Tulip Festival In Ottawa 2025 Schedule. The canadian tulip festival started in 1952, and since it is continually held in ottawa the capital of canada. Here is a look at some of the events at the canadian tulip festival.

Over three million glorious tulips will bloom in the national region creating an ornate mosaic of magnificence. The canadian tulip festival was established to celebrate the historic royal gift of tulips from the dutch to canadians immediately following the second world war as a symbol of international friendship.