Tulip Festival (Albany, New York)
tulip festival held albany new york every spring washington park year event last weekend coincides mother day festival originated result albany becoming sistercities nijmegen netherlands following world war ii gratitude queen wilhelmina netherlands sent flower bulb albany july albany mayor erastus corning nd got city ordinance passed declaring tulip city official flower addition sent request queen wilhelmina name varietyof flower albany tulip july reply majesty gladly accepts invitation designate tulip official flower albany picked variety orange wonder slowgrowing relatively rare inch tall tulip orangeshaded scarlet toward center first tulip festival celebrated following year may opening ceremony still carried today tradition sweeping state street crowning tulip queen festival commences ceremonial scrubbing state street student traditional dutch dress year tulip queen crowned part event tulip queen act ambassador albany following year since tulip festival included award mother year commemorate th anniversary festival state new york designated albany love new york spring destination also th anniversary descendant variety wonder orange tulip found netherlands new variety named city albany africanamerican tradition pinksterfest whose origin traced back even dutch festivity later incorporated tulip festival due covid pandemic festival occur regular form virtual event run festival returned inperson activity tulip festival tulip festival