City and Downtown Boulder Partnership Celebrate Twentieth Annual Tulip Bulb Giveaway

Each year, the City of Boulder Parks and Recreation department partners with the Downtown Boulder Partnership (DBP) to provide free bags of tulip bulbs to community members. Starting on Wednesday, Aug. 19 tulip bulbs will be available to pick up at participating downtown member businesses:

• Colorado Glass Works
• Jones + CO.
• Mountain Sun Pub
• ONE Boulder Fitness
• OZO Coffee East End
• OZO Coffee West End
• Park Cowork
• Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
• Savannah Bee Company
• Savory Spice
• Savvy on Pearl
• The New Local

Tulip bulbs are available on a first come, first served basis and limited to one bag per household (while supplies last). Donations to Boulder Parks and Recreation's official non-profit partner, PLAY Boulder Foundation, are strongly encouraged upon pickup. The non-profit works to mobilize community support towards parks and recreation programming through education, philanthropy and advocacy.

Additional information on participating businesses including distribution hours and availability can be found on Downtown Boulder Partnership's webpage.

Tulips became a Pearl Street Mall spring staple in the late 1970s with the tradition growing to around 12,000 tulip bulbs a year imported directly from Holland to be enjoyed by community members and visitors alike. The giveaway began in 2026 and has remained a local-favorite community opportunity to enhance public spaces citywide. The twentieth celebration comes a year out from the Mall's 50th Anniversary celebration scheduled for 2027.