2, 2025, 8:30 am - 4:45 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map!) Window on the Waterfront, Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- How Long: 1.25 hour walking tour, covering 2 miles.
Join a costumed guide for this fun and informative . See the beauty of Tulip Time while learning about the past of Holland. Enjoy an up-close visit to many sites and icons where over 500,000 tulips bloom each spring! Lots of photo opportunities with thousands of tulips including downtown Holland's tulip displays!
Tours are available daily Friday, May 2 through Sunday, May 11, 2025 starting at 8:30 am and every 30 minutes until 3:30pm. Get your tickets early!
- Buy Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $38 per person (includes fees)
- Pets: No dogs allowed
- Accessibility: Most of the tour is wheelchair accessible. Some ramps involved
Tall Ship Dockside Tours
Tall Ship Dockside Tours - Learn more about maritime heritage here in the Great Lakes region
- When: May 2, 2025, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Boatwerks North Dock, 216 Van Raalte Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Buy Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $10 per person
Dockside tours run May 2 through May 10 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm daily.
Welcome aboard the tall ship Friends Good Will, a replica Great Lakes sloop from 1810 owned and operated by the Michigan Maritime Museum.
Tulip Time Quilt Show
Tulip Time Quilt Show
- When: May 2, 2025, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Midtown Center, 96 W 15th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $8 per person
Enjoy seeing over 100 exquisite quilts, wall hangings and art quilts created by local artists from Friday, May 2 - Saturday, May 10, 2025. You will be blown away by the incredible and unique skills of quilters! Takes serious talent and experience!
You may also purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win a one-of-a-kind quilt.
2025 Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
- When: May 2, 2025, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Holland Area Arts Council, 150 E 8th St Suite 200, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets: Free Event!
See who made it to the top 20 finalists in Tulip Time's 2025 First Bloem artwork competition! This is part of the annual poster competition.
Dutch Lunch and Dance Performance
- When: May 2, 2025, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Evergreen Commons, 480 State St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $26
Enjoy a Dutch Dance Style Show as you dine on a meal of traditional Dutch dishes!
Tulip City Open Pickleball Tournament
- When: May 2, 2025, 12:00pm - 6:30 pm.
- Where: MVP Sports Holland, 650 S Waverly Rd, Holland, MI 49423
Dutch Dance - See authentically costumed dancers as they klomp and whirl to traditional Dutch dances! Centennial Park is a Michigan must-see destination as it's so scenic!
Dutch Dance Lessons
Dutch Dance Lessons
- When: May 2, 2025, 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m and 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets: Free!
Expert Dutch Dancers will teach you how to dance like the pros! FREE event at Holland's Tulip Time Festival in Northwest Michigan. Perfect for all ages, so bring the kids, family and friends for a fun dance lesson!
Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance | Free Things To Do
Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance-Authentically costumed 3-8th grade dancers will klomp and whirl to traditional Dutch dances.
- When: May 2, 2025, 6:30 pm-6:45pm
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Price: Free
Great Scott!: Theatre Performance | Live Entertainment
Great Scott!
- When: May 2, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Holland Civic Center
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $35 per person
This dynamic West Michigan cover band is a 6-piece group that performs the best hit rock & roll songs from the 70’s-90’s! Featuring two electric guitars, drums, bass, piano, keyboard, and acoustic guitar, you will love this music experience!
Dutch Dance High School/Alumni
- When: May 2, 2025, 7:00 pm-7:20 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Central Ave and Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets/Price: Free
Enjoy seeing dancers, ranging from third-grade students to adults, wear lovely traditional Dutch costumes and wooden shoes! Clap as they kick and twirl their way through the music, performing a traditional dance that everyone will enjoy!
Saturday, May 3, 2025 Holland MI Tulip Festival
- Tulip Time Run
- VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- Tulip Immersion Garden
- Tulip City Open Pickleball Tournament
- Historic Walking Tours
- Tall Ship Dockside Tours
- Tulip Time Quilt Show
- Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
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- Artisan Market
- Carnival in Midtown Center
- Dutch Lunch and Dance Performance
- Dutch Dance Lessons
- Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance
- Every Little Crook and Nanny
- Fleetwood Mac Tribute: Second Hand News
- Dutch Dance High School/Alumni
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Tulip Time Run
Tulip Time Run - The Tulip Time Run offers a fun event for everyone!
- When: May 3, 2025, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map!) Kollen Park, 240 Kollen Park Dr, Holland, MI 49423
- Register
Register for a 5K, 10K and Kids’ Fun Run. Not a runner? Just walk both the 5K and 10K, it's awesome exercise this spring!
Tulip Time VIP Tour via Motorcoach
VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- When: May 3, 2025, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, All Day Tour
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Parking: Free parking!
- Get Your Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $150 per person
Join a local Holland resident decked out in Dutch Costume for a 8-hour tour! This exciting tour is planned by Tulip Time. You'll be driven around Holland in a comfortable motorcoach to see the scenic sights, sounds and glorious tulips of Tulip Time!
The tour includes:
- Lunch
- Tickets to Windmill Island Gardens
- Tulip Immersion Garden with a VIP experience
- City tour with numerous stops at local must-see spots including Hope College and Holland State Park to see the iconic Big Red lighthouse.
Tulip Immersion Garden | Photo Opportunities!
Tulip Immersion Garden - Tickets are sold for 1-hour, on-the-hour time slots.
- When: May 3, 2025, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map!) Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Tickets: $15 per person, children 2 and under are FREE)
- Parking: Free
- Pet Friendly? Dogs are not allowed in the Immersion Garden
Come see World renowned Dutch horticulturist, Ibo Gülsen's incredible display of over 65,000 tulips in raised displays.
Learn the story of how the Dutch discovered the tulip being cultivated in Turkey and brought them home to the Netherlands where everyone fell in love with the blooms!
So many photo opportunities! See how tulips are part of Holland, Michigan’s heritage in the Tulip Time Festival. Great event for families, couples and friends at this scenic special spot in Holland, Michigan.
Tulip City Open Pickleball Tournament
- When: May 3, 2025, 8:30am - 8:00 pm.
- Where: MVP Sports Holland, 650 S Waverly Rd, Holland, MI 49423
Historic Walking Tours
- When: May 3, 2025, 8:30 am - 4:45 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map!) Window on the Waterfront, Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- How Long: 1.25 hour walking tour, covering 2 miles.
Join a costumed guide for this fun and informative . See the beauty of Tulip Time while learning about the past of Holland. Enjoy an up-close visit to many sites and icons where over 500,000 tulips bloom each spring! Lots of photo opportunities with thousands of tulips including downtown Holland's tulip displays!
Tours are available daily Friday, May 2 through Sunday, May 11, 2025 starting at 8:30 am and every 30 minutes until 3:30pm. Get your tickets early!
- Buy Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $38 per person (includes fees)
- Pets: No dogs allowed
- Accessibility: Most of the tour is wheelchair accessible. Some ramps involved
Tall Ship Dockside Tours
Tall Ship Dockside Tours - Learn more about maritime heritage here in the Great Lakes region
- When: May 3, 2025, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Boatwerks North Dock, 216 Van Raalte Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Buy Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $10 per person
Dockside tours run May 2 through May 10 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm daily.
Welcome aboard the tall ship Friends Good Will, a replica Great Lakes sloop from 1810 owned and operated by the Michigan Maritime Museum.
Tulip Time Quilt Show
Tulip Time Quilt Show
- When: May 3, 2025, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Midtown Center, 96 W 15th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $8 per person
Enjoy seeing over 100 exquisite quilts, wall hangings and art quilts created by local artists from Friday, May 2 - Saturday, May 10, 2025. You will be blown away by the incredible and unique skills of quilters! Takes serious talent and experience!
You may also purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win a one-of-a-kind quilt.
2025 Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
- When: May 3, 2025, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Holland Area Arts Council, 150 E 8th St Suite 200, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets: Free Event!
See who made it to the top 20 finalists in Tulip Time's 2025 First Bloem artwork competition! This is part of the annual poster competition.
