Each year at Tulip Festival, Orange City is proud 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.
Our festival is designed with bus tour groups in mind. We’ve created a one-day sample itinerary for your convenience. For more information, call the Tulip Festival office at 712-707-4510.
Book your tour for our next festival, May 16, 17 and 18, 2019.
The Orange City Tulip Festival is a proud member of the Western Iowa Tourism Region and the Iowa Group Travel Association.
Accolades for the Orange City Tulip Festival:
- 2011, 2008 & 1991 – Named one of the Top 100 Events in North America by the American Bus Association
- 2003 – Named the top Iowa festival by AAA members
- 2001 – Rated in the top six Midwest destinations by readers of the Kansas City Star
- 1990 – Named the National Bus Association Tourism Event of the Year and the Iowa Tourism Event of the Year
Sample Itinerary
9:00 am Quilt Show $5*
9:45 am City Bus tour – Includes stop at the Vogel Old Mill $3
11:00 am Sioux County Museum & Flower Show $5*
11:30 am Dutch Dozen Performance $5*
12:15 pm Lunch on your own or as a group
1:00 pm Straatfeest, Street Scrubbing and Volksparade – Reserved seating recommended for $5/seat
3:15 pm Free time in the City Centrum
- Enjoy a Horse-Drawn Trolley Tour $5*
- Take a spin on a Pedicab $2*
- Try your hand at a Dutch Street Game $2*
- Browse the Straatmarkt
- Listen to the Dutch street organ
- Enjoy the Carnival Midway
- Shop Downtown
- Stroll through the Tulip Gardens
- Tour the Sioux County Courthouse
4:30 pm Wooden shoe carving demonstration at Stadscentrum
5:15 pm Century Home $3*
6:15 pm Supper on your own or as a group – The evening parade begins at 6 p.m. if your group wishes to stay downtown and enjoy the parade.
7:45 pm Be seated for the Night Show
8:00 pm Night Show Musical $25
*These tickets are included in our value booklets (A $30 value for only $15)
