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Tulip Festival Amsterdam
Dates: 04/01/2024-04/30/2024. A variety of tulips are shown in museums, hotels gardens, streets, bridges and shopping malls. Over 50 locations in and around Amsterdam. Visit TulpFestival.com for more information.
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Feria de las Flores (Flower Festival) Medellin, Colombia
Dates: 07/26/2024-08/05/2024. The orchid is the emblematic flower for this festival. This festival has its origins on the trade of flowers back on the colonial era. It includes showcases from more than three thousand local, national and international flower producers. This festival includes folklore dance, music, pageantry and a desfile (parade) called la silleta. In the “silleta,” local people carry colorful wooden structures with flowers while wearing traditional customs and flowers.
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The Festival of Fruit and Flowers in Ambato, Ecuador
Dates: Mid February. Ambato is located in the heart of Ecuador. The area of Ambato is at the foot of the active volcano, Tungurahua. Therefore, this is the prime region for the cultivation of quality produce and flowers. The festival includes, pyrotechnic display, parades, large quantities of peach flavored wine. This area is well known for their stunning roses.
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Kenya Flower Festival. Nairobi, Kenya
Dates: October. 2024 dates not announce at the the time of this publication. Two day festival dedicated to educate consumers on the care and handling of flowers. Workshops on creating arrangements and a tea party at the end of the festival. For more information visit: Kenya Flower Festival – Festival of Art & Blooms
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Flower Carpet and Flowertime. Grand Place, Belgium
Dates: August. The Grand Place, a world heritage UNESCO site, gets a carpet of 1680 square feet of flowers right across the arrays of its buildings from the 17th century. This carpets is arranged in less than 6 hours by 100 workers, creating an intricate puzzle of flowers like begonias, dahlias, chrysanthemums with all kind of colors. Belgium is a major producer of begonias. This work is installed biennially but it alternates with the Flowertime Celebration, which decorates the town hall instead. Besides the flowers, there is also a show of light and sound at night to complement the fragrant carpet.
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