Is The Flower Carpet Always In Brussels

The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico.

Is the flower carpet always in brussels.

A hundred volunteers assemble the carpet in less than eight hours. Brussels flower carpet is an event taking place in brussels every two years during the third week of august to coincide with the assumption day. 1 680 m2 of begonias dahlias grass and bark. 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.

This year the theme for the 21st edition of the flower carpet was guanajuato a state rich in culture that is located in central mexico. The carpet was approximate 100m and composed by about 120 volunteers with nearly 1 million begonias in less than 4 hours. 2012 brussels flower carpet. Every other summer in alternation with the flower carpet of the grand place the city hall of brussels receives flowertime.

A garden of dreams in the city hall. Each year the city picks a theme for the carpet and unveils the design at a nighttime opening ceremony. The carpet of 77 m x 24 m is composed by about 120 volunteers with nearly 1 million begonias in less than 4 hours. The event takes place every other august coordinating with assumption day.

Every august a team of florists brings magic to the centre of brussels. The flower carpet is 70 m long by 24 m wide. The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico. In just one morning belgian begonia cultivators decorate 1 800 m 2 of brussels grand place with a beautiful floral carpet using over 600 000 begonias depicting a theme in 2018 the theme was be.

Two events the flowertime and flower carpet occur biennially altering with one another. Tapis de fleurs de bruxelles in 1971 the belgian landscape architect e. The carpet is made up of nearly one million begonia flowers. He paved the grand place square in brussels with thousands flowers that created a splendid carpet.

It is home to brussels city hall which has the best view of the flower carpet. From 13 to 16 august 2020 at the grand place in brussels. In the even years they assemble the flower carpet on the grand place and in the odd years the town hall becomes the focus of the flowertime celebration. Opening hours and tickets more info on the opening hours and the tickets for the view.

Nearly a million flowers are required to create the ephemeral 1 800 square metres 19 000 square feet carpet. The first flower carpet of brussels was created in 1971 and has been a showstopper every two years on the grand place since 1986. A must for every flower or architecture lover. Stautemans created the first unique flower carpet in belgium.

The grand place itself is a gorgeous square built in the 1400s and has been a unesco world heritage site since 1998. We took the opportunity in year 2018 and visited from 16 to 18 august and witnessed the amazing flower carpet at the grand place in brussels belgium.