Artisan Market at 2025 Tulip Time!
- When: May 3, 2025, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- Where: Ottawa County Fairgrounds, 1286 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
Shop 300 vendors! Food trucks! AND the best part? It's FREE TO ATTEND!
Carnival at Holland MI Tulip Time
- When: May 3, 2025, 11:00 am to 11:00 pm.
- Where: Civic Center Lot, 150 West 8th Street, Holland, MI 49423
Carnival rides and games that is fun for kids and adults at 2025 Tulip Time!
Dutch Lunch and Dance Performance
- When: May 3, 2025, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Evergreen Commons, 480 State St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $26
Enjoy a Dutch Dance Style Show as you dine on a meal of traditional Dutch dishes!
Dutch Dance Lessons
Dutch Dance Lessons
- When: May 3, 2025, 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m and 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets: Free!
Expert Dutch Dancers will teach you how to dance like the pros! FREE event at Holland's Tulip Time Festival in Northwest Michigan. Perfect for all ages, so bring the kids, family and friends for a fun dance lesson!
Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance | Free Things To Do
Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance-Authentically costumed 3-8th grade dancers will klomp and whirl to traditional Dutch dances.
- When: May 3, 2025, 6:30 pm-6:45pm
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Price: Free
Every Little Crook and Nanny: Theatre Performance | Live Entertainment
Every Little Crook and Nanny
- When: May 3, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Holland Community Theatre, 50 W 9th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $23 per person
A retired nanny and her friends somehow become entangled in a mobster’s heist plan which of course causes so many hilarious misadventures. This fun comedy will bring laughter and heartwarming moments as the elderly protagonists outsmart the crooks...time and time again.
Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band: Second Hand News
- When: May 3, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- Where: Holland Civic Center, 150 West 8th Street, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets at Tulip Time: $45
Through the talents of these seasoned performers, the spirit and musicianship of Mick Fleetwood, John and Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, and Lindsey Buckingham come to life on stage.
Dutch Dance High School/Alumni
- When: May 3, 2025, 7:00 pm-7:20 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Central Ave and Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets/Price: Free
Enjoy seeing dancers, ranging from third-grade students to adults, wear lovely traditional Dutch costumes and wooden shoes! Clap as they kick and twirl their way through the music, performing a traditional dance that everyone will enjoy!
Sunday, May 4, 2025 Holland MI Tulip Festival
Tulip Time Event Summary
- VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- Historic Walking Tours
- Tall Ship Dockside Tours
- Tulip Time Quilt Show
- 2025 Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
- Artisan Market
|
- Tulip City Open-Pickleball Tournament
- Carnival Midway
- Tulip Immersion Garden
- Every Little Crook and Nanny
- Dutch Dance Lessons
- Dutch Music Organ Concert
|
Tulip Time VIP Tour via Motorcoach
VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- When: May 3, 2025, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, All Day Tour
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Parking: Free parking!
- Get Your Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $150 per person
Join a local Holland resident decked out in Dutch Costume for a 8-hour tour! This exciting tour is planned by Tulip Time. You'll be driven around Holland in a comfortable motorcoach to see the scenic sights, sounds and glorious tulips of Tulip Time!
The tour includes:
- Lunch
- Tickets to Windmill Island Gardens
- Tulip Immersion Garden with a VIP experience
- City tour with numerous stops at local must-see spots including Hope College and Holland State Park to see the iconic Big Red lighthouse.
Historic Walking Tours
- When: May 4, 2025, 8:30 am - 4:45 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map!) Window on the Waterfront, Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- How Long: 1.25 hour walking tour, covering 2 miles.
Join a costumed guide for this fun and informative . See the beauty of Tulip Time while learning about the past of Holland. Enjoy an up-close visit to many sites and icons where over 500,000 tulips bloom each spring! Lots of photo opportunities with thousands of tulips including downtown Holland's tulip displays!
Tours are available daily Friday, May 2 through Sunday, May 11, 2025 starting at 8:30 am and every 30 minutes until 3:30pm. Get your tickets early!
- Buy Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $38 per person (includes fees)
- Pets: No dogs allowed
- Accessibility: Most of the tour is wheelchair accessible. Some ramps involved
Tall Ship Dockside Tours
Tall Ship Dockside Tours - Learn more about maritime heritage here in the Great Lakes region
- When: May 4, 2025, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Boatwerks North Dock, 216 Van Raalte Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Buy Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $10 per person
Dockside tours run May 2 through May 10 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm daily.
Welcome aboard the tall ship Friends Good Will, a replica Great Lakes sloop from 1810 owned and operated by the Michigan Maritime Museum.
Tulip Time Quilt Show
Tulip Time Quilt Show
- When: May 4, 2025, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Midtown Center, 96 W 15th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $8 per person
Enjoy seeing over 100 exquisite quilts, wall hangings and art quilts created by local artists from Friday, May 2 - Saturday, May 10, 2025. You will be blown away by the incredible and unique skills of quilters! Takes serious talent and experience!
You may also purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win a one-of-a-kind quilt.
2025 Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
- When: May 4, 2025, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Holland Area Arts Council, 150 E 8th St Suite 200, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets: Free Event!
See who made it to the top 20 finalists in Tulip Time's 2025 First Bloem artwork competition! This is part of the annual poster competition.
Artisan Market at 2025 Tulip Time!
- When: May 4, 2025, 10:30 am to 8:00 pm.
- Where: Ottawa County Fairgrounds, 1286 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
Shop 300 vendors! Food trucks! AND the best part? It's FREE TO ATTEND!
Tulip City Open Pickleball Tournament
- When: May 4, 2025, 10:30am - 8:00 pm.
- Where: MVP Sports Holland, 650 S Waverly Rd, Holland, MI 49423
Carnival at Holland MI Tulip Time
- When: May 4, 2025, 11:00 am to 11:00 pm.
- Where: Civic Center Lot, 150 West 8th Street, Holland, MI 49423
Carnival rides and games that is fun for kids and adults at 2025 Tulip Time!
Tulip Immersion Garden | Photo Opportunities!
Tulip Immersion Garden - Tickets are sold for 1-hour, on-the-hour time slots.
- When: May 4, 2025, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map!) Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Tickets: $15 per person, children 2 and under are FREE)
- Parking: Free
- Pet Friendly? Dogs are not allowed in the Immersion Garden
Come see World renowned Dutch horticulturist, Ibo Gülsen's incredible display of over 65,000 tulips in raised displays.
Learn the story of how the Dutch discovered the tulip being cultivated in Turkey and brought them home to the Netherlands where everyone fell in love with the blooms!
So many photo opportunities! See how tulips are part of Holland, Michigan’s heritage in the Tulip Time Festival. Great event for families, couples and friends at this scenic special spot in Holland, Michigan.
Every Little Crook and Nanny: Theatre Performance | Live Entertainment
Every Little Crook and Nanny
- When: May 4, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Holland Community Theatre, 50 W 9th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $23 per person
A retired nanny and her friends somehow become entangled in a mobster’s heist plan which of course causes so many hilarious misadventures. This fun comedy will bring laughter and heartwarming moments as the elderly protagonists outsmart the crooks...time and time again.
Dutch Dance Lessons
Dutch Dance Lessons
- When: May 4, 2025, 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m and 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets: Free!
Expert Dutch Dancers will teach you how to dance like the pros! FREE event at Holland's Tulip Time Festival in Northwest Michigan. Perfect for all ages, so bring the kids, family and friends for a fun dance lesson!
Dutch Organ Concert | Live Music Entertainment
Dutch Organ Concert
When: May 4, 2024, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
Where: (Use Interactive Map) Hope Church, 77 W 11th St, Holland, MI 49423
Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $16 per person
Enjoy a live concert by Rhonda Sider Edgington, a traveling musician, organist and Music Director at Hope Church. Enjoy six centuries of Dutch organ music with fun and interesting commentary.
Make Tulip Time a Michigan
Weekend Getaway!
