HOLLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — The city of Holland is asking people not to visit this year to see the tulips due to the coronavirus pandemic.

On Tuesday, the city said it currently does not have the infrastructure in place that it normally would during Tulip Time, including portable toilets.

  • Tulips at Riverview Park in Holland Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
  • Tulips at Riverview Park in Holland Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
  • Tulips at Riverview Park in Holland Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
  • Riverview Park in Holland Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
  • Tulips in Holland Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
  • Tulips at Riverview Park in Holland Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
  • Tulips in downtown Holland Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
  • Knickerbocker Theatre in Holland Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
  • Edward Jones financial agency in Holland Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
  • Tulips at Riverview Park in Holland Tuesday, April 28, 2020.

“Our first responsibility is to keep our residents safe and asking visitors to stay home this year is the right but very difficult thing to do. We look forward to welcoming visitors back to Holland soon and certainly to enjoy the tulips in 2021,” Mayor Nathan Bocks said in a statement.

Above, watch a recorded video message from Bocks asking people not to visit Holland this year to see the tulips.