Canada 🇨🇦 does spring like nowhere else 🌷 The Canadian Tulip Festival is one of the most breathtaking free events in the country and yes, completely FREE to attend 🥰 Here’s what to expect: 1. Walk through 26 stunning garden beds in full colour 2. Self-guided Tulip Legacy Tour (freel) with the history behind every bloom including the incredible WWII story of how this festival came to be 3. The Tulip Trail : a $5 exhibit tracing 4,000 years of tulip history 4. CIBC Tulip Trek : an interactive scavenger hunt through the park (also S5) 5. Tulip Market with artisan vendors, handmade goods & live potted tulips to bring home lit garden beds and a blacklight boardwalk after dark 6. Opening Ceremony on May 9th honouring veterans, complete with a cannon salute & CF-18 flyover Book your hotels early because the city fills up fast during these 11 days 🗓️May 8-18,2026 📍Commissioners Park, Dow’s Lake, Ottawa, Canada Follow explorewithreshma for more travel tips, itineraries, hidden gems ...