Since Holland is one of the best vacation spots in Michigan, Chris and I recommend planning a mini vacation in the Holland region with the kids or a romantic couples
getaway in scenic West Michigan! Visit Nelis' Dutch Village, check out Tunnel Park, go hiking at Holland State Park and stay at a fun hotel such as the ultra modern, Tulyp, Tapestry Collection by Hilton. So many fun things to do!
Monday, May 5, 2025 Holland MI Tulip Festival
Tulip Time Event Summary
- VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- Tulip Immersion Garden
- Historic Walking Tours
- Tall Ship Dockside Tours
- Floral Arranging Class
- Tulip Time Quilt Show
- 2025 Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
- Fused Glass Workshop
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- Dutch Lunch and Dance Performance
- Dutch Dance Lessons
- Carnival Midway
- Dutch Dance Kinder/Middel
- Every Little Crook and Nanny
- Dutch Dance High School/Alumni
- Photo Walk
|
Tulip Time VIP Tour via Motorcoach
VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- When: May 5, 2025, 8:00 am - 3:30 pm, All Day Tour
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Parking: Free parking!
- Get Your Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $150 per person
Join a local Holland resident decked out in Dutch Costume for a 8-hour tour! This exciting tour is planned by Tulip Time. You'll be driven around Holland in a comfortable motorcoach to see the scenic sights, sounds and glorious tulips of Tulip Time!
The tour includes:
- Lunch
- Tickets to Windmill Island Gardens
- Tulip Immersion Garden with a VIP experience
- City tour with numerous stops at local must-see spots including Hope College and Holland State Park to see the iconic Big Red lighthouse.
Tulip Immersion Garden | Photo Opportunities!
Tulip Immersion Garden - Tickets are sold for 1-hour, on-the-hour time slots.
- When: May 5, 2025, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map!) Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Tickets: $15 per person, children 2 and under are FREE)
- Parking: Free
- Pet Friendly? Dogs are not allowed in the Immersion Garden
Come see World renowned Dutch horticulturist, Ibo Gülsen's incredible display of over 65,000 tulips in raised displays.
Learn the story of how the Dutch discovered the tulip being cultivated in Turkey and brought them home to the Netherlands where everyone fell in love with the blooms!
So many photo opportunities! See how tulips are part of Holland, Michigan’s heritage in the Tulip Time Festival. Great event for families, couples and friends at this scenic special spot in Holland, Michigan.
Historic Walking Tours
- When: May 5, 2025, 8:30 am - 4:45 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map!) Window on the Waterfront, Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- How Long: 1.25 hour walking tour, covering 2 miles.
Join a costumed guide for this fun and informative . See the beauty of Tulip Time while learning about the past of Holland. Enjoy an up-close visit to many sites and icons where over 500,000 tulips bloom each spring! Lots of photo opportunities with thousands of tulips including downtown Holland's tulip displays!
Tours are available daily Friday, May 2 through Sunday, May 11, 2025 starting at 8:30 am and every 30 minutes until 3:30pm. Get your tickets early!
- Buy Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $38 per person (includes fees)
- Pets: No dogs allowed
- Accessibility: Most of the tour is wheelchair accessible. Some ramps involved
Tall Ship Dockside Tours
Tall Ship Dockside Tours - Learn more about maritime heritage here in the Great Lakes region
- When: May 5, 2025, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Boatwerks North Dock, 216 Van Raalte Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Buy Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $10 per person
Dockside tours run May 2 through May 10 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm daily.
Welcome aboard the tall ship Friends Good Will, a replica Great Lakes sloop from 1810 owned and operated by the Michigan Maritime Museum.
Floral Arranging Class -Tulip Time Event at Huisman Flowers
Floral Arranging | Tulip Time Event at Huisman Flowers
- When: May 5, 2025, 10:00 am to 11:15 am. or 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
- Where: Huisman Flowers, 11595 E Lakewood Blvd, Holland, MI 49424
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $55 per person - 10:00 am class is now SOLD OUT
Learn how to arrange flowers with Huisman Flowers’ award-winning floral designers! During this creative Tulip Time event, you can create your own beautiful floral masterpiece.
This is a fun, hands-on experience held at Huisman Flowers' local flower shop. While you are there, be sure to check out their lovely occasion themed gifts. This floral arranging class includes all the supplies you will need and lasts approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Tulip Time Quilt Show
Tulip Time Quilt Show
- When: May 5, 2025, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Midtown Center, 96 W 15th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $8 per person
Enjoy seeing over 100 exquisite quilts, wall hangings and art quilts created by local artists from Friday, May 2 - Saturday, May 10, 2025. You will be blown away by the incredible and unique skills of quilters! Takes serious talent and experience!
You may also purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win a one-of-a-kind quilt.
2025 Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
- When: May 5, 2025, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Holland Area Arts Council, 150 E 8th St Suite 200, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets: Free Event!
See who made it to the top 20 finalists in Tulip Time's 2025 First Bloem artwork competition! This is part of the annual poster competition.
Fused Glass Workshop
- When: May 5, 2025, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.
- Where: Warehouse
- NOW SOLD OUT
Dutch Lunch and Dance Performance
- When: May 5, 2025, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Evergreen Commons, 480 State St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $26
Enjoy a Dutch Dance Style Show as you dine on a meal of traditional Dutch dishes!
Dutch Dance Lessons
Dutch Dance Lessons
- When: May 5, 2025, 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m and 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets: Free!
Expert Dutch Dancers will teach you how to dance like the pros! FREE event at Holland's Tulip Time Festival in Northwest Michigan. Perfect for all ages, so bring the kids, family and friends for a fun dance lesson!
Carnival at Holland MI Tulip Time
- When: May 5, 2025, 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm.
- Where: Civic Center Lot, 150 West 8th Street, Holland, MI 49423
Carnival rides and games that is fun for kids and adults at 2025 Tulip Time!
Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance
Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance-Authentically costumed 3-8th grade dancers will klomp and whirl to traditional Dutch dances.
- When: May 5, 2025, 6:30 pm-6:45pm
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Price: Free
Every Little Crook and Nanny: Theatre Performance | Live Entertainment
Every Little Crook and Nanny
- When: May 5, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Holland Community Theatre, 50 W 9th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $23 per person
A retired nanny and her friends somehow become entangled in a mobster’s heist plan which of course causes so many hilarious misadventures. This fun comedy will bring laughter and heartwarming moments as the elderly protagonists outsmart the crooks...time and time again.
Dutch Dance High School/Alumni
- When: May 5, 2025, 7:00 pm-7:20 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Central Ave and Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets/Price: Free
Enjoy seeing dancers, ranging from third-grade students to adults, wear lovely traditional Dutch costumes and wooden shoes! Clap as they kick and twirl their way through the music, performing a traditional dance that everyone will enjoy!
Tulip Time Photo Walk
Photo Walk
When: May 5, 2024, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm.
Where: Windmill Island Gardens
Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $45 per person
Tulip Time is an incredible chance for photography enthusiasts to snap photos one of Holland’s top tourist attractions with the help of local photographers, June and Doug Kuiper! They will guide photo walk participants on Windmill Island to photograph the famous De Zwaan Windmill, Dutch scenes and 40 beds of tulips!
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Holland MI Tulip Festival-Be Sure to Book a Famous Tulip Time Walking Tour!
Tulip Time Event Summary
- VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- Tulip Immersion Garden
- Historic Walking Tours
- Tall Ship Dockside Tours
- Floral Arranging
- Tulip Time Quilt Show
- 2025 Art in Bloem Fine Art Exhibit
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- Fused Glass Workshop
- Dutch Lunch and Dance Performance
- Dutch Dance Lessons
- Carnival Midway
- Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance
- Dutch Dance High School/Alumni
- Tulip Time Photo Walk
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VIP Tour via Motorcoach
VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- When: May 6, 2025, 8:00 am - 3:30 pm, All Day Tour
- Where: Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Parking: Free parking!
