Tulip Festival

The Tulip Festival has been held in Castiglione del Lago since 1956, when Dutch families brought their country's tradition of celebrating the arrival of Spring with windows, balconies and floats all decorated with tulips, is held in April and attracts many people every year.
The most important part of this event is the procession of floats decorated by the four wards of the town (Castello, Prati, Molino and Fontivegge). The festival also offers the opening of the old traditional taverns serving typical Umbrian and Tuscany dishes and games between people dressed in the costumes of the Court of the Duke of Ascanio della Corgna.