Tulip Time blooms with vibrant colors and Dutch charm in Pella

Tulips bloom in the town square despite cold weather during Pella Tulip Time in Pella, Iowa, Thursday, May 1, 2014.

Jameson Tweedt, 3, of Iowa City, and Julia Tweedt are seen reflected in a puddle before cleaning the streets during the annual Tulip Time Festival on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Pella.

Visitors stroll though Central Park during Pella's Tulip Time festival, Thursday, May 1, 2025.

Dressed in traditional Dutch clothing, Kaden VanWyngarden, 4, top, of Pella, and his brother, Kirby, 2, get a close look at a bed of tulips on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, in Pella's town square. They were there with their mother, Allison VanWynGarden. Pella Tulip Time, the annual May festival, officially kicks off Thursday and runs through Saturday.

Cruz Reinders, 20 months, of Des Moines, has his photo taken by his mother, Laura, for a family calendar, on May 7, 2009, in Pella during the Tulip Time Festival.

Sarah Turnbull and her daughter, Stella, get ready to walk in the Tulip Time parade in Pella, Iowa.

Queen Morgan Kuiper, center, walks with her royal court along by the audience during the grandstand show of the Pella Tulip Time Festival on Thursday May 7, 2009.

Ellie Stam, 5, of Pella, watches people dance during the annual Tulip Time Festival on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Pella.

Marge VanHaaften plays the accordian for the Dutch Family Singers performing during Pella Tulip Time in Pella, Iowa, Thursday, May 1, 2014.

Jaarsma Bakery employee Hong Quangvan of Otley folds and stacks the dough for Dutch Letters at the Jaarsma Bakery Tuesday morning, in Pella. They make approximately 37,000 letters during Tulip Time. Pella Tulip Time Festival is May 2 - May 4, 2013, celebrating their Dutch heritage.

Dutch dancers perform on the street during the annual Tulip Time Festival on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Pella.

Emerson Maxwell, 2, of West Des Moines poses for a photo in the same costume that her mother, Bre, wore as a child growing up in Pella during Tulip Time in Pella, Friday, May 7, 2021.

Hundreds of thousands of tulips bloom in Central Park during Pella's Tulip Time festival, Thursday, May 1, 2025.

Hundreds of thousands of tulips bloom in Central Park during Pella's Tulip Time festival, Thursday, May 1, 2025.

Dutch letters, a popular Tulip Time treat, sit in the window of Jaarsma Bakery on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Pella.

Pella Tulip Time activities Thursday morning in Pella. Jaycee Merris, 10 months, from Des Moines, has a photo taken while wearing the big wooden shoes outside the Vermeer Mill windmill on Thursday, May 7, 2009.

Tulips bloom during Tulip Time on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Pella.

Maegan Bruene, Ben Clark and Beth Dillon, all students at Central College, dance in the street with the Tulip Time Dutch dancers on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Pella.

Girls dressed in Dutch costumes watch the Tulip Time festivities on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Pella.

The Pella Tulip Queen and Court greets visitors in Central Park during Pella's Tulip Time festival, Thursday, May 1, 2025.

Saylor Eighmy, 9 of Pella, (center) scrubs the street before the annual Tulip Time parade on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Pella.

Siblings, Cohen Beer, 6, Ivy Beer, 4, and Kenley Beer, 9, of Iowa Falls, play among the blooming tulips during Tulip Time on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Pella.

Maegan Bruene, a student at Central College, dances in the street with the Tulip Time Dutch dancers on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Pella.

A line forms outside of Jaarsma Bakery as Tulip Time visitors wait to purchase pastries on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Pella.

Halle Van Vark, of Pella is crowned the 2017 Tulip Time queen on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Pella.

Tulips bloom during Tulip Time on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Pella.

Dutch dancers take to the street during Tulip Time on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Pella.

Many people dress up in Dutch costumes for Tulip Time on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Pella.

People walk through the tulips during Tulip Time on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Pella.

Halle Van Vark, of Pella is crowned the 2017 Tulip Time queen on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Pella.