- Get Your Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $150 per person
Join a local Holland resident decked out in Dutch Costume for a 7-hour tour! This exciting tour is planned by Tulip Time. You'll be driven around Holland in a comfortable motorcoach to see the scenic sights, sounds and glorious tulips of Tulip Time!
The tour includes:
- Lunch
- Tickets to Windmill Island Gardens
- Tulip Immersion Garden with a VIP experience
- City tour with numerous stops at local must-see spots including Hope College and Holland State Park to see the iconic Big Red lighthouse.
Tulip Immersion Garden | Photo Opportunities in Holland Michigan!
Tulip Time's spring festival is a wonderful chance to take photos, get outside, enjoy fresh air and enjoy Michigan in the spring!
Tulip Immersion Garden - Tickets are sold for 1-hour, on-the-hour time slots.
- When: Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $15 per person, children 2 and under are FREE)
- Parking: Free
- Pet Friendly? Dogs are not allowed in the Immersion Garden
Come see World renowned Dutch horticulturist, Ibo Gülsen's incredible display of over 65,000 tulips in raised displays.
Learn the story of how the Dutch discovered the tulip being cultivated in Turkey and brought them home to the Netherlands where everyone fell in love with the blooms!
So many photo opportunities! See how tulips are part of Holland, Michigan’s heritage in the Tulip Time Festival. Great event for families, couples and friends at this scenic special spot in Holland, Michigan.
Historic Walking Tours
Historic Walking Tours
- When: May 6, 2025, 8:30 am - 4:45 pm.
- Where: Window on the Waterfront, Central Ave, Holland, MI, 49423
- How Long: 1.25 hour walking tour, covering 2 miles.
Join a costumed guide for this fun and informative . See the beauty of Tulip Time while learning about the past of Holland. Enjoy an up-close visit to many sites and icons where over 500,000 tulips bloom each spring! Lots of photo opportunities with thousands of tulips including downtown Holland's tulip displays!
Get your tickets early!
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $35 per person
- Pet Friendly: No dogs allowed
- Accessibility: Most of the tour is wheelchair accessible. Some ramps involved
Tall Ship Dockside Tours
Tall Ship Dockside Tours - Learn more about maritime heritage here in the Great Lakes region
- When: May 6, 2025, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Where: Boatwerks North Dock, 216 Van Raalte Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $8 per person
Dockside tours run May 3 through May 10 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm daily.
Welcome aboard the tall ship Friends Good Will, a replica Great Lakes sloop from 1810 owned and operated by the Michigan Maritime Museum.
Floral Arranging Class
Floral Arranging | Tulip Time Event at Huisman Flowers
- When: May 6, 2025, 10:00 am to 11:15 am. or 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
- Where: Huisman Flowers, 11595 E Lakewood Blvd, Holland, MI 49424
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $55 per person
Learn how to arrange flowers with Huisman Flowers’ award-winning floral designers! During this creative Tulip Time event, you can create your own beautiful floral masterpiece.
This is a fun, hands-on experience held at Huisman Flowers' local flower shop. While you are there, be sure to check out their lovely occasion themed gifts. This floral arranging class includes all the supplies you will need and lasts approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Tulip Time Quilt Show
Tulip Time Quilt Show
- When: May 6, 2024, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
- Where: Midtown Center, 96 W 15th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $8 per person
Enjoy seeing over 100 exquisite quilts, wall hangings and art quilts created by local artists from Saturday, May 4 - Sunday, May 12, 2024. You will be blown away by the incredible and unique skills of quilters! Takes serious talent and experience!
You may also purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win a one-of-a-kind quilt.
2025 Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
- When: May 6, 2025, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- Where: Holland Area Arts Council
- Tickets: Free Event!
See who made it to the top 20 finalists in Tulip Time's 2025 First Bloem artwork competition!
Fused Glass Workshop
- When: May 5, 2025, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.
- Where: Warehouse 6
- NOW SOLD OUT
Dutch Lunch and Dance Performance | Food and Live Entertainment!
Dutch Lunch and Dance Performance
- When: May 6, 2025, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
- Where: Evergreen Commons, 480 State St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $26 per person
What a fun immersive springtime event at Tulip Time! Enjoy a traditional Dutch meal and a show! You will enjoy delicious traditional Dutch dishes and an irresistible Dutch dessert. What a yummy way to experience a taste of the Netherlands!
As you are enjoying your Dutch lunch, sit back and watch a lovely Dutch Dance Style Show as the famous Dutch Dancers of Holland, Michigan perform their iconic Dutch Klompen Dance.
What's Klompen? Klompen are wooden shoes! Dancers will also be wearing authentic replica Dutch Costumes, which are so stunning!
Dutch Dance Lessons
Dutch Dance Lessons
- When: May 6, 2025, 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m and also 4:30 pm to 5:00 p.m.
- Where: Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets: Free!
Expert Dutch Dancers will teach you how to dance like the pros! FREE event at Holland's Tulip Time Festival in Northwest Michigan. Perfect for all ages, so bring the kids, family and friends for a fun dance lesson!
Carnival Midway
Carnival Midway-Ride exciting carnival rides at the Holland Tulip Festival! Fun, games and entertainment for the whole family! Perfect kids and adult activity during Tulip Time! No unaccompanied minors.
- When: May 6, 2024, 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm.
- Where: Holland Civic Center Place Lot, 150 W 8th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Price: Wristband prices coming in the spring.
Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance | Free Things To Do at Tulip Time
Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance-Authentically costumed 3-8th grade dancers will klomp and whirl to traditional Dutch dances.
- When: May 6, 2024, 6:30 pm-6:45pm
- Where: Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Price: Free
Dutch Dance High School/Alumni | See Authentically Costumed Dancers!
Dutch Dance - See authentically costumed dancers as they klomp and whirl to traditional Dutch dances! Centennial Park is a Michigan must-see destination as it's so scenic!
- When: May 6, 2025, 7:00 pm-7:20 pm.
- Where: Central Ave and Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets/Price: Free
Tulip Time Photo Walk | Calling All Photographers and Photography Enthusiasts!
- When: May 6, 2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm.
- Where: Windmill Island Gardens
- Tickets/Price at Tulip Time Events: $45 per person
Tulip Time is a photographer's paradise! The Tulip Time Photo Walk is a great chance for artists and photographers to gain inspiration and create photographic masterpieces. Walk through Holland’s top tourist attractions with professional photographers during hours with limited crowds.
Together with local photographers, you will walk Windmill Island, see the Famous DeZwaan Windmill, enjoy beautifully crafted Dutch scenes and see 40 beds of tulips. Learn from the guides on the best ways to capture the landscape and architecture of Windmill Island Gardens.
What's Cool? All participants of the Tulip Time Photo Walk may submit one photo taken during the class to be chosen winner of the Best Picture. There will be one winner per class and their photo will be featured in Tulip Time social media posts.
Meeting Spot: Meet at least 5 minutes prior to the beginning of class at the entrance booth in the parking lot at Windmill Island Gardens. The Tulip Time Photo Walk occurs drizzle or sun, so be prepared for all weather possibilities. All participants must bring their own equipment.
Fiddle Fire | Live Concert Performance
- When: May 6, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.
- Where: Central Wesleyan Church,
- Buy Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $32 per person
Popular Tulip Time live entertainment! FiddleFire consists of members and friends of the musical Panning Family. Enjoy exceptional talent, humor, and charm in sold-out crowds.
This band performs several genres with a unique folksy twist and wide range of instruments including fiddles, guitar, bass, mandolin, percussion, and percussive clogging! So get ready for a fun, entertaining evening with foot-stomping, fiddling, and enjoyable storytelling. Fun family-friendly event...or maybe a couples date night idea!
