Your ultimate guide to Tulip Time 2023

HOLLAND, Mich. — It’s time for Tulip Time 2023— the longest-running tulip festival in the United States— when thousands of people will travel from all over the world to experience and celebrate tulips, Dutch heritage and the city of Holland.

The Tulip Time Festival provides attendees with dozens of ways to stay entertained, including unique attractions and points of interest, Dutch performances and parades.

Tulip Time 2023 events include the following:

• American Legion Band Concert: A performance by prolific musicians who have performed in the Holland community, across the state, around the country and around the world.
  
  • Tickets are $20 per person.
  • Click here to buy tickets in advance.
• Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase: See the top 20 finalists of the 2023 First Bloem artwork competition up close while participating in the Viewers' Choice Awards by voting for your favorite image at the exhibit.
  
  • FREE to attend.

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• Artisian Market: More than 200 vendors highlight their artisanship by selling unique, hard-to-find items.
  
  • Food trucks are available on site.
  • FREE to attend.
• Bicycle Showband Crescendo: Instrumentalists, traveling from the Netherlands to the U.S. for the first time ever, play while riding in stunning, complex choreography on their bicycles and in their wooden shoes.
  
  • FREE to attend.
• Carnival: Carnival Midway brings the best rides so families can zip, zoom, whip and whirl around.
  
  • Wristbands cost $30 per session and are available at the Midway entrance.
  • Individual tickets are $1.50 each and a sheet of 50 tickets is $60.
  • Most rides require three to six tickets.
  • Click here to buy tickets in advance.
• Dutch Dance, Dutch Dance and Style Show: One of Tulip Time's most entertaining and colorful spectacles when authentically-costumed dancers klomp and whirl their way through traditional dances.
  
  • FREE to attend.

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• Dutch Dance Lessons: Get your klomp on with expert Dutch dancers who are ready to teach you how to move like the pros.
  
  • FREE to participate.
  • Available for all ages and skill levels.
• Dutch Dance Pass the Shoe: A special ceremony for graduating high school seniors as they pass the ceremonial shoe on to incoming freshmen.
• Dutch Dogs on Parade: Hometown dogs are invited to dress in their Dutch costumes and strut their stuff!
  
  • Each dog must be accompanied by an adult (18 and over).
  • Owners must have rabies certificate or proof of vaccination for each dog.
  • Dogs must be on a leash the whole time— flex leads and shock collars are not permitted.
  • Owners must pick up after their dogs before and during the parade.
  • All dogs must be registered by May 11— no day of registration.
  • Click here to register your dog.
• Dutch Organ Concert: A showcase of Dutch organ music from 1521 to today as Sider Edgington joins Holland organist Jane Bosko for a four-hand organ duet with Dr. Sarah Southard of Hope College on oboe.
  
  • Tickets are $16 per person.
  • Click here to buy tickets in advance.
• Elton Rohn: A premier, high-energy Elton John tribute show featuring full harmonies and all musicians playing and singing live.
  
  • Tickets are $45 per person.
  • Seating is general admission.
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• FiddleFire: Members and friends of the musical Planning Family will perform for their tenth year.
  
  • Tickets are $32 per person.
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• Fireworks: The grand finale of the 2023 Tulip Time Festival.
  
  • FREE to attend.
  • Food and entertainment start at 5:30 p.m.
  • Food vendors: Dolce Mini Cakes, Los Mariscos De Pancho, Hotbox Tacos, Outlaw Roasted Corn, La Michoacana, Jhomary's Paradise and Mi Favorita.
  • Musical acts: DJ Two 3, the LAUP Salserines and Grupo Supernova.
• Floral Arranging: Award-winning floral designers will teach you the art of floral arranging as you create your own masterpiece to take home.
  
  • Tickets are $50 per person.
  • All class supplies included in ticket purchase.
• Girl Named Tom: Bekah Grace and her brothers' homegrown style combines the classics with pop artists of today after making history in 2021 as the first-ever trio to win The Voice.
  
  • Tickets are $38 per person.

• Historic Walking Tours: Costumed guides take attendees on a fun and informative one-hour walking tour.
  
