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From Canadian Tulip Festival
Read the latest on the upcoming Canadian tulip festival below!
Road Closures & Parking
The public can expect road closures both weekends of the Festival, on Queen
Elizabeth Drive between Preston St. and Torrington Ave., Saturday, May 13th and
Sunday, May 14th, as well as Saturday, May 20th and Sunday, May 21st from
10:00 am – 6:00 pm.
The first weekend’s closure allows for the Opening Ceremony on Saturday, as well
as Somersault’s Mother’s Day Tulip Fun Run, on Sunday, May 14th, which starts at
12:00 pm at Preston St. and Queen Elizabeth Drive. During the second weekend
road closure VIA Rail’s Tiny Tulip Train will be running on Queen Elizabeth Drive,
May 20th and 21st from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Accessible parking will be available on Dow’s Lake Road during the Festival. Paid
public parking is available in the main visitor parking lot at the Canada Agriculture
and Food Museum on Prince of Wales Drive, on Champagne Ave. north of Carling,
and Preston St. north of Carling. Dow’s Lake Pavilion is a ParaTranspo stop and is
also available as a pick-up and drop-off area