Events

Royal Tulip Ball

The 71st Annual Royal Tulip Ball will take place on Saturday evening, May 11, 2019, at the Albany Capital Center in Downtown Albany. This wonderful annual event is an opportunity to celebrate our Capital City, and to recognize Albany’s historic relationship with our sister city, Nijmegen, Netherlands.

The Tulip Ball is the highlight of the widely-anticipated Tulip Festival weekend. For 71 years, the City of Albany has hosted this celebration of Albany’s rich history and tradition with a three-day event featuring the annual street scrubbing, the music, arts and crafts festival attended by thousands in the historic Washington Park, and the Royal Tulip Ball. This year’s Ball will include fantastic entertainment, presentations by recipients of grants from the Capital City Fund, and a recognition of the enduring relationship between Albany, New York and Nijmegen, Netherlands.

Proceeds from this year’s Ball will benefit the Capital City Fund, a fund that I created to help nonprofit organizations better serve the people of Albany with effective and innovative programs and services. Grants are awarded in three areas: Community/Culture, Arts, and Education.

Please join us as we celebrate with the newly crowned Tulip Queen and her court by becoming a member of the Honorary Committee of this prestigious, lively, and fun-filled event.

If you would like to become a sponsor or be a part of the honorary committee for the event  you can email Tulipball@albanyny.gov