  • Tickets are $40 per person.
  • Each participant is given a personal set of headphones so they can hear the tour guide easily.
  • Most of the tour is wheelchair accessible, except for some stairs that can be navigated by going via ramp.
  • Click here to buy tickets in advance.

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• Kinder/Middel Dutch Dance: One of Tulip Time's most entertaining and colorful spectacles when authentically-costumed dancers, grades three through eight, come together to klomp and whirl their way through traditional dances.
  
  • FREE to attend.
• Kinderparade: A time-honored favorite where elementary school students, along with their teachers and administrators, march through downtown Holland in full costume— hosted by our very own Josh Berry.
  
  • Click here for information about where to sit during the parade.

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• Nana's Naughty Knickers: A wonderfully, light-hearted play about a lively grandmother who starts running an illegal boutique out of her granddaughter's New York apartment.
  
  • Tickets are $23 per person.
• Sara Evans: Multi-platinum and fifth-most played female artist on country radio in nearly two decades will perform live in Holland.
  
  • Tickets are $55 per person.
  • Click here to buy tickets in advance.
• Tall Ship Dockside Tours: All aboard the tall ship Friends Good Will, which is a replica Great Lakes sloop from 1810 owned and operated by the Michigan Maritime Museum.
  
  • Tickets are $8 per person.
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• Tulip City Brewstillery Guided Beverage Tasting: Experience a lesson in beer, spirits and history with this local crafter.
  
  • Tickets are $35 per person.
  • Must be 21+ to participate.
  • Click here to buy tickets in advance.
• Tulip Immersion Garden: World-renowned Dutch horticulturist Ibo Gülsen showcases more than 65,000 tulips in three stunning, raised displays to immerse guests in chest and eye-level tulips.
  
  • Tickets are $15 per person, $5 for children three-to-12 years old and FREE for children two and under.
  • FREE parking is available.
  • Click here to buy tickets in advance.

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• Tulip Time Photo Walk: An opportunity for photography enthusiasts to experience one of Holland's top tourist attractions through their lenses, during hours where there are limited to no crowds, with Chris Sprik and Sandie Coffman sharing tips and tricks on how to get the best shot.
  
  • Tickets are $40 per person.
  • Participants must bring their own equipment and meet at least five minutes before the class starts at the entrance booth in the parking lot of Windmill Island Gardens.
  • Participants can submit one photo taken during the class to be selected as "Best Picture" and featured in Tulip Time social media posts.
  • Click here to buy tickets in advance.
• Tulip Time Quilt Show: See a unique display of more than 100 quilts, wall hangings and art quilts created by local artists.
  
  • Tickets are $8 per person.
  • Attendees can also buy raffle tickets for the chance to win a one-of-a-kind quilt.
  • Click here to buy tickets in advance.
  • Click here to exhibit a quilt in the show.
• Tulip Time Run: Racers can participate in a 5K, 10K or Kids' Fun Run through the tulip-lined streets of Holland.
  
  • Click here for details and registration.

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• VIP Walking Tours: Costumed guides will share Holland's history, points of interest and more on a two-mile walking tour that finishes with a private reception, hosted by the city's mayor or a Holland community VIP, where you can enjoy gourmet hors d' oeuvres and a complementary glass of wine or nonalcoholic beverage.
  
  • Tickets are $85 per person.
  • The one-and-a-half-mile walk includes some stairs.
  • Must be 21+ to participate.
  • Click here to buy tickets in advanced.
• Volksparade: Dozens of bands from West Michigan middle and high schools will showcase their talents amid the community floats through downtown Holland.
  
  • Click here for information about where to sit during the parade.

The Tulip Time Festival's events and activities are in many different locations— most of which are in a four-mile radius of downtown Holland.

Tulip Time runs May 6- May 14, 2023 with some events starting Thursday, May 4 and Friday, May 5.

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If you are interested in getting involved with Tulip Time, there are plenty of ways to do so— you can donate, volunteer or "join the dance" in other ways, like becoming a sponsor or participating in different activities.

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