Tulip Time Festival

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 8:00am

Pella Historical Village
507 Franklin Street

"Our Heritage In Bloom"

Schedule of Events and Activities

8:00am
-Pella Rolscreen Depot Museum (8am-8pm)
-Vermeer Corporation Museum (8am-4pm)

8:30am
-Dutch Masters Antique Auto Display (8:30am-7:30pm, north of Square)
-Pella City Tours (8:30am-12:15pm): $10 adult, $7 youth (under 18)

9:00am
-Pella Historical Village & Vermeer Windmill (9am-6pm): $25 adult, $18 youth (5-18)
-Scholte House Museum (9am-6pm): $12 adult, $7 youth (5-18)
-Antique Implement Display (9am-7pm, Franklin Street west of Square)
-Dutch Craft Market (9am-7pm, West Market Park)
-Pella Garden Club’s Annual Flower Show (9am-6pm, Scholte House)
-Fresh Tulip and Bulb Sales with Barnswallow Flowers (9am-6pm, Scholte Church)

10:00am
-Dutchesses (Scholte Gardens)
-Tulip Queen & her Royal Court (Tulip Toren/Central Park)
-Wyatt Earp Brothers (10am-noon, Wyatt Earp House in the Historical Village)
-Tuttle Cabin (10am-6pm)
-Veteran’s Museum (10am-2pm)
-The Reluctant Pioneer: The Story of Maria Scholte (Pella Opera House): $10
-Quilt Show (10 am-6pm, Memorial Building): $5
-Meet & Greet Flower Farmer Speaker Series (Scholte Church)
-Bulbs, Blooms, & Bouquets: A Tulip Masterclass (Thistles Flower Market)

10:30am
-Strolling Strings (Tulip Toren/Central Park)

11:00am
-Dutchesses (Tulip Toren/Central Park)

11:30 am
-Strolling Strings (Klokkenspel)
-Bulbs, Blooms, & Bouquets: A Tulip Mini Class (Central Park)

Noon
-Dutch Family Singers (corner of Main & Franklin)
-Dutchesses (corner of Broadway & Franklin)
-Organ Recitals in the Dutch Tradition (Second Reformed Church)
-Fire House Museum (noon-2pm)

12:30pm
-Tiny Tulips (Scholte Gardens)

1:00pm
-Tiny Tulips (Klokkenspel)
-Afternoon Grandstand Show (1-2:45pm): Bleachers $15; Park $10

1:30pm
-Art Show & Historic Pella Photo Display (1:30-5:30 pm, Pella Opera House): $5
-Martini Huis (1:30-7:30 pm, Pella Opera House)
-Tiny Tulips (Vermeer Windmill)

2:00pm
-Meet & Greet Flower Farmer Speaker Series (Scholte Church)

2:45pm
-Afternoon Volks Parade

4:00pm
-Pella City Tour (4-6pm): $10 adult, $7 youth (under 18)
-Fire House Museum (4-8 pm)

4:15pm
-Dutch Family Singers (Vermeer Windmill)

4:30pm
-Brad & Kate - Pop-Folk Duo (Pella Opera House): $25

5:00pm
-Tractor Rodeo (west of Square on Broadway Street)

6:00pm
-Dutchesses (Vermeer Windmill)

7:00pm
-Feesthouden Grandstand Entertainment (Thursday: Prairie Lakes Worship)

8:30pm
-Evening Lighted Parade (Fireworks to follow on Friday only)

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