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The 77th annual Albany Tulip Festival will be held in the historic Washington Park, the 81-acre "crown jewel" of the City on Saturday May 10th and Sunday May 11, 2025. 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. For GPS directions to the main park entrance, use 1 New Scotland Ave, Albany NY 12208
VENDORS
The 2025 Vendor applications will be ready on January 3, 2025! We are looking for Food, Craft, Art and Public Information vendors. Prospective vendors must complete an application and return it with payment to the Cultural Affairs Office in order to be considered for participation. All applications will be reviewed and selected by a panel of jurors. All vendors must meet the criteria listed in each application in order to be considered for the event. Due to the high volume of applications and limited space at each event, spaces are occasionally sold out prior to the application deadline. Walk-in vendors are NOT permitted at any time.
To apply, click HERE
PARKING
Free Tulip Festival Parking Locations:
Paid Tulip Festival Parking Locations:
Off-street parking for Tulipfest is available just a short walk from Washington park at the following ParkAlbany parking lots:
Parking at these locations is subject to fees, for more information please visit: www.parkalbany.com/find-parking
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
CDTA will provide complimentary shuttle service to Washington Park at these designated free parking locations. Shuttles will run every 20-25 minutes depending on traffic. All parking lots are free to use the weekend of Tulip Festival. For information on public transit to the park, visit www.cdta.org
VOLUNTEERS
This event is produced with the help of community volunteers and non-profits. Volunteers are still needed. Please contact us to be a part of this great experience. Call (518) 434-2032 or submit an application HERE
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 and marijuana-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 childcare reasons may be addressed individually.
Learn more about the vast variety of flowers planted for Tulip Fest with City Gardener Jena Commerford. Free tours are limited & reservations are required. Call 518.434.2032 to reserve your place. All tours are weather permitting.
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Learn more about the vast variety of flowers planted for Tulip Fest with City Gardener Jena Commerford. Free tours are limited & reservations are required. Call 518.434.2032 to reserve your place. All tours are weather permitting.
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Learn more about the vast variety of flowers planted for Tulip Fest with City Gardener Jena Commerford. Free tours are limited & reservations are required. Call 518.434.2032 to reserve your place. All tours are weather permitting.
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Learn more about the vast variety of flowers planted for Tulip Fest with City Gardener Jena Commerford. Free tours are limited & reservations are required. Call 518.434.2032 to reserve your place. All tours are weather permitting.
More Info Washington Park Tulip Beds
Learn more about the vast variety of flowers planted for Tulip Fest with City Gardener Jena Commerford. Free tours are limited & reservations are required. Call 518.434.2032 to reserve your place. All tours are weather permitting.
More Info Washington Park Tulip Beds
Learn more about the vast variety of flowers planted for Tulip Fest with City Gardener Jena Commerford. Free tours are limited & reservations are required. Call 518.434.2032 to reserve your place. All tours are weather permitting.
More Info Washington Park Tulip Beds
Learn more about the vast variety of flowers planted for Tulip Fest with City Gardener Jena Commerford. Free tours are limited & reservations are required. Call 518.434.2032 to reserve your place. All tours are weather permitting.
More Info Washington Park Tulip Beds
Learn more about the vast variety of flowers planted for Tulip Fest with City Gardener Jena Commerford. Free tours are limited & reservations are required. Call 518.434.2032 to reserve your place. All tours are weather permitting.
More Info Washington Park Tulip Beds
Learn more about the vast variety of flowers planted for Tulip Fest with City Gardener Jena Commerford. Free tours are limited & reservations are required. Call 518.434.2032 to reserve your place. All tours are weather permitting.
More Info Washington Park Tulip Beds
Learn more about the vast variety of flowers planted for Tulip Fest with City Gardener Jena Commerford. Free tours are limited & reservations are required. Call 518.434.2032 to reserve your place. All tours are weather permitting.
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The traditional Dutch ceremony of scrubbing the streets clean before a big celebration has served as the official kickoff to Tulip Festival weekend for over 70 years. This unique Albany event will include Mayor Kathy Sheehan’s Tulip Festival opening proclamation and a procession from City Hall.
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Yogafest, hosted by The Hot Yoga Spot. Starts at 9am in the Washington Park Parade Grounds.
