In 2025 Keukenhof is open from 20 March to 11 May. It stays beautiful the whole season. But most travellers want to visit Keukenhof during special festival events and during the fields blooming season. We’ll try to help you to decide when is the best time to visit Keukenhof in 2025.
Check out our Keukenhof 2025 visitor’s guide.
Tip! Keukenhof entrance tickets will go on sale late in autumn 2024. But you can already book Keukenhof tickets with direct transfer from the center of Amsterdam (from € 32,50) for the 2025 season.
In 2025 the Keukenhof gardens entry tickets and combi-tickets are valid for one-time entry on a specific date and time. Some dates and time slots can be sold out quickly. If you’re planning to visit Keukenhof during the peak season (April – first week of May), book your tickets well in advance.
When can you see the tulip fields near Keukenhof in bloom?
To see the tulip fields in bloom we recommend to visit Keukenhof from last decade of April to the first decade of May (though the exact dates are very dependent on weather). During this period the chance to see the flower fields in the Lisse and Hillegom area (around Keukenhof) in bloem is the highest.
Bloemencorso Flower Parade in 2025
Another great occasion to visit the Netherlands in spring is the Dutch Flower Parade near Keukenhof. This season it will take place on 12 – 13 April 2025. It will start on 12 April 2025 around 9:15 in Noordwijk. Approximately at 14:45 the beautiful cars decorated with flowers will process to Keukenhof and around 20:55 will arrive to Haarlem. On 13 April 2025 the flower compositions will remain in Haarlem.
We definitely resommend to visit this unique flower show! Please keep in mind that on 12 April 2025 the roads near Keukenhof will be blocked and the park will be crowded. So it can be a good idea to see the Flower parade on 12 or 13 of April, and to visit Keukenhof one day before or later.
Book your Keukenhof tickets in advance, as the dates around the Flower Parade are often sold out even before the start of the Keukenhof opening season.
You can also join a group tour to the Flower Parade itself. Prior booking is required.
Helicopter tours above the flower fields in 2025
One of the most special things to do during the tulip season is a Tulip Field Helicopter Flight. During the flight you can see the Dutch tulip fields, homes, villages, flower farms, windmills, dunes, the coastline, and the flowering Keukenhof.
Helicopter tours are organized only for a few days during the tulip season: on 12, 13, 19 and 20 April 2025. One more reason to visit Keukenhof in April!
Events and flower shows in Keukenhof in 2025
Almost every weekend during the Keukenhof opening season there are special flower events in the park. Here is the flower show agenda for 2024. We will update it with the 2025 agenda as soon as it becomes available:
- 21 March – 26 March 2024 – Hyacinths and tulip show
- 28 March – 2 April 2024 – Freesia and chrysanthemum show
- 4 April – 9 April 2024 – Rose show
- 18 April – 23 April 2024 – Daffodils and special bulb show
- 18 April – 23 April 2024 – Alstroemeria show
- 25 April – 30 April 2024 – Lisianthus and gerbera show
- 2 May – 12 May 2024 – Carnation and summer flowers show
- 21 March – 12 May 2024 – Anthurium and orchid show
More flower events: Tulip festivals 2025 in Amsterdam >>
Keukenhof blooming reports
Interested how Keukenhof changes during the openig season? Check these blooming reports to get an idea what to expect in Keukenhof in March, April and May:
Here is also a short Keukenhof 2024 blooming report >>
So when it the best time to visit Keukenhof in 2025?
We would say it’s the best to vist Keukenhof betwee 11 April and 4 May 2025, as during these weeks you can get the most complete experience. There is one thing to keep in mind if you’re visiting Keukenhof during these time – these will be lots of people. That’s why we recommend to book tickets, arrange a hotel in advance, and visit the gardens early in the morning, just after the opening.
Keukenhof opening hours:
- Monday: 08:00 – 19:30.
- Tuesday: 08:00 – 19:30.
- Wednesday: 08:00 – 19:30.
- Thursday: 08:00 – 19:30.
- Friday: 08:00 – 19:30.
- Saturday: 08:00 – 19:30.
- Sunday: 08:00 – 19:30.
Enjoy your visit to Keukenhof in 2025!
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