Chelsea Flower Show

UNITED KINGDOM

CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW

One of the most famous flower shows in the world is the Chelsea Flower Show. It attracts visitors from all over the world for 5 days in May. You will find fascinating gardens, parks in styles from all over the world. Of course it is always attended by members of the Royal Family.

Chelsea Flower Show 

21 - 26 September 2021

www.rhs.org.uk

HAMPTON COURT GARDEN FESTIVAL

The Hampton Court Garden Festival is arguably the biggest flower show in the world. It is organised by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) at Hampton Court Palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is different from the Chelsea Flower Show as it also focuses on environmental issues, cooking recipes and garden accessories.

6-11- July 2021

www.rhs.org.uk

IRELAND

BORD BIA BLOOM FAIR

Bord Bloom Flower Fair has become one of Ireland's largest showcases of the best in Irish horticulture, food and drink. The original fair was designed to promote plants, garden design, horticulture and gardening. It has evolved to offer a wide range of practical information from gardening to growing fruit and vegetables to cooking and culture.

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In 2021, the fair will be held virtually.

www.bordbiabloom.com

DUBLIN WORLD FLOWER SHOW

The World Flower Show is held just once every three years, is a must-do event for anyone who truly loves their blooms. The next World show will be held in Dublin, Ireland, in June 2014 – so now is the time to start thinking about planning your trip. This event is a centrepiece for the most striking, extravagant and beautiful flowers and arrangements, from every corner of the globe. The historic venue, the Royal Dublin Society, is a sight to behold in itself. Spread over more than 45 acres of lush surroundings, the perfect place for a picnic in between checking out the array of exhibitions.

POLAND

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BRUSSELS FLOWER CARPET 

The Brussels Flower Carpet is a biennial initiative launched by the City of Brussels and the non-profit organisation Brussels Flower Carpet. Organised since 1971, the Flower Carpet attracts tens of thousands of visitors to the Grand Place every year and has become a real reference around the world. Since 2013, this event has been organised every other summer, alternating with Flowertime, a prestigious floral art exhibition at Brussels City Hall. 

Flower Carpet City Hall, Grand-Place 1000 Brussels.

11-15 August 2022

www.flowercarpet.prezly.com

FLORALIA BRUSSELS

The 18th edition of the Floralia Brussels 2021 flower show will take place in the park and greenhouses of the castle of Grand Bigard (Groot-Bijgaarden). The 14-hectare park includes almost all spring bulb varieties. For the new flowering season, the gardeners of the castle have planted more than one million bulbs by hand. Special attention is paid to the tulips, with almost 400 varieties, hyacinths and daffodils are also well represented.

3 April to 2 May 2021

www.floralia-brussels.be

ÖSTERREICH

NARZISSENFEST AUSSEERLAND SALZKAMMERGUT

In Ausseerland - Salzkammergut, the white star-flowered daffodil, also called star narcissus, blooms from mid-May to mid-June, depending on the altitude. Every year around this time, the Narcissus Festival, the largest flower festival in Austria, also takes place. Every year a Nazisse Queen is also elected.

26 to 29 May 2022 

www.narzissenfest.at

DEUTSCHLAND

BUNDESGARTENSCHAU

The Federal Horticultural Show is a German exhibition on horticulture that also incorporates themes such as landscape architecture. It is held every two years in various German cities, and every ten years as the International Horticultural Exhibition. (Wikipedia)

www.buga2021.de

CROCUS BLOSSUM IN HUSUM CASTLE

Every spring, more than 4 million crocuses transform Husum Castle Park into a purple natural spectacle. The reason for this is the "Crocus neapolitanus", a wild-growing plant from the southern regions of Europe, which has been providing a unique splendour of blossoms for several hundred years. On the occasion of the annual crocus blossom around the castle outside Husum, the new Husum Crocus Blossom Majesty will be crowned and the Crocus Blossom Festival with open shopping Sunday will be celebrated.

The festival is postponed to 19 + 20 March 2022.

SPAIN

The MADEIRA FLOWER FESTIVAL

The Flower Festival on Madeira, the island of flowers, takes place in April or May - 4 weeks after Easter - when the flowers are in bloom. On this island, flowers grow everywhere. In backyards, gardens and even on the side of the road. "Wall of Hope" - 2 October

On Saturday morning, the Children's Parade takes place, where thousands of children march to the Praça do Município to build a beautiful wall of flowers, symbolically called the "Wall of Hope".

The Allegorical Flower Parade : On Sunday afternoon, the streets of Funchal's city centre will once again be filled with music, colour and soft fragrances, with the magnificent parade of floats that harmoniously combine different types of flowers with decorations full of creativity.

From 1st to 24th October



FRANCE

VIOLET FESTIVAL

The Violet Festival has been held in Tourrettes-sur-Loup since 1952. Violet production became the main agricultural activity in 1880 and today only the Victoria variety is grown in Tourrettes-sur-Loup. Every year in March, the Violet Festival rounds off the violet season and celebrates spring.

www.tourrettessurloup.com

THE FESTIVAL OF THE LEMONS

The popular lemon festival "Fête du Citron®" in Menton on the Côte d'Azur takes place in February. The spectacle, which bathes the town of Menton in bright yellow and bright orange year after year, attracts around 240,000 visitors. For three weeks, the lemons are celebrated with events, parades and shows - and up to 145 tonnes of the fruit are arranged into elaborate sculptures.

A highlight of the Côte d'Azur.

In February.

www.fete-du-citron.com

MIMOSA FESTIVAL

Other important festivals include the Mimosa Festival in February, an integral part of the winter festivals on the Côte d'Azur. The Mimosa Festival has been held for 8 consecutive days since 1931 and is a great popular festival that brings together Mandolocians, as well as thousands of visitors and enthusiasts.

www.ot-mandelieu.fr

LAVENDER FIELDS

And of course the celebration of the lavender fields of Provence. Early July is the best time. The entire region glows in violet. Explore the "Route de la Lavande". The approximately 400 km long lavender route leads through the many different lavender growing areas in Provence.

ITALY

LOCARNO CAMELLIA

A beautiful flower and also the favourite flower of Coco Chanel, the Locarno is honoured. In the Visconteo Castle, 950 different species of the camelia flower are arranged in March. The Camelie Flower Festival is the most important event of its kind in Europe and therefore a must for all flower lovers. 

Parco delle Camelie Via Respini 7, 6600 Locarno

The festival has unfortunately been postponed until 2022.

www.camellia.ch

INFIORATO

The word infiroata means "adorned with flowers". One of the most famous infiorata in Italy takes place in Noto, Sicily. The flower festival in Noto is usually held on the third weekend in May. Another famous infiorata destination is Genzano, near Rome. The tradition of the Flower Carpet in Genzano dates back to 1778 and takes place on the Sunday of Corpus Domini.

The Genzano di Roma Infiorata flower festival dates back to the 13th century. Artists spend months creating a painting that is later covered with flowers. The floral mosaics cover almost 2,000 square metres. The festival ends with the "spallamento" with thousands of children running down the street destroying the flower creations, which is a really exciting end to the flower festival.