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Dutch Flower Parade 2025

April 12, 2025 @ 9:00 am 9:30 pm

In 2025, the Dutch Flower Parade will be held on Saturday 12 April. It is the 78th time that the Flower Parade will be held. It is the most famous flower parade of the Netherlands and it can be perfectly combined with a visit to the Tulip gardens of Keukenhof and the tulip fields in Holland.

The spring flower parade in Holland is unique in the world. It is the only flower parade that is made up with spring flowers like tulips and hyacints. More than a million visitors from all over the world enjoy the parade during the route of the creations. This event is made possible because of the many volunteers.

Flower Parade route

The flower parade will ride from the seaside resort of Noordwijk on Saturday 12 April 2025 via the flower fields near Lisse to the historic city of Haarlem. The route is in total more than 42 kilometers (26 miles) long. Along the route several viewing locations have been created where extra entertainment and explanation about the corso floats will be given. Below we have listed the best locations to watch the Flower Parade:

Want to view the Flower Parade from a grandstand? There are seven locations available. Check out more information about a Flower Parade Grandstand

1. Keukenhof Boulevard

Flower Parade Keukenhof

One of the best spot to see the Flower Parade is the Keukenhof Boulevard. The road in front of Keukenhof Tulip Gardens is transformed for the Flower Parade. The parade will get some extra entertainment on the Keukenhof Boulevard.

  • Passing time around 3.30 PM
  • Address: Westelijke randweg (in front of Keukenhof entrance)
  • Distance from Keukenhof: 5 minutes walk

If you want to combine Keukenhof with the Flower Parade we advise you to buy your Keukenhof tickets online. It can be a crowded day at the gardens and with your online ticket you can Skip the line at the ticket office. Below you will find all Keukenhof tickets available.

Keukenhof likely to sell out during Flower Parade day

Keukenhof Gardens is likely to sell out for most days and time slots during the Flower Parade, and sightseeing tours such as the helicopter tours, the Twizy tours and the guided bike tours are also very populair. If you want to come and admire the tulips in Holland during the Flower Parade. Please make sure you buy your tickets on time.

Tickets for Keukenhof Gardens 2025

When booking your Keukenhof Gardens tickets, you must select a day and time slot for entering the park. In 2025, Keukenhof will work with a maximum number of tickets per day and arrival time. So book your tickets in time! If your day and time slot are not available, this means that the tickets are sold out. Still want to visit Keukenhof? Check out combo tickets with the Keukenhof bus or Keukenhof tours from Amsterdam, as more days and times are often available there.

Keukenhof 2025 ticketsPrice
Adult (18+)€ 20.50Book now
Kids (4-17)€ 9.00Book now
Kids (0-3)Free
Day ticket parking€ 10.00Not yet available
Shuttle bus from and to Amsterdam
+ Keukenhof ticket
from € 42.50Book now
Tulip Festival Card
+ Skip the line ticket Keukenhof
+ Shuttle bus from and to Amsterdam
+ Tulip Festival Digital Guide
+ 1-hour Canal Cruise in Amsterdam
€ 62.00Book now
Keukenhof bike rental€ 11.00Not yet available

Book a tour from Amsterdam

From the centre of Amsterdam (near Central Station) various tour buses leave for Keukenhof. These transfers and tours still have time slots available during the Flower Parade weekend. It concerns the following transfers and tours:

Available tours during Flower Parade from Amsterdam Price
Transfer + entrance Keukenhof€ 52.50Buy tickets
Full Day Keukenhof tour + tulip farm visit€ 92.50Buy tickets
Full Day Flower Parade grandstand seat + Keukenhof tour€ 139.50Buy tickets

Visit a tulip attraction near Keukenhof Gardens

Near Keukenhof there are various smaller show gardens and tulip farms. You can visit them by car or bike a cycle route along the tulip attractions. Most smaller attractions still have availability during Flower Parade weekend.

Tulip attractions near KeukenhofPrice
The Tulip Barn€ 8.50Not yet available
Tulip Experience Amsterdam€ 11.00Not yet available
Tulip Farm De Tulperij€ 7.95Not yet available

Check availability

See below for Keukenhof ticket availability. The Flower Parade day is traditionally the busiest day at Keukenhof so tickets may sell out.

2. See the Flower Parade from a official grandstand

Grandstand-Flower-Parade
Grandstand Flower Parade

Along the route of the Flower Parade, a number of covered grandstands have been placed where you can sit comfortably and enjoy the parade. There are also toilets near the grandstands and, depending on the location, there are opportunities for lunch, dinner or a tour of a tulip farm. There are also special Flower Parade tours from Amsterdam that include a seat on a Flower Parade stand. These day trips then go to Keukenhof Gardens or one of the tulip farms.

3. The center of Flower Town Lisse

Just a 10 minutes walk from Keukenhof you wil find the center of flower town Lisse. Every year the flower parade is one of the top events in the center. There is a special Flower Parade market with great local products and the town’s center square at the Heereweg is the place to see the flower parade passing.

  • Passing time around 3.00 PM
  • Address: Heereweg 219, Lisse
  • Distance form Keukenhof: 10 minutes walk

4. The center of Haarlem

In the evening the Flower Parade will enter the city center of Haarlem. It’s great to see the floats riding though the historical Dutch city. On Sunday April 13th, the corso trucks can be seen in the center of Haarlem during the Corso Expo Day.

  • Passing time around 9.00 PM
  • Address: Gedempte Oude Gracht, Haarlem
  • Distance from Keukenhof: 20 kilometer

5. See the start at Noordwijk Boulevard

On Saturday April 12th the Flower Parade will start at the beachfront of Noordwijk.

  • Passing time around 9.00 AM
  • Address: Vuurtorenplein, Noordwijk
  • Distance from Keukenhof: 12 kilometer

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Hotels nearby Flower Parade 2025

If you want to stay in a Hotel or Bed & Breakfast nearby Lisse during the Dutch Flower Parade you will have to book your hotel early. Most rooms are booked more than a year in advance.

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Details

Date:
April 12, 2025
Time:
9:00 am – 9:30 pm
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