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Experience the world's largest FREE tulip festival with over 300,000 blooms and 100+ unique varieties right in Canada's capital! The Canadian Tulip Festival returns to Commissioners Park at Dow's Lake, Ottawa, from May 8–18, 2026 — celebrating a 74-year tradition of beauty, renewal, and international friendship.Walk through vibrant gardens, enjoy the CIBC Tulip Trek (a guided adventure clue hunt), explore the Tulip Trail ($5/person — a 40-minute immersive journey through 4,000 years of tulip history), and hop aboard the Polestar Ottawa Tulip Taxi for an audio-guided cart tour through 26 gardens featuring 100+ tulip varieties.
Visit the Dutch Pavilion, Korean Pavilion, Arteast Pavilion, and Tulip Market. Catch the Opening Ceremony on May 9 featuring a Cannon Salute and CF-18 Fly Over. A Mother's Day Flower Fun Run also takes place May 10 right through the tulip fields!
🌷 300,000+ tulips in 100+ varieties
🎟️ Free park admission (select attractions ticketed)
🎶 Live performances & cultural pavilions
🏃 Mother's Day Flower Fun Run (May 10)
👨👩👧 Perfect for families, couples & tulip lovers
📍 Ottawa's longest-running, largest-attended free public festival
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Event Venue
Commissioners Park (Dow's Lake), 1001 Queen Elizabeth Driveway, Ottawa, Canada
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Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.