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Holland MI Tulip Time Festival
Tulip Time Event Summary
- VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- Tulip Immersion Garden
- Historic Walking Tours
- Tall Ship Dockside Tours
- Tulip Time Quilt Show
- 2025 Art in Bloem Fine Art Exhibit
- Wooden Shoe Painting Class
- Dutch Lunch and Dance Performance
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- Movie Viewing: From Wilderness to World Class
- Dutch Dance Lessons
- Carnival Midway
- Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance
- Every Little Crook and Nanny
- Forever Motown
- Dutch Dance High School/Alumni
- Tulip Time Photo Walk
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VIP Tour via Motorcoach
VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- When: May 7, 2025, 8:00 am - 3:30 pm, All Day Tour
- Where: Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Parking: Free parking!
- Get Your Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $150 per person
Join a local Holland resident decked out in Dutch Costume for a 7-hour tour! This exciting tour is planned by Tulip Time. You'll be driven around Holland in a comfortable motorcoach to see the scenic sights, sounds and glorious tulips of Tulip Time!
The tour includes:
- Lunch
- Tickets to Windmill Island Gardens
- Tulip Immersion Garden with a VIP experience
- City tour with numerous stops at local must-see spots including Hope College and Holland State Park to see the iconic Big Red lighthouse.
Tulip Immersion Garden | Photo Opportunities in Holland Michigan!
Tulip Time's spring festival is a wonderful chance to take photos, get outside, enjoy fresh air and enjoy Michigan in the spring!
Tulip Immersion Garden - Tickets are sold for 1-hour, on-the-hour time slots.
- When: Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $15 per person, children 2 and under are FREE)
- Parking: Free
- Pet Friendly? Dogs are not allowed in the Immersion Garden
Come see World renowned Dutch horticulturist, Ibo Gülsen's incredible display of over 65,000 tulips in raised displays.
Learn the story of how the Dutch discovered the tulip being cultivated in Turkey and brought them home to the Netherlands where everyone fell in love with the blooms!
So many photo opportunities! See how tulips are part of Holland, Michigan’s heritage in the Tulip Time Festival. Great event for families, couples and friends at this scenic special spot in Holland, Michigan.
Historic Walking Tours
Historic Walking Tours
- When: May 7, 2025, 8:30 am - 4:45 pm.
- Where: Window on the Waterfront, Central Ave, Holland, MI, 49423
- How Long: 1.25 hour walking tour, covering 2 miles.
Join a costumed guide for this fun and informative . See the beauty of Tulip Time while learning about the past of Holland. Enjoy an up-close visit to many sites and icons where over 500,000 tulips bloom each spring! Lots of photo opportunities with thousands of tulips including downtown Holland's tulip displays!
Tours are available daily May 3 through May 11, 2025. Get your tickets early!
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $35 per person
- Pet Friendly: No dogs allowed
- Accessibility: Most of the tour is wheelchair accessible. Some ramps involved
Tall Ship Dockside Tours
Tall Ship Dockside Tours - Learn more about maritime heritage here in the Great Lakes region
- When: May 7, 2025, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Where: Boatwerks North Dock, 216 Van Raalte Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Buy Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $10 per person
Dockside tours run May 3 through May 10 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm daily.
Welcome aboard the tall ship Friends Good Will, a replica Great Lakes sloop from 1810 owned and operated by the Michigan Maritime Museum.
Tulip Time Quilt Show
Tulip Time Quilt Show
- When: May 7, 2025, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
- Where: Midtown Center, 96 W 15th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Buy Tickets: $8 per person
Enjoy seeing over 100 exquisite quilts, wall hangings and art quilts created by local artists! You will be blown away by the incredible and unique skills of quilters! Takes serious talent and experience!
You may also purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win a one-of-a-kind quilt.
2025 Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
- When: May 7, 2025, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- Where: Holland Civic Center, 150 W 8th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets: Free Event!
See who made it to the top 20 finalists in Tulip Time's 2024 First Bloem artwork competition!
You can also see traditional Dutch costumes up close!
Wooden Shoe Painting Class
Wooden Shoe Painting Class
- When: May 7, 2025, 11:00 am. - 2:00 pm
- Where: Warehouse 6
- Buy Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $55 per person
Local artist Carolyn Stitch will provide one wooden shoe to paint with glorious color. Carolyn will walk you through the beautiful template she created featuring tulips in bright colors in her unique style.
Dutch Lunch and Dance Performance | Food and Live Entertainment!
Dutch Lunch and Dance Performance
- When: May 7, 2025, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
- Where: Evergreen Commons, 480 State St, Holland, MI 49423
- Buy Tickets: $26 per person
What a fun immersive springtime event at Tulip Time! Enjoy a traditional Dutch meal and a show! You will enjoy delicious traditional Dutch dishes and an irresistible Dutch dessert. What a yummy way to experience a taste of the Netherlands!
As you are enjoying your Dutch lunch, sit back and watch a lovely Dutch Dance Style Show as the famous Dutch Dancers of Holland, Michigan perform their iconic Dutch Klompen Dance.
What's Klompen? Klompen are wooden shoes! Dancers will also be wearing authentic replica Dutch Costumes, which are so stunning!
Movie Viewing: From Wilderness to World Class
Movie Viewing: From Wilderness to World Class
- When: May 7, 2025, 1:00 p.m. - 2:10 p.m
- Where: Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8th Street in Holland, Michigan
- Tickets: Free!
During this FREE movie, learn about Holland’s past, present and future. It is the story of Holland, Michigan’s rise to a destination to live, work, play and retire. Narrated by Tom Van Howe.
Dutch Dance Lessons
Dutch Dance Lessons
- When: May 7, 2025, 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m and also 4:30 pm to 5:00 p.m.
- Where: Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets: Free!
Expert Dutch Dancers will teach you how to dance like the pros! FREE event at Holland's Tulip Time Festival in Northwest Michigan. Perfect for all ages, so bring the kids, family and friends for a fun dance lesson!
Carnival Midway | Games and Fun for Kids, Teens, Couples and Families!
Carnival Midway-Ride exciting carnival rides at the Holland Tulip Festival! Fun, games and entertainment for the whole family! Perfect kids and adult activity during Tulip Time! No unaccompanied minors.
- When: May 7, 2025, 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm.
- Where: Holland Civic Center Place Lot, 150 W 8th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Price: Wristband prices.
Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance | Free Things To Do at Tulip Time
Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance-Authentically costumed 3-8th grade dancers will klomp and whirl to traditional Dutch dances.
- When: May 7, 2025, 6:30 pm-6:45pm
- Where: Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Price: Free
Every Little Crook and Nanny: Theatre Performance | Live Entertainment
Every Little Crook and Nanny
- When: May 7, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Holland Community Theatre, 50 W 9th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $23 per person
A retired nanny and her friends somehow become entangled in a mobster’s heist plan which of course causes so many hilarious misadventures. This fun comedy will bring laughter and heartwarming moments as the elderly protagonists outsmart the crooks...time and time again.
Forever Motown
Forever Motown
- When: May 7, 2025, 7:00 pm-8:30 pm.
- Where: Central Wesleyan Church, 446 W 40th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets: $45
Hitsville churned out all of the #1 hits back in the 60s and 70s and this show celebrates the best of the best from Berry Gordy’s Detroit hit-making factory. Enjoy beloved songs from the hottest groups, artists and songwriters of all time: The Four Tops, The Temptations, The Supremes, Smokey Robinson, Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, Stevie Wonder.
Dutch Dance High School/Alumni
- When: May 7, 2025, 7:00 pm-7:20 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Central Ave and Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets/Price: Free
Enjoy seeing dancers, ranging from third-grade students to adults, wear lovely traditional Dutch costumes and wooden shoes! Clap as they kick and twirl their way through the music, performing a traditional dance that everyone will enjoy!
Tulip Time Photo Walk
Photo Walk
When: May 7, 2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm.
Where: Windmill Island Gardens
Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $45 per person
Tulip Time is an incredible chance for photography enthusiasts to snap photos one of Holland’s top tourist attractions with the help of local photographers, June and Doug Kuiper! They will guide photo walk participants on Windmill Island to photograph the famous De Zwaan Windmill, Dutch scenes and 40 beds of tulips!
