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Sunday, April 27, 2025*  |  1 - 5 pm  |  Pearl Street Mall

2024 Photo Gallery

Spring officially arrives in Downtown Boulder when the beautiful, colorful Tulip Fairy, along with pint-sized fairies and elves, parade around the Pearl Street Mall "waking up the tulips." This much beloved springtime tradition features live performances, special activities for children and more than 15,000 tulips that adorn the world renowned Pearl Street Mall.  

*Rain date is scheduled for Sunday, May 4, 2025 from 1 - 5 pm. 

Exhibitor registration for the 2025 Tulip Fairy & Elf Festival is now open! 

Downtown Boulder is now accepting exhibitor applications for the 2025 Tulip Fairy & Elf Festival. Please fill out the form - paying special attention to the listed guidelines - and make your payment by March 31, 2025 to be considered. Space is limited and will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please reach out to Stephen Oskay (stephen@downtownboulder.org) with registration questions. 

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¡Festival de Hadas y Duendes de los Tulipanes!
Domingo, 27 de abril de 2025* | 1 - 5 pm | Pearl Street Mall

La primavera llega oficialmente al centro de Boulder cuando la hermosa y colorida Hada de los Tulipanes, junto con hadas y elfos de tamaño pequeño, desfilan por el Pearl Street Mall "despertando a los tulipanes". Esta querida tradición de primavera incluye actuaciones en vivo, actividades especiales para niños y más de 15,000 tulipanes que adornan el famoso Pearl Street Mall.

*La fecha de lluvia está programada para el domingo 4 de mayo de 2025, de 1 a 5 p.m.


Don't forget: On Saturdays and Sundays year round, parking is FREE in all City of Boulder garages!

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