2008 Food & Merchandise Vendors

What are the Tulip Time dates? The Annual Tulip Time Festival will be held from May 3-10, 2008. Vendors may sell for a maximum of 11 days beginning May 1, 2008 through May 11, 2008.

Where are the Tulip Time vendor areas? Tulip Time manages ONLY two food vendor areas and gives those vendors from the previous year first opportunity to secure space, therefore any room for new vendors is very limited if available at all.  No vendors are allowed on public property other than these two areas. Once Tulip Time has accepted a vendor they will be added to the approved list which is given to City Hall for licensing.  Only vendors on this list will be licensed for these areas.

Tulip Time areas include:

1. Fireworks at Kollen Park – Located near 10th Street & VanRaalte Avenue.  Draws thousands of residents.  Event begins at 6pm with live entertainment and a fireworks display around 10pm.  Event is scheduled for Friday, May 2, 2008 with a raindate of Saturday, May 3, 2008.
2. Civic Center – Located between Maple Avenue & Pine Avenue, along 8th Street.  Primary customers are parade bleacher ticket holders and carnival attendees.  Parades are scheduled for Wednesday, May 7, Thursday, May 8 (raindate Friday, May 9) and Saturday, May 10, 2008.

What are the other vendor location options?  If Tulip Time spaces are full, vendors must secure their own space with a private property owner.  Tulip Time and City Hall do not have lists of these owners.  Once space is secured through your own research, a letter of permission from the property owner must be brought to the City Clerk’s office for proper licenses.

New Vendors: If you are a new vendor please mail your contact information, menu and a photo of your wagon to: Jim DeGraaf, PO Box 2444, Holland, MI  49422-4222 or call Jim at 616-546-6108.  Important Note: sending this information does not automatically reserve the space.  You will be notified if your menu fits any openings we may have.

Licenses: All licenses are regulated by the City of Holland.  Tulip Time area food vendors must first be approved by the festival, then be placed on an official list given to the city.  Each Tulip Time approved vendor is then responsible for securing his own licenses, after approval, through the City of Holland. Private property vendors must first secure a letter of permission from the property owner before applying for a license.  All licenses must be applied for 10 days prior to the first day of operation or a late fee or denial of license will occur. For information on these licenses, please visit the city of Holland's licensing page.