Flower parade
Bollenstreek
The largest spring festival in the Netherlands
A grand spring festival
The Flower Parade of the Bulb Region is the largest spring festival in the Netherlands. The parade is a procession of floats decorated with flowers. This fragrant and colorful spectacle is celebrated by more than a million people in a single week. On parade Saturday, colorful floats and luxury wagons richly decorated with flowers make their 42-kilometer journey. Cheerful music and entertainment make the Flower Parade an experience for all visitors' senses.
A 42-kilometer journey of moving floats decorated with beautiful hyacinths and other colorful spring flowers. A fantastic experience! The Bloemencorso van de Bollenstreek provides a spring flower festival of no less than five days. All bulb municipalities and flower city Haarlem are involved with numerous parade activities.
Flower parade bulb region
Corso Saturday
cartoon characters from haarlem
Haarlem is putting itself in the spotlight in a unique way during the 2025 Flower Parade. This year, Haarlem's float is entirely dedicated to the city's rich tradition of comic book creators. With iconic characters such as Jopo de Pojo, Elsje, Vos and Haas and Fokke and Sukke, Haarlem is paying tribute to the uniqueness of comic book culture.
Haarlem has a long history as a cultural hotspot, and with this car, the importance of comics as an art form is underlined. Whether you are a fan of Fokke and Sukke, have childhood sentiments with Fox and Hare, or just want to see how art and nature come together - this cart has something for everyone.
Route of the parade
On April 12, parade Saturday, the moving floats make a trip from Noordwijk to Haarlem. View the route here.
8:00 am lined up from Huis ter Duinstraat Nieuwe Zeeweg - Duinweg
9:05 am Official start at Picképlein traffic circle via Grent across Koningin Wilhelminaboulevard
9.20 am Stand Vuurtorenplein via Quarles van Uffordstraat to Van Panhuysstraat
9:40 am traffic circle Van Panhuysstraat to Weteringkade
9:50 am traffic circle Weteringkade to Zeeweg
10:00 am traffic circle Heilige Geestweg to Gooweg
10.20 o'clock N206 viaduct - Van Berckelweg via Van Berckelweg to Leidsvaart
10.45 o'clock Leidsevaart - entrance KTS
11.00 o'clock Center - Jacoba van Beierenweg stand
11.15 o'clock Oosthoutlaan
11.50 o'clock grandstand Sassenheim Rijksstraatweg 52
12.05 o'clock traffic lights Warmonderweg A44
14.00 o'clock departure from Partycentrum 'de Oude Tol'
14.20 o'clock traffic circle Sassenheim-north
14.30 o'clock stand Lisse-south Heereweg 466
14.50 o'clock traffic circle 2nd Poellaan - De Engel
15.05 o'clock stand Lisse-in Heereweg 345
15.20 o'clock Lisse town hall via 't Vierkant to Westelijke Randweg
15.45 o'clock Keukenhof
16.10 o'clock Meer en Duin
16.30 o'clock Leidsestraat - Arnoudbrug
17.00 o'clock center
17.15 o'clock grandstand Hoofdstraat 18 via Weeresteinstraat and Haarlemmerstraat
18.00 o'clock Rijksstraatweg
18.15 o'clock traffic light Zwarteweg
19.40 o'clock departure from Linnaeushof
20.00 o'clock Entrance Groenendaal via Van Merlelaan and Raadhuisstraat, music entrance
20.35 o'clock Binnenweg via Lanckhorstlaan to Herenweg
21.05 pm Crossing Herenweg - Western Randweg via Wagenweg to Houtplein
21.30 pm Houtplein via Gasthuissingel and Kampervest
21.50 pm Turfmarkt
22.00 pm Set up Gedempte Oude Gracht - Nassaulaan
Haarlem
On Sunday, April 13, the floats can be admired up close one more time in the historic center of Haarlem. This is the time to take beautiful pictures.
Haarlem flower city
Haarlem has been known for centuries as the flower capital of the Netherlands. In the mid-17th century, Haarlem was the center of flower bulb cultivation. The sandy soil was very suitable for cultivation. The largest and most famous growers were located in Haarlem. Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and lilies were a Haarlem specialty.
corso stands with covered seating
Experience the Flower Parade from one of our corso stands. A guaranteed seat with a good view of the parade, with toilets nearby, an on-site first aid post and various catering options and a musical performance beforehand. You can find the corso stands in Noordwijkerhout (Friday evening), Noordwijk, Voorhout, Sassenheim, Lisse and Hillegom.
Events in Haarlem
Curious about other events in Haarlem? Check out our UITagenda. Here you will find a comprehensive overview of upcoming events in the city.