Thursday, May 8, 2025 Holland MI Tulip Festival
Tulip Time Event Summary
- VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- Tulip Immersion Garden
- Historic Walking Tours
- Tall Ship Dockside Tours
- Tulip Time Quilt Show
- 2025 Art in Bloem Fine Art Exhibit
- Dutch Lunch and Dance Performance
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- Carnival Midway
- Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance
- Dutch Dance High School/Alumni
- GenTex Kinderparade
- Holland American Legion Band Concert
- Every Little Crook and Nanny
- Tulip Time Photo Walk
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VIP Tour via Motorcoach
VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- When: May 8, 2025, 8:00 am - 3:30 pm, All Day Tour
- Where: Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Parking: Free parking!
- Get Your Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $150 per person
Join a local Holland resident decked out in Dutch Costume for a 7-hour tour! This exciting tour is planned by Tulip Time. You'll be driven around Holland in a comfortable motorcoach to see the scenic sights, sounds and glorious tulips of Tulip Time!
The tour includes:
- Lunch
- Tickets to Windmill Island Gardens
- Tulip Immersion Garden with a VIP experience
- City tour with numerous stops at local must-see spots including Hope College and Holland State Park to see the iconic Big Red lighthouse.
Tulip Immersion Garden | Photo Opportunities in Holland Michigan!
Tulip Time's spring festival is a wonderful chance to take photos, get outside, enjoy fresh air and enjoy Michigan in the spring!
Tulip Immersion Garden - Tickets are sold for 1-hour, on-the-hour time slots.
- When: Wednesday, May 8, 2025, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $15 per person, children 2 and under are FREE)
- Parking: Free
- Pet Friendly? Dogs are not allowed in the Immersion Garden
Come see World renowned Dutch horticulturist, Ibo Gülsen's incredible display of over 65,000 tulips in raised displays.
Learn the story of how the Dutch discovered the tulip being cultivated in Turkey and brought them home to the Netherlands where everyone fell in love with the blooms!
So many photo opportunities! See how tulips are part of Holland, Michigan’s heritage in the Tulip Time Festival. Great event for families, couples and friends at this scenic special spot in Holland, Michigan.
Historic Walking Tours
Historic Walking Tours
- When: May 8, 2025, 8:30 am - 12:20 pm.
- Where: Window on the Waterfront, Central Ave, Holland, MI, 49423
- How Long: 1.25 hour walking tour, covering 2 miles.
Join a costumed guide for this fun and informative . See the beauty of Tulip Time while learning about the past of Holland. Enjoy an up-close visit to many sites and icons where over 500,000 tulips bloom each spring! Lots of photo opportunities with thousands of tulips including downtown Holland's tulip displays!
Tours are available daily May 3 through May 11, 2025. Get your tickets early!
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $35 per person
- Pet Friendly: No dogs allowed
- Accessibility: Most of the tour is wheelchair accessible. Some ramps involved
Tall Ship Dockside Tours
Tall Ship Dockside Tours - Learn more about maritime heritage here in the Great Lakes region
- When: May 8, 2025, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Where: Boatwerks North Dock, 216 Van Raalte Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Buy Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $10 per person
Dockside tours run May 3 through May 10 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm daily.
Welcome aboard the tall ship Friends Good Will, a replica Great Lakes sloop from 1810 owned and operated by the Michigan Maritime Museum.
Tulip Time Quilt Show
Tulip Time Quilt Show
- When: May 8, 2025, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
- Where: Midtown Center, 96 W 15th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Buy Tickets: $8 per person
Enjoy seeing over 100 exquisite quilts, wall hangings and art quilts created by local artists! You will be blown away by the incredible and unique skills of quilters! Takes serious talent and experience!
You may also purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win a one-of-a-kind quilt.
2025 Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
- When: May 8, 2025, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- Where: Holland Civic Center, 150 W 8th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets: Free Event!
See who made it to the top 20 finalists in Tulip Time's 2024 First Bloem artwork competition!
You can also see traditional Dutch costumes up close!
Dutch Lunch and Dance Performance | Food and Live Entertainment!
Dutch Lunch and Dance Performance
- When: May 8, 2025, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
- Where: Evergreen Commons, 480 State St, Holland, MI 49423
- Buy Tickets: $26 per person
What a fun immersive springtime event at Tulip Time! Enjoy a traditional Dutch meal and a show! You will enjoy delicious traditional Dutch dishes and an irresistible Dutch dessert. What a yummy way to experience a taste of the Netherlands!
As you are enjoying your Dutch lunch, sit back and watch a lovely Dutch Dance Style Show as the famous Dutch Dancers of Holland, Michigan perform their iconic Dutch Klompen Dance.
What's Klompen? Klompen are wooden shoes! Dancers will also be wearing authentic replica Dutch Costumes, which are so stunning!
Carnival Midway | Games and Fun for Kids, Teens, Couples and Families!
Carnival Midway-Ride exciting carnival rides at the Holland Tulip Festival! Fun, games and entertainment for the whole family! Perfect kids and adult activity during Tulip Time! No unaccompanied minors.
- When: May 8, 2025, 12:00 pm - 11:00 pm.
- Where: Holland Civic Center Place Lot, 150 W 8th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Price: Wristband prices.
Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance | Free Things To Do at Tulip Time
Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance-Authentically costumed 3-8th grade dancers will klomp and whirl to traditional Dutch dances.
- When: May 8, 2025, 1:00 pm - 1:15 pm and also 6:30 pm - 6:45 pm
- Where: 8th Street Between Collage and Central in Holland, MI 49423
- Price: Free
Dutch Dance High School/Alumni
- When: May 8, 2025, 1:20 pm-1:35 pm and also 7:00 pm-7:20 pm
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) 8th Street Between Collage and Central in Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets/Price: Free
Enjoy seeing dancers, ranging from third-grade students to adults, wear lovely traditional Dutch costumes and wooden shoes! Clap as they kick and twirl their way through the music, performing a traditional dance that everyone will enjoy!
GenTex Kinderparade
- When: May 8, 2025, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
- Where: 8th Street
Grandstand Seating and Marketplace Seating are available for purchase!
Holland American Legion Band Concert
Holland American Legion Band Concert
- When: May 8, 2025, 6:00 pm-7:15 pm and 8:00 pm - 9:15 pm
- Where: Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts
- Tickets: $20
Every Little Crook and Nanny: Theatre Performance | Live Entertainment
Every Little Crook and Nanny
- When: May 8, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Holland Community Theatre, 50 W 9th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $23 per person
A retired nanny and her friends somehow become entangled in a mobster’s heist plan which of course causes so many hilarious misadventures. This fun comedy will bring laughter and heartwarming moments as the elderly protagonists outsmart the crooks...time and time again.
Tulip Time Photo Walk
Photo Walk
When: May 8, 2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm.
Where: Windmill Island Gardens
Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $45 per person
Tulip Time is an incredible chance for photography enthusiasts to snap photos one of Holland’s top tourist attractions with the help of local photographers, June and Doug Kuiper! They will guide photo walk participants on Windmill Island to photograph the famous De Zwaan Windmill, Dutch scenes and 40 beds of tulips!
Friday, May 9, 2025 Holland MI Tulip Time Festival
Tulip Time Event Summary
- VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- Tulip Immersion Garden
- Historic Walking Tours
- Tall Ship Dockside Tours
- Tulip Time Quilt Show
- 2025 Art in Bloem Fine Art Exhibit
- Dutch Lunch and Dance Performance
- Movie Viewing: From Wilderness to World Class
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- Carnival Midway
- Cutting Board Workshop
- Dutch Dance Lessons
- Wine and Cheese Tasting Class
- Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance
- Every Little Crook and Nanny
- Rodney Atkins
- Dutch Dance High School/Alumni
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VIP Tour via Motorcoach
VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- When: May 8, 2025, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, All Day Tour
- Where: Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Parking: Free parking!
- Get Your Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $150 per person
Join a local Holland resident decked out in Dutch Costume for a 7-hour tour! This exciting tour is planned by Tulip Time. You'll be driven around Holland in a comfortable motorcoach to see the scenic sights, sounds and glorious tulips of Tulip Time!
