Canadian Tulip Festival: The 2026 Park Map is HERE!

The Canadian Tulip Festival has just released their 2026 park map for this year’s edition (May 8-18). The map can be found here.

2026 Park Map Highlights

• CIBC Tulip Trek: A self-guided tour through the gardens where you can learn about the history of Commissioners Park and symbolism of the “Gift of Tulips”.

• 270 West Consulting Presents the Tulip Trail:*NEW* 40 minute experience, where guests journey 12,000 kilometers and 4000 years, following the incredible story of the Tulip.

• Polestar Ottawa Tulip Taxi: Save Your Feet and See It All: Hop Aboard the Polestar Tulip Taxi!

• Travel and Parking: Directions to the festival grounds, from our University Parking Lot to the nearest OTrain Station.

• Commemorative Sites: Plaques, gardens and a monument honoring the veterans of World War II and the Liberation of the Netherlands.

• Our generous partners and sponsors: Take some time to recognize and thank those who helped make the festival possible.

This year’s 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 self-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 imported 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.

About the Canadian Tulip Festival

The Canadian Tulip Festival was established to celebrate the historic Royal gift of tulips from the Dutch to Canadians immediately following the Second World War as a symbol of international friendship. The Festival preserves the memorable role of the Canadian troops in the liberation of the Netherlands and Europe, as well as commemorates the birth of Dutch Princess Margriet in Ottawa during World War II—the only royal personage ever born in Canada.