The Tulip Festival in Ottawa runs May 9 to 19 with 300,000 tulips, free outdoor films, and a drone and fireworks show.

Meet the designer behind the blooms of Ottawa’s Tulip Festival What do vanities, war history and petal thickness have in common? A lot, if you’re in charge of 700,000 tulips.

The festival itself followed in 1953, proposed by photographer Malak Karsh , whose tulip images helped shape Ottawa’s public image mid-century.

From the world renowned Tulip Time Festival to the Ottawa County Fair and Allegan County Fair (and everything in between), there are plenty of annual events to enjoy near Holland.

It’s official: Tulip Time has a poster for this year’s festival in May.

The Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival and Highland Games returns to the Ottawa County Fairgrounds on Friday-Saturday, June 20-21. There'll be live bands, dancers, fiddlers, retailers and food ...