Michigan’s largest concentrated tulip display is always free and open to the public.
Tulip Festival

About the Tulip Festival Photo Contest

2019 Tulip Festival Photography Contest Winner by Lakeesha Morrison of Royal Oak

White Chapel's annual tulip display features over 50,000 tulips, including new and unique blooms rarely found anywhere else in the world.
These rare bulbs have been imported directly from Holland in the Netherlands and include such stunning varieties as:

  • Huis Ten Bosch - One of the finest fringed (crispa) tulips, with white petals and raspberry-pink margins and delicate crystal-like fringe.
  • Bella Blush - A relatively recent introduction, with elegant soft blush-pink coloring unlike traditional pink tulips.
  • Menton - Considered one of the greatest May-flowering Darwin/Single Late landscape tulips. Introduced decades ago, it is still regarded as one of the finest and is coveted for its enormous blooms and exceptional longevity.
  • Russian Princess - Often available only through specialty bulb growers, this tulip combines soft pink-and-white coloration with elegant form.
  • Banja Luka - A historic Darwin Hybrid, with huge yellow flowers dramatically flamed with red.

Visit Our Tulip Contest Gallery

White Chapel Tulip Festival Prize Structure

First Prize: A $400 gift card

Second Prize: A $300 gift card

Third Prize: A $200 gift card

Selfie Award: A $200 app gift card (such as Apple Store or Google Play gift card!)

Our 2026 Tulip Festival Photo Contest Winners

The Metropolitan Detroit community has been participating in White Chapel's Tulip Festival Photo Contest since 2011. Amateur and professional photographers have entered hundreds of beautiful images, many including people, families and even pets. Hundreds of thousands have viewed the image galleries.

First Place: Cheryl Sego

First Place:
Cheryl Sego
St. Clair Shores, Michigan

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Playful pink blooms depict the childlike innocence represented by this monument to love and devotion.

Second Place: Michael Bodner

Second Place:
Michael Bodner
Troy, Michigan

Tulip Archway

Sentinel scarlet blooms stand guard like the structures build to define our sacred spaces.

Third Place: Adam Batterstilli

Third Place:
Adam Batterstilli
Oxford, Michigan

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A stately caretaker appears about to tend to fresh blooms so eager for attention.