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 earliest date in 2024 and #10 being the latest.
#1 BLOEMENCORSO BOLLENSTREEK
- Bulb Region Flower Parade
- province: South Holland/North Holland
- date: 20 April 2024
- over 1 million spectators
- celebrated its 75th edition in 2022
- floats decorated in hyacinths, daffodils and tulips
- parade route is 42 kilometers (from Noordwijk to Haarlem)
- floats on display Sunday 21st April in Haarlem city center
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#2 VARENDCORSO WESTLAND
- Westland Floating Flower Parade
- province: South Holland
- dates: 21-23 June 2024
- attracts several hundred thousand spectators
- floating parade that sails 3 different routes on consecutive days
- floats 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: 10 August 2024
- first edition held in 1946
- 60 floats and vehicles decorated in a variety of flowers
- parade travels from Rijnsburg to Katwijk to Noordwijk
- floats on display in Noordwijk on Sunday 11th August (Wilhelmina Boulevard)
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#4 CORSO SINT JANSKLOOSTER
- St Jansklooster Flower Parade
- province: Overijssel
- date: 16 August 2024
- first edition held in 1968
- floats decorated in dahlias
- floats on display in city center on Saturday 17th August
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#5 BLOEMENCORSO LEERSUM
- Leersum Flower Parade
- province: Utrecht
- date: 17 August 2024
- celebrated its 70th edition in 2022
- floats decorated in dahlias
- floats are also on display on Sunday 18th August in Leersum city center
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#6 VOLKSFEEST WINTERSWIJK
- Winterswijk Folk Festival
- province: Gelderland
- date: 29 Aug – 01 Sept 2024
- close to 50 small and large floats decorated with over 1.5 million dahlias
- the parade attracts around 10,000 spectators
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#7 BLOEMENCORSO EELDE
- Flower Parade Eelde
- province: Drenthe
- date: 31 August 2024
- 15 decorated floats, each from a different neighborhood in Eelde
- parade route 2.5 kilometers
- floats on display Sunday 1st September at the festival site (Mozartweg)
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#8 CORSO ZUNDERT
- Zundert Flower Parade
- province: North Brabant
- date: 01 September 2024
- first edition held in 1936
- over 8 million dahlias used to decorate floats
- parade route is 5 kilometers
- largest flower parade in world
- floats on display Monday 2nd September
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#9 BLOEMENCORSO LICHTENVOORDE
- Lichtenvoorde Flower Parade
- province: Gelderland
- date: 08 September 2024
- first edition held in 1929
- parade route is 2.5 kilometers
- over 4 million dahlias used to decorate floats
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#10 FRUITCORSO TIEL
- Tiel Fruit Parade
- province: Gelderland
- date: 14 September 2024
- 60th edition held in 2022
- floats decorated with fruit, vegetables and seeds
- floats on display in Tiel city center Sunday 15th September
- more info
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