TULIP TIME FESTIVAL
May 7-14, 2011
Tulip Time is probably the most beautiful and festive week in Holland, Michigan. It’s filled with parades, craft fairs, art exhibits, Dutch markets, dancing, music, fireworks and of course tulips, tulips, tulips.
Over 500,000 tulips have been planted along the streets and parks of downtown Holland, and at Window on the Waterfront and Centennial Park. So grab a seat on the Tulip Trolley and enjoy the springtime spectacle. And on your way into town, remember to stop and enjoy the six miles of tulips which comprise Tulip Lanes, beginning on 12th Street & River Avenue.
Top recommendations for tulip lovers:
Veldheer’s Tulip Gardens
12755 Quincy Street & U.S. 31, Holland, MI
616-399-1900
Holland’s only tulip farm has over 5 ½ million tulips available for viewing and purchasing. Additional attractions include Delft factory, buffalo farm, wooden shoe factory.
Windmill Island Garden
1 Lincoln Avenue & 7th Street
616-535-5792
Walk among 150,000 tulips in the shadow of an authentic Dutch windmill.
Most of the festival action takes place in downtown Holland. Expect crowds, but the Tulip Trolley will make it easier to get around. Head over to Centennial Park on 10th Street & Central Avenue and hop on a Tulip Trolley for a 75 minute tour. Adults - $14.00, Children - $6.00
Saturday May 7
Tulip Time Run
Kollen Park
10th Street & Van Raalte Avenue
8am 5K
9am 10K
930am 1K Kids Fun Run
To register, visit www.snapregistration.com/110068
Art & Craft Fair
Centennial Park
9am - 5pm
More than 200 juried exhibitors, Dutch dancers
Carnival
Kollen Park
10th Street & Van Raalte Avenue
11am – 11pm
Rides, games, food
Vintage Baseball Game
Riverview Park
5th Street and Columbia Avenue
2pm Free
The Douglas Dutchers square off against the South Haven Bark Peelers.
Quilt Show
Holland Area Arts Council
150 East 8th Street
10am - 3pm
Kinderplaats
Window on the Waterfront Park
6th Street at College Avenue
10am – 6pm
Arts, crafts, petting zoo, Dutch dancers, live music, food, inflatables
Children - $6 -- Adults - Free
Fireworks
Kollen Park
10th Street & Van Raalte Avenue
Live Music 6:30pm
Fireworks -- After dusk
Sunday May 8
Art & Craft Fair
Centennial Park
11am - 5pm
More than 200 juried exhibitors, Dutch dancers
Kinderplaats
Window on the Waterfront Park
6th Street at College Avenue
12pm – 6pm
Arts, crafts, petting zoo, Dutch dancers, live music, food, inflatables
Children - $6 -- Adults - Free
Monday May 9
Carnival
Holland Civic Center
150 West 8th Street
2pm – 9pm
Rides, games, food
Quilt Show
Holland Area Arts Council
150 East 8th Street
10am - 8pm
Tuesday May 10
Carnival
Holland Civic Center
150 West 8th Street
2pm – 9pm
Rides, games, food
Dutch Marktplaats
Civic Center
150 West 8th Street
10am – 6pm
Folk dancing, costumes, period crafts, Dutch food, shopping.
Floral Arrangement Class
Eastern Floral
11595 East Lakewood Blvd, Holland.
10am -- $28 per person -- Advance tickets required
Master floral designers present a workshop on tulips and various floral design techniques. Participants will leave with their own floral design piece.
Quilt Show
Holland Area Arts Council
150 East 8th Street
10am - 8pm
Wednesday May 11
Dutch Cleanliness: White Glove Inspection
Corner of 8th Street and Central Avenue
10:30am
Street Scrubbing
8th Street, downtown Holland
1:15pm
Hundreds of local residents wearing Dutch costumes will scrub and sweep the streets of the parade route clean.
Volksparade
8th Street, downtown Holland
2:00pm $6.00 bleacher seats
Dutch dancers ‘klomping’ down the parade route, floats, bands
(Parade route runs along 8th Street between Columbia Avenue and Kollen Park)
Carnival
Holland Civic Center
150 West 8th Street
11am – 2pm & 3:30pm – 10pm
Rides, games, food
Dutch Marktplaats
Civic Center
150 West 8th Street
10am – 6pm
Folk dancing, costumes, period crafts, Dutch food, shopping.
Quilt Show
Holland Area Arts Council
150 East 8th Street
10am - 8pm
Floral Arrangement Class
Eastern Floral
11595 East Lakewood Blvd, Holland.
10am -- $28 per person -- Advance tickets required
Master floral designers present a workshop on tulips and various floral design techniques. Participants will leave with their own floral design piece.
Thursday May 12
Kinderparade -- (Rain Date - Friday May 13)
8th Street, downtown Holland
2pm -- $6.00 bleacher seats
7000 area schoolchildren in Dutch costumes, marching bands
(Parade route runs along 8th Street between Columbia Avenue and Kollen Park)
Carnival
Holland Civic Center
150 West 8th Street
11am – 2pm & 3:30pm – 10pm
Rides, games, food
Dutch Marktplaats
Civic Center
150 West 8th Street
10am – 6pm
Folk dancing, costumes, period crafts, Dutch food, shopping.
Quilt Show
Holland Area Arts Council
150 East 8th Street
10am - 8pm
Friday May 13
Street Performers
8th Street between River & College Ave.
8th Street Marketplace between Pine and Maple
5pm – 7pm
Town Crier Competition
Civic Center at the Dutch Marktplaats
150 West 8th Street
11am & 1pm -- Free
Criers from around the world wearing period dress compete for best costume, best cry and best performance.
Carnival
Holland Civic Center
150 West 8th Street
11am – 11pm
Rides, games, food
Dutch Marktplaats
Civic Center
150 West 8th Street
10am – 6pm
Folk dancing, costumes, period crafts, Dutch food, shopping, town crier competition.
Quilt Show
Holland Area Arts Council
150 East 8th Street
10am - 8pm
Saturday May 14
Premier Bands
8th Street in downtown Holland
12:30pm
Muziekparade
8th Street in downtown Holland
2pm -- $7.00 bleacher seats
Floats, Dutch dancers, giant helium balloons, marching bands, horses
(Parade route runs along 8th Street between Columbia Avenue to Van Raalte, south to 24th Street)
Carnival
Holland Civic Center
150 West 8th Street
11am – 2pm & 4pm – 11pm
Rides, games, food
Dutch Marktplaats
Civic Center
150 West 8th Street
10am – 6pm
Folk dancing, costumes, period crafts, Dutch food, shopping.
Quilt Show
Holland Area Arts Council
150 East 8th Street
10am - 1pm
