What month of the year did the symbolic monarchy of the Tulip Festival takes place? 
Tulip Festival (Albany, New York):  On July 11, 1948 her reply was "Her Majesty gladly accepts the invitation to designate a tulip as the official flower of Albany." Tulip Queen: The Tulip Queen and Court is a symbolic monarchy with a yearly coronation at the Tulip Festival, which takes place in May at Washington Park in Albany, New York.
May