2021 Tulip Festival court election to take place Wednesday Sept. 23

The 2021 Tulip Court Election will take place on Wednesday, September 23. Voting for the 2021 Tulip Court will take place from 12 to 8 p.m. at Stadscentrum, located on the corner of Central Avenue and Second Street North in Orange City. Masks are required in Stadscentrum when voting for candidates.

New this year, online voting is available for eligible voters. Online voting registration will be open until Friday, September 18. Once approved, voters will receive an email with instructions for voting on September 23 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Eligible voters are adults with an Orange City address and 7th through 12th-grade students at MOC-Floyd Valley, Orange City Christian School, and Unity Christian High School.

The 2021 Tulip Court will be announced after 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 24.

The 2021 court will reign over the Tulip Festival, May 13, 14 and 15, 2021. In addition, due to the cancellation of the 2020 Tulip Festival, the 2020 Tulip Festival queen and court will also be featured throughout the 2021 festival as a way to publicly thank and celebrate their work in promoting and representing our community.