Siblings, Cohen Beer, 6, Ivy Beer, 4, and Kenley Beer, 9, of Iowa Falls, play among the blooming tulips during Tulip Time on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Pella.

A line forms outside of Jaarsma Bakery as Tulip Time visitors wait to purchase pastries on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Pella.

Stella Turnbull, 10, of Pella hangs out in a giant clog designed by Arthur Smith, a Magic Wheelchair volunteer, on Sunday, October 29, 2017. Keep an eye out for Stella and her clog at Pella's next Tulip Time.

Siblings, Cohen Beer, 6, Ivy Beer, 4, and Kenley Beer, 9, of Iowa Falls, play among the blooming tulips during Tulip Time on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Pella.

Siblings, Cohen Beer, 6, Ivy Beer, 4, and Kenley Beer, 9, of Iowa Falls, play among the blooming tulips during Tulip Time on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Pella.

Tulip queen attendees, from left, Heather Van Wyk, Kate Roozeboom and Erica Schulte wait backstage together before the start of the Tulip Queen coronation ceremony as part of the Pella Tulip Time festival on Thursday, May 2, 2013 in Pella, Iowa.

Girls watch Dutch dancers during the annual Tulip Time Festival on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Pella.

Roger and Andrea Beane of Oskaloosa walk through the tulips during Tulip Time in Pella on Thursday, May 2, 2019.

Many people still visit downtown Pella to view the blooming tulips on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, despite COVID-19 causing the annual Tulip Time celebration to be canceled.

Visitors stroll though Central Park during Pella's Tulip Time festival, Thursday, May 1, 2025.

Tulip Time on Thursday, May 3, 2012 in Pella.

A 1930 Ford Model A on display in Pella during the annual Tulip Time celebration, Friday, May 5, 2023.

May:Tulips bloom in downtown Pella during the city's annual Tulip Time festival.

Lydia Oakland, 6, of North Port Alabama poses for a photo during Pella's Tulip Time festival, Thursday, May 1, 2025.

Halle Van Vark, of Pella is crowned the 2017 Tulip Time queen on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Pella.

Emerson Maxwell, 2, of West Des Moines poses for a photo in the same costume that her mother Bre Maxwell wore as a child growing up in Pella during Tulip Time in Pella, Friday, May 7, 2021.

Tulips bloom in downtown Pella during the city's annual Tulip Time festival, on Thursday, May 3, 2018.

Jim Ebbers of Pella, right, leads a city tour of Pella for visitors on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Pella Tulip Time, the annual May festival, officially kicks off Thursday and runs through Saturday.

See the thousands of beautiful tulips in full bloom and enjoy Dutch dancing and tours during Pella’s 80th Annual Tulip Time festival, honoring the town’s Dutch heritage.

Dutch dancers perform in the street of downtown Pella during the city's annual Tulip Time festival on Thursday, May 3, 2018.

Halle Van Vark, of Pella is crowned the 2017 Tulip Time queen on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Pella.

Kayla Bentz, 17, center left, performs with fellow members of the Dutchesses dancing group perform in the town square as part of the Pella Tulip Time festival on Thursday, May 2, 2013 in Pella, Iowa.

Hannah Nikkel, 14-months, of Pella admires the pretty tulips on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in Pella. Tulip Time, the town's annual festival that celebrates Dutch heritage in the community, begins this week.

The Strolling Strings of the Pella High School Orchestra perform during the annual Tulip Time celebration, Friday, May 5, 2023.

Lauren Short, 3, of Prior Lake, Minn., frolics near a bed of tulips on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, in Pella. She was visiting town with her mother, Kimi Short. Pella Tulip Time, the annual May festival, officially kicks off Thursday and runs through Saturday.

A bee lands on a Tulip as thousands visit Pella for the annual Tulip Time celebration, Friday, May 5, 2023.

Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg smile during the parade at the annual Tulip Time Festival on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Pella.

Reese Pfaff, 2, of Des Moines, Iowa, tries out the big wooden shoes in downtown Pella on Thursday May 6, 2010, during Tulip Time celebrations.

The Pella Dutchesses perform in Central Park during Pella's Tulip Time festival, Thursday, May 1, 2025.