Windmill Island Gardens

09/28/2026

It's beginning to look a lot like fall at Windmill Island Gardens! For our last few days of the season, visitors can enjoy a variety of flowers still in bloom, beautiful mums & fall decor, and you may even spot our hardworking horticulture team getting ready to plant thousands of tulip bulbs to bloom in the spring!🌷

And of course don't miss the popular Touch A Truck event happening THIS Saturday, October 3 from 9:30am - 1:00pm to explore over 20 different trucks, see our tulip planting tractor in action, and so much more!🚜

Windmill Island Gardens will close for the season on Sunday, October 4 with just one more extended weekend from October 9-11 to celebrate another amazing season of over 160,000 visitors for the second time ever!🌼

09/18/2026

We are just over 2 weeks away from Touch A Truck at Windmill Island Gardens on Saturday, October 3 where truck enthusiasts of all ages are invited to meet a wide variety of local providers and explore their vehicles! With over 20 vehicles, mini games, food trucks, hayrides, and so much more, it is sure to be a day full of truck fun! 🚜

Touch a Truck is proud to be a part of Downtown Holland Fall Fest with fun fall happenings all weekend long!🎃

09/16/2026

We are sad to hear of the passing of Jaap de Blecourt, the original manager of Windmill Island. Jaap built the park up over its first 30 years, providing an authentic Dutch welkom to over 3 million visitors. Our thoughts are with his family at this time as we join them in mourning a true champion of Holland.

While he will be dearly missed, many of us carry fond memories of Jaap's leadership. We invite you to learn a bit more of his story from our celebration of his legacy last summer.

In honor of celebrating Windmill Island's 60th anniversary, we film...

09/15/2026

The chill of fall may be in the air, but our park grounds are still looking beautiful and full of color! With just a few more weeks left in the 2026 season, be sure to stop by and enjoy the scenery before tulip planting begins this fall! 🌷

09/10/2026

Landscaping is more than beautiful garden beds! Learn the basics about trees to branch out your gardening skills! Join us next Thursday, September 17 from 6pm - 7:30pm at Windmill Island Gardens with Michigan State University Extension Horticulture Educator, Deanna F. Hedlund, for De Tuin Klas - Branching Out to learn all the basics of knowing which types of trees are best for your space, and how to make them thrive! All participants will even get to take home a tree sapling to plant at home!🌳

Class space is limited, sign up here! https://shorturl.at/5zKbt

09/09/2026

The popular herbal tea Make and Take returns next month on Tuesday, October 13 from 6pm-7pm at Windmill Island Gardens with Chelsea Fox of Indigo Vibes Apothecary! Join us during Make & Takes - Craft Herbal Tea to learn about the variety of wellness benefits different herbs can provide, and even take home your own custom tea blend! ☕

Class fees are $25 per person, and space is limited. Sign up now, here!https://shorturl.at/alnQa

09/08/2026

We had a great turnout at the annual Art on the Island Gala last week Thursday! Thank you to all of the artists who submitted artwork, everyone who attended, and to all those who bought artwork! We would especially like to thank our generous caterers Above & Beyond and Gilmore Collection for providing delicious appetizers, The Bar & Tender for providing mocktails, Fenn Valley Vineyards for providing w**e, and Big Lake Brewing for b**r options! And of course this event would not be possible with out the help of Fris Supply Shop! Join us in thanking them for their continued support! View images of the winning works below selected by local judge, Eden Collins!🎨

09/08/2026

Fall is quickly approaching, and we can't wait for the second annual Touch A Truck at Windmill Island Gardens as a part of Downtown Holland Fall Fest! Truck enthusiasts of all ages are invited to explore a wide variety of trucks, honk some horns, and run some sirens on Saturday October 3 from 9:30am - 1:00pm! Enjoy hayrides throughout the event to see De Zwaan from every angle and easily explore both truck fields. This year, all hayrides are free thanks to our friends from Tim's Towing!

Admission for Touch a Truck is $5 for all adults, and youth under 15 enter free! Find more details about Fall Fest at www.hollandfallfest.com

09/07/2026

08/28/2026

Great shots of the lunar eclipse over the windmill from Holland Sentinel News' Adam vanderKooy!