Canadian Tulip Festival

May 8 - 18, 2026 in Commissioners Park, Dow's Lake, Ottawa, commemorate our veterans among over 300,000 tulips across 26 gardens for FREE. Enjoy the Dutch Pavilion and Korean Pavilion, highlighting shared common values and rules-based international order amongst allies. Experience unique handmade artisnal shopping in the Tulip Market. Take a stroll and enjoy our free selg-guided Tulip Legacy Tour.

Paid experiences include the NEW Tulip Trail - an exhibit that takes you from 2000 BCE to today, with research and images importated from Imagineering Horticulture from the Netherlands. Join the hunt with the NEW CIBC Tulip Trek, an interactive quest that takes you through the park. Both experiences are only $5 per person..