May 14 – 16, 2026
Breng ons een bezoek! (Pay us a visit!) Whether you’re planning a one day or multi-day trip, you’ll find a variety of events and attractions to enjoy during the festival. All of our events are family friendly, and we offer a several events for visitors of all ages.
Looking for more information? Send us a brochure request through our form and we will mail one to you once they are printed!
Monday – May 11
6:30 p.m.
Night Show
Tuesday – May 12
6:30 p.m.
Night Show
Wednesday – May 13
4:00 p.m.
Tulip Town Bulb Company opens
4:30 p.m.
Cruise-In Car Show
5:00 p.m.
Food Vendors Open
6:00 p.m.
Tulip Festival Ride Night
8:00 p.m.
Night Show
Thursday – May 14
8:00 a.m.
Children’s Art Exhibit
9:00 a.m.
Antique Tractor Show (begins)
Children’s Art Exhibit (opens)
Horse-Drawn Trolley Tours (begin)
Pedicabs (begin)
Private Tours Dutch American Heritage Museum
Stadscentrum (opens)
Tulip Talk in Windmill Park
Vogel Old Mill (opens)
9:30 a.m.
Century Home (opens)
10:00 a.m.
Antique Model Tractor Display
Craft Show (opens)
De Straatwinkel (opens)
Dutch American Heritage Museum (Opens)
Straatmarkt (opens)
Tulip Talk in Windmill Park
Wooden Shoe Carving Demonstrations
10:30 a.m.
Dutch Dozen Performance
Dutch Street Organ
11:00 a.m.
Stipwerk Luncheon
Tulip Talk in Windmill Park
11:30 a.m.
Dutch Dozen Performance
12:00 p.m.
Carnival Rides (open)
Fietsen Zangers
1:00 p.m.
Straat Feest, Street Scrubbing, and Volksparade
$10 reserved seating recommended or bring your own lawn chair
3:30 p.m.
Band Awards and Drum Line Performances
Horse-Drawn Trolley Tours
Pedicab Rides
4:00 p.m.
Dutch Dozen Performance
Dutch Street Organ
Tulip Talk in Windmill Park
Wooden Shoe Carving Demonstrations
5:30 p.m.
Entertainment in the Street
6:00 p.m.
Volksparade
8:00 p.m.
Night Show
Friday – May 15
8:00 a.m.
Children’s Art Exhibit
9:00 a.m.
Antique Tractor Show (begins)
Children’s Art Exhibit (opens)
Horse-Drawn Trolley Tours (begin)
Pedicabs (begin)
Private Tours Dutch American Heritage Museum
Stadscentrum (opens)
Tulip Talk in Windmill Park
Vogel Old Mill (opens)
9:30 a.m.
Century Home (opens)
10:00 a.m.
Antique Model Tractor Display
ArtBurst (opens)
Craft Show (opens)
De Straatwinkel (opens)
Dutch American Heritage Museum (opens)
Straatmarkt (opens)
Tulip Talk in Windmill Park
Wooden Shoe Carving Demonstrations
10:30 a.m.
Dutch Dozen Performance
Dutch Street Organ
11:00 a.m.
Stipwerk Luncheon
Tulip Talk in Windmill Park
11:30 a.m.
Dutch Dozen Performance
12:00 p.m.
Carnival Rides (open)
Fietsen Zangers
1:00 p.m.
Straat Feest, Street Scrubbing, and Volksparade
$10 reserved seating recommended or bring your own lawn chair
3:30 p.m.
Band Awards and Drum Line Performances
Horse-Drawn Trolley Tours
Pedicab Rides
4:00 p.m.
Dutch Dozen Performance
Dutch Street Organ
Tulip Talk IN Windmill Park
Wooden Shoe Carving Demonstrations
5:30 p.m.
Entertainment in the Street
6:00 p.m.
Volksparade
8:00 p.m.
Night Show
Saturday – May 16
7:00 a.m.
Fly-In Breakfast – Sioux County Regional Airport
8:00 a.m.
Children’s Art Exhibit
8:00 a.m.
Tour de Tulips Bicycle Ride
8:05 a.m.
Tulip Festival Road Race
9:00 a.m.
Antique Tractor Show (begins)
Children’s Art Exhibit (opens)
Horse-Drawn Trolley Tours (begin)
Pedicabs (begin)
Private Tours Dutch American Heritage Museum
Stadscentrum (opens)
Tulip Talk in Windmill Park
Vogel Old Mill (opens)
9:30 a.m.
Century Home (opens)
10:00 a.m.
Antique Model Tractor Display
ArtBurst (opens)
Carnival Rides (open)
Craft Show (opens)
De Straatwinkel (opens)
Dutch American Heritage Museum (opens)
Straatmarkt (opens)
Tulip Talk in Windmill Park
Wooden Shoe Carving Demonstrations
10:30 a.m.
Dutch Dozen Performance
Dutch Street Organ
11:00 a.m.
Petting Zoo
Stipwerk Luncheon
Tulip Talk in Windmill Park
11:30 a.m.
Dutch Dozen Performance
12:00 p.m.
Fietsen Zangers
1:00 p.m.
Straat Feest, Street Scrubbing, and Volksparade
$10 reserved seating recommended or bring your own lawn chair
3:30 p.m.
Band Awards and Drum Line Performances
Horse-Drawn Trolley Tours
Pedicab Rides
4:00 p.m.
Dutch Dozen Performance
Dutch Street Organ
Tulip Talk in Windmill Park
Wooden Shoe Carving Demonstrations
5:30 p.m.
Entertainment in the Street
6:00 p.m.
Volksparade
8:00 p.m.
Night Show
Sunday – May 17
11:00 a.m.
Hwy 10 East, 810 Lincoln Place
Orange City, Iowa
712-737-2600
34 rooms, includes suites, doubles and singles. Continental breakfast included. (No bus groups during Tulip Festival.)
Hwy 10 East, 914 8th St Se
Orange City, Iowa
712-707-4100
60 rooms, includes suite, doubles and singles. Continental breakfast included.
1419 Frankfort Place SE
Orange City, Iowa
Website: www.dutchdogsoc.com
email: contact@dutchdogsoc.com
Phone: 712-737-WOOF (9663)
300 Iowa Ave. SW
Orange City, Iowa
Reservations are required for Veterens Park campsites A-H.
Check availablity here: Veterans Park Camping
All sites include electrical hook-ups. Showers and restrooms available.
86 9th Street Circle NE
Sioux Center, Iowa
712-722-4000
Free continental breakfast and free wireless internet. Room amenities include cable TV with HBO. Restaurant/lounge adjacent to the hotel.
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 14, 15, and 16, 2026. Always the 3rd weekend in May.
The Orange City Tulip Festival is a proud member of the Western Iowa Tourism Region and the Iowa Group Travel Association.
