HOLLAND, Michigan — The 95th Tulip Time Festival will run from May 4 to 12, 2024, and is jam-packed with events.
New to the festival this year is a Tulip Time VIP motorcoach tour. Guests who purchase a ticket will get a costumed guide, lunch, a VIP tour through the Tulip Immersion Garden, a tour of Holland with stops at Hope College and Big Red Lighthouse and time at Windmill Gardens.
Also new is a Dutch lunch and dance performance. Guests can enjoy a traditional Dutch meal while the Dutch Dancers perform their klompen dance in Dutch costumes and wooden shoes.
In 2024, the Tulip Immersion Garden by world-renowned Dutch horticulturalist Ibo Gulsen will return to Beechwood Church and feature over 65,000 tulips. The tulips will be raised and packed tightly together for guests to admire and take photos.
The festival will celebrate how the tulip came to Holland and its importance with information panels, artwork and a Dutch souvenir shop.
Musical guests at the festival this year include:
- Scotty McCreery
- Dancing Queen: An ABBA Salute
- The Texas Tenors
- FiddleFire
- American Legion Band
- Dutch Organ Music Concert
Events will also be held throughout the festival by Holland's cultural organizations. The local art and culture events are:
- Community Dutch Dance Lessons
- Historical Walking Tours
- Art in Bloem Fine Art Showcase
- Tall Ship Dockside Tour
- Tulip Time Run
- Tulip Time Artisan Market
- On Golden Pond
- Quilt Show
- Floral Arranging Class
There will also be two parades during the festival. The Gentex Kinderparade (children's parade) will be on May 9, 2024 and The Quality Car Wash Volksparade (people's parade) will be on May 11, 2024.
Tulip Time tickets go on sale starting Tuesday, Nov. 7.
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