Bloemencorso Bollenstreek

Bloemencorso Bollenstreek is one of the flower parades in the Netherlands and one of the largest editions of the world.

The first flower parade of the bulb region dates back to the year 1947, while it was Willem Warmenhoven, an amaryllis grower from Hillegom, who was the creator of the first adult float in the shape of a whale.

Hillegom invited Sassenheim and Lisse to cooperate this event, this was set at a large-scale parade and a small corsocomité.

Before the Parade Saturday, the procession draws on Friday Night through the village Noordwijkerhout with a light show.

When the route starts in the morning of Saturday, it proceeds as follows: Noordwijk – Voorhout – Sassenheim – Lisse – Hillegom – Bennebroek – Heemstede – Haarlem.