(Orange City) — Plans are progressing to hold the 80th Annual Orange City Tulip Festival the third week of May. The Tulip Festival Executive Steering Committee is excited to announce that the 80th Tulip Festival will take place in Orange City, Iowa, May 13, 14 and 15, 2021. The announcement follows the
2020 cancellation of the festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mike Hofman, the executive director of the Orange City Chamber of Commerce says organizers are taking steps to help mitigate the spread of COVID for this year’s event.
Hofman says the Tulip Festival Executive Committee has selected the theme: “80 Years of Tulips and Tradition.” He says the theme plays well with the many scheduled activities and events. Hofman says one event will be the near 20 miles round-trip bicycle ride to the Sioux County Regional Airport for the annual fly-in breakfast.
Hofman says at about the same time will be the annual Tulip Festival Road Race. He says spectators and visitors to the Orange City Tulip Festival can look forward to seeing a new float to be on display.
The Orange City Tulip Festival will again feature a musical broadway show. Again, this year they will showcase the play “Cinderella” of Disney fame. Hofman says if you purchased tickets last year, you will still be given those seats. In addition, this year people may have the opportunity to watch the musical broadway show on-line. Any specific guidelines and procedures will be communicated as the festival approaches and may be event-specific. We encourage everyone to follow @octulipfestival on social media for the most up-to-date festival news.
Tulip Festival news, event information, volunteer opportunities and more can be found on the festival’s website at www.octulipfestival.com.
