Exploring Holland, Michigan: Tulip Time Festival 🌷 (P. Allen Smith)

One of my favorite places to travel in the spring is Holland, Michigan. Each year they put on an event called the Tulip Time Festival celebrating their Dutch heritage. And you wouldn't believe the amount of tulips on display! I may even do a little klomping... you'll have to stay tuned to the end to find out.
On this trip we're going to talk to the people responsible for planning the event and planting all those bulbs! We'll also climb to the top of DeZwann Windmill and meet the Miller.
The Tulip Time Festival takes place each year typically in early May.
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[@jonagonzalez4661]

I was born and raised most of my life in holland. I'm Puerto Rican. My family from Puerto rico calls me dutch even though I speak spanish and everything. Lol it used to bother me, but I love my city Holland Michigan.

[@allylooman1827]

I frikin love there. Super beautiful place! Everyone should go there

[@TQ255]

Being from and living the Netherlands it's great to see a little piece of dutch heritage in the USA. I had to lookup what the woman in the mill was saying, she pronouned 'Ambachtelijk Korenmolenaarsgilde' in a very weird way that I as a native dutch speaker couldn't understand. Anyway great to see our regional flags also in this video. Never expected to see a Groningen flag in the USA. :) Defenitely want to visit some time.

[@willemgeboers]

I totally agree buddy!!

[@debralpateart8862]

One of my favorite places to be since I was a child spending weekends at family cottage at Holland State Park. The downtown area has many great shops and places to eat. The parades are the best!

[@marcelpool4377]

Being from the Netherlands (and having moved to the neighbouring Belgium) I like this video very much. What a great place, what a way to celebrate your heritage, and what an attention to detail!

[@willemgeboers]

I LOVE that so many of my kinsmen are in Orange right here; SO flippin' sweet.

[@cindym6065]

That was fun and beautiful! Tulips are my favorite flower. I'm putting a trip to Holland MI on my wish list.

[@SantosChronicles]

Our family went there last year to visit Windmill Island last year for my travel vLog. It was very beautiful but I wish we went there during the tulip festival. Definitely recommend it.

[@Smert_Vorogam12]

Hartelijk welkom 👍

[@johnlogan1022]

Born and raised in MI and I've never been to the tulip festival but I've been to Holland's beautiful beach many times in the summer.

[@joansnow4013]

Hey John, Me too! Spent many summers in Grand Haven, good times!

[@johnlogan1022]

@@joansnow4013 Been to Grand Haven as well! Another beautiful beach not to mention the waffle cones!

[@PAllenSmith]

I love their beach as well.

[@jolyndaj]

Great video. I have ancestors from the Netherlands. My Grandmother loved Holland and all the flowers. She also had a pair of wooden shoes. Thank you. "If I had but a loaf of bread, I would sell half to buy Hyacinths to feed my soul".

[@PAllenSmith]

Did you catch mine at @14:06? 👞

[@ohioalphornmusicalsawman2474]

My Grandmother was Dutch ancestry , was very proud of her roots. She owned a pair of wooden shoes, used to make pigs in a blanket, kept things very neat and clean. She had visited Holland in the sixties, a trip She loved to tell about.

[@debrabrown8901]

I was there in 2001 about a week after the festival was over. There were still a lot of beautiful tulips blooming. I saw the authentic windmill and the Dutch dancers too. It is a very pretty town to visit.

[@mankytoo]

My last visit to the US was also 2001. I visited Pella. People who love the Dutch heritage in the US, should visit more Dutch communities. I only was able to visit Pella, but Holland Michigan is on top of my bucketlist.

[@debrabrown8901]

Marco Hoornveld I have wanted to visit The Netherlands since I was a little girl. I have been to Europe but not to any of the Low Countries. I hope to see the flower market someday.

[@jorndeboer582]

​@@debrabrown8901 din't aspect to much like you see here the Dutch people lift like this more than 90 years ago

[@CindyD75]

I've lived here all my life. I've been in the parades (there are 3 per festival) multiple years with my school marching band and as a Dutch dancer. One year I did the 3.5 mile Saturday parade both marching with the band, and as a Dutch dancer. Keep in mind, during the parade the dancers will stop and dance some. They don't just walk. I was beyond exhausted! I was a Dutch dancer for two years. Performed so many times all over town. I still have my shoes. One of them is cracked. People love the cracked ones! 😊

[@aniheartsong5102]

Lived here my whole life. Our school always has as in the main school parade. The only two times I wasn't was as a kinder dancer. It was much easier as after a small beginning dancing we got on a float and sang the rest of the time. I love tulip time.

[@powerofwill7314]

love these videos. im from the netherlands and never heard about this town. but now i wanna visit and see for myself.

[@LaBucci]

What a wonderful city! I would love to visit Holland Michigan ❤️

[@tambergray1908]

My HOME TOWN 😊!! Every year I dress my kids and I up and we go take pictures.

[@mankytoo]

I visited Pella several times. I know they have Tulip Time. I didn't know Holland, Michigan had it also. I love Pella. I haven't been able to vistit Holland in Michigan yet. I would love to see the difference between Pella Iowa and Holland Michigan. Greetings from Heerenveen, Friesland, The Netherlands

[@barbarabee3834]

Holland, Michigan has beautiful beaches by Lake Michigan. It looks like an ocean!

