Is The Flower Carpet Always In Brussels

The carpet of 77 m x 24 m is composed by about 120 volunteers with nearly 1 million begonias in less than 4 hours.

Is the flower carpet always in brussels.

The grand place itself is a gorgeous square built in the 1400s and has been a unesco world heritage site since 1998. The event takes place every other august coordinating with assumption day. The carpet is made up of nearly one million begonia flowers. 1 680 m2 of begonias dahlias grass and bark.

The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico. 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 hundred volunteers assemble the carpet in less than eight hours. 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.

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. From 13 to 16 august 2020 at the grand place in brussels. Every 2 years the grand place in brussels is covered with a flower carpet of begonias. 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.

The creators of the brussels flower carpet and the floraliën once again join forces for flowertime. Two events the flowertime and flower carpet occur biennially altering with one another. The brussels flower carpet occurs every other year at the grand place in downtown brussels near most tourist hotels and attractions. 2012 brussels flower carpet.

The carpet was approximate 100m and composed by about 120 volunteers with nearly 1 million begonias in less than 4 hours. Every august a team of florists brings magic to the centre of brussels. The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico. 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.

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. Opening hours and tickets more info on the opening hours and the tickets for the view. 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. The flower carpet is 70 m long by 24 m wide.

He paved the grand place square in brussels with thousands flowers that created a splendid carpet. Stautemans created the first unique flower carpet in belgium. Every other summer in alternation with the flower carpet of the grand place the city hall of brussels receives flowertime. A must for every flower or architecture lover.

Nearly a million flowers are required to create the ephemeral 1 800 square metres 19 000 square feet carpet. It is home to brussels city hall which has the best view of the flower carpet.