Tulip Festival Opens at Pier 39 in San Francisco
San Francisco marks the early tulip festival dating to Tulip Mania lore with the 1637 disaster name. The event features more than 39,000 tulips across Pier 39 during the festival's late February run.
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Newspaper
Holland Sentinel
Location
Holland, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 11, 2019
Page
8
San Francisco marks the early tulip festival dating to Tulip Mania lore with the 1637 disaster name. The event features more than 39,000 tulips across Pier 39 during the festival's late February run.
A detailed events calendar lists Tulip City Tours Window on the Waterfront Tall Ship Dockside Tours Lindy Lou Cruises and multiple arts and cultural activities at Holland venues. highlights include Art in Bloom exhibits and awards, Quilt Show, Market activities, Dutch dances, a parade, carnival, fireworks, theatre performances, and River City Improv across venues.
A weekend event lineup lists Tulip City Tours from 9 to 5 and a 10 a.m. Kiempen Garden Public Awards plus Yoga in the Tulips from 10 to 11. Moederdag Market runs 10 to 4 with a Quilt Show noon to 3, Art in Bloom 1 to 3, BBOP Concert 1 to 3, and Carnival 1 to 5. Dutch dance performs at 2 p.m. Centennial.
Rick Klompenmaker demonstrates wooden shoe carving at Marktplaats in Holland Civic Center during Tulip Time. He explains the craft's family lineage since the 1600s, notes wood choices like aspen, willow, and poplar, and says machines now largely perform the work while a few artisans keep the skill alive. Demonstrations scheduled for 10:30 a.m. noon and 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
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