A close up look at the variety of Tulips at the Canadian Tulip Festival in 2015. An annual festival that takes over the city during prime blooming season in the Springtime and draws visitors from all over the world. The history of the festival dates back to the second world war when the Dutch gifted Canadians the tulip bulbs as a sign of international friendship. It has been celebrated for 160 years in our Nation's capital. Hundreds of thousands of Tulips are planted and bloom for us all to enjoy.