10 Best Dutch Flower Parades
The flower parade has become so connected with the Netherlands that the Dutch ‘bloemencorso’ has been recognized by UNESCO as an ‘intangible cultural heritage of humanity.’ Listed below are the 10 best Dutch flower parades.
10 BEST DUTCH FLOWER PARADES
NOTE: The list is in chronological order with #1 being the Dutch flower parade taking place first in 2026 and #10 being the last.
#1 BLOEMENCORSO BOLLENSTREEK
- Bulb Region Flower Parade
- province: South Holland/North Holland
- date: 18 April 2026
- 1 million + spectators along route
- celebrates its 79th edition in 2026
- floats decorated in hyacinths, daffodils and tulips
- parade route is 42 km long (Noordwijk to Haarlem)
- floats on display Sunday 19th April in Haarlem city center
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#2 VARENDCORSO WESTLAND
- Westland Floating Flower Parade
- province: South Holland
- dates: 19-21 June 2026
- several hundred thousand spectators
- boat parade that sails 3 consecutive days along different routes
- boats decorated in flowers, vegetables and plants grown in Westland
- cities along routes include Delft, The Hague, Rijswijk, Naaldwijk, Maassluis
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#3 RIJNSBURG CORSO
- Rijnsburg Flower Parade
- province: South Holland
- date: 8 August 2026
- first held in 1946
- 60 floats and vehicles decorated with over 300,000 flowers and plants
- parade route Rijnsburg -> Katwijk -> Noordwijk
- floats on display in Noordwijk on Sunday 9th August (Wilhelmina Boulevard)
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#4 CORSO SINT JANSKLOOSTER
- St Jansklooster Flower Parade
- province: Overijssel
- date: 21 August 2026
- first held in 1968
- floats decorated in dahlias
- floats on display in city center on Saturday 22nd August
- more info
#5 BLOEMENCORSO LEERSUM
- Leersum Flower Parade
- province: Utrecht
- date: 15 August 2026
- first held in 1952
- floats decorated in dahlias
- floats on display Sunday 16th August in Leersum city center (Scherpenzeelseweg)
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#6 VOLKSFEEST WINTERSWIJK
- Winterswijk Folk Festival
- province: Gelderland
- date: 28-29 August 2026
- close to 50 floats decorated with over 1.5 million dahlias
- over 10,000 spectators
- more info
#7 BLOEMENCORSO EELDE
- Flower Parade Eelde
- province: Drenthe
- date: 05 September 2026
- celebrating its 70th anniversary this year
- 15 decorated floats, each from a different neighborhood in Eelde
- 2.5 km parade route
- floats on display Sunday 6th September at festival site (Mozartweg)
- more info
#8 CORSO ZUNDERT
- Zundert Flower Parade
- province: North Brabant
- date: 06 September 2026
- first held in 1936
- over 8 million dahlias used to decorate floats
- largest flower parade in the world
- 5 km parade route
- floats on display Monday 7th September
- more info
#9 BLOEMENCORSO LICHTENVOORDE
- Lichtenvoorde Flower Parade
- province: Gelderland
- date: 13 September 2026
- first held in 1929
- over 4 million dahlias used to decorate floats
- 2.5 km parade route
- more info
#10 FRUITCORSO TIEL
- Tiel Fruit Parade
- province: Gelderland
- date: 26 September 2026
- first held in 1961
- floats decorated with fruit, vegetables and seeds
- over 80,000 spectators
- floats on display Sunday 27th September in Tiel city center
- more info
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