Tulip Time in Holland, Michigan
The ties between the Netherlands and Holland, Michigan run deep and are proudly celebrated each spring with the Annual Tulip Time celebration. This festival that runs from May 2-9, 2015 is the 86th celebration and one of the biggest and most fun in the United States. Gardens in Holland erupt in color with the blooming of more than
4.5 MILLION tulips blooms. Located south of Grand Rapids on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, Holland fills a full week with Dutch entertainment including multiple parades, Dutch dance in the streets, a Kinderparade with 7,000 school children dressed in Dutch costumes, Music Parade with 4,000 participants, Delft art classes, Dutch food at the Marktplaats, Wooden Shoe carving, floral classes, beer tents and so much more! Don wooden shoes and join “Klomp The Record”, this year’s attempt to break the world record for wooden shoe dancers.
Pella and Orange City, Iowa Tulip Festivals
Some of the longest running Tulip Festivals in the United States take place in Iowa. This year Pella celebrates it’s 80th Tulip Time festival on May 7-9, 2015, and Orange City celebrates 75 years of remembering their roots on May 14-16, 2015. Each year Pella becomes a quaint European Village again with residents dressed in Dutch attire, visits to the Vermeer Dutch Mill, a grand parade, ethnic foods and shops and markets selling traditional Dutch goods and attire. Orange City celebrates with a gala carnival, two parades each day, costumed dances, nightly music performances and a dozen replica windmills throughout the village. Lots of fun for everyone who visits.
Wooden Shoe Farm, Woodburn, Oregon
For the 30th year, Wooden Shoe Farms in the Woodburn/Canby area of Oregon will open their 40 acres of tulip fields to the public to celebrate spring’s bounty of blooms. With Mt. Hood for it’s backdrop and located just 45 minutes from Portland, the Wooden Shoe Farm is a must see destination in spring. Take a bumpy Cow Train ride through the fields, and visit the “You Pick” areas. The weekend brings Hot Air Balloon Rides, Pony Rides, Craft Markets, Photography Classes, and Easter Egg hunt on April 4th and Farm Dinner In The Field on May 3. The display of tulips in bloom at Wooden Shoe Farm is truly one of the most spectacular anywhere in the world.