The City of Albany hosts the 76th Annual Albany Tulip Festival presented by KeyBank on Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12 in Washington Park.

The Tulip Festival is Albany’s signature spring event featuring annual traditions rooted in the City’s rich Dutch heritage. The event includes over one hundred artisans selling their handmade crafts, a fine arts show, delicious food trucks, the KidZone family fun destination, three world-class live entertainment stages, a brand new wellness stage with free dance classes, Yogafest and more than 100,000 tulips can be admired in the historic Washington Park, the 81-acre “crown jewel” of the City.

Schedule of Events:

Children’s Activities

Enjoy pony rides, a rock-climbing wall, bounce house, live music, games and more fun for the whole family!

Price Chopper Kidzone Stage
Continuous free entertainment for all ages, all weekend long!
1:00Pm,4:00Pm: Andy “The Music Man”
2:00Pm: Park Playhouse
2:45Pm-4:45Pm: Melvin The Magnificent
3:30Pm,5:30Pm: Ruth Pelham

Kiss 102.3’s Wellness Stage
Free wellness classes for all ages, all weekend long!

12:00Pm: Sister’s Of The Rising Moon: Belly Dancing Class
1:00Pm: Hot Yoga Spot - Kid’s Yoga Class
2:00Pm: Simply Ballroom: Salsa & Bachata Dance Class
3:00Pm: Artpartners: Hip-Hop Dance Class
4:00Pm: Marcus Rogers Dance Company Mrdc: Cardio Dance Class
5:00Pm: Move Fitness By Lenny: Zumba Dance Class

May 11, 2024

9:00Am-10Am: Hot Yoga Spot’s Yogafest at Washington Park Parade Grounds
11:30Am: The Mendelssohn Club (Lakehouse Stage)
11:45Am: Tulip Queen Procession (Begins At Formal Tulip Beds By Moses Statue)
12:00Pm: Tulip Queen Coronation (Lakehouse Stage)

Parkalbany’s Main Stage
Washington Park Parade Grounds
1:30Pm: Of The Atlas:
3:00Pm: Prince Daddy & The Hyena: .
4:30Pm: The Front Bottoms:

Wext’s 518 Stage
Washington Park Lakehouse Stage
1:00Pm: Side B
2:15Pm: Sofia Corts
3:30Pm: Camtron5000
4:45Pm: The Insolent Willies

May 12, 2024

25th Annual Capital Region’s Best Mom
Washington Park Lakehouse Stage
11:00Am-12:00Pm

Parkalbany’s Main Stage
Washington Park Parade Grounds
1:00Pm: Off The Record
2:30Pm: Funk Evolution
4:30Pm: New York Players

Wext’s 518 Stage
Washington Park Lakehouse Stage
1:00Pm: Girl Love
2:15Pm: The E-Block
3:30Pm: Reese Fulmer & The Carriage House Band
4:45Pm: Oobleck

May 10,2024
Carillon Concert
11:30 a.m. – noon, outside Albany City Hall
Street Scrubbing
12p.M., State & Lodge Streets
Tulip Festival Luncheon
12:30 P.M., The Blake Annex


May 18,2024
Tulip Dig
Begins: 9Am at the Moses Fountain
The City will provide tools, but please bring a garden fork (NOT a shovel) if you have one. Bulbs are $10 for a bag of 30 while supplies last. The tulip dig is limited strictly to designated beds, under the direction of park staff and volunteers and ends promptly at 12:00 p.m.

May 19,2024
Tulip Sale
Begins: 9Am at the Lakehouse
The remaining bulbs are first come / first serve and are $10 for a bag of 30.The sale is open while supplies last.

Tulip Tours at Washington Park Tulip Beds
Wednesday May 1: 10am and 5pm
Thursday May 2: 11am and 5pm
Friday May 3: 1pm and 6pm
Wednesday May 8: 11am and 6pm
Thursday May 9: 10am and 3pm

Date: May 11-12, 2024

Location:
Washington Park, 561 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12208

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