The largest Tulip Festival in the world is back in Ontario this spring (PHOTOS)

Every year, Ottawa hosts the massive Canadian Tulip Festival.

The flagship festival showcases the capital’s official flower as a symbol of international friendship while hosting tulip art, floral exhibits and installations from artists across Canada.

All this appears alongside culinary experiences, interactive family programming and entertainment, breathtaking fireworks, guided tours, and of course, millions of tulips in bloom.

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Each year, the popular festival attracts over 650,000 visitors from around the world to celebrate the return of spring at the nation’s capital.

Taking place from May 10 to 20, the Canadian Tulip Festival is the largest of its kind in the world.

So be sure to plan a road trip (or train trip) to Ottawa this spring.

 

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