The tour includes:
- Lunch
- Tickets to Windmill Island Gardens
- Tulip Immersion Garden with a VIP experience
- City tour with numerous stops at local must-see spots including Hope College and Holland State Park to see the iconic Big Red lighthouse.
Tulip Immersion Garden | Photo Opportunities in Holland Michigan!
Tulip Time's spring festival is a wonderful chance to take photos, get outside, enjoy fresh air and enjoy Michigan in the spring!
Tulip Immersion Garden - Tickets are sold for 1-hour, on-the-hour time slots.
- When: Wednesday, May 9, 2025, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $15 per person, children 2 and under are FREE)
- Parking: Free
- Pet Friendly? Dogs are not allowed in the Immersion Garden
Come see World renowned Dutch horticulturist, Ibo Gülsen's incredible display of over 65,000 tulips in raised displays.
Learn the story of how the Dutch discovered the tulip being cultivated in Turkey and brought them home to the Netherlands where everyone fell in love with the blooms!
So many photo opportunities! See how tulips are part of Holland, Michigan’s heritage in the Tulip Time Festival. Great event for families, couples and friends at this scenic special spot in Holland, Michigan.
Historic Walking Tours
Historic Walking Tours
- When: May 9, 2025, 8:30 am - 4:45 pm.
- Where: Window on the Waterfront, Central Ave, Holland, MI, 49423
- How Long: 1.25 hour walking tour, covering 2 miles.
Join a costumed guide for this fun and informative . See the beauty of Tulip Time while learning about the past of Holland. Enjoy an up-close visit to many sites and icons where over 500,000 tulips bloom each spring! Lots of photo opportunities with thousands of tulips including downtown Holland's tulip displays!
Tours are available daily May 3 through May 11, 2025. Get your tickets early!
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $35 per person
- Pet Friendly: No dogs allowed
- Accessibility: Most of the tour is wheelchair accessible. Some ramps involved
Tall Ship Dockside Tours
Tall Ship Dockside Tours - Learn more about maritime heritage here in the Great Lakes region
- When: May 9, 2025, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Where: Boatwerks North Dock, 216 Van Raalte Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Buy Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $10 per person
Dockside tours run May 3 through May 10 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm daily.
Welcome aboard the tall ship Friends Good Will, a replica Great Lakes sloop from 1810 owned and operated by the Michigan Maritime Museum.
Tulip Time Quilt Show
Tulip Time Quilt Show
- When: May 9, 2025, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
- Where: Midtown Center, 96 W 15th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Buy Tickets: $8 per person
Enjoy seeing over 100 exquisite quilts, wall hangings and art quilts created by local artists! You will be blown away by the incredible and unique skills of quilters! Takes serious talent and experience!
You may also purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win a one-of-a-kind quilt.
2025 Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
- When: May 9, 2025, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- Where: Holland Civic Center, 150 W 8th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets: Free Event!
See who made it to the top 20 finalists in Tulip Time's 2024 First Bloem artwork competition!
You can also see traditional Dutch costumes up close!
Dutch Lunch and Dance Performance | Food and Live Entertainment!
Dutch Lunch and Dance Performance
- When: May 9, 2025, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
- Where: Evergreen Commons, 480 State St, Holland, MI 49423
- Buy Tickets: $26 per person
What a fun immersive springtime event at Tulip Time! Enjoy a traditional Dutch meal and a show! You will enjoy delicious traditional Dutch dishes and an irresistible Dutch dessert. What a yummy way to experience a taste of the Netherlands!
As you are enjoying your Dutch lunch, sit back and watch a lovely Dutch Dance Style Show as the famous Dutch Dancers of Holland, Michigan perform their iconic Dutch Klompen Dance.
What's Klompen? Klompen are wooden shoes! Dancers will also be wearing authentic replica Dutch Costumes, which are so stunning!
Movie Viewing: From Wilderness to World Class
Movie Viewing: From Wilderness to World Class
- When: May 9, 2025, 1:00 p.m. - 2:10 p.m
- Where: Knickerbocker Theatre, 86 East 8th Street in Holland, Michigan
- Tickets: Free!
During this FREE movie, learn about Holland’s past, present and future. It is the story of Holland, Michigan’s rise to a destination to live, work, play and retire. Narrated by Tom Van Howe.
Carnival Midway | Games and Fun for Kids, Teens, Couples and Families!
Carnival Midway-Ride exciting carnival rides at the Holland Tulip Festival! Fun, games and entertainment for the whole family! Perfect kids and adult activity during Tulip Time! No unaccompanied minors.
- When: May 9, 2025, 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm.
- Where: Holland Civic Center Place Lot, 150 W 8th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Price: Wristband prices.
Cutting Board Workshop
Cutting Board Workshop
- When: May 9, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
- Where: Warehouse 6, Holland, MI 49423
- Price: $55
In this workshop, you'll learn by doing as you craft and finish a fine piece of walnut into a beautiful charcuterie board.
Dutch Dance Lessons
Dutch Dance Lessons
- When: May 9, 2025, 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m and also 4:30 pm to 5:00 p.m.
- Where: Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets: Free!
Expert Dutch Dancers will teach you how to dance like the pros! FREE event at Holland's Tulip Time Festival in Northwest Michigan. Perfect for all ages, so bring the kids, family and friends for a fun dance lesson!
Wine and Cheese Tasting Class
Wine and Cheese Tasting Class
- When: May 9, 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm.
- Where: Warehouse 6, Holland, MI 49423
- Price: $75
Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance | Free Things To Do at Tulip Time
Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance-Authentically costumed 3-8th grade dancers will klomp and whirl to traditional Dutch dances.
- When: May 9, 2025, 6:30 pm-6:45pm
- Where: Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Price: Free
Every Little Crook and Nanny: Theatre Performance | Live Entertainment
Every Little Crook and Nanny
- When: May 9, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Holland Community Theatre, 50 W 9th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $23 per person
A retired nanny and her friends somehow become entangled in a mobster’s heist plan which of course causes so many hilarious misadventures. This fun comedy will bring laughter and heartwarming moments as the elderly protagonists outsmart the crooks...time and time again.
Rodney Atkins, Live in Concert!
Rodney Atkins
- When: May 9, 2025, 7:00 pm-8:30 pm.
- Where: Central Wesleyan Church, 446 W 40th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets: $58
Rodney Atkins is an avid supporter of our military, with over 14 million records sold, over 3.8 billion on-demand streams, and multiple #1’s, Atkins has become a backbone of country music.
Dutch Dance High School/Alumni
- When: May 9, 2025, 7:00 pm-7:20 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Central Ave and Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets/Price: Free
Enjoy seeing dancers, ranging from third-grade students to adults, wear lovely traditional Dutch costumes and wooden shoes! Clap as they kick and twirl their way through the music, performing a traditional dance that everyone will enjoy!
Saturday, May 10, 2025 Holland MI Tulip Time Festival
Tulip Time Event Summary
- VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- Tulip Immersion Garden
- Historic Walking Tours
- Tall Ship Dockside Tours
- Tulip Time Quilt Show
- Carnival Midway
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- Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance
- Dutch Dance High School/Alumni
- Quality Car Wash Volksparade
- Fireworks in Partnership with Laup
- Every Little Crook and Nanny
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VIP Tour via Motorcoach
VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- When: May 10, 2025, 8:00 am - 3:30 pm, All Day Tour
- Where: Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Parking: Free parking!
- Get Your Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $150 per person
Join a local Holland resident decked out in Dutch Costume for a 7-hour tour! This exciting tour is planned by Tulip Time. You'll be driven around Holland in a comfortable motorcoach to see the scenic sights, sounds and glorious tulips of Tulip Time!
The tour includes:
- Lunch
- Tickets to Windmill Island Gardens
- Tulip Immersion Garden with a VIP experience
- City tour with numerous stops at local must-see spots including Hope College and Holland State Park to see the iconic Big Red lighthouse.
