Albany Tulip Festival

Throughout the month of May!

Virtual Tulip Festival will be a celebration throughout the entire month of May! The series is presented by Citizens. It will feature musical performances, Tulip garden tours, prizes and more.

"While I join so many of you that are looking forward to getting back to celebrating the annual Tulip Fest the way we are accustom to, I am excited to participate in the month-long celebration of virtual Tulip Fest," said Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan. "I want to thank the Office of Cultural Affairs for their commitment to reinventing this and many other traditional Albany events in light of the COVID-19 outbreak and hope you and your family and friends will virtually join us for a full month of great programming."

Virtual Tulip Festival will bring you great musical performances from local talents in unique locations, City of Albany Gardeners taking you on a tour of the Tulip beds, plus fun videos for the kids to enjoy and a whole lot more! Videos will premiere on our YouTube Page Albany Events, on our Facebook @AlbanyNYevents, as well as on Public Access Channel Albany 1302! Stay tuned for schedule updates!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAVst-qG_wYIdSOQwWIZwmQ

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/albanyNYevents

Virtual Tulip Festival is presented by: Citizens, Hilton Garden Inn, Recovery Sports Grill, Tri-City ValleyCats, Lamar, Lark Street Yoga, WEXT 97.7 and 106.1 and Discover Albany! We thank them for their commitment to our community.

The 2021 Albany Tulip Queen and Court and Capital Region Mother of the Year will be presented at a later date with their own celebrations.

Poster designed by Lee Dixon.

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The Tulip Festival is Albany’s signature spring event. Featuring annual traditions rooted in the city’s rich Dutch heritage, nearly one hundred artisans selling their handmade crafts, a fine arts show, delicious food, the KidZone family fun destination, two stages of world-class live entertainment and more than 140,000 tulips in 150 different varieties, the Tulip Festival is a sparkling showcase of local culture and business. It all takes place in historic Washington Park, the 81-acre “crown jewel” of the City.

For GPS directions to the main park entrance, use 1 New Scotland Ave, Albany NY 12208.

CDTA will provide complimentary shuttle service to Washington Park at these designated free parking locations:

Free handicap parking

Albany Medical Center parking lot, located off Robin Street, for customer needing extra assistance or in a wheelchair. That shuttle will drop passengers off at the Madison Avenue/New Scotland entrance to the park.

Free Tulip Festival parking:

Elk Street parking lot, located behind the State Education Building. The pick-up location will be Elk and Hawk at the stop sign.
Eagle Street parking lot, located at the corner of Eagle Street and Madison Avenue

Shuttles will run every 20-25 minutes depending on traffic. All parking lots are free to use the weekend of Tulip Festival.

This event is produced with the help of community volunteers.Volunteers are still needed. Please contact us to be a part of this great experience: Download the volunteer application HERE, call (518) 434-2032 or email the volunteer coordinator.

Special ground rules in effect:
No alcohol outside of designated beer garden area. No glass containers of any kind, recording of performances, animals or pets (excluding ADA-defined service animals). All City of Albany parks are now tobacco-free. Security personnel reserve the right to inspect any bag, container or package and confiscate any prohibited or illegal items. Any type of recording of the performance or presentation is prohibited without prior written consent. All attendees should be prepared to present age identification at any time if they intend to consume alcohol. Ground rules are subject to change without notice; exceptions made for medical or child care reasons may be addressed individually.