2024 Tulip Time Day 8, May 11, 2024 Schedule of Shows & Events, Maps, PARADE ROUTES, Shows, Concerts, Tickets | Holland MI Tulip Festival
Article: 2024 Tulip Time Day 8, May 11, 2024 Schedule of Shows & Events, Maps, Shows, Concerts, Tickets | Holland MI Tulip Festival
Join us at the 95th Annual 2024 Tulip Time Festival, themed "Bikes and Blooms"! My friends, Chris and I are thrilled to experience this beloved Michigan spring tradition once again.
If you love tulips, you will love the 2024 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 2024 Tulip Time article will cover:
- May 11, 2024 festival calendar of events
- Daily summary of events
- Shows & Events with Official Links to Purchase
- Interactive MAPS OF EVERYTHING
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!
2024 Tulip Time Interactive MAPS of Events and Shows | Tulip Festival Holland 2024
- Where to stay
- Where to park
- Where to eat
- Where to see all shows and events
- Where to see all tulips
Check out our Holland MI Tulip Time Festival Maps. Use this button to find all our interactive maps in one place!
Saturday, May 11, 2024 Holland MI Tulip Festival
Tulip Time Event Summary
- Tulip Immersion Garden
- Historic Walking Tours
- VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- Tall Ship Dockside Tours
- 2024 Tulip Time Quilt Show
- Carnival Midway
- Kinder/Middel
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- Dutch Dance
- Volksparade
- Tulip Time Fireworks
- On Golden Pond: Theatre Performance | Live Entertainment
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Tulip Immersion Garden
Tulip Time's spring festival is a great time to take photos, enjoy fresh air, stretch your legs and enjoy Michigan in the spring!
Tulip Immersion Garden - Tickets are sold for 1-hour, on-the-hour time slots.
- When: May 11, 2024, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
- Where: Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Tickets: $15 per person ($5 for children 3-12 yrs, 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 11, 2024, 8:30 am - 11:30 am.
- 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 Saturday, May 4 through Sunday, May 12, 2024 starting every 20 to 30 minutes. Get your tickets early!
- Tickets: $35 per person
- Pet Friendly: No dogs allowed
- Accessibility: Most of the tour is wheelchair accessible. Some ramps involved
VIP Tour via Motorcoach | See Top Holland Tourist Attractions
VIP Tour via Motorcoach
- When: May 11, 2024, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, All Day Tour
- Where: Beechwood Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Rd, Holland, MI 49424
- Parking: Free parking!
- Get Your Tickets: $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.
Tall Ship Dockside Tours
Tall Ship Dockside Tours - Learn more about maritime heritage here in the Great Lakes region
- When: May 11, 2024, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Where: Boatwerks North Dock, 216 Van Raalte Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets: $8 per person
Dockside tours run May 4 through May 11 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.
2024 Tulip Time Quilt Show
Tulip Time Quilt Show
- When: May 11, 2024, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
- Where: Midtown Center, 96 W 15th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets: $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.
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, 2024, 11:00 am - 11:00 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 11, 2024, 1:00 pm - 1:15 pm
- Where: 8th Street between College and Central, Holland Michigan
- Price: Free
Dutch Dance | 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 11, 2024, 1:20pm - 1:35 pm.
- Where: 8th Street between College and Central, Holland Michigan
- Tickets/Price: Free
Holland Michigan Tulip Time ParadeVolksparade Route + Grand Stand Seating MAP
Volksparade
- When: May 11, 2024, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
- Where: Parade Route: 8th street from Columbia to Van Raalte and 24th, Holland Michigan
- Price: Free!
PRO TIP: There are 2 different parades: The Volksparade and the Kinderparade on May 9, 2024.
Dutch Dance Performances begin at 12:00pm along 8th Street.
Rain or Shine!
See and hear dozens of bands from West Michigan's middle and high schools! Enjoy community floats, local businesses and fun in downtown Holland. The Tulip Time Parade is one of the longest and most exciting parade routes in Michigan!
Where to Sit for the Parades (Both Kinderparade and Volksparade)
Buy Grandstand Seats! $18 per person.
- There is grandstand seating located adjacent to the Civic Center parking lot, on both sides of 8th Street. Convenient viewing and the comfort of a seat with a back and legroom. Not ADA accessible. Reserved seating. Parade Grandstands - 150 West 8th St. Holland, MI 49423.
- There's also streetside seating at the Civic Center Marketside! This location is ADA and stroller accessible. First come, first serve. Holland Civic Center, 150 W. 8th St. Holland, MI 49423
- OR Free curbside seating. Bring your own chairs or blanket.
Tulip Time Fireworks
- When: May 11, 2024, 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
- Where: Kollen Park, 240 Kollen Park Dr, Holland, MI 49423
- Price: Free
There's more than fireworks! Enjoy food trucks and live music beginning at 5:30 pm in Kollen Park. Then, get ready for a dazzling display of fireworks over Holland's Lake Macatawa. Pack up the kids, bring a blanket and enjoy the grand finale of the Holland Tulip Time Festival at Kollen Park.
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 11, 2024, 6:30 pm - 6:45pm
- Where: Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Price: Free
On Golden Pond
- When: May 11, 2024, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm.
- Where: Holland Community Theatre, 50 W 9th St, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets: $23 per person
Shows occur on May 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 2024. Visitors and locals alike will enjoy this play about an enchanted summer on Golden Pond with Ethel and Norman Thayer. This is a story about love, getting older, family and forgiveness. Watch as Ethel and Norman get to know their daughter's fiancé's son and how a heart attack brings them all closer.
Dutch Dance | 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 11, 2024, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
- Where: Centennial Park, 250 Central Ave, Holland, MI 49423
- Tickets/Price: Free
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 2024 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.
2024 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 run approximately $8-$150.
- Check out our Daily breakdown below for all the Free Events!
About: 2024 Tulip Time SCHEDULE OF EVENTS, Shows and FUN Things to Do!
2024 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.
2024 Tulip Time Theme
The Holland Tulip Festival theme is "Bikes and Blooms!" Start making plans now for a girls getaway or family vacation in Holland!
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!
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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