Tulip Immersion Garden | Photo Opportunities in Holland Michigan!
Tulip Time's spring festival is a wonderful chance to take photos, get outside, enjoy fresh air and enjoy Michigan in the spring!
Tulip Immersion Garden - Tickets are sold for 1-hour, on-the-hour time slots.
- When: Wednesday, May 10, 2025, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $15 per person, children 2 and under are FREE)
- Parking: Free
- Pet Friendly? Dogs are not allowed in the Immersion Garden
Come see World renowned Dutch horticulturist, Ibo Gülsen's incredible display of over 65,000 tulips in raised displays.
Learn the story of how the Dutch discovered the tulip being cultivated in Turkey and brought them home to the Netherlands where everyone fell in love with the blooms!
So many photo opportunities! See how tulips are part of Holland, Michigan’s heritage in the Tulip Time Festival. Great event for families, couples and friends at this scenic special spot in Holland, Michigan.
Historic Walking Tours
Historic Walking Tours
- When: May 10, 2025, 8:30 am - 12:20 pm.
- Where: Window on the Waterfront, Central Ave, Holland, MI, 49423
- How Long: 1.25 hour walking tour, covering 2 miles.
Join a costumed guide for this fun and informative . See the beauty of Tulip Time while learning about the past of Holland. Enjoy an up-close visit to many sites and icons where over 500,000 tulips bloom each spring! Lots of photo opportunities with thousands of tulips including downtown Holland's tulip displays!
Tours are available daily May 3 through May 11, 2025. Get your tickets early!
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $35 per person
- Pet Friendly: No dogs allowed
- Accessibility: Most of the tour is wheelchair accessible. Some ramps involved
Tall Ship Dockside Tours
Tall Ship Dockside Tours - Learn more about maritime heritage here in the Great Lakes region
- When: May 10, 2025, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Where: Boatwerks North Dock, 216 Van Raalte Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Buy Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $10 per person
Dockside tours run May 3 through May 10 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm daily.
Welcome aboard the tall ship Friends Good Will, a replica Great Lakes sloop from 1810 owned and operated by the Michigan Maritime Museum.
Tulip Time Quilt Show
Tulip Time Quilt Show
- When: May 10, 2025, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
- Where: Midtown Center, 96 W 15th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Buy Tickets: $8 per person
Enjoy seeing over 100 exquisite quilts, wall hangings and art quilts created by local artists! You will be blown away by the incredible and unique skills of quilters! Takes serious talent and experience!
You may also purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win a one-of-a-kind quilt.
Carnival Midway | Games and Fun for Kids, Teens, Couples and Families!
Carnival Midway-Ride exciting carnival rides at the Holland Tulip Festival! Fun, games and entertainment for the whole family! Perfect kids and adult activity during Tulip Time! No unaccompanied minors.
- When: May 10, 2025, 11:00 am - 11:00 pm.
- Where: Holland Civic Center Place Lot, 150 W 8th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Price: Wristband prices.
Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance | Free Things To Do at Tulip Time
Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance-Authentically costumed 3-8th grade dancers will klomp and whirl to traditional Dutch dances.
- When: May 10, 2025, 1:00 pm -1:15 pm
- Where: 8th Street between College and Central, Holland, MI 49423
- When: May 10, 2025, 6:30 pm - 6:45 pm
- Where: Central Ave and Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Price: Free
Dutch Dance High School/Alumni
- When: May 10, 2025, 1:20 pm -1:35 pm
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) 8th street between River and College, Holland, MI 49423
- When: May 10, 2025, 7:00 pm-7:20 pm
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Central Ave and Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets/Price: Free
Enjoy seeing dancers, ranging from third-grade students to adults, wear lovely traditional Dutch costumes and wooden shoes! Clap as they kick and twirl their way through the music, performing a traditional dance that everyone will enjoy!
Quality Care Wash Volksparade
Quality Care Wash Volksparade
- When: May 10, 2025, 2:00 pm -4:00 pm
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Parade Rout is 8th Street between Columbia and Kollen Park
FREE!
Fireworks in Partnership with Laup
- When: May 10, 2025, 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Kollen Park
FREE!
Enjoy fireworks celebration! Food trucks and live music lead up to fireworks exploding over Holland's Lake Macatawa. Bring a blanket and enjoy the show.
Every Little Crook and Nanny: Theatre Performance | Live Entertainment
Every Little Crook and Nanny
- When: May 10, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.
- Where: (Use Interactive Map) Holland Community Theatre, 50 W 9th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $23 per person
A retired nanny and her friends somehow become entangled in a mobster’s heist plan which of course causes so many hilarious misadventures. This fun comedy will bring laughter and heartwarming moments as the elderly protagonists outsmart the crooks...time and time again.
Sunday, May 11, 2025 Holland MI Tulip Festival
Tulip Time Event Summary
- Historic Walking Tours
- Carnival Midway
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Holland Michigan Tulip TimeHistoric Walking Tours
Historic Walking Tours
- When: May 11, 2025, 8:30 am - 4:15 pm.
- Where: Window on the Waterfront, Central Ave, Holland, MI, 49423
- How Long: 1.25 hour walking tour, covering 2 miles.
Join a costumed guide for this fun and informative . See the beauty of Tulip Time while learning about the past of Holland. Enjoy an up-close visit to many sites and icons where over 500,000 tulips bloom each spring! Lots of photo opportunities with thousands of tulips including downtown Holland's tulip displays!
Tours are available daily May 3 through May 11, 2025. Get your tickets early!
- Tickets at Tulip Time Events: $35 per person
- Pet Friendly: No dogs allowed
- Accessibility: Most of the tour is wheelchair accessible. Some ramps involved
Carnival Midway | Games and Fun for Kids, Teens, Couples and Families!
Carnival Midway-Ride exciting carnival rides at the Holland Tulip Festival! Fun, games and entertainment for the whole family! Perfect kids and adult activity during Tulip Time! No unaccompanied minors.
- When: May 11, 2025, 1:00 am - 8:00 pm.
- Where: Holland Civic Center Place Lot, 150 W 8th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Price: Wristband prices.
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Complete Holland Michigan Tulip Festival Guide: Best Things to Do, Restaurants, Hotels, Interactive Maps (+See Beautiful Tulips at Nelis' Dutch Village)
This is the home page for all things Holland MI Tulip Time Festival.
Don't visit the festival without our invaluable Holland Michigan Tulip Festival Guide:
- Best places to visit to see the most tulips in Holland.
- Tulip Farms with acres of gardens
- See the Tulip Tracker (watch tulips as they grow on a live cam)
- Top things to see and do in Holland
- Top-notch Holland Michigan restaurants
- Convenient quality Holland hotels
Accessibility - Transit and Mobility Scooters
Need mobility options during the Holland MI Tulip Festival?
Mobility Scooters: Contact Airway Oxygen at 616-224-0402 to reserve a mobility scooter. This is the number for the Grand Rapids store and they will send the scooter(s) to the Holland Michigan Airway Oxygen store.
**When I called the store in Holland for this information, they said to reserve the scooter at least 2 weeks in advance of needing it, but I would reserve as soon as you know you are going.
MAX Express: MAX Transit, Holland's City-owned transit system, offers various ADA resources to passengers getting around Holland.
Tulip Time Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the Holland Tulip Festival Volksparade route? 2024 Parade Route - 8th from Columbia to Van Raalte and 24th.
Is there going to be a tulip festival in Holland Michigan this year? Of course!
What is the best month to see tulips in Holland? May!
Is the Holland Tulip Festival worth it? Absolutely! We attend every year and love the photo walks, tours, museum exhibits and everything tulip!
How long does the Holland Tulip Festival last? One week!
Is Holland worth visiting? Absolutely! Holland is one of Michigan's must-see destinations and should be at the top of your list! It's a naturally scenic destination with a charming lighthouse (called Big Red), a beautiful beach, fine dining restaurants, hiking, biking and fun things to do all year.
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