Carpet Festival In Belgium

The flowering star of the brussels flower carpet is the begonia and 300 of these beautiful flowers are used for every square metre of this floral masterpiece.

Carpet festival in belgium.

10 beaches in belgium that you must visit on your trip 9. Every august a team of florists brings magic to the centre of brussels. 13th 16th august 2020 suggested read. The first flower carpet of brussels was created in 1971 and has been a showstopper every two years on the grand place since 1986.

The brussels in bloom festival is cancelled for 2020. Every 2 years the grand place in brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias. The carpet of 77 m x 24 m is composed by about 120 volunteers with nearly 1 million begonias in less than 4 hours. From 13 to 16 august 2020 at the grand place in brussels.

Browse through 55 manufacturer producer in the carpet industry on europages a worldwide b2b sourcing platform. Flower carpet festival date. From wikipedia the free encyclopedia the flower carpet is a biennial event in brussels in which volunteers from around belgium convene at the grand place the historic centre of the city to weave a carpet like tapestry out of colorful begonias. Check the flower carpet website for new dates to be announced.

The brussels flower carpet is a special event that takes place once every two years in brussels where the grand place square is transformed into a mass of colour. Also in august the brussels summer festival also kicks off ten days of music in venues around the city so that music lovers will be able to enjoy two special events in one visit. Brussels flower carpet every two years on the even years in mid august the grand palace in brussels comes alive with the color of more than half a million begonias. Measuring 70m long and 24m wide the intricate flower carpet has been a showstopper since it first appeared in 1971.

The event takes place every other august coordinating with assumption day. The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico.