Flower Calendar 2018
Do you love flowers and are you traveling to the Netherlands? We try to provide the most complete calendar of all flower activities in the Netherlands.
This list has been checked more than twice, please make sure you check the dates for yourself before you travel. The program of the festivities can change, a parade can be cancelled or moved to another day. Check the dates with the organization of the activity. The web address is provided.
When are you traveling ? Please select the month:
- In March some of the flower fields with early spring flowers can start blooming!
- It all depends on the weather – most likely best chance to see crocus and daffodils. Keep an eye to our weekly flower update.
- Lentetuin Breezand
- 1 – 5 March 2018 – website
- Opening Keukenhof
- 22 March 2018 – 13 May 2018 – website
- In April flower fields spring flowers can start blooming
- It all depends on the weather – most likely best chance to see hyacinths and tulips. Keep an eye to our weekly flower update.
- Tulpenfestival Noordoostpolder
- 21 April – 6 May 2018 – website
- Tulpenroute Dronten
- 21 April – 6 May 2018 – website
- Keukenhof *
- 22 March – 13 May 2018 – website
- Floralia Brussels (Belgium)
- 6 April – 6 May 2018 – website
- Hortus Bulborum – Limmen
- 6 April – 13 May 2018 – website
- Bloemencorso Bollenstreek Keukenhof * – website
- 18 – 20 april 2018 – Building of the floats
- 20 april 2018 – Evening Parade Noordwijkerhout
- 21 april 2018 – Day Parade from Noordwijk to Haarlem
- 22 april 2018 – Display of floats in Haarlem
- Bicycling through the flower fields – Zijpe (bring your own bike!)
- 22 April 2018 – website
- Bloemendagen Anna Paulowna *
- 28 April – 2 May 2018 – website
- In May we are getting towards the end of springtime
- It all depends on the weather – most likely chance to see some tulips. Be aware it is also the month that the tulips in the fields are headed. Keep an eye to our weekly flower update.
- Tulpenfestival Noordoostpolder *
- 21 April – 6 May 2018 – website
- Bloemendagen Anna Paulowna *
- 28 April – 2 May 2018 – website
- Tulpenroute Dronten
- 21 April – 6 May 2018 – website
- Keukenhof *
- 22 March 2018 – 13 May 2018 – website
- Floralia Brussels (Belgium)
- 6 April – 6 May 2018 – website
- Hortus Bulborum
- 6 April – 13 May 2018 – website
After the Keukenhof has closed its doors, there are no tulips or tulip fields left until next springtime 2019!
- Harvest of the flower bulbs – months June and July
- Aalsmeer Flower Festival
- TBA June 2018 – website
- Harvest of the flower bulbs – months June and July
- Visit a Flower Farm Day*
- TBA – website
- Gladiolenfestival in Laag Soeren*
- 12 & 13 August + 19 & 20 August 2017 – website
- Varend Corso Westland *
- 4 – 6 August 2017 – website
- Rijnsburgcorso *
- 12 August 2017 – website
- Gondelvaart Belt-Schutsloot
- 11 August 2017 – website
- Bloemencorso Leersum
- 19 August 2017 – website
- Sint Jansklooster Bloemencorso
- 18 August 2017 – website
- Bloemencorso Rekken
- 23, 24 and 25 August 2017 – website
- Winterswijk, Bloemencorso Winterswijk
- 25 August 2017 – website
- Bloemencorso Vollenhove
- 26 August 2017 – website
- Bloemencorso Eelde
- 2 and 3 September 2017 – website
- Bloemencorso Zundert, the largest flower parade in the world *
- 3 September 2017 – website – get your tickets here
- Bloemencorso Beltrum
- 3 September 2017 – website
- Floraliacorso Frederiksoord
- 9 September 2017 – website
- Bloemencorso Lichtenvoorde, second largest flower parade in the world *
- 10 September 2017 – website
- Bloemencorso Loenhout (Belgium)*
- 10 September 2017 – website
- Bloemencorso Valkenswaard
- 10 September 2017 – website
- Bloemencorso Voorthuizen
- 17 September 2017 – website
- Gondelvaart op wielen Drogeham
- 22 – 23 September 2017 – website
- Flower Bulb Market at the flower farms
- Bloemencorso Winkel
- 24 september 2017 – website
No tulip activities
No tulip activities
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