Canadian Tulip Festival

First held in the year of 1953 as a Board of Trade initiative, under the inspiration of the internationally renowned photographer Malak Karsh, The Canadian Tulip Festival has grown to become the largest Tulip Festival in the world.

The Canadian Tulip Festival in the Nation's Capital, May 12-22, 2017, featuring millions of tulips in bloom, plus pageantry and entertainment for all ages. Breathtaking fireworks and vintage military displays pay tribute to veterans, recalling the Festival's roots in the liberation of the Netherlands by Canadian troops 71 years ago. Special interactive children's program celebrates the birth of Dutch Princess Margriet in Ottawa in WWII – the only Royal ever born in North America – and the Royal gift of tulips to the people of Canada.