Visit the National Tullip Day in Amsterdam, annually in mid January

Amsterdam Tourist Information


When you visit Amsterdam in January the tulip season starts with National Tulip Day with the Dam square filled with hundreds of thousands of tulips in all colors. Passers-by are invited to pick up free tulips as a gift from the Dutch tulip growers. The whole Dam square will be transformed into a big flower garden and this marketing idea of collecting free bouquets of tulips is getting more and more popular every year for tourists in Amsterdam. The tulip season starts in January until the end of April in which most tulip colors and varieties are available in flower shops and flower stands. The Dutch export in the tulip season more than a billion tulips abroad.
National Tulip Day in Amsterdam
National Tulip Day in Amsterdam