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Mayor Sheehan & B95.5's Chad O'Hara crown the 2024 Albany Tulip Queen in this traditional highlight of Tulip Festival weekend. The Tulip Queen and her four Court members will work as a team year-round on local literacy programs and community service projects. Media sponsor: B95.5.
Washington Park Lakehouse Stage
Free Belly Dancing Class
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Four-piece alternative rock band from Upstate New York consisting of drummer Dylan Travison, bassist Eric Mitchell, guitarist AJ Horton, and vocalist Ian Justino. Our debut release “The Low Budget Romance EP” out now!
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Well-versed children's musician renowned for delighting audiences of all ages through sing-a-longs, dancing, play-acting and storytelling.
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Catskill NY based songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Jay Woodruff has led alternative rock band Of The Atlas through a colorful range of styles and incarnations
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Washington Park’s beloved theater group offers exciting sneak previews of their 2024 productions The Marvelous Wonderettes, Legally Blonde & Finding Nemo Jr!
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SOFIA CORTS is a 18 year-old singer-songwriter from the Albany, New York area who is on the cusp of a national breakout. Totally self-taught on guitar and keyboards, Sofia's songwriting effortlessly blends genres — pop, R&B, a hint of jazz — while generating infectious, memorable melodic hooks.
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Melvin the Magnificent, a professional magician played by Joe Goode, has been performing for over 20 years. His shows are action packed, interactive, and sure to bring huge laughs from the entire audience.
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Prince Daddy & the Hyena is an American punk rock band from Albany, New York, formed in 2014. They have released three full-length albums and four extended plays.
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A Capital Region musical treasure, exuberantly promoting her mission of building peaceful communities through original songs for all ages.
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Camtron5000, rapper from Albany NY, has been creating alternative hip-hop music since 2016. He makes music that he hopes will break the stereotypes of what it means to be a rapper.
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The group has tallied nearly 100 million streams, sold over 500,000 album equivalents, and launched the annual holiday festival Champagne Jam, which expands year over year at an unprecedented rate.
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The Insolent Willies are an upstate New York-based roots-rock band known for their hip-shaking mix of quirky, clever original songs and unpredictable interpretations of tunes from all over the musical map.
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This year we are celebrating the annual Tulip Ball and we’re thrilled to announce that it is scheduled to be an in-person event on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at the Albany Capital Center.
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Mayor Sheehan and B95.5’s Joe Condon recognize the Capital Region’s most outstanding moms. Presented by St. Peter’s Health Partners, Times Union & B95.5.
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FREE Belly Dancing Classes
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Girl Love is the Albany based, folk project of award- winning poet and songwriter, Laura Beth Johnson. Laura is known for her dark blend of story and soul. She was awarded the Lucy Monro Brooker Poetry Prize from the University of Indianapolis in 2017.
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Off The Record Trio" is the Capital District’s only 1960’s rock and roll lounge band. Awarded a music “Eddie" for Best Capital District Party Cover Band 2 years in a row, the trio plays 60’s vintage tunes as well as some hidden nuggets with a modern twist.
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Washington Park’s beloved theater group offers exciting sneak previews of their 2024 productions The Marvelous Wonderettes, Legally Blonde & Finding Nemo Jr!
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The E-Block is a 5-piece indie R&B band based in Upstate New York, blending the acoustic warmth of singer-songwriter music with an ice-cold rhythm section informed by modern R&B. With a deep bag of influences and free-flowing style.
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Formed in 2010, Funk Evolution has been bringing top-shelf entertainment to the Northeast for 14 years.
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Reese Fulmer & The Carriage House Band challenge the traditional relationship of a songwriter and his band, with a fluidly rotating cast of top-notch players and a flair for experimentation that combine for a unique and mesmerizing live performance.
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New York Players are New York's Dance Party Experts, an entertainment powerhouse with a focus on corporate and private events, nightclubs, concerts and festivals… Keeping the Dance Floor Packed ALL NIGHT LONG!!
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Oobleck, founded in 2008, is an original, analog funk band out of the Capital Region of NY. Known regionally for inciting dance parties wherever they land, they boast a big, in your face sound inspired by New Orleans street music.
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If you are interested in sponsoring any of our upcoming events, please contact us at 518.434.2032.