Carpet Of Flowers Brussels

A hundred volunteers assemble the carpet in less than eight hours.

Carpet of flowers brussels.

Two events the flowertime and flower carpet occur biennially altering with one another. Once every two years the rectangular shaped square at the grand place turns into a carpet of fresh flowers dubbed the flower carpet or flowercarpet. 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 first brussels flower carpet was created in 1971 and it s been a stunning showstopper ever since.

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. 2012 brussels flower carpet. Every august a team of florists brings magic to the centre of brussels. Nearly a million flowers are required to create the ephemeral 1 800 square metres 19 000 square feet carpet.

The 2018 theme of the flower carpet was mexico. The elaborate patterns and colours are planned well ahead of time and then displayed in a single tableau on the cobblestones of the town square. 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. Since 1986 the 19 375 square foot mosaic of 700 000 intricately arranged begonias comes to life every two years for five days during august in the grand place the central square of the european capital city.

From 13 to 16 august 2020 at the grand place in brussels. It takes roughly 100 volunteers under 4 hours to assemble at a rate of 300 flowers per square meter. The brussels flower carpet occurs every other year at the grand place in downtown brussels near most tourist hotels and attractions. Since the flowers are petals and plucked begonias the carpet only lasts for 4 days before it is taken down.

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. The 2014 brussels carpet of flowers was created as a tribute to the turkish immigrants to belgium.

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. Opening hours and tickets more info on the opening hours and the tickets for the view. 1 680 m2 of begonias dahlias grass and bark. The carpet is made up of nearly one million begonia flowers.