Tulip Festival Draws Hundreds of Spectators

Flower lovers had a major hay day this past weekend when they attended the annual Tulip Festival in Washington Park in Albany, New York.

  It was impossible to stop snapping the camera since the flowers were so magnificent.

Every imaginable colored tulip lifted its head to the sun as hundreds of visitors strolled past the dozens upon dozens of neatly planted beds. 

Apricot, burgundy, orange, pink, purple, red, white, and yellow were just some of the colors displayed.

The festival also offered dozens of different crafts set up under covered stalls. It was hard to get a good look at some of them since there were so many people.

The beds of tulips had been planted in beautiful arrangements, some in circle and others in square beds. They dazzled visitors with their colors and designs. Some were even ruffled!

Of course, as in all good festivals, there was lots of entertainment. Here are some Irish dancers:

Food booths competed for attention and offered everything from Mediterranean and Puerto Rican to Thai and regular favorites like bloomin' onions, fry dough, and corn dogs.

We had Thai dinners with marinated and barbecued chicken, fried rice, and noodles.

WHAT WAS THE LAST FESTIVAL YOU ATTENDED?