Tulip Time Festival
tulip time festival annual festival held holland michigan tulip festival held many city around united state america founded largely inhabited dutch settler held every year except midmay since currently longest running tulip festival united state festival currently run first saturday may second sunday activity celebration include three parade firework dutch market various show concert craft fair klompen dancing street scrubbing city holland thousand tulip lining street special tulip garden throughout city tulip time root traced community beautification project lida rogers biology teacher holland high school suggested holland adopt tulip flower due city close tie netherlands city council approved funding import tulip bulb netherlands plant city park next year city invited visitor come week including may success prompted annual event born world war ii tulip time scaled back returning fourday festival festival geared towards celebrating holland michigan centennial tradition started year michigan governor kim sigler donned dutch costume took part festivity america celebrated bicentennial tulip time honored presence president gerald r ford michigander formerly represented nearby grand rapid united state congress reconstruction authentic yearold de zwaan windmill windmill island added another tourist attraction tulip time expanded four ten day festival shortened eight day moved week better coincide tulip bloom carnival added outdoor concert series renamed tulipalooza moved sixth street stage th street college ave festival canceled first time due covid crisis festival resumed virtually festival returned inperson activity tulip time festival hosted performance appearance many well known artist public figure featured johnny cash featured concert pop star christina aguilera featured otown featured performance frankie avalon oak ridge boy jar clay ag silver featured bruce hornsby featured entertainment included jonny lang tony orlando ronnie milsap featured jan mulder tribute bobby vinton oak ridge boy featured coaster drifter platter starship featuring mickey thomas singer seminar former blackwater worldwide ceo holland native erik prince featured comedian bill cosby festival mentioned simpson episode mobile homer one place homer wish could take rv also featured film seven sweetheart official website official website holland michigan