HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May2, 2025) – The 96th renewal of Holland’s annual signature event begins in earnest on Friday.
While the tulips have been in bloom for about a week, and Dutch Dancers held their final dress rehearsal in Centennial Park on Thursday night, the official start of the Tulip Time Festival kicks off at 8 AM with a VIP tour and the Tulip Immersion Garden, both starting at Beechwood Church (895 Ottawa Beach Road). Historic Walking Tours from Window on the Waterfront Park (71 East 6th Street) begins a half hour later. At 10 AM, De Familiedans perform at Centennial Park (Central Avenue at West 10th Street), the Quilt Show is in the Midtown Center (96 West 15th Street), and the Art in Bloem Fine Art Exhibit is in the Holland Area Arts Council building (150 East 8th Street). A Dutch Lunch & Dance Performance is in Evergreen Commons (480 State Street) from 11:30 AM to 1 PM.
Dutch Dance Lessons are in Centennial Park from 4-5 PM; the Skerbeck Carnival opens in the parking lot of the Heeringa Holland Civic Center Place (150 West 8th Street) at 5 PM; More Dutch Dancing at Centennial Park is from 6:30-7:30 PM; and the band Great Scott performs at the Herringa Holland Civic Center Place at 7 PM.
Opening Day culminates nearly a year’s worth of preparations for Festival Executive Director Gwen Auwerda.
An online link for more information and tickets is here. The Tulip Time Festival runs through May 11th.
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