The entertainment line-up has been established for the 89th Tulip Time Celebration in Pella, along with the return of several traditions, including a total of six parades and an afternoon ceremony featuring Queen Tulip and the Royal Court .
Tickets are now available to purchase online for a wide range of performances and experiences during the celebration through the Perak History Museum. This includes an afternoon of grandstand festivities, a city wagon tour, and admission to Pella Historical Village and Scholte House. All of these can be purchased in advance here.
The free nightly Festhouden Show, sponsored by Central College, will feature stage performances including:
Thursday Night – Bridges 2 Harmony Gospel Choir
Bridges 2 Harmony Gospel Choir (B2H) was formed to provide students at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines with a quality musical experience in the gospel genre. The 52-member choir is known for its passionate, rich choral vocals with “accuracy, discipline, respect and perfect gentleness.”
Friday Evening – Pella Community High School Jazz I
Pella Jazz I is directed by Jeff Robilliard and is comprised of students from Pella Community High School. The ensemble won his school-record 20th title at the Iowa Jazz Championship in Class 3A. They perform a wide range of music, including classic pieces by Duke Ellington and Shorty Rogers, as well as more contemporary pieces by Iowa composers such as Michael Conrad and Steve Shanley.
firework
A special treat after Friday's parade is the fireworks display. This is a fireworks display provided by Pella Corporation that can be seen from the city.
Saturday Evening – Jason Brown
Country music recording artist Jason Brown has performed in front of hundreds of thousands of music fans throughout the Midwest. Brown has had five songs consistently chart on the Billboard and Mediabase country charts. He was born three miles outside Pella, Iowa, in the heart of the Midwest, to a lineage of truck drivers, coal miners, and farmers. His favorite songs are gospel and traditional country.
Click here to learn more about the 89th Tulip Time Celebration. Stay tuned to 92.1 KRLS for updates on upcoming celebrations.