FAQ

Tulip Festival

Saturday, February 27, 2010 to Sunday, April 11 Seasonal flowers in full bloom are waiting to welcome you.

Welcome to our spring garden

Surrounded by the spring flowers, enjoy the relaxing fragrances of spring.

The tulip palace
Palace Huis Ten Bosch is a symbol of the town, and the tulips growing in its front are excellent for enjoying spring.
Location Palace Huis Ten Bosch

The tulip flower garden
A pleasant place for enjoying a great expanse of blooming tulips. They are planted in rows, a colorful feast for the eye.
Location Kinderdijk

The Art Garden
An expansive garden filled with blooming spring flowers.
Location Art Garden

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Restaurants and Shopping

Take-out Menu
A delightful selection of foods and drinks for an outdoor meal. The menu includes open sandwiches, hamburgers, cheese and wine baskets, and pizza.
Please note: food and beverages must be consumed on the premises.
Location Utrecht
This applies only to restaurant take-out service.

Three Berry Fair
Delicious confections made with fresh fruit such as strawberries, blueberries and raspberries.

Edible Flower Menu
Select edible flowers from this special menu for lots of healthy vitamins and minerals for your mind and body.

Spring market
A marketplace filled with freshly picked local fruit, vegetables and spring flowers along with confections and other wonderful things. Maybe take a peek while strolling through town.
Location Binnenstad

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Fireworks Show

Green Symphony
Heading back to the De Liefde sailing ship, the soothing sounds of a solo saxophonist's performance will set the mood for the night. Following, a fireworks show set to music with a laser light display can be enjoyed by all.
Dates October 17, 2009 to April 11, 2010 (excluding December 31, 2009)
Time 8:45pm (about 10 min)
4/1-4/11 8:45pm (about 5 min)
Location Spakenburg district, in front of the sailing ship De Liefde

*In case of rain only the laser light show will take place, for approximately five minutes. In stormy weather all will be cancelled.

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Museum Information

This year marks the 400th anniversary of trade between Japan and the Netherlands. Make sure to take in the exhibitions of art and technology from the Huis Ten Bosch museum collections.
Important pieces have been carefully selected for this exhibit from the Huis Ten Bosch museums, 9000 pieces in all. Items in such fields as interest as history, historical, ceramics, glass crafts, paintings, self-playing musical instruments and carillons (musical tower bells). They are introduced chronologically to present a history of the exchange between West and East at Dejima Island in Nagasaki.
Date September 12, 2009 to April 11, 2010
The exhibition is planned to undergo a rotation once every two months.
Hours 10 am to 5:30 pm (last entry at 5 pm)
Price 500 yen (free for visitors carrying a Passport or Passcard)

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Event Calendar

  • *Blooming periods may differ depending on weather conditions and flower varieties.
  • *Actual displays may differ.
  • *Displays may change or be suspended depending on circumstances.
    Thank you for your understanding.

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