[@jodijarvis1018]

Oh my goodness those tulips are gorgeous. Being that we’ve had gloomy, rainy days for the last week, that’s brightened my day! We went through Holland years ago heading to our vacation spot. We did see the lighthouse though. We need to go there for this festival, it looks so fun. Beautiful city.

[@angeliaakins8864]

Just beautiful

[@PAllenSmith]

Truly stunning!🌷🌷🌷

[@adventurecoalition3690]

Great place to visit. Been there a lot through out the years. Thanks for sharing!!

[@ironfromicey8700]

If im ever in the us I would like to visit my people across the sea.

[@sylvialuevano7461]

I live in Holland, MI. , for all those who came for the festival, please respect the town! Not because your are a tourist and bring money to our town, you have to be disrespectful and make wherever you want. Traffic here during the festival is chaotic, we have to take our children to school, go tin work and our lifestyle still same. Is not a holiday for us.. and you just came and don't care about us.

[@barbarabee3834]

You are very rude!

[@wyatt5786]

Very true, ive been here my whole life. Not a holiday, just a pain on the arse😂

[@sylvialuevano7461]

@@barbarabee3834 realistic

[@barbarabee3834]

Sure, it gets busy and can be a pain in the butt but locals have been welcoming and polite for many years. As long as people are nice and respectful, I will be so in return.

[@h.j.b3705]

That's not being rude, that's being Dutch. Direct and in your face, but honest.

[@rockroll2787]

Very interesting place. Hello from (the real) Holland 🇳🇱, Amsterdam ❌❌❌

[@SantosChronicles]

Love the video and I’m jealous that you went to Windmill Island during tulip festival. I did a travel vLog on Windmill Island last year but it would have been much better if I went during Tulip festival.

[@PAllenSmith]

I had such a great time. 🌷

[@SantosChronicles]

P. Allen Smith I have subscribed to your channel. Keep up the great work!!!

[@lukaslooman1901]

I live in Holland MI and it's so hard to go anywhere in tulip time

[@wyatt5786]

FACTS BRO

[@athenahans]

Cool

[@mankytoo]

A Croquette ( kroket ) is only 75 cents over here :) Lucky to be Dutch in The Netherlands :) But what about: Hagelslag, drop, stroopwafels, suikerbrood, beschuit, puddingbroodjes, banketletters, chocoladeletters, poffertjes, chocoladepasta and eierkoeken? :):)

[@dutchman7623]

Pindakaas, vanillevla, loempia's, krentebollen, patatje oorlog...

[@willemgeboers]

I absolutely LOVE this as a Dutch guy. And especially when the lady is saying: "in Dutch this is called the "Besbchjhjhdhachallabulda"". Hahah I have no idea what she is saying I would love to know the word she is saying. 12:50! Love my brothers and sisters from the USA.

[@itsjustme7487]

Well worth the trip. I highly recommend.

[@wowmarie6606]

Yesss 😁

[@Wielie0305]

Nice 👍🏻. Mayor Dykstra... Frysian name. I work in Friesland. Lot’s of Dijkstra’s there ;-). Also lot of Hoekstra’s. We have one import Hoekstra from USA as ambassador. You can take him back anytime. No big fan of him and his boss...

[@dutchman7623]

Couldn't agree more!

[@issacmurphy6625]

I love and Respect Dutch families, i like to be dutch.

[@user-cn4zb4br7s]

How many days should I spend in this festival?

[@PAllenSmith]

王依依 I’d plan for at least 2. I went for 3 days/2 night.

[@rockandrollman9290]

very nice 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@rockandrollman9290]

I like dutch peaple 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😎😎😎

[@tnyecampos6695]

I love marching in tulip time but damn is it HOT in those thick costumes

[@clarkkent4595]

Good video

[@clarkkent4595]

Thank's

[@alexthewombat6781]

It’s all fun and games in the summer but y’all have no idea how winter goes

[@dianehegenauer3362]

This video is very informational and well done. Thank you! Are there about other places?

[@mankytoo]

Pigs in the blanket .... :) Saucijzenbroodjes :)

[@mankytoo]

The only thing is......... We just pay less then 1 dollar for a pig in a blanket over here :) Lucky us :)

[@Wielie0305]

Marco Hoornveld Haha klopt. Moest ook even goed kijken toen ik ‘Pigs in the blanket’ hoorde.

[@suea8263]

Your mayor is cute

[@kevinaalberts9251]

I'm more cute...

[@chrisharyoto]

Can i take snacks such as Kroket from the wall?

[@JorisPauws]

12:51 all i hear is ambaglagaglageaga

[@dutchman7623]

Ambachtelijk Korenmolenaarsgilde seems hard to pronounce.

[@angeloacosta9411]

Paella, Iowa. Anyone ?

[@julianna1919]

5:53 🤣

[@thomasvankuiken6266]

I'm dutch going back several gens in west mich. I don't think that women of the next gen really care in west mich. I am looking to leave for a better life and a wife but don't want to.