When's the tulip festival in Holland?

Here’s the quick answer 🌷✨ • The Dutch “tulip season” runs from **mid-March to mid-May**. • The **peak bloom—and most of the celebratory events—fall between 10 April and 25 April**. • Keukenhof Gardens (the star attraction) is traditionally open **mid-March through mid-May**; in 2026 the provisional dates are **19 March – 11 May**. • The one-day **Bloemencorso Bollenstreek (Flower Parade)**—the famous float procession from Noordwijk to Haarlem—usually rolls on the **third Saturday of April** (expected **18 April 2026**). • “Amsterdam Tulip Festival” is city-wide and lasts **all of April**, with 800+ planter displays in front of museums, hotels and public squares. What this means for your trip 🇳🇱 • If you sail in **early May**, you’ll still see plenty of color in Keukenhof and the bulb fields, though some early varieties will have been topped. Crowds thin slightly after King’s Day (27 April), so it’s a nice value-versus-bloom trade-off. • Going **mid-April** guarantees peak blossoms and lets you catch the Flower Parade, but airfares and hotel prices climb 10–15 %. Suggestion for your itinerary ✅ 1. Fly SAN → AMS around **11 April**. 2. Spend 3–4 days enjoying tulip events (Keukenhof, parade weekend, Amsterdam Tulip Festival). 3. Board the 12-night Celebrity cruise in Amsterdam **15–17 April**. 4. Return 27–29 April, then enjoy your two-week post-cruise stay in a (slightly calmer) Amsterdam that’s just winding down from tulip mania and gearing up for King’s Day celebrations. Does that timing fit your one-month window, or would you rather lean toward early-May for slightly lower prices and smaller crowds? 😊