Orange City Tulip Festival - May 14, 15, 16, 2026

Orange City invites you to our 85th Tulip Festival in 2026!

Each year at Tulip-time it is Orange City’s good fortune and great pleasure to welcome thousands of visitors from near and far. Join us for a day as you recall the gentle charms of the old world and catch a new glimpse of the old Dutch customs.

What began in 1936 as a small celebration of Orange City’s Dutch heritage has led to over 80 years of what is now known as the Tulip Festival. Our annual celebration occurs every third weekend in May.

The internationally recognized festival features music and dancing by children and adults in authentic Dutch costumes, two daily parades, nightly musical theater, a carnival midway, Dutch delicacies, delicious food, plus thousands of tulips and a dozen replica windmills throughout this charming village.

Join tens of thousands of visitors and Discover the Dutch at a festival that is ever-charming and colorful!

The Town Crier

2018 Tulip Festival Parade Marshal Announced

March 22, 2018

2018 Tulip Court Costumes Revealed

March 14, 2018

2018 Dutch Costume Exchange set for April 4

March 7, 2018

2018 Tulip Festival brochures have arrived

March 1, 2018

2018 Tulip Festival Extravaganza scheduled

February 20, 2018

ArtBurst 2018

January 16, 2018

Get Involved

Group Tour

Each year at Tulip-time it is Orange City’s good fortune and great pleasure to welcome thousands of visitors from near and far. Many of those who spend a Festival day or two with us come from many miles away. Many return year-after-year to share the particular pleasures of a folk festival that is ever-charming and colorful.

Group Tour