Tulip Festival

Does anyone know anything about the Tulip Festival in Pella? It used to be a big deal but I can%26#39;t find anything about it. Is it worth the trip from the Kansas City area? How long should we stay? Do we just walk around and smell the tulips? I think it%26#39;s the first weekend in May. Enlighten me!

Tulip Festival

the website is pellatuliptime.com

That should give you all the pertinent informationa as to what is going on etc. My son marched with his Jr Hi Band in the Parade last year. Do know there were a ton of people and some very pretty tulips!

Tulip Festival

Pella is a beautiful little city, especially at Tulip Time. It is definitely a site to see, thousands of tulips planted all over the city. There are a few city squares that have huge tulip beds and a few massive windmills. Lots of citizens also plant tulips as well, so much of the city is worth driving through. Last year I visited one week before the festival and the tulips were at their peak and there weren%26#39;t the crowds that you get during the festival time. There are a lot of antique/craft/interior type shops here as well, some great shopping really. Is it worth a trip from KC?? Not sure. How much do you like tulips? ;o) I think you could pretty much see all there is to see in one day.

Hey, Pella Tulip Festival is Awesome...im from a smalllllllll town in memphis Mo and our band (the marching tigers) went there and marched IT wAS SOOOOO Much fun and its like a fair just with out the rides but there is cool places to go into and a cool windmill and tons of other stuff to do. Our band won second place!!!! and were a band of 30+ and it was our first year with this teacher....I soooo sugest you going oh and stay for the night show....the bands wear glowsticks and put them on their instuments IT IS AWESOME!!!!

I grew up in Pella, graduated from Pella High in 2002 and now live and work in Kansas City, so I%26#39;m familiar with both the Tulip Festival and the 3+ hour drive to Pella. You%26#39;re right, it%26#39;s the first Thurs, Fri and Sat in May. I%26#39;d say yes, it is worth the trip from Kanas City and would recommend staying one night. I%26#39;m probably going to stay Friday night through Saturday afternoon so I can catch the lighted Volk%26#39;s parade at night and the afternoon parade Saturday. The website www.pellatuliptime.com has all the information you need as far as what to do. Pella has some recent unique additions worth seeing, such as the Molengracht canal and a huge windmill. The food - poferjies, Dutch letters, Pella bolonga, funnel cakes, Dutch tacos - can make the trip in itself! Hope that you%26#39;ve found the information you are looking for and hopefully you take the time to visit Pella. It%26#39;s